TERRIBLE ATROCITIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1596, 7 November 1905, Page 2

TERRIBLE ATROCITIES.

MASSACRE OF JEWS AT ODESSA

CRIPPLES BURNED ALIVE.

By, .telegraph, Press Aas’n, Copyright Received 10 p.m., Nov 6.

St. Petersburg, Nov 6. There was an unprecedented maßsaore at Odessa on Friday. A gang of ruffians, beaded by policemen and soldiers, sacked ail the Jewish houses in Moldavanku and Stobodka suburbs. The occupants were felled and decapitated with axes. Nails were hammered into their heads, and their eyes gouged out with pincers. ; _ ' Children were torn limb from limb and their brains dashed on the wajls. 1 Corpses were hurled out of the windows.

Every house was destroyed. Aged and siok discovered in cellars were soaked in petroleum and incinerated. > ’ Polioo .and Boldiers appropriated the cash, leaving the furniture to the mob. During the outbreak on officer begged his superior to give him a company of .troops for tho purpose of stopping the ■slaughter. The authorities refused, declaring that Christians must be allowed to vent feeling outraged by Jews spitting at the Czar’s portrait and insulting the flag. Tho officer nrotestod that the massacre of peaceful.citizens was inexousable by officers dithonoring the army and knowingly conniving at the slaughter, j. The officer was arrested for insulting his superior.

Copenhagen, Nov 6. Mr Stead, interviewed here, said be thought that Russia was on the eve of a most gigantic massacre. He believes that all reforms have come too late.

“ QUIET ” FUNERALS,

THE ODESSA MASSAORE,

By telegraph. Pr-esa ’Ass’n, Copjyrigiit Received 10.7 p.m. Nov. 6. St. Petersburg, Nov. 6.

M. Pobiedonsteff is a prisoner at his house, hearing of a plot-to assassinate him. General Trepofl declining to withdraw troops and relying on the workmen lor the maintenance of order, the demonstration at St. Petersburg has been abondonel, The funerals will bo conduoted privately. Workmen’s counoils urged the crowds to disperse, not to give a pretext for bloodshed, and await until all were armed for an early struggle. The councils’ resolution declared that workmen would choOBB the day, and not have GeneralTrenofr ehoosing for the nuai nguir against the Czar’s Government... - •

A crowd of 200,000 witnessed the national Polish prooession, which was two hours parading. Tbo Citizen Guard preserved order. Similar quiet was manifested at Lodz funerals.

Count de Witte announced that property qualification would be greatly lowered. Workers would have special representation,

Reoeived 11.45 p.m., Nov. 6.

Many Jewish women at Odessa were disembowelled. Populace in the lowest quarters attacked students, many of whom were saved by the citizens’ militia, but policemen seized militiamen’s revolvers and shot all militiamen, leaving a free field to hooligans. v The police fired on the Red Cross order to prevent them assisting the wounded. They also helped in roubing the dead, f One hundred and twenty hooligans were killed during the outbreak. When ail was over a 'Governor’s proclamation warned disturbers and pillagers that they would be severely dealt with. The polioe and Cossacks helped the hooligans at Kazan and Roßtoff.

Bombs were thrown at reactionary procsssions in Bakn and Tifiis, Many were killed.

One hundred were killed and six hundred wounded during the Minsk collision between the military and the populaoe. The municipality censured the authorities for illegal aots. Count de Witte promised an enquiry. ’ .

MACHINE GUNS TO MOW PEOPLE DOWN.

By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyright Reoeivod 1.12 a.m„ Nov 7.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 6. Machine guns at Odessa on Friday repelled] an attempt to release 1000 orimioals. The officers deolare that shots from Jewish windows exasperated the troops and polioe sent to the Jewish quarter. A maxim was used intermit' tently until 8 in the morning. Twelve thousand were wounded, and probably 3500 killed. General Trepoflf stringently ordered the restoration of order.