Eureka Reporter | 1905-06-23 | Page 7 | Pirates Wipe out a Siberian Village

PIRATES WIPE OUT A SIBERIAN VILLAGE ships crew lands under guise of friendship and virtually anniti lates a settlement san francisco news of a terrible massacre of natives on the siber lan coast has been received here in a letter from on the coast of A has written to his brother a resident of this city that in the early part of the year the na alvea in one of the small settlements down the coast which he does not name observed a yacht or schooner drop anchor in the harbor and her coming was hailed with cries of re off from the vessel came a number of small boats the natives could see the crew piling witt they thought were supplies into the smaller craft then the pulled tor the shore during that or the next day there was heard the firing ot arms and later on smoke and alre were observed this led to investigation from Petro shi and other towns on the coast and a horrible tale of pillage and massacre was brought to light about the ets ot the settle ment writes were strewn the bodies ot ol 01 the innab stants shot and cut to death by the pirates who under the pretense ot friendship had gained a landing on the coast robbery was their only motive for every hut had been ransacked and anything of marketable value taken