(Hamelitz 1881; May 19 (31) (# two dates: Gregorian and Julian)

Berdyansk May 13: On the 5th of May a mob of peasants assembled from the village of Konsky-rozdor (Alexandrovsk district, Yekaterinoslav Government) and destroyed the shops of the Jews and spoiled everything therein. The priest of the village went out to preach to them with a gentle tongue and to implore them to desist from evil, but the crowd did not heed his words.

(Hamelitz 1881; May 26 (June7))

From the Jewish Colonies in the Government of Ekaterinoslav May 13: With weeping tears I write these columns, to announce to our brethren of the Children of Israel that also our brethren the workers of the land drank of the poisoned cup. On the5,6,7,8th of May the Russians fell upon the colonies Trudoliubovka, Nechaevka, Grafskoy and Mezeretch. With fury they denigrated like an empty vessel those unfortunates who live by the labor of their hands and have no hand in commerce with the peasants their neighbors, nor serve them wine or spirits.

Colony Nechaevka

On Wednesday the 6th of May in the morning our neighbors the peasants rose up against us like hungry wolves. At first the inhabitants of Colony Trudoliubovka succeeded to drive off the robbers with the assistance of the inhabitants of Nechaevka and Grafskoy and also some Germans who hurried to their help. But when we saw that we could not stand up against them, we fled for our lives. Then they broke into our houses and broke the windows and doors, and smashed the ovens and took all our property, also our horses and cattle, all the ploughing and harvesting implements, everything they took with them, and what was left they smashed to pieces. They destroyed the shops to the foundation and ten Torah scrolls and many books they tore to shreds and cast them to the earth and trod them with their feet. The Holy Ark and the pulpit they took with them. What was able to be saved from their evil hands we hid in the German Colony Marenfeld, about seven versts from us.

Hatsefirah 1881; May 12 (24) )

On the 1st (13th) of May there broke out a disturbance in Alexandrovsk, Yekaterinoslav Government. Workers on the railroad fell upon the Jews, plundered them and smote them greatly. They were assisted by local peasants. Eight hours the upheaval ensued, until after midnight the army arrived and put down the disturbance.