The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
In Close Touch With St.
Petersburg's Bloody Riot.
SAW VICTIMS BLEED
Details Of the Protracted Battle
Find the Light at Last.
CAVALRY AGAINST STUDENTS
noon, With Many Killed
and Wounded.
Now York Sun Sssoiai SarvSoa

st. Petersburg, March lS.--The narrow
escape\ Of the czarina from serious injury
OF probable death, the killing of half-a-
dozen persons, the serious Wounding Of
others and 500 arrests constitute the be-
lated report which the censor permits to
be sent out of Sundays big students
demonstration here. fesa
Instead of concentrated riot in front
of the cathedral of Our Lady of Kaszan,
as was at first contemplated, the disorders
occurred throughout the day in all parts
of the city. Unconscious Of this, the
c3arina and other members Of the i'm
perial household took no special precau-
lions to protect their equipages on their
daily outings. AS a result the carriages
containing royal personages and the no.
bility were mixed up several times in the
melees. One carriage was upset by the
rioters and the occupants saved from the
mob's violence by the police.
What the CNarina Saw.
The most severe encounter Of the day
was in front of the Hotel d'Europe be-
tween a multitude of students and work
men and the cavalry. It was only few
moments after the riot had been quelled
that the czarina Was driven past the
hotel. From thousands had come the
shouts of Free Russia" and Down with
the autooracy.' The cavalry charged the
crowds, using only their Cossack whips
and the fat Of their sabers. Despite this
leniency on the part of the soldiers there
was more bloodshed here than in any
other part of the city, owing to the OBJ
stinate resistance of the rioters. -Four
men were killed outright and hundreds
fell seriously wounded. The police made
most Of the arrests here.
The czarina passed the place Of blood
shed while the killed and wounded were
being placed in hospital ambulances She
looked very. pale and made anxious in
uuiries as to the cause and extent Of the
trouble. r. rs -.
The whole police reserve was called
out and the entire military force was
kept busy throughout the day. Cavalry
patrols supplementeds3ae mounted police.
Additional squeds ons OF cavalry, light
batteries Of artillery. and detachments OF
infantry were packed in the side streets.
The Principal Battle.
The crowds increased in the main thor
oughfares until noon, when the cavalry
officer in command of a squad in front
Of the Hotel d'Europe begged the crowd
there to dispense and go home. The
demonstrators refused and the mounted
troops charged, resulting in the principal
battle Of the day. The fighting continued
during the remainder of the afternoon
breaking out in fresh places continuously,
The students of st. Petersburg on Sun
day, March II, 1901, organized what was
intended to be an imposing demonstration
in front of the Cathedral Of Our Lady OF
Kaszan, the occasion being the anniver-
sary Of the death Of Vetrora, girl who
committed suicide some years ago in a
dungeon of the political prison in the
fortress of st. Peter and St. Paul. in or
der to escape infamous persecution. Sc
rious rioting ensued the students were
attacked by Cossacks and police, and
about 800 arrests were made. On March
10 occurred the anniversary of the as
sassination of Alexander H., the grand
father of the car. ~ -