The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-01
BATTLE AT sEsAsToPoL.
Mutineers Did Not Last long After
the Action Began.

the Action Began.
St Petersburg. Nov. SO.-The adj
miralty announces that il has received
from General Kaulbars. governor gem
eral of Odessa, the following telegram,
addressed to him by Vice Admiral
Chouknin at SebastOpOl, dated Nov.
%:
we wished 10 terminate the affair
on Nov. y by surrounding the mu-
tinous division with troops and issu-
ing an ulUimauum for unconditional
surrender. The mutineers, however,
commenced to attack on the night Of
Nov. p, seiZing the torpedo boat SVire-
poi and three others, which had drawn
near the cruiser OtchakOff.
Hoisted Red Flags.
An these vessels hoisted red flags,
after which the Otchakoff flew the
signal that Lieutenant Schmidt was IN
command of the fleet Then the lieu
tenant, who was on board the Svirepoi,
sailed along the squadron, his crews
cheering. but the other vessels did not
respond to these cheers.
Lieutenant Schmidt afterwards pro-
ceeded TO the port and released those
who had been arrested under his or
ders.
Armed detachments OF mutineers
continued 10 seize the small craft in
the harbOr which were not guarded by
troops.
Armed parties in sloops from the
OtchakOff went TO the PanteleimOn,
on which there were no arms, cap
tured the officers and took them on
board the OtchakOff
I'VE We're compelled 10 tolerate such
doings inasmuch as the fleet had been
disarmed in view of the dangerous
attitude of the sailors.
First Plan Abandoned.
"One after another the craft on the
eastern shore of the southern bay were
seized by the mutiueers and red flags
hoisted. The plan which was first
proposed was abandoned and it was
resolved 10 adopt energetic measures
TO prevent the situation from becoming
worse.
THE officers captured by the mutt
neers were taken on board the Otcha-
koff in the belief that their presence
On that vessel would prevent fire be-
ing opened on it. Lieutenant Schmidt
Informed the assembled officers that
he would hang them if the troops on
shore took action.
AT $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon of
Nov. % fire was opened by field ar
tillery on the ships in the southern
hGrbor nying red flags. These flags
were Immediately lowered and Lieuten-
ant Schmidt signalled:
" I have captured officers.
Mutineers Opened Fire.
The Otchakoff then opened fire, to
which the north shore battery and the
loyal ships, whose breeeh blocks had
been restored, replied. The Svirepoi
advanced 10 the attack but was met
with a strong fire from two cruisers,
the Captain Sacken and the Pamyat
Merkurya. and from the battleship
RostislaV
The Svirepoi was Immediately put
out OF action, as were also two other
torpedo boats, one of which sunk.
The Otchakoff had fired barely six
shots when she hOisted the white flag
and the squadron ceased to fire.
"A cOnfagratiOn broke out on the
Otchakoff and boats were sent 70 res
cue the survivors and to transfer those
who had been wounded.
Lieutenant Schmidt, who was
dressed as a common sailor, escaped
but was arrested later
when the firing began a mining
vessel which had on board 800 mines
was sunk by the commander, who
feared an explosion.
Captain SlavOtschinslxy. command
ing the Seventh naval corps, started
for the mining ship but was severely
wounded while on the way.
During the firing against the Otcha-
koff the field bat ries bombarded the
naval barracks, Uhieh replied
Casualties Unknown.
The number of wounded has not vet
been ascertaiued.
The Otch2kOff is still burning, and
il is impossible 10 eXtinguish the fire. 3"
GenerAl kaulbars telegraphed later
that he had just received "a telegram
from Captain Berget, chief of Admiral
Chouknins staff. saying that during
the night about l5o0 mutineers had
surrendered with ten quick hring guns.
70 the Brest regiment, and that the bar
racks were occupied by troops
General Kaulbars also forwarded an
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