The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-24

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leaders began to realize that, unless
the mobs of vasilieveski could be
thrown into the city the days demon.
stration must prove abortive. So II
was decided to defy the soldiers. q
The attacks occurred simultaneous
ly at more than dozen points. Then
THE CARNAGE BEGAN.
Volley upon volley crashed into the
crowds. The men fell by the dozens
Where there had been small riots but
an hour before, bloody war now
stalked abroad. AS the strikers fell
and their comrades fed, the soldiers
took up the pursuit.
Through the dirty, narrow streets of
vasilieveski went the merciess man
hunt. The soldiers had received or
ders to strike terror into the hearts
Of the workers and they did their
duty.
The Cossacks rode over persons
standing in front of their houses.
Those who, by their wild fight, were
recognized as strikers, were followed
uncaught and then beaten into insen-
sibility.
Half an. hour later vasilieveski is
land rang with the
CRIES OF THE WOUNDED y
and bereaved from end to end. Then
the tide of rebellion receded for the
time being, more than 200 had been
killed or wounded.
To cap the climax the report went
around that Father Gapon had been
killed in one of the clashes. Another
rumor had him wounded but still
alive. The men of Vasiliveski bent
their heads.
Slight outbreaks had in the mean
while occurred in the vicinity of the
Putiloff works and the Neva ship
building yards. Both establishments
were strongly guarded by Cossacks.
however, who had to overcome but
feeble resistance on the part of the
rioters.
But around Nevsky Prospect the
situation had
GROWN MORE SERIOUS.
Shortly before noon the mob which
had gathered there and which extend
ed so far as the eye could see both
into that street and Bolshaya Nor
saya, had become restive Reinforce
ments were arriving from all parts of
the city. At moderate estimate the
crowds numbered 100000. The num-
ber may have been greater, taking
into consideration all the columns
which were approaching from every
point,
Presently those in the very front
ranks at the Nevsky Prospect corner
managed to open up a small gap in
he Gordon of the soldiers and a |
mall number squeezed through.
HESITATED TO SHOOT
On the instant the order "Firee |
vas given. But before it could be |
'beyed one striker cried at the top |
If his lungs: Hs4tt
Would you shoot your brothers?p
That slogan had been heard earlier
n the day. This time 1t was effective.
Several Cossacks, who were just
bout to spur their horses and raise
heir carbines, hesitated. Again the
rider TO fire rang out.
A volley crashed into these who had
'roken through the lines, and several
men fell. Then an officer galloped up
o the knot of Cossacks who had not
beyed orders.
STRIPPED OF THEIR ARMS.
They were stripped OF their arms
n plain sight of the troops and popu-
ace and conveyed to the barracks
s prisoners.
A similar occurrence almost gave
he strikers the whip-hand later in
he day. Through a side street
mall but very determined crowd had
Drged its way to a point where they
ould overlook the square and rush to
he palace with ease. There a COM
any OF infantry was on guard. When
he strikers made ready to march out
lto the square the infantrymen at
empted to hold them back but the
lembers pushed on. Then the officer
ave the
ORDER TO FIRE.
Fifty rifles clattered to the ground.
hose of the men who had not
brown away their guns turned the
arrels groundward. In a nonce the
trikers had taken in the situation
nd with a yell of triumph they broke
lto a run across the square. But
everal Uhlans were equal to the sit
alton. They checked the crowds
rogress at the point of their swords
ntil reinforcements came to the
Gene. The company of infantry was
relieved from duty and
larched to the barracks, every man
prisoner.
AT the Putiloff works and at the
'eva yards the situation. previously
ontrolled with ease at these points,
egan to