The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-23
WeRK|N(MEH RISE IN RUSSIA
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were heard. Later such expressions as
''scoupdrels,' '-mercenaries,'' dogs
and worse were heard. A long haired
student among the crowd hurled an in
sulting epithet at AN officer. who sent
couple of men to arrest him. The crowd
tried to rescue the student. but the lat
ter WAS dragged and kicked across the
sun-lit square, his long hair tossing in
the air. The crowd broke into a stream
of boots and Kisses. Then a young
workman jeered at a soldier, who ap-
piled his rife butt and, with the help
or comrades, dragged the workman. de-
spite his piteous pleadings. to the lock-
UP.
Bloodshed Begins.
Every time the troops moved the
crowds Kissed them. Strikers also
gathered at the entrance of the gran1
MOrskaia and on the avenue leading
to the Moika canal The crowd at the
latter place swelled to huge proper
tions, blocking the bridge across the
canal The order came at 1870 p. m
to clear them off. The colonel COM
handing the horse guards uttered a
short, sharp command; the troopers
drew their swords and advanced at
quick trot, and then broke into a gal
lop. heading straight ror the Moika.
where they were lost in a cloud of snow.
Shrieks from the wounded resoUnded-
Then came a deadly silence, broken
only by the galloping of ambulance
horses.
Refused to Dispense.
The next twenty minutes passed with
out incident. Nothing indicated the APP
proach of the horrible butchery which
was destined to stain the corner of
the admiralty gardens with human
blood The crowd there persisted in
refusing to move on. clamOring fer the
emperor and continually hurting abuse
at the troops, but attempted no vio-
lence. TWO companies of the PTeObran-
jensky guards, Of which Emperor Mich
olas himself was formerly colonel, which
had been standing at ease in front of
the palace, formed and marched at
doUble-qIick toward the fatal corner.
Events followed with awful swiftness.
The commanding officer shouted Dis
perse, dispense, dispense"
Blood Stained the Snow
Many in the crowd turned to flee, but
it was too late. A bugle sounded. and
the men in the front ranks sank to
their knees and both companies fired
! three volleys, the first two with blank
cartridges and the last with ball A
! hundred corpseS strewed the sidewalk.
Many women were pierced through the
back as they were trying to escape.
| The Associated Press correspondent
standing behind the troops. saw
mangled cOrpSeS Of persons Of all ages
and both sexes strewn on the ground.
| One boy of Is had his skull pierced
| and rent with bullets. Great splashes
| and streams of blood stained the snow.
! Only a few Of the victims remained
| alive, for the fatal volley was fired at
a distance not more than twenty PAGES,
and so the ambulances had little work
/ to do. The police recruited a large
nuTnber of droshkies (sleighs) to carry
| off the dead Heart rending scenes
were witnessed as wives. husbands and
- claim their
one and were carried off with them in
the sleighs.
At the Moriskaia Entrance.
Meanwhile the crowd had drifted up
| the Nevsky prospect, yelling Murder
erSi murdererSt" and the square re-
| sumed its calm aspect, the troops re-
| turning to their stations. II was now
/ the turn for the crowd stationed at
Morskaia entrance to the square, where
| the horse guards repeated the exploit
| with which they had cleared and drove
the people pell nell down the thorough
| fare.
From thenceforward the palace
! square ceased to be the center of in
/ terest. The Ass ciated Press cOrrespon-
| dent went to the grand Morskaia and
| stood whole hour near the corner of
| the Nevsky prospect. The fashionable
/ hotels on either side of the grand Nor
| skaia were crowded but the doors
| were locked except to we'll known Visil-
| ors. Fashionable jewelers. and other
stores were barred and mostly unshut-
| tered. Quite a number of prominent
/ persons stood on the sidewalks watch
/ ing the developments. Secretary Spen-
] Ger Eddy of the American embassy
| chat with Grand Duke Boris who
! had driven up in a stylish sleigh drawn
{ by magnificent trotter. NJ. Bompard.
! the French ambassador drove past with
his wife.
Ordered to Use Flat of Swords.
AS a couple of squadrons Of red
| capped Hussars trotted by the officers
/ gave the command: Use the flat of
/ your swords"
Wounded Picked Up.
Then the troopers moved off and dis
! appeared down the street. the crowds
shrieking ''Murderous dogs," but
quickly vanishing before them. A few
/ who were wounded were picked UP
and conveyed to drug store on the
! opposite corner of the Grand Morskaia
and the Nevsky prospect. No troops
1 We're visible for as much as half an
! hour. A crowd Qickly formed outside
| the drug store, and an orator was found
! for the occasion. Standing on the steps
o. the drug store he addressed the i'm
pIomptu meeting thus:
! Comrades: We came humbly and
/ peacefully to meet the emperor and lay
our grievances before him; but the en-
/ peroF refuses 10 see US, and instead
/ soldiers were sent TO shoot us down.
/ Then all / can say is. he is no emper-
| or
down With the Emperor"
Down with the emperor" shouted
| the crowd.
We have suffered under the sway
OF the chinovniks. said the speaker
/ Down with the chinOvinks.''
I I'VE hoped for redress, but hope is
no longer possible; we can win our
| rights only by fighting
Down with the autocracy," yelled
/ the crowd.
! Our only chance of redress is from
! representatives of the people. Long
/ 1--we the constitutional assembly,
: Then all have to say is, to arms
| comrades: to armsi'
ITO arms!" was the thunderous re-
| Spouse.