The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-05
ACCOUNT OF THE
ODESSA RIOTS
Troops Were Placed at a Great Dis
advantage.
SAILORS WERE DECEIVED
DEATH LIST WILL RUN INTO THE
HUNDREDS.

St. Petersburg. July 4-The govern
mental story OF the events at Odessa, as
published i'm the Official Messenger, has
been in great part already covered in the
statement made by official quarters and
cabled to the Associated Press since the
commencement of the outbreak. After
detailing the activity OF the socialists
revolutionary committee in stirring up
the strikers ashore, and the arrival of
the mutinous crew of the battleship
Kniaz Potemkine at odessa June q the
account proceeds:
People Were InfIamed.
The mutiny of the warships provided
the revolutionary committee with a good
opportunity to influence the masses. The
committee visited the battleship and as
sured the mutineers that the garrison at
Odessa had laid down its arms and that
the whole Black sea squadron had Joined
hands with the crew Of the Kniaz Pc
temkine. According to eye-witnesses, Of
Ulcers took an active part in the couil-
els Of the battleship, especially two
young cadets The results of the an
archtst intrigucs among the workmen and
mutinous sailors became Immediately evi-
dent
The troops were unable to use their
arms against the crowds of workmen in
the vicinity of the harbor for fear OF
battleship. The harbor was. therefore,
at the mercy of the mob, which pillaged
warehouses and vessels, preached casks
or wine and spirits, and started a drunk
en- orgy.
Work of Firebuss.
with nightfan the fires started by the
rioters soon attained terrible dimensions.
Nearly everything in the harbor was de-
stroyed. the mob refusing to allow the
firemen to fight the flames. Among the
property destroyed were the warehouses
OF the Russian Navigation & Commerce
company, the agency and stores OF the
Danube Navigation company, the Bats
stores on the Planatoff piers. the Odessa
harbor railroad station, the harbor mas
ters offices part of the warehouses of
the Russian Navigation & Trading COM
pany and of the Roseysky and Roshine
companies on the new pier. part of the
coal depot all the buildings of the quar-
steamers beIonsinr to vsri6ns comnanies
The railway freight sheds were pillaged
and many rioters and hooters were burned
alive while intoxicated.
Attacked the Troops.
Several times during the night of June
% the mob attacked the troops and po-
We're scattered by a Volley from the
soldiers. The number of rioters killed or
coed several hundred. The damage can
only be estimated in the millions of rou-
bles.
None Of the representatives of the
foreign powers suffered. The consuIates
We're guarded by troops
claimed and tho city was cordoned BY
troops. The disorders then ceased.
The story confirms the report that
the Kniaz Potemkine. on the evening of
June 90 fired three blank shots as pre-
sCribed by the Russian naval code for
the funeral of sailor and followed this
up with two live shots. destroying part
of a house. Otherwise the battleship did
no damage"
Arrival of Kruger.
The government report then proceeds
10 relate the arrival OF Rear Admiral
kruger's squadron during the morning of
June 30. as follows:
AS the SQUADRON approached the
Odessa pier the Kniaz Potemkine cleared
for action. advanced to meet II and cut
through its line As the Kniaz Potem-
kline passed. the mutineers received an
ovation from the crew of the Georei Po-
hiedouosetZ. Rear Admiral Kruger
thereupon signaled the squadron to swing
round and return to Sebastopoi but the
crew of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz pre-
vented that vessel from following. and
put ashore all their officers. disarmed.
with the exception of Lieutenant g.
Rigorieff. who blew out his brains. On
the advice of the revolutionists, a COM
mittee Of twenty was selected to take
charge Of the vessel, under the direction
of bostswein's mate, and apparently
against the iatter's will. DissensiOn pre-
vailed among the crew. only part of
which was influenced by tho revolution
lists and wanted to follow the Kniaz Po-
temkine. The latter threatened to fire
on the Georgi PobiedonOsetz if she tried
to rejoin the squadron at Sebastopol.'