Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-30
Rebel WarShip 0tch-
akoff a Wreck
TEN VESSELS SURRENDER TO
IMPERIAL TROOPS IN FORTS
Bursting Shells Shrek Over City
As RevolutioniStS Bombard,
The Army Is Now
in Control.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-ScbastopOl
was today the lscene of desperate
battle between the mutlnous sailors
and troops in the forts on shore.
During the battle the town and the
forts were bombardcd by the guns of
the cruiser OtchakOff which lies a
burning wreck off Admiralty point. its
hull riddled with shells and It's faunt-
Ing red ensign of revolution hauled
down.
Many of the crew of the OtchakoT
were killed or injured.
According to one report the bar
racks of the mufineers we're carried
by storm after the mutinous fleet,
which Is said to have numbered ten
vessels, had surrendered. and the
whole position is now in the hands of
the troops under command of General
NepluefT.
The Associated Press, however, is
unable to uarantee the correctness Of
this report.
Owing to the interruption of the tel
egraph, details of the battle are diff
ficult to obtain, but, as the Associated
Press is authoritatvely informed by
the naval general staff tonight, the
battle was begun by the troops on
shore, who opened fire on the Otcha-
koff. which was defantly displaying
the red flag.
The commander of the Otchakoff,
Lieutenant Schmidt, Immediately ac-
ceDted the challenge, replying with
both batteries. one trained on the
town and the other on the fort Alex
ander batteries on the north shore.
10 10
Admiral Wirenius. chief of the naval
staff, Informed the Associated Press
that the latest dispatches from Sebas-
topoI showed that the Otchakoff was
on fire and badly riddled. with its
revolutionary colors hauled down.
but he was unable to give more def
mite Information.
According to a more detailed re-
port received from another source
and nurporting to come from the Ad-
miralty, the battle began at o'clock
this Afternoon, when Lieutenant
Schmidt, not receiving a reply to the
demands of the mutineers. opened
fire from fleet of ten ships. to which
the northern batteries at Fort Alex
ander artillery posted on the shore
and several vessels which remained
loyal. replied.
Sailors use Machine Guns.
During the naval battle the sailors
on shore- entrenched In the barracks
defended their position with machine
guns and rifles against the attacking
infantry. After an engagement last
ing two and y half hours. with the
Otchakoff rlddled and on fire and the
cruiser Dniper and another vessel
sunk, Lieutenant Schmidt. who had
been badly wounded surrendered the
entire squadron. The mutinous sail
ors on shore surrendered to the Brest
and Bielostok regiments.
According to this report the Pante-
Lennon formerly Kniaz Potemkinel
was injured below the water line. and
a torpedo boat is ashore on the rocks
No details Of the casualties or the
damage suffered by the town are OBJ
talnable by the admiralty, but owing
10 the confined space In which the ac-
tlon was fought, II Is improbable that
the town escaped without heavy dam
age.
The demands of the mutineers are
said TO have included beside the fif-
teen proposals dealing with service
conditions the convocation of con-
stltuent assembly and the complete
realization Of the liberties promised
by the imperial manifesto.