The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-27

my GEOnGE w. TARLEY)

! No doubt you have received the
news Of the happenings az Odessa
In your press dispatches. that IT,
| part Of them. These Russians have
a very peculiar idea Of what news
should be given 90 the world and
they seem 20 think they can tell all
| the lies they want 10 and II viii
never be found out
After mailing the letter Of July 8,
the launch from the renegade battle
| ship Prince Potemkin, came along
side of Va and sent notice to the
head Of the city that they must
have coal by 10 O'Clock on the morn
/ ing Of July or they would shell the
city. They then returned on board
the battieahip. without getting IN
touch with the people or their
/ friends on shore. az the soldiers had
! cleared the wharvea IN the after
noon Of all the people.
/ | went up town that evening and
/ everything was excitement Every
one who was able 20 get out Of town
| was leaving az fast as they could.
and that was pretty fast IN some
cases proHkya tcarriages1 Were five
routles equal 20 tzG6 IN our
money! a mile and you can imagine
the money the carriage drivers were
making. People were out IN the
street begging the drivers 10 return
and take them and their belongings
away.
II WAS amusing 20 me. but an aw-
| fui serious affair Go the Russians
and jews. OF The latter there are
many,
on July Q the biggest bluff the
weird ever heard Of was called and
a few rifle shots settled u All At s
o'clock IN the morning the battle
ship launch landed At the steps on
the wharf under the stern Of our
vessel and was met by the city off
eials. The mayor had a talk wifh
the sailors. some Of them getting out
Of the launch onto the wharf with
out arms OF anything with which 70
defend themselves That shows
how they feared the Russian sol
dlera
The official IN charge said he was
! sorry. but the military officials
would not allow the city people TO
supply coal and begged that the
sailors would not fire on the town
lie then pointed 10 briKantine. ly-
ing At another wharf. and suggested
that they take u outside. The launch
VAS pulled over 20 the brlgantlns
and the sailors looked her over. but
were evidently suspicious Of the
wharf as they returned 20 the bat
tleahlp and reported.
At . o'clock they returned. accom-
panied BY torpedo boat No. 267. The
launch went direct 60 the briEan-
tine and eight sailors got aboard Of
II from the water side. Men who
accompanied them passed their
rifles TO them and they set TO work
casting of the lines from the moor
iuEa. The launch then started 20
tow the hrignntinc's head around
and had just succeeded when the
sailors on shore sent a rife vollev
among them. They repeated the
dose. We an expected 20 see the
torpedo boat. which had come with
the launch, open fire with her auto
matte guns, but the towards never
even tried To save the eight men
on the brlgantlne. who had jumped
into the water.
The torpedo boat put on tull speed
ahead and got outside the break
water IN a great hurry. They never
made any attempt 90 rescue their
chuma who were swimming around
looking for refuge. u was the most
coWardiy act on record The mem
hers Of the crew tn the launch did
not assist either. They put full
speed on and got out Of the way
like great towards. Had the launch
simply backed up under shelter Of
the brigantluc. they could have
taken the men Off and been out OF
rifle range all the time.
As IL WAS. they all left their COM
rades swimming around to drown
like rats or be captured by the SOL
diera The authorities picked up
ak OF the prisoners. The last one
was picked up out In the middle OF
the bay and he had been In the
water about thrce-quarters OF an
hour. The poor fellow was about
all I'm and when he was called upon
10 surrender. he refused and the Red
Cross sisters, who went out In a
boat had TO pun him into the boat.
and he fought hard for freedom.
After the survivors had reached
the battleship they weighed anchor
and departed without carrying out
their bluff 20 shell the town. We all
expected them 60 shell the city. but
we're disappointed. as the sailors
seemed anxious 20 get out OF the
way. Just like Russians. When
they have felt a bullet once. they
all want to run for cover.
When the batteship weighed an
ehor the British tramp ship Eaton
ion did the same and left the har-
Dor. People situated on the high
point reported that the battleshif
had stopped the tramp and was TAX
ing coal and provisions out Of her
The Eatouion Is OF about 5000 tons
That night a torpedo beat ar
rived here from Sevastopol. She {.
supposed TO be manned by nothing
but officers and her mission is C
find the batuoship and sink her