The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-30
FIGHT UNTIL THEY FALL.
Streets of Odessa Filled With Fren-
zied People.


st. Petersburg, June %. 4:50 p. M
Shortly after noon an untimed dispatch
was received here reporting that COM
plete anarchy reigned at Odessa The
inhabitants were panic-striCken and
were huddled together in the houses.
The streets were filed with frenzied
workmen fighting the troops the
Warehouses, quays and some Of the
shipping in the harbor were in flames
The correspondent of the Associated
Press who forwarded this dispatch had
to make his way to the telegraph Of
fee through dense smoke which Gov
cred the city like a pail He heard
volleys every few minutes In the
darkness the mob was beginning the
work Of pillage and plumber. indicating
that the dispatch was filed last night
but was delayed by the authorities.
Machine Guns Landed.
The correspondent added that blue
jackets with machine guns had been
landed from the battleShiD hniaz
PoteTakine in the hands of the mutt
neers and then fought with the strik-
ers behind barbados against the
troops Hundreds were killed and the
hospitals were crowded with wounded
There We're rumors, the correspondent
also said that some of the soldiers had
.
against the troops. but he was unable
TO confirm this report
The correspondent said nothing about
the arrival at Odessa of the warshipS
commanded by Vice Admiral Kruger,
but a dispatch from Sebastopol says
the battleship Georgi PobiedonostseH
and the cruiser Gridan have started
for Odessa and are due TO arrive there
tonight, when battle Is expected
Troops Number 10000.
There arc about 10000 troops of all
arms at Odessa. but there are no for
tifications in which they could stand
siege if the rioters and mutineers got
the upper hand.
The Russians Of Odessa comprise
scarcely One-third of the 100000 inhab-
| itants of the city. about 10000 Of the
residents being Jews and the remain
der Greeks, ATmenians, Turks and
people of various European natiOnali-
ties In general the members OF the
lower classes are persons of the most
desperate character.
The public here partly has a sUSpi-
cion of the grave events occurring at
Odessa. but the radicals are spreading
the news diligently.
Insiders sold heavily on the bOUrse
today. but only during the latter part
of the session. when rumors that some
thing was wrong got abroad and prices
fell sharply
Slaughter on Land.
$50 D. m.-Another untimed dispatch
received this evening from Odessa and
which may have been delayed by the
authorities, says.
The rnutineers of the battIeship
Kniaz POtemkine still hold the ship
Rear Admiral Kruger's squadron has
not arrived here
A great fire is destroying the ship
ping in the harbov and the buildings
along the shore and in the streets a
continuous battle Of small arms is
heard. The military everywhere are
shooting into the crowds. which are
panic-stricKen and madly rushing
hither and thither for shelter The
number Of victims is large
Fire Unchecked.
4 state Of siege has been declared in
the city The conhagration is sweeping
along the haTbOr front the sailors and
strikers refusing to permit attempts to
extinguish the flames Three uninsured
ships of the Pan-RUssian company
have been destroyed. The Offices Of the
port administration. the stores of the
Pan-Russian and Russian companies
and many private establishments and
a great number Of wood yards have
been burned. and the fire is now con
suming long lines of railroad cars con-
tanning cargoes unlOaded from foreign
ships. Many ships succeeded in leaving
the harbOr
The surviving officers of the battle
ship Kniaz Potemkine number eleven
instead of eight. 8 number of them
were sent ashore today by the mutt
neers. They confirm the details Of the
mutiny cabled to the Associated Press.
The body of Omiltchuk today was
no mis-
teTnkine from which delegation OF
the crew visited the commander OF the
odessa military district and asked him
to accord a military funeral to the dead
sailor
The newspapers have suspended pub
LEGATION. and all regular business is at
a standstill.