The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-03
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h Tho town u teemipg with rumors. and
4 situation.
It is estimated that the losses by the fire
{ here on Wednesday amount to 81, 200, 900.
Twelve steamers and fifty sailing vessels
are said to have been destroyed.
Z TREATING WITH THE SECOND REBEL SHIP.
LONDON. July 3.-The Odessa correspond
ent OF the Daily Mail, describing the re-
ported surrender OF the crew Of the Georgi
Pohiedonostsefr says that when the boats
crew landed at the breakwater a force Of
troops were sent to capture them. The
chief of the port gendarmerie and an officer
OF the harbor authorities spoke to them.
The boatswain declared that he and his
friends wanted to surrender and also to give
UP four of the ring leaders. They declared
that they had smashed the breachDlocks
to the vessels guns.
Shortly afterward the Governor a
General OF police and about 5000 troops
arrived. Again there was much useless
. talking. Eventually a lighter was sent
alongside the Georgi Pobiedonostseff, but
those aboard Of her declined to surrender
fearing that they would be shot. They sent
back word that they wanted pardon. At
last the General went on board the battle
ship.
An officer informed the correspondent
that the crew want a full pardon from the
Car. They decline to leave the ship,
az they think the present promises made
to them are dishonest. They also demand
that their officers return, and they promise
to serve them faithfully. II IL understood
that they have received telegram from
the Admiral saying that If they asked for
pardon perhaps they will not be punished.
They, however, declare that they will do
nothing definite until morning.
KRUGER COULD NOT TRUST HIS CREW.
The Odessa correspondent OF the Stand
ard says: "The whole OF Saturday was spent
in an atmosphere Of panic and uncertainty.
To begin with, the public received shock
OF Mortified surprise on learning that the
official announcement OF the previous eve
ming that the Kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky
had surrendered was not true There is
little doubt that the false information was
given out by design by the authorities
What happened throughout the day
added to the general alarm. 1t was clear
that the battleship was still in possession
of the mutineers. They had, however.
It was said given a promise to Admiral
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and would not shift the battleship from her
moorings beyond range of the city until
reply had been received to their appeal
for amnesty. This also proved to be an
official oanard.
at appears that a conference held on
Friday by the commanders of the squadron
while it was encircing the kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky was unsatisfactory. giving
evidence of a marked difference OF opinion
among the chief officers. A majority,
however, were opposed to the extreme
measure of destroying the mutinous ship
and crew One battleship remained
anchored few miles from the kniaz Potem-
kin Tavritchesky, while the rest Of the
below the horizon.
.There was something inexplicable about
the whole thing. 1t was absolutely i'm
possible to obtain Trustworthy informa-
ton. II one were to judge from the surface
Of things Admiral Kruger could not wholly
trust his own crews or even his staff, and
the most startling developments seemed
possible.
Watchers could see an almost continuous
exchange Of signals between the Kniaz
Potemkin Tavritchesky and her consort.
It was assumed that the former was trying
to persuade the latter to join the mutiny.
Later the truth came out. The second
vessel was the Georgi Pobiedonostssf, which
had forsaken the squadron and joined the
mutiny.
CRITICAL SITUATION ASHORE,
Meanwhile the situation ashore had
become more critical The Military Gov
ernor proclaimed that any street assembly
OF more than twenty persons was liable
to be fired upon and bayonetted. This
order exasperated the population and
threatened to drive the citizens into open
revolt.
THE troops became exceedingly arro-
CANT and 'sa va gely threatened passers
who asked to be allowed to go through the
cordons on the ground of'urgent business.
As the day wore on the approximations
that the mutineers on the warships might
lombard Odessa, which pre- viously had been
uppermost In the minds OF all. became
less active.
1T must be remembered that there are
over 5000 troops literally in possession
of the city, and there are signs that at least
q section of them are not to be relied upon.
what now became a source of alarm
was the possibility that the rest of the
squadron might join the mutinous war
ships and issue an appeal to the troops
ashore, but the commanders rightly in
terpreted the sullen demeanor Of their
crews, and Admiral Kruger. wisely for him
self and his stats, chose the part Of pru
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