The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
STORY OF. MUTINY
In BLACK SEA
THE RINGLEADER WRITES IT FOR
PARIS REFUGEES.
Matouchenko Is Said to Be Located in
Geneva-Uprising Was Not Sponta-
neous, but Had Long Been Premedi-
tated-"Bad Officers Killed and
"Good Ones' Put on Shore.
The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
Ion Telegraph sends his paper the fol

don Telegraph sends his paper the fol
lowing:
There are several very interesting
points about the account of the mutlav
on the Prince Potemkin, which the ring
leader, Matouchenko, has written for
the organ of the Russian refugees ilf
Paris. The Petit Parisien, which pub
fishes some extracts. says that Matou-
chenke, after having spent few days
at Cestanza, made his way to Geneva,
returning to Switzerland, where he has
settled in "charming locality which
it will not mention, as it has been par
ticularly requested not to reveal the
retreat which "the famous sailor' has
chosen. TO begin with, the writer de-
taneous, but had long been premedi-
tated. The whole plan had been ar
ranged several months previously at q
meeting Of the revolutionary seamen
at Sebastopol. 1t had been agreed that
when the squadron started on it's spring
cruise. and was making for Tendroosk,
a signal should be given from particu-
lar ship.
The sailors would seize their carbines,
and to the cry of Long live iberty!'
would proceed to the officers quarters,
kill "the bad Ones" and put "the
good ones' on shore. Then the entire
squadron would sail to Odessa, where
1T WOulu ucudHu Tic VI
the regular army into national mill
tia, the institution of a popular gov
ernment and the release of all the po-
litical prisoners at Odessa. Thus would
it go from port to pot in the Black
sea, but all these projects were thwart-
ed by the, incident which led to the
mutiny on the Prince Potempkin.
Then comes the story of the trouble
about the soup, with which your read
ers are familiar. Matouchenko lays all
the blame on the officers. The men
were contenting themselves with bread
and water when the captain came up
and insisted. When the order followed
for those who were ready to eat the
soup to leave the ranks. only a few
were maddened when they heard that
twenty of their number were to be shot.
They ran off for their carbines. and
soon the cry of HLong live liberty!
Down with the war! Down with au-
tocracy!' resounded. There was "a
terrible and decisive moment. 1t was
a question Of life or death for the sail
had been seen loading his carbine, and
q comrade, who had done the same
thing, ran after Neoupokoief and fired
at him. Neoupokoief fell, with his skull
fractured, and the man threw his body
overheard and took up his carbine.
Having run behind the Iurret,. ne per-
ceived Guiliarovski with carbine in
his hand, and Vokoulenchouk weltering
in his blood. 1t was Guiliarovski who
had killed our very dear comrade. At
the sight of this victim and his MUIR
derer standing near him, intense emo
tion overpowered us.
Guiliarovsky was shot and his corpse
thrown into the sea.
The deck of the battleship presented u
terrible and solemn spectacle Eight
hundred men cried "Death to the ty-
rants! Long live liberty!'' And shots
were fired at the officers who were swim.
ming off to the torpedoboat No. 267.
The torpedo lieutenant, Wilhelm Tone
then came on deck. Cries Of ''Throw
him overboard'' were raised, but he tolG
q sailor that he wished to speak to him,
and the man, after asking his comrades
to leave him, followed him in the direc.
tion Of the turret, only to be fired on by
Tone, who fell, pierced by dozen bull
lets linen ensued very peculiar ihat anS
''Here is the captain' and sure enough
he appeared on deck without a rag Oh
him. "He had undressed in his cabin
no doubt to escape from the ship, bui
the attempt having failed he presented
himself on the deck in the garb of ou1
ancestor Adam.
"Ah! old idiot that 7 am,' he mur
INJURED: "What have I done with my
crew9' Then, embracing sailor, Ii
added: "I am very guilty toward my
crew. Forgive me, little brother.' 80
have nothing against you personally ;
the sailor answered. But the crew Q:
800 sailors cried as one man: "T.
death with this blackguard who threat
ened us with death.' He was led of
further and a volley was heard. Th
captain had been executed. His bod,
was thrown oyerboard.
Even from Matouchenko s accountin.
it would appear that an officer had beel
shot before the great victim Vokoulen
chouk was killed, but the lives of
score of sailors had been threatene
before. That mutiny had long bee
planned is frankly admitted, so that !
was evidently only hurried on by tn
soup incident and the menaces to whic]
it led