Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-12
NOW OVER
The Last Act In Tragedy Of Russian
Rebel Warship
BLOOD-STAINED SHIP is OCCUPIED
Russian Admiral Arrives With His
Fleet and Takes Over the Posses.
sion of the kniaz Potemkine From
the Rounmanian Authorities.

Kustenji, Roumania, By Cable.-Ad-
miral Kruger boarded and took pos
session of the Russian battleship
Kniaz Potemkinc. King Charles of
Roumania having sent instructions to
the commander of the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties.
The torpedo boat which accompan-
led the Kniaz Potemkine, however,
left for Odessa without surrendering.
declaring that she had not mutinied,
but that the Kniaz Potemkine had
forced her to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron Sunday morning, and after
exchanging the customary salutes, in
timated that he had come to arrange
for the transfer of the Kniaz Potem-
kline. Admiral Kolinsky, commander
Of the Roumanian squadron, boarded
the Russian battleship Tchesme and
informed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn the
vessel over to the Russian admiral.
The formalities Of the transfer were
complete this afternoon, and Admiral
Kruger boarded the Kniaz Potemkine.
The press representative inspected
the Kniaz Potemkine after the with
drawal of the Roumanian guard. De-
spite the efforts of the Roumanians to
get things in ship-shape, everything
aboard the battleship was still in a
state of widest disorder. The officers
cabins were stripped Of everything of
any value, and blood stains were cv-
erywhere. There was sufficient am
munition aboard the Kniaz Potemkine
to have enabled the mutineers to
make a desperate resistance.
1t is said that during the last few
days the vessel was navigated by. two
engineers and an officer with revolvers
at their heads.
All of the sailors wished to surren:
der with the exception of Matuschen-
ko, the leader Of the mutiny, who re-
sisted for some time, and wanted to
blow up the ship.
Seven officers were prisoners aboard
the Kniaz Potemkine. They were in
pitiable condition from Ill treatment.
They declare that Matuschenko him
self killed ten officers of the battle
ship.
All the papers and books belonging
to the vessel were destroyed.
it appears that the decision to sur
render the Kniaz Potemkine was made
when it became evident that no other
vessels would join in the mutiny. The
crew of the battleship seemed to be
unaware of the surrender of the
Georgi Pobiedonosetz and expected
that she also was coming to Kustenji
to capitulate to Roumania.
Twenty married sailors from the
Kniaz Potemkine have applied to the
Russian consul here to be sent back
to Russia.
The crew of torpedo boat No 2GS
were given half an hour in which to
surrender or leave port
A considerable number of the crew
of the Kniaz Potemkine surrendered
to the Russian squadron, alleging that
they had acted under compulsion.
The coal supply of the mutinous bat
tleship was nearly exhausted, but
there was plenty of food on board.
A Russian priest, after the transfer,
held a service of publication on board
the Kniaz Potemkine, sprinkling the
vessel and her flags with holy water.
Admiral Krugers squadron, which
brought a crew for the Kniaz Potem-
kline, sailed with her for Russia.