The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-26

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frozen river and carals on the ice by
twos and threas, hurryiEg to the Pal
aceaSquafe, where they were sure the
Enaperors would be, present to hear.
them. U q
But the street approaches to The
square were cleared by voileys and
Cossack charges. Men and women, in7I
furiated to frenzy by the loss of loved
ones, cursed the soldiers w~hile@theya
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Men harangued the crowds. telling
them that the Emperor had fooled them
and that the time had come to act.
Strikers began TO build barracades in
the Nevsky Prospects and at other
points, using any materia; hat came
to hand, and even choppinG down tele-
graph poles.
Fighting meantime continued at va
rious places, soldiers firing yolleys and
charging the:mob. The whole city was
in a state of panic. Women were run
ming through the streets seeking lost
members of their families. Several
barbados were carried blythe troops.
Toward S o'clock in the evening the
crowds, exhausted, began to disperse.
leaving the military in possession. AS
they retreated up the NevSky Prospect
the workmen put out air the lights.
The little chapel at tie Narva Gate
was wrecked.
On Kaminostov Island all the, lights
We're extinguished.
There was a very dramatic scene at
The Narva Gate when rather Gopon.
in golden vestments and bearing aloft
an ikon, and thanked by two clergy
men carrying religiousE banners. zap
preached at the head of 1 procession Of
5000 wOFkmen.
Troops drawn ny across the Ell
trance. Several times an officer called
upon, the procession to stop, but Father
Gopon did not falter. Then an order
was given to fire. first With blank cart
ridges. Two vOlleys rang out, but the
line still did not wave
Then, with seeming reluctance, an
officer gave the command 10 load with
ball. and the next vOlley was followed
by shrieks Of the wounded
As the Cossacks followed mp the vol
ley with n charge the workmen fed
before them, leaving aboGt@100 dead
Oh wounded. -
It was evident that the soldiers de-
liberately spared Father Gopon- One
of the clergymen by his side was
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and hid behind a wall until the Cos
| sacks had passed. He was then spirit
ed away by workmen.
AT the Palace Square early in The
| morning a considerable crowd of dem
onstrators lined the ratings of the Ad.
miralty Gardens and Boulevard The
square itself presented the appearanee
of a military encampment
Several companies of the Pavlovsky
and Preobrajensky Guards had" piled
their arms, while the men were sitting
around campfireS or stamping or the
snow to keep warm. Beyond the in
fantry stood squadrons of the Chevdlier
Guards and the Horse Guards, with
out their .lances, cuiraSseS or the usual
gay trappings. ara aRefua sssgg ggf s.
A whole row Of ambulances drawn
up near the palace served assas grim
reminder of the stern business on
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The order came at 1.3O p. m. to clear
| off the crowd. The Colonel command
ing the Horse Guards uttered a short.
sharp command; the troopers drew.
their swords and advanced at a quick
trot, and then broke into a gallop,
headed straight for the Moika.
Shrieks from the wounded ~resounded.
linen came Sllence, DfOken only Dy the
g%alloping of ambulance horses.
At the corner of the Admiralty Gar
dens the crowd persisted in refusing
TO move. on. t -ssss ~s
Two companies of the Preobrajensky
Guards, of which Emperor Nicholas
himself was formerly Colonel, which
had been standing at ease in front of
| the palace, formed up and marched at
double quick toward the fatal corner.
Events followed with awful swift
ness.
The commanding officer shouted
"Disperse! Dispense! Dispenser
Many in the crowd turned to flee, but
it was too late. "A bugle sounded and
l the men in the front ranks sank to
I their knees and both companies fired
three volleys, the first two with blank
cartridges and the last with ball.
A hundred corpses strewed the side
walk. Many women - were pierced
through the back as they were trying
to escape. 0#s E4H aa aazaGszug ID -
So the work of terror went on until
4 o'clock, when came the GROWING