New-York tribune., 1905-06-29
OF REVOLUTION FIRED
BATTLESHIP
Officers Revolt Four Other Waps Sebaopo
Rioters Control City.

London June 2S.-A dispatch to news
agency from Odessa says that all the shipping
IN the harbor is in flames and that the mutt
nous crew on the battleship Kniaz Potemkine
fred shell killing four Cossacks and wound
ing seventeen
Another dispatch from Odessa TO news
agency, dated Wednesday night, says:
The whole of the quays and the buildings
around the harbor, as well much shipping, are
IN flames. Mobs OF incendiaries by armed force
prevented the fire brigade from working.
The troops are completely terrorized and are
afraid to approach within range of the knaz
Poteukine's guns, which threaten disastrous
boubardment.
The city is aPpaIlingly iIIun1inated by burning
Buildings and terror prevails everywhere. Sleep
Is impossible and everybody is watching and
waiting. The whole garrison has been requis
toned for patrol duty.
IL is thought that it may become necessary to
sunmon foreign warships for the protection of
the foreign colonies. Tuesday nights collisions
Between the nobs and the police and military
sesuited in the loss of seventeen lives, including
three policemen
According TO the correspondent Of THE Stand
Erd." in a dispatch dated at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night. the quarantine station in the har-
Dor, warehouses, stores and offices and some
ships have been fired by revolutionary bands.
All foreign ships, the dispatch said. pre-
pairing to slip their moorings in case of need,
and the Kniaz Potemkine was playing search
light on every part of the harbor.
Late last night, perceiving picket of Cos
sacks stationed at the Richeleu Monument, in
Nicola Boulevard the Potemkne fired shot,
killing four and wounding twenty of them
The dispatch adds:
It is runnored, but the rumor is not confirmed
that the men OF four other battlesi'ips nutined
st Sebastopol, and that two of the ships are on
the way to join the Potenokne-
Two hours ago a huge mob broke through
the military corGon round the town and looted
two large customs warehouses.
Tonight the Poten1!<ine moved closer to the
breal>water with her guns still trained on the
city All pubic buildings are strongly guarded
end the night patrols have heen Increased by
5000 infantry and 1900 cossacks.
Odessa. June 2S-The red flag is hoisted at
the masthead of the Kniaz Potemkne, Russia 5
most powerful battleship in the Black Sea,
which now lies in the harbor in the hands Of
mutineers.
The captain and most of the officers were
murdered and thrown overheard in the open
sea- and the ship is completely in the posses
sion Of the crew and few officers who nave
thrown in their lot with the men,
The guns of the Kuiaz Potemkine command
the city. and in the streets masses of striking
workmen. who yesterday fed before the vol
leys of the troops are now infiamed by the
spectacle of open revolt on board an imperial
warship and are making bold front against
the military
All day long firing has been heard in many
quarters Of the city. \ number of barricades
have been erected and tumult and disorder
reign.
The main squadron of the Black Sea fleet.
consisting of the lattleships Georgei Pobiedo-
nosetz George the Victorious, Tri Sviatitela'
Rostislav and Ekaterina H. with two cruisers,
is expected TO arrive here tonight, and 4 naval
battle is in sight
Reports of the mutiny. which occurred while
the battleship was at sea. are difficult to OBJ
tain, the mutineers refuse 10 allow com
hlunication with the shore but it is ascertained
mat it arose from the shooting of a sailor who
was presenting behalf OF the crew com
plant against bad food. According TO one
version. this sailor. whose name was OmiItchuk,
objected to the quality of the "borchtclI or
soup. ana Immediately shot down by
mess officer. The crew then rose and seized
the ship and the officers, eight OF whom were