Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-27
STORY OF THE REVOLT
Delayed Message Tells Details of the
Mutiny
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SEBASTOPOL, Saturday, Nov. 25,
Observation-Disclosures in transmission
The long expected mutiny of sailors
who have been on the verge of revolt
has come and Russia's stronghold on
the Black sea is in danger of falling
completely into their hands.
The situation is very critical. All
the shore forces numbering 1000
driven away or taken their officers
prisoners.
The Brest regiment of infantry has
gone over in a body to the mutneers.
General Neplueff, the commander of
the fortress, is a captive.
The Bielostok regiment, the only 9TH
er regiment in the city, received the
it remains loyal.
Some of the artillerists have also
Joined the men in revolt.
Besides the Bielostok regiment there
are two battalions of artillery and a
battalion of fortress artillery here
The Euxine fleet is standing in the
offing and is still obeying the orders
or vice Admiral Chouknin, but the
crews are disaffected and there is
great doubt whether they can be re-
strained from joining the mutiners and
greater doubt that they will fire upon
them.
Friday eight sailors at the barracks
seized, disarmed and expelled their Of
ficers. They then assembled n great
meeting. Rear Admiral Pizarevski,
commander of the practice squadron,
supported by company from the Brest
regiment, went to the meeting and when
it refused to dispense ordered the troops
to fire. Instead of shooting the mutin-
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Capt. Stein of the company fell dead
and Rear Admiral Pizarevski received
a ball in his shoulder.
This morning Saturday they were
joined by the workmen of the port and
at IL O'Clock in complete order the sail
ors, carrying the banner of ST. George
and the workmen red flags, marched
to the barracks of the Brest regiment
The officers of the regiment threatened
to fire on the mutineers, but Gen. Ne
puteff, colonel and five other officers
surrendered and We're sent under escort
to the marine prison.
Being reinforced by the rank and file
of the entire regiment the mutneers
and workmen formed a procession COM
posed of 10000 men and marched
through the city. At Novissilsteff place
the procession encountered several COM
panies of the Bielostok regiment with
a iiidtlille Gun Ddlleiys L ne lllullHeerS
approached. their bands playing the
national anthem and the soldiers re-
ceived the procession with full military
honors, presenting arms and exchang-
ing cheers. But the Bielostok men re-
sisted the appeals of the mutneers to
join them and obeying the orders of
Commander Schulman, marched off to-
ward the road leading TO Balaklava
The battery, however, remained with
the mutineers and participated in the
meeting.
After the meeting the procession
formed again and went to the barracks
of the Bielostok regiment, where there
were other companies. but these COM
panies also declined the invitation of
the mutineers to join them.
In the afternoon the sailors from the
barracks signaled their comrades
aboard the warships TO join them. and
also sent a deputation to Vice Admiral
Chouknin, urging him to come to the
sailors barracks and hear their griev-
ances. But the admiral, in a short
speech In which he pointed out the
madness and criminality of their ae-
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