Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-30
OPENS FIRE
ON ODESSA
The Mutineers Send Shells
Shrieking Into
City.
HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN KILLED
reported That Dead Mere Carried
Away by Wagonioads--Tr Are
Being Rushed into City and Wat.
ships Nil Arrive Soon.

Odessa, june '30.--The crew of q
government transport which arrived
here today from Nikolief, muEipied
seized their officers and joined the
GREW Vi the battieship KniaZ Potem
kline ~ whom they turned over the
4 captain and other officers OF the
! transport 1t is reported that The
foreign consuls have applied 10 THEN
/ RESPECTIVE governments 70 send war
ships 10 Odessa,
| 81. Petersburg. June 3U.--A dis
| patch was received here early this
! morning from Sebastopoi announcing
| that squadron OF 3attleships, the
Iri STlatiteiia. SinoPe and ROsrisiaw,
! Witb cruiser and several torpedo
b0aLG, only started Ior Odessa a. s
clock iasr evening This explains
the Gonappearauce Of the squadron al
Odessa, but it is difficult 70 Conjec-
tufe the reasons for delaying depar-
tuTe t%O days Al such q critical june
ture.
London. June 3"--The Daily Mail
tGis morning prints the following from
ITS ODESSA cores 9udenl.
Using full charges, TIE kniaE Pc
tenkine opened fire on the city this
evening, The first Shell struck q
house IN NyeslinskiEa street nd the
second fell on the brewery. Ia the
walls OF both buildings large holes
six yards Wide by three yards high
We're torn So far there has been no
more firing
The governor ordered the gaslamps
eXtinguished and the electric currents
severed SO that the city is il total
darkness.
Large bodies Of troops have ar
rived. II is reported that there are
altogether 10000 troops in Odessa
London. June 30.--TAe Daily EH-
press prints The following dispatch
from Odessa timed midnight;
"A second mutinous Narship is re
ported 70 De al Cape Fontainc ten
miles from kere
"A Transport WIKI Russians from
Port Arthur and Russian steamer
were held up by the Kniaz POtemk!ne
AZ ; O'Clock, and compelled 10 lie
under her guns Tor lwenty-fUur hours.
AT Z O'Clock the rebel warShip
steamed Two miles OF, bar shortly al.
forwards returned TO her former All
chorage and fred several Shots at the
suburb Of Langeron. where there il
detachment Of COssacks She swung
around unli her guns pointed 10 the
center Of Odessa and fired i blank
cartridge.
- steamer which the knjal Potem-
kline stopped was seen 10 burst into
flames
London, June 3Q.--The Odessa cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail seu Is
the following, tuned t:25 O'Clock,
Thursday evening:
"Lntermjttent firing has been going
on all day long, Artillery mas ar.
rived and is in hiding near the boule-
ward oat Of sight OF the Kniaz fotem-
kline. The battieship landed fifteen
men to attend the funeral Of the
sailor OmiItchuk and threatened to
lombard the Town if any Of them
were arrested
The mufiHeers liberated nine Of
fcers, but killed twenty-five.
THE port is an absolute ruin from
Piatowsky mole 70 the Russian Steam,
ship cOmDany's docks.
"Peoplc are only allowed in the
proximity OF the barbor by the guards
when furnished with written permits
sion from the commanding general
"A telegram from Sebastotol says
that the Kniaz PotelnLjne has onJy
for small arms"