Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
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members of their families Several barricades were carried by the troops and many defenders killed At sunset the crowds, exhausted. began to dis. perse, leaving the military in posses sion. As they retreated up the Nevsky prospect the wOrkmen put out all the lights.
 The little chapel at the Narva gate was wrecked.
 On the KaminostOv island all the lights were extingushed.
 \ Every officer wearing the uniform of the emperor who was found alone was mobbed. A general was killed on the Nicholas bridge. and a dozen officers were seized, stripped of their eqaulets and deprived of their swords.
 It is rrmored that M Witte will be appointed dictator today. The author ities, while they seem to realize the magnitude of the crisis with which the dynasty and the autocracy are con- fronted, apparently are paralyzed by the horrors of the situation.
 A member of the emperor's house. hold is quoted as saying that this con- flict will end the war with Japan and that Russia will have constitution or Emperor Nicholas will lose his head.
 There are rumors of trouble in Fin land and disaffection of the troops.
 The following letter was addressed by Father Gopon to Emperor Nicholas Sunday morning:
 "Sovereign-I fear your ministers have not told you the full truth about the situation. The whole people. trust ing in you, have resolved to appear at the Winter palace at p. m. in order to infornkyou of their needs. If, vacillat- ing, you do not appear before the peo- pie then. the moral bonds between you and the people who trust in you will disappear. because innocent blood will flow between you and the people. Ap- pear before your people and receive our address of devotion in a courageous spirit. I and the representatives of la bor and my brave working men and comrades guarantee the inviolability of your person"
 One hundred and fifty persons were killed or wounded in the conflict in the palace square. The mob became in- furiated and vowed vengeance. z The Cossacks fired three volleys of blank shots. and some of the strikers fled across the Neva. but the others held their ground, and the Cossacks , loaded with ball cartridges and charged the crowd with heavy whips and dis persed it.
 Barricades have been completed at two points in the Vassili ostrov dis trict The crowds refused to disperse, and the troops fired repeated volleys.
 The report that Gopon. the priest leader, was arrested proves incorrect. It was another priest. Gopon, although wounded. still continues to head his men. The superintendent of police was killed. At. the Narva gate the troops fired on crowd led by Father Gopon and Father Sergius. the priests carrying q cross. an ikon and portrait of Elm peror- Nicholas. Father Sergits was killed, and the portrait of the emperor was smashed.
 At the Putiloff works the scenes re- sembIed q shambles. There the work men, facing the troops when the order was given to fire. threw themselves upon their faces on the ground The troops fired on them as they lay pros trate.
 Twenty thousand people started from Kolpino. manufacturing villag twenty-five miles away. At the Mos COW arch. on the confines of the town, they met with six vOlleys. A thousand feil dead and 1.5OO were wounded. From up the river great crowd marched to the Nevsky gate, where 300 fell. dead and 700 were wounded.
 The yassili ostrov workers lost 200 killed and 700 wounded.
 When the troops advanced the strik- CTS lined the barricades and offered what resistance they could. but the | troops charged the barricades. and while half of the infantry rested their rifles on barricade and volleyed the others demolished the Obstructions and marched down the streets. which were ! encountered with dead or wounded and | the snow on which was crimsoned with human blood.
 The Nassili ostrov quarter is in dark ness. neither gas nor electricity being available. shops are being pillaged. i and strikers are burning telegraph l poles.
 A body of strikers tried to reach l Tsarskoe Selo. hut were driven back by the troops after T sanguinary conflict. lt is evident that the soldiers delib- erately saved Father Gopon from death. One of the clercymen by his side was wounded. but he hid behind | a wall until tie Cossacks passed. and
 he was then spirited away by work 1 meh
 Firing continues on the Nassili os-
 trov. It is rumored that the workmen there have seized Il dynamite factory. Prayers For the Crnr at Washington. WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. Fcrvcnt prayers were offered in many of the churches for the Russian emperor and | for his people Intense interest in the ! struggle at the Russian capital was
 manifested. Count Cassini. the Rus | sian ambassador. arrived here last pi,bt f,n,u New York and WAS driven