Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-01-28

front OF the palace, formed and march
ed at double quick towards the fatal
corner. I~srts followed with awful
swiftness. he commanding officer
shouted dispense, disperse, dis
perse." 81 in the crowd turned 10
flee, but as too late. bugle
sounded, the men in the front
ranks san o their knees and both
companies ed three yolleys. the first
two wit TX cartridges and the last
with ba hundred corpses strewed
the si' ks. Many women were
pierced gh the back as they were
trying t ape.
Women Children Amono Dead.
The As ated Press correspondent,
standing ind the troops, saw man
gled corps of peasants of all ages
and both ses strewing the ground
One boy l3 had his skull pierced
and rent bullets. Great splashes
and streams of blood stained the snow
Only a few Of the victims remained
alive, for the fatal volley was fired at
distance Of not more than 20 PAGES.
and SO the ambulances had little work
to do. The police recruited a large
number Of droshkys (sleighs) to carry
on the deaf Heartrending scenes
were witness as wives, husbands and
mothers came up to claim their dear
ones and were carried off with them in
the sleighs
Meanwhi the crowd had driftcd
up the New KY Prospect, yelling MUIR
derersl MI derers!" and the square
resumed IL calm aspect, the troops
returning t. their stations.
1t was now the turn for the crowd
stationed az the Morskaia entrance to
the square, where the Horse Guards
repeated the exploit with which they
had cleared the Moika, and drove the
people pell-lnell down the thorough
fare. Men and women, inIuriated to
frenzy by the loss of loved ones,
cursed the soldiers while they retreat
ed. Men harangued the crowds, telling
them that TIE emperor had foiled them
and that the time had come to act.
Men began to build barricades IN the
Nevsky Prospect and at other points,
using any material that came to hand,
and even chopping down telegraph
poles.
Scene ResembIed a Shambles.
At the Putiloff works the scenes re-
sembled shambles. There the work
men facing the troops when the order
was given 90 fire threw themselves
upon their faces on the ground. The
troops fired ON them as they lay pros
trate. 2s
Then the troopers moved OF and
disappeared down the street the
crowds shlieking "murderous dogs"
but quickly vanishing before them. A
few who were wounded were picked
up and con eyed to a drug store on the
opposite G. y of the Grand Morskaia
and the ~ Prospect. No troops
were visi or as much as half an
hour. A | quickly formed outside
the drug re, and an orator was
found for occasion. Standing on
the steps the drug store. he adj
- 'romptu meeting thus;
lbly 4
peacefully to 4ieet the emperor and ley
our grievances before him, but the en-
peror refuses to see us. and instead
soldiers were sent to shoot us down.
Then all / can say is he is nc en-
peror."
Down with the emperor" shouted
the crowd
I'VE hope for redress, but hope is no
longer poss ible; we can win our rights
only by fighting"
Down with the autocracy," yelled
the crowd.
"Our only chance of redress is from
representatives OF the people"
Long live the constitutional assem-
bly,"
Then all have to say is to arms.
comrades, to arms"
''To arms" was the thunderous re-
Spouse
At a big meeting last night the fol-
lowing message from NJ. Gorky, the
novelist, was read:
Beloved Associates-We have no
emperor. Innocent blood lies be-
tween him and the people. Now
begins the peoples struggle for
freedom. May 1t prosper. My blessing
upon you all. Would I might be with
YOU: but / have much to do"