The San Francisco call., 1905-01-23
ADMIRALTY GARDENS SCENE
OF AWFUL CARNAGE.
Three Volleys Fired at Mob
WOMEN PERISH WITH THE MEN
BEFORE GUNS OF THE SOLDIERY


most narrowing scenes of the day oc-
Cured around the Palace Square. This
enormous place back of the Winter
Palace is surrounded by gardens front
ing the Admiralty and by a vast semi
circular building containing the offices
of the General Staff, the Ministry of
Finance and the Foreign Office. In the
center Of the block is cut an aHched
gateway surmounted by bronze quad
riga. The gateway serves as an en-
trance TO the Grand Morskaia, one OF
the most fashionable streets in the
city, which crosses the Nevs}xy Pros
pect. Beyond the semi-circular build
ing is wide space leading to the
Moika Canal and beyond this stands an
enormous square building the head
quarters of the st. Petersburg military
district. From thence Grand Duke
vladimir had issued orders for the
whole military preparations directing
to-day's operations. In the center of the
square stands an enormous granite
column supporting a statue of Victory,
commemorating the defeat of the Ma
poieonic invasion, at which a veteran
guard of the Uniform of the period of
Alexander L Stands sentinel.
When a press correspondent arrived
at the Palace Square early this morn
ing he found crowd of demonstrators
already lining the railing of the Ad-
miralty garden and the boulevard.
The square itself presented the appear
ance of a military encampment. Sew
eral companies of the Davlovsky and
Preobraje je nsky guards had stacked
their arms, while the men were sitting
around camp fires or stamping on the
snow to keep warm.
GUARDS CARRY CARBINES.
? Beyond the infantry stood squadrons
of the Chevalier Guards and the Horse
Guards, without their lances, cuirasses
or the usual gay trappings. The
men carried carbines slung across
their shoulders, and their stirrups
were covered with felt or straw,
to keep off the cold. All the
soldiers wore bashlikas, or hoods.
to- protect their ears from the keen.
searching wind. A field kitchen
steamed merrily, disseminating the
fragrant odor of viands. Many of the
men wrestled or boxed, cracking jokes
as one rolled on the snow. A whole
row OF ambulances drawn up near the
Palace served as grim reminder OF
the stern business on, hand.
Meanwhile pickets were stationed at
all the entrances of the palace and
cavalry patrol kept promenaders NOV
ing along the sidewalks. Sleigh traffic
continued uninterrupted till the time
came for the cavalry to charge. The
crowd of strikers in and outside the
Admiralty Garden continued to grow
hourly, swelled by arrivals from the
Nevsky Prospect, which touches upon
the boulevard skirting and gardens.
The strikers manned and held
small eiifice at the corner of the gar
dens and poured out constant ob1ur-
cations and reproaches at the troops.
1t was in vain that the officers re-
quested them to disperse.
1--WE have come to present our hom-
age and grievances to the Emperor.
Let the Emperor come out and
hear us; we do not wish to do harm.
Long life to Nicholas II! II he only
listens to our grievances we are sure
he will be Just and merciful."
I'VE cannot longer endure our suf-
ferings. Better die at once and end
ALL"
Such were the cries repeatedly
heard. Many strikers brought their
wives and children.
HURL INSULTS AT TROOPS.
"You soldiers are our brothers; you
cannot shoot these little ones they
But as the pickets and patrols con-
tinued driving them off the demon
strators began to give way and bitter
insults and oaths, of which the Rus
sian vocabulary is particularly rich, be-
came frequent.
''We are not Japanese; why brutal
lie use? Will you shame the mother
who bore you, who was Russian like
ourselves?" were some of the cries
that were heard. Later such express
sions as "Scoundrels!" 'Mercenaries!
and worse were heard. A
long haired student in the crowd
hurled an insulting epithet at an Of
fcer, who sent couple of men to ar
rest him. The crowd tried to srescue
the student, but he was dragged and
kicked across the sunlit square, his
long hair tossing in the air. The
crowd broke into boots and Kisses.
Then a young workman jeered at
soldier, who applied his rifle butt and
with the help OF comrades dragged the
workman, despite his piteous pleadings,
to the lookup. Every time the troops
moved the crowds hissed them.
Strikers also gathered at the entrance
Of the grand Morskaia and on the ave-
hue leading to the Moika canal. The
crowd at the latter place swelled to /
huge proportions blockading the bridge |
across the canal. The order came at
L:S0 p. m. to clear them off. The colonel |
commanding. the Horse Guards uttered
short sharp command, the troops |!
irew their swords and advanced at a