The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-23

edifice at the corner of the gardens and
poured out constant objurgations and
reproaches at the troops. 1t was in
vain that,ofdcers requested them to dis
perse.
We have come to present our
homage and grievances to the en-
Let the emperor come out and hear
us. We do not wish to do HARM"
Long live Nicholas II. II he only
listens to our grievances we are sure
he will be just and merciful.h
We cannot longer endure our suf-
ferings. Better die at once and end
ALL"
Such were the cries repeatedly heard
from many strikers.
Many strikers brought their wives
and children.
You soldiers are our brothers; you
cannot shoot these little Ones" they
exclaimed.
Frenzied Mob Curses Military
But as the pickets and patrols con-
tinued driving off the people the DEM
onstrators began to give way, and the
bitterest insults and oaths, in which the
Russian vocabulary is particularly
rich, became frequent.
We are not japanese; why brutalize
us VIII you shame the mother who
bore you who was Russian like our
selves 2 We're some of the cries that
were heard. Later such expressions as
Scoundrels," '.Mercenaries" s.Dops >.
and worse were heard.
A long haired student among the
crowd hurled an insulting epithet at an
oHcer. who sent a couple of men to
arrest him. The crowd tried to rescue
the student, but the latter was dragged
and kicked across the sun-lit square,
his long hair f0Ccfv1rr tn he STSs
crowd broke into scream Of boots and
misses. Then young workman jeered
at soldier, who applied his rifle butt
and with the help of comrades dragged
the workman, despite his piteous plead
ings, to the lock up.
Every time the troops moved the
crowds Kissed them. Strikers also
gathered at the entrance Of the Grand
Morskaia and of the avenue lead
ing to the Moikai canal. The crowd
at the later place swelled to huge pro-
portions, blocking the bridge across the
canal. The order came at 1880 to clear
them off. The colonel commanding the
horse guards uttered a sharp, short
command; the troopers drew their
swords and advanced at quick trot,
and then broke into gallop, heading
straight for the Moikai, where they
were lost in a cloud of snow.
Shrieks from the wounded sounded.
Then came a deadly silence, broken
only by the galloping Of ambulance
horses The next twenty minutes pass
ed without incident Nothing Indicated
the approach of the horrible butchery
which was destined to stain the corner
of the admiralty gardens with human
blood.
volleys Fired Into Dense Throng
The crowd there nersisted In Refusing
to move on, clamoring for the emperor,
and continually hurting abuse at the
troops but attempted no violence. Two
companies Of the Prebojemslky guards,
of which Emperor Nicholas HIM
self was formerly colonel, which
had been standing at ease in front Of
the palace, formed and marched at
double quick towards the fatal corner.
Events then followed with awful swift
ness. The commanding officers shout
ed, "Disperse, disperse, disperse."
Many in the crowd turned to flee,
but it was too late. A bugle sounded
and the men IN the front ranks sank
to their knees and both companies fired
three We lleys, the first two with blank
cartridges and the last with ball. A
hundred corpses strewed the sidewalks.
Many women were pierced through the
back as they were trying to escape.
The Associated Press correspondent.
standing behind the troops, saw man.
gled corpses of persons OF ali ages and
both sexes strewing the ground. One
boy OF thirteen had his skull pierced
and rent by bullets. Great splashes
and streams of blood stained the snow.
Only q few OF the first lines made
their escape, for the fatal voliey was
fired at distance OF not more than
twenty PAGES, so the ambuiances had
little work to do. The police requi-
sitiencd a large number of droshkys to
scenes We're witnessed as wives, moth
ers and husbands came up to claim
their dear ones. and were carried OF
with them in sieighs.
Meanwhile the crowd had irifted up
the Nevsky Prospect. yelling Murder