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Was Sent IN Boat ads to the Rebel
Ship. and Soon the Rcd Flag Came
Down Mutineers Taken to the Other
Vessels Outbreak At Cronstadt. the
Sal, ors Joining with workmon- Some
OF the Potemkin's Onicers Landed.
and Tell the story Of the Mutin!.
Special Cabis Ds,pd'eh>, to TIM sun.
ODESSA, June 20, Q p. M.-The mutiny
has collapsed as suddenly as II Logan
The crew OF the battlsship Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky to-day surrendered to Adj
miral Kruger's squadron without firing q
shot.
Beyond this fact there ia little to be said
with absolute certainty, for the approaches
to the hartor and the sea front are still
barred by impossible masses OF troops
and communication with the warships il
impossible.
1t became generally known early to-day
that the two ba'teships from Sebastopol
had arrived at II point seventeen miles
from Odessa overnight and anchored, but
no one knew wheth the crews Of the vessels
were loyal or not. Throughout the morn
ing the housetops and windows at every
viewpoint in the higher parts OF the town
were thronged with citizens looking anx-
iously seward aud awaiting developments.
Presently news came that other battle
ships, a cruiser, several torpedo boat de-
stroyers and torpedo boats had joined the
first two bsttleships and that all were APP
preaching at full speed. In the course Of
a few hours the news was verified by the APP
pearanoe OF the squadron.
FEARED SHIPS WERE MUrIN0Cs
1t entered the bay and steamed toward
the Knlaz Potemkin Tavritchesky, from
which the rebel flag was still floating. No
body could discern whether the squadron
was hostile or friendly toward the rebel
ship, and amid excited hopes and fears
all manner of con fiicting rumors spread.
At one time some excited citizens ran
through the streets shouting that all the
ships were mutinous and thai lombard
ment Of the city was about to begin.
CLOSED IN on THE poTsMKIS.
As time passed and the squadron steamed
on. it could tie seen with binoculars that
the vessels OF the squadron were closing
in semcrcle around the Knaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky, which shifted shoreward.
A little later ten boatloads Of armed men
we're seen to leave the squadron for the
retel battleship. but their purpose could
only be conjectured.
1t could be seen, however, that the heavy
guns OF the squadron were all trained
on the mutineer, and the hopes of the
supporters OF the Government revived
as the position showed that the Kniaz
Potemkin avitchesky was doomed to
surrender or be sunk.
RED FLAG HAULED DOWN.
The suspense waa extreme as time passed
without the possibility Of learning the
actual happenings, but at last, to the in
tense relief Of the watchers the red flag
was hauled down.
Not shot was fired, and &C far as could
be seen, the surrender was absolutely I'M
conditional. From the subsequent move
,nents it seemed that the mutinous Grew
were being taken in the boats in small
patches to the other vessels Of the squadron.
WHOLE CREW MAY BE SHOT
The mutineers at first demanded amnesty,
but when the squadron closed around them
they reluctantly hauled down their red
flag.
1t is generally believed that the whole
crow will be shot for the triple crime Of
mutiny. murder and refusal to assist the
authorities to save the port from burning
On the other hand, II would be extremely
risky to shoot some $50 men when ma jority
Of the crews of the Black Sea fleet are known
to be at least incipiently disahected.
OUTBREAK At cRoNsTApT.
ST.. PETERSBURG, June 3o,-The boat
service between st Petersburg and Cron-
stadt. the naval port and fortress, was
suspended this aftemoon and Cronstadt is
now isolated by large military force.
A fight began in the dookyard there
this morning between the workmen and
sailors on one side and the soldiers on the
other. workmen stoned the Coasacks and
troops who had been stationed on the quay
in anticipation Of just such trouble.
This afternoon firing began, and il Is
supposed that the rioters obtained fire.
arms.
The sailors struck Fainst working ashore
as laborers, even for pay. and demanded
The Second Empire,
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