The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-01-27
ARMED GUARDS SHOT PEOPLE
DOWN LIKE DOGS.
Wild Scenes Around the Palace---Thousands
Of WOrkmen and Families Try To
Hold q Meeting Sunday---Wante
Gear to Come and Hear.

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 22-This has been a day Of unspeakabe horror In,
violence. fury and bloodshed, are In a state Of open insurrecion against the
government. A condition almost bordering on civil val exists in the terror
stricken Russian capital. The city is under martial law, with Prince vasi'
re bvouckino the streets tonight and at various places o the Nevsky pros
pset the main thoroushfare Of the city.
on the island Of vasmiostrow and In the out sections Infatuated men have
thrown up barricades, whsst they are holding. The empress dowager has
hastily sought safety al the TsarskoeseIo, where Emperor Nicholas II. is
living. y
Minister Of the Interior sviatopoltMirsky presented to his majesty last
night the Invitation Of the workmen to appear at the winter palace this af
reached Z decision to show a firm and resolute front, and the emperors m
swer TO the 100000 worknen trying to make their way to the palace square
today "a = solid array Of troops, who met them with rifle bayonet and
ssber. The priest eopon, the leader and idol IT the men, in his golden vest.
nents, holding aIoft the cross and marching al the head Of thousands Of
workmens through the Narva gate, miraculousIy escaped a vdIey which laid
low half . hundred persons. ;
Although the troops had been woundins and killing strikers in their at
temps to- dipsrse them, few oniookers expected the horrible butchery
which was. destined ti. mornlno to stain n. eorn.r # u. Admiralty ar
dens with human blood. The crowd there persisted in refusing to TO- on
ciamorns for the emperor and continually hurting abuse al the troops,
but attempted no violence. Two companies Of the Proebranjensky guards,
Of which Emperor Nicholas himself wa formerly commander, formed and
awful switness. The commanding officer shouted, "Dsperse, dispense, dis
persei" three times Many turned to flee, but too late.
a buole sounded and the mn In the front ranks sank to their knees and
both companies fired three voIeys, the first W with blank cartridges and
were pierced through the back a they we're trying to escape. The Asso.
cated Press correspondent, standing behind the troops, lay manged cUpses
st persons OF all ages and both sexes strewn o the ground. One boy Of 10
had his skull pierced and rent by bullets. Great splashes and streams Of
blood stained the snow.
Only 4 few Of the victims remained alive, for the fatal voUey vas fired
IT ! distance Of not nor than 20 PAGES, and Sc the ambuances had little
~ OF the dead. heartrendns scene we're Witnessed as wives, husbands and
mothers came up to claim their dead mes and were carried off with them
In the sIeishs.
The blood which crimsoned the nov has fired the brains and passions Of
the strikers, and turned women, as we'll as men,, into wild beasts, and the
f5ys Of the Snfuriated popuIace 10 for vengeance. The sympathy of the mid.
die classes 4 with the workmen.
Into the last hours of Sunday and much beloved priest of the Greek or
the hrt Of Monday were crowded thodox church, who has been much
some Of the momentous and fightful among the strikers and exposed him
events which Will ever be recorded in self to many dangers in his attempt
the pages of Russias history. Within to prevent bloodshed. His death gave
one hour from the time this dispatch rise to the first report that Father
Is written is to begin, according to the Gopon had been killed.
strike leaders, the great struggle for ,..,
freedom. This is the program of the """v
strikers a outlined and decided upon Every officer wearing the uniform Of
at the meetings held late Sunday night the emperor. who ws found alone vas
~ Les eron 10y !" osonuson .e mobbed. A general was killed o. the
swful outbreak re forgotto n Nicholas bridge and a dozen officers
mobs re- led nv noliucaI aoitotoro weres seized, stripped of their eQualets
"Down with the monarchy" is the so "u uepiVeo I" uer WORDS. -
gan of the hour and the red flag flies New York papers, Estiu,+ ~ .u.a
over every body OF rebels.
at Petersburg TODAY ia in n throea New York, Jan. 23-The morning
.of q revolution which is spreading with papersp rn Appalling estimates of the
yer minute. There's ire hos in o. total number of dead and wounded in
fcialdom who believe ht thu throne the ST. Petersburg buchery of Sunday
Ia In Danger. The horrors Of SUNDAY The Journal special says 1000 were
evening were exceeded " far h those killed and 5000 wounded.
Of the night and early orninp twenty-five hundred dead and $500
- wounded are estimates of the World.
's"sr ers'u "ePor'e yea In the Sun are printed estimates of
~ Amoup III dead 10 Father CorUhc n Ohm dood M oono ---,,