The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-05
NUTINEERS LOSE BATTLE
Whole Fleet Of Rebels at Sebastopol
Reported Surrendered.
RED FLAG WAS HAULED DOWN

Fire Opened BY Ten ships, Aided by
Fort and Artillery Damage to Town
and Heavy Loss Of Life Feared-Furi-
Gus Battling For Two Hours and More
Between Rebel ana Loyal Fleets.
st. Petersburg, Russia. sebastopol
was the scene Of desperate battle
between the mutinous sailors and the
troops in the forts on shore
Buring the battle the town and the
forts were bombarded by the guns OF
the cruiser Otchakoff, which was soon
a burning wreck of Admiralty Point,
its hull riddIed with shells and its
Haunting red design Of revolution
hauled down Many OF the crew OF
the Otchaloff were killed OF wounded
According to one report, the barracks
of the mutineers were carried by
storm after the mutinoHs feet, which
is said to have numbered ten vessels
had surrendered, and the whole posi-
tons was again in the hands Of the
troops under the command Of General
Neplueff.
Owing TO the interruption Of the
telegraph, details Of the battle were
difficult to obtain but correspondents
were informed by the Naval General
| Staff the battle was begun by the
troops on shore, who opened fire OH the
| Otchakoff, which was deflantly dis
/ playing the red flag.
The commander of the Otchakoff,
Lieutenant Schmidt, Immediately ac-
cepted the challenge, replying with
both batteries one trained on the town
and the other ON the Fort Alexander
batteries on the north shore.
Captain Zilotti, aide-de-camp to Adj
mirals Girenius. ! chief Of the Naval
| General Staff informed a correspond
ssent that the latest dispatches received
from Sebastopol showed that the
+ Otchakoff was on fire and badly rid
/ died. with its revolutionary colors
| hauled down, and he was unable to
! give later or more definite informa-
ton
| According to a more detailed report
| received from another source and pur-
! porting to come from the Admiralty,
| the battle began at 3 o'clock in the
| afternoon, when Lieutenant Schmidt.
not receiving reply to the demands
| of the mutineers, opened fire from q
/ feet Of ten ships, to which the north
! ern batteries of Fort Alexander ar
| tillery posted on the shore and several
| vessels which remained loyal replied.
/ During the naval battle the sailors
/ on shore, entrenched in the barracks
| defended their position with machine
| guns and rifle against the attack
ing infantry. After an engagement
lasting, two and a half hours, with the
! Otchakoff riddled and on fire and the
| cruiser Dnieper and another vessel
sunk, Lieutenant Schmidt, who had
been badly wounded, surrendered the
entire squadron The mutinous sail
ors ON shore surrendered to the Brest
ana Bielostok regiments.
| According to this report the Pantelei-
! mon formerly the Kniaz Potemkine)
| was injured below the waterIine and
torpedo boat was ashore on the
rocks.
No details of the casualties or Of the
damage suffered by the town were OBJ
tainabie by the Admiralty, but owing
to the confined space in which the nc.
ton was fought it seemed Improbable
tsat the town escaped without heavy
| damage
The demands of the mutineers are
said TO have included besides the fif.
teen proposals dealing with service
conditions the conyocation of con-
stituent assembly and the complete
realization of the liberties promised
BIZ the imperial manifesto.
Vice-Admiral Chuknin was in COM
mand of the loyal ships which in
Guided the Pateieimon (ex-Kniaz Po-
temkIn) and made vigorous demon.
strafion, General Meller Gakomelskie
commander Of the Seventh Army
CorDs with 2fOOO infantry and AZ.
tilIery. was in command ashore.
When the battle began the batteries
on Athe north side which were sun-
F