Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24

arranged. The absence of any definite
objective led the strikers to drift to-
wards the principal thorouGhfare, the
Ncvcky Prospect. which has been the
cent?" OF today's less thrilling events
cavalr Patrols Increased.
AS the afternoon wore, on, the crowds
in lie Ncvsky Prospect became dense.
and the authorities possibly fearing
that the cars might be converted into
material for barrcades, stopped street
railway traffic ana reinforced the al
Really considerable number of cavalry
patrols. ".
Towards five o'clock. driving UP the
Nrvsky Prospect, the Associated
Press correspondent saw through gath.
rrlnS gloom the blaze OF camp fires in
ne palace square. with the dark forms
al troopers sitting around them.
Plunged Into Darkness.
Tho Ncvskv Prospect itself was
ahiaze With light. Strikers and Curl
osity seekers promena;ied the two
miles of sidewalk between the admir-
atty and the Nicholas station and
Squadron Of hussars and Cuirassiers
rode up and down in endless process
sion. The crowds seemed peaceful
enough, the watchwOrd evidently be-
me. don't abuse The lrOOpS'' The
ONLY shouts heard We're few isolated
hu:'rahs. Suddenly the electric lights
IN the upper section. between the ba-
zaar called Gostinny Dvor and the
Nicholas station were extnguished
and the thoro',2hfarc was plunged.
| without warming into utter darkness.
which was not relieved by lights in
shop windows. as all the stores were
closed. The scene was weird and fear
full
Russian Stocism.
The driver at first refused to move
on, fearing some hidden danger, but he
ilnaily was persuaded to proceed. ex-
claiming. with Russian stocism: Zone
can die only once
y dcathly silence prevailed, height
encd by the rustic Of hundreds OF feet
on the snow clad sidewalks, the muf-
ned tread or looming squadrons, and
me lusubrous hammering of shop
keepers taking precautions against
possible attack by boarding up the
windows Of their stores with rough
lumber. The curious hastily scurried
INTO adjoining streets, finding their
way homo as best they could through
me inky darkness
- o''tSd ny AIIC TOl!Cc.
Only q fringe OF sullcn strikers and
| rough characters remained the DO
| lice warning all to get home as soon as
possible. The only bright spot was a
blaze OF light from the court ward or
the Annitchkon Palace, whence the
Empress DowaSer yesterday fled to
Tsarskne Selo. Beyond the solid dark.
the palace OF the Grand Duke Sergius
The crowd was very dense around
tue approaches to the Nicholas station
Here. in the darkness marauders at
tackled a few news vendors stalls. Bur
a grim row OF infantry around the sta.
ton buildings etfectualiy discouraged
violence.
Police Roughly Handled.
Other disturbers broke numerous
! windows and in the Gostinny Dyor and
the Kiosk at the corner OF the Annitc,.
koh Palace garden. 4 bench torn m
from the adjoining par! was placed
| in the roadway in the hope that it
might trip UP cavalry Some police
men were roughly handled and uisarm-
Ell IN side streets, but there was no
firing
As the Associated Press correspond
ent drove down the Nevsky Prespcc
troops We're clearing the sidewalk OF
lolters. using the flats OF their sabres
and causing a general stampede. This
continued until nine o'clock at night
when the lights We're again turned on
and revealed Nevsky Prospect almost
deserted.