The citizen., 1905-01-27

Many of the men wrestled or
boxed, cracking jokes as one or
another rolled on the snow. A
row of ambulances, drawn up near
the palace, served az a grim re-
minder of the stern business on
hand.
Meanwhile pickets were station
ed at all the entrances of the
palace. and cavalry patrols kept
promenaders moving along the
sidewalk. Sleigh traffic cOntinu-
ed uninterrupted until the time
came for the cavalry to charge.
The crowd of strikers in and
outside the Admiralty Gardens
continued to grow hourly, swelled
by arrivals from the Nevsky Pros
pect, which touches upon the
boulevard skirtiug the gardens.
CRIES OF THE STRIKERS.
The strikers manned and held
a small edifice at the corner OF
the gardens and poured out con
stant Objurgations and reproaches
at the troops. 1t was in vain that
officers requested them to disperse,
Some of their cries were as follows;
awe have come to present our
homage and grievances to the
Emperor"
"Let the Emperor come out and
hear us; We do not wish to dc
harm"
"Long live Nicholas ii. If he
only listens to our grievances we
are sure he will be just aud merci-
full"
1--WE cannot longer endure our
sufferings. Better die at once and
end ALL"
Strikers who brought their wives
and children shouted:
''YOu soldiers are our brothers;
you cannot shoot these little ones.
AS the pickets and patrols con-
tinued driving off the people the
demonstrators began to give way,
and the bitterest insults and
oathS, in which the Russian vO-
cabulary is particularly rich. be
came frequent.
I'VE ARE NOT JAPANESE"
ave are not Japanese; why
brutalize us! Will you shame the
mother who bore you, who was
Russian like OurselveS?" was shout
ed. Such expressions as "scoun
dIels. ""mercenarieS. dogs" auC
worse were also heard.
a long haired student in the
crowd hurled an insulting eplthet
at an officer, who sent several mel
to arrest him. The crowd trieC
to rescue the student, hut he wa.
dragged and kicked across the
Suulit square, his long hair toss
ing in the wind. The crowd broke
into storm of boots and misses.
Then young workma jeereC
at soldier, who applied his rife
butt and, with the help of com
rades, dragged the workman,
despite his piteous pleadings, t.
the lookup. Every time til,
troops moved the crowd hisseC
them.
Strickers also gathered at the
entrance of the Grand Morskai;
and of the leading to the Moiks
canal. The mob at the latter
place swelled to huge proportions
blocking the bridge across tn,
canal.
A CHARGE WITH SWORDS.
The order came at 1.30 p. m. Il
clear them off. The Colonel com
manding the Horse Guards utter
ed short, sharp command; tn,
troopers drew their swords ant
advanced at quick trOt and thel
broke into gallop, heading
straight for the Moika. Shrek,
from the wounded soon resound
ed. Then came deadly silence
broken only by the galIoping o.
ambulance horses.
The next 20 minutes passed
without incident. Nothing indi
Gated the approach of the horrible
butchery which was destined tC
stain the corner of the Admiralty
gardens. The crowd there pre-
sisted iu refusing to move on,
clamoring for the Gar, and con
tinually hurling abuse at the
troops, but attempting no vic
lence.
THE DEADLY VoLLEY.
Two companies of the Proebra.
jensky Guards, of which Nicholas
III himself was formerly Colonel,
which had been standing at ease
in front of the palace, formed
and marched at double quick
toward the fatal corner. Events
followed with awful swIftness.
The commanding officer shouted
"Disperse! disperse! dispersed
Many in the crowd turned to
fee, but it was too late. A bugle
sounded. The men in the front