The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-03

POCledOnoStBen came 10 anchor aOoue toh
| miles out and exchanged signals with her
mutinous consort. The proceedings must
have cen known to Admiral Kruger. hut
the ships were not molested,
CAPTAIN SHOOTS HIMSELF
"The captain of the Georgi PoLedonostsef
had that day shot himself, either fearing
the fate Of the commander Of the kniaz
Potemkin Tavritchesky or unable to support
the disgrace OF his position. The crew OF
the Georgi Pobiedonosts self then put all their
officers ashore at Doflnofka, little hamlet
| on the opposite side of Odessa Bay, whence
| 1t IL believed they made their way to Nicol-
| aiefY.
ITO the amazement Of the public the
| Georgi Pobiedonostseff came into the har-
Dor Saturday afternoon flying her ships
flag and the flag of st. Andrew. The latter
circumstance created report that she
had surrendered 1t was ascerta tanned that
abe had sent ashore 900 rubles that had
been left In his cabin by her suicide COM
mander.
'The Georgi Pobedonostseff seemed to
be badly handled for she anchored close
to vessel Of the volunteer fleet and was
in imminent risk Of grounding
FIGHT ON THE KSIAz PoTEMKNf
Later In the day men came ashore from
the Kniaa Potemkin vritchesky to see
tho commander In chief, They requested
safe conduct for the crew to come to the
city In parties. and they enumerated their
immediate needs In the shape OF stores.
Gen Kharamoff refused In civil terms TO
give safe conducts. but promised to furnish
everything required. promise which was
fulfilled a few hours later, with the assur-
ance that whatever the men needed would
be sent Sunday.
at Is significant that among the wants
specified Saturday we're bandages, There
had been an internecne fight on tile battle
ship and sixty-five men had been wounded,
shortly after noon the kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky sent small steam pinnace
to reconnoitre the inside harbor. 1t i'm
mediately returned and a powerful steam
cutter was sent into the port. where she
seized and carried of the Russian collier
Peter Regier, which had 1000 tons OF coal
on board The two mntiuo'is walships
stopped several British vessels in order to
buy coal, but in every case they were de-
MED.
-Throughout the evening the demeanor
Of the troops ashore remained as aggressive
as ever, and sixty fatal collisions with citi-
zena were reported. The attitude Of the
military was that Of troops who had con-
ouered rebelious city.
ONE SHIP LEAVES PORT.
AS darkness began to fall the earlier
reports of the surrender Of the Georgi
PobiedonossefY became in a measure con-
frmed The crew had announced their
submission, but they still retained pos
session of the ship, The spectators who
could read the signals between the Georgi
Pobiedonostsef and the Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchosky declared that the latter had
ordered the former to follow her. from
which the inference was drawn that the
Georgi pobiedonostsef, fearing to obey
the demand. had hurriedly run into the
port to escape the others guns.
so passed the dreadful day Then came
the startling news that the Kniaz Potemkin
Tavritchesky had disappeared, vanishing
seward
AT / o'clock Sunday four Of the crew
of the Georgi Pobiedonostsefr. under a safe
conduct from the Military Governor, were
escorted by soldiers to the house OF that
official"
The correspondent adds that Admiral
Kruger was present at the eXa mination OF
these men, notwithstanding the report that
he had returned to Sebastopol Another
correspondent reports that Admiral Kruger
landed at Odessa.