The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-27

led to the pile and crowds crushed to
irepeat h process at the other end of
1.-THE block. Meanwhile others were
bringing on bricks and breaking then.
flor missiles. When the troops advanc-
led, the strikers lined the barbados and
Offered VIVA resistance they could; but
}while half OF the infantry rested her
rifles on the barbados and voIIeyed,
the other half demolished the obssruc-
IiIon and marched over the street, which
twas then encountered with fifty dead
Ior wounded. lying On snow crimsoned
with human blood
MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
The most narrowing scenes of the
lday occurred around the palace square,
This enormous place back of the Win
tier Palace is surrounded by gardens
fronting the admiralty, and by a vast
park. A gateway serves as ar entrance
|of the Grand Morskaia, n Of the most
fashionable streets of the city which
lcrosses the Nevsky prospect Beyond
the semi-cfrcular building is a wide
lspace leading to the Moika canal, and
beyond this stands an enormous square
building, the headquarters of the st.
Petersburg military district. From
thence Grand Duke vladimir had is
Isued orders for the whole days opera
Itions.
When the correspondent arrived at
1.-THE palace u early this morning
The found a considerable crowd of dem
Illustrators already lining the ratings
Iof the admiralty garden and the boule-
Ward. The square itself presented the
appearance Of a military encampment.
Several companies of the Dalovsky and
l~Prebrajensky Guards had piled their
larms, while the men were sitting around
Icamp fires or stamping on the snow to
keep warm. Beyond the infantry stood
~fsquadrons Of the Chevalier Guards and
1.-THE Horse Guards, without their lances,
l~cutras, or the usual gay trappings. h
linen carried carbines slung across their
shoulders. and stirrups were covered
with felt or straw to keep off the cold.
lAll the soldiers wore hoods to protect
their ears. A whole row of ambulances
Idrawn up near the palace served as a
grim reminder of the stern business on
hand.
Meanwhile pickets were stationed at
IalI the entrances of the palace, and
~lcavalry patrols kept the promenaders
moving along the sidewalk. Sleigh traf-
Ifc continued uninterrupted all the time.
WANTED TO SEE THE CAR.
The strikers manned and held a small
|edifce at the corner Of the gardens, and
|poured out constant o~bjurgations and
~lreproaches at the troops. 1t was in air
THAT officers requested them to dispense.
1--WE nave come to present our hon.
iage and grievances to the Emperor.
LET the Emperor come out and hear
Ius: we do rot wish to do harm"
Long live Nicholas n. If ne only
listens to our grievances we are sure
Ihe will be just and merciful."
I'VE cannot longer endure our suf-
Iferings. Better die at once and emo
Iall."
Such were the cries repeatedly heard
from many
Marry strikers brought their wives
land children. you soldiers are our
lbrothews: you cannot shoot these lit
tile ones" they exclaimed. But as the
~ipickets and patrols continued driving
loft the people tae> demonstrators be-
|gan to give way, and the b%itterest in
lsults, in, which the Russian vocabulary
lis DdTllCuIdI1y I1SI, Sci
1--WE are not enemies, why brutalize
Ius? Wilu you shame the mother who
bore you, who was a Russian like our
lselves?" were some of tire, cries thai
Iwere heard. Later such expressions as
i"scoundrels," "mereenaries," dogs,
land worse, were heard
THE TROOPS KISSED.
Every time the troops moved the
scrowd Kissed. Strikers also gatherel
lat the entrance. of the Grand Morskala
land of the avenue leading to the Molks
tcanal. The crowd at the latter place
Eswelled to huge proportions, blocking
1.-The bridge across the canal. The oroel
Icame at 1:34 D.. m.,. t5' clear them OH
THE colonel commanding the Hors'
lfEuards uttesed a. short, sharp com
Inland, the troopers drew their SWORDS
land advanced at a quick trot and the1
Ibroke into a gallOp, heading stra1gh
lfsr the Moika, where they We're los
lin a cloud of snow. Shrieks from tn
wounded resounded. Then came
ideally silence; broken only by gal
hoping Of ambulance horses
The next 20 minutes passed Withou
incident. Nothing Indicated the ap
- .DEOacn OIL the I1OIIlDIC LII "A
was destined to strain the corner Of tn
admiralty gardens with human blooo
Tine crowd there persisted in refusln'
Ito move and continually hurting abus
lat the troops, but attempted no VIC
Hence. two companies Of the e
Iiensky Guards, of which Emperor Men
lolas himself formerly colonel. which ma
been standing at ease in front or tn
lpalace. formed and marched a double
louick towards the fatal corner.
THE BUTCHERy BEGINS.
:, Events followed with awful swift
| mess. The commanding officers shout
led "Disperse,' .'Disperse," "Disperse.
many in the crowd turned to fee. bu
lii was too late. The bugle sounded an
1.-THE men in the front ranks sank t
= their knees and both companies fire
t three volleys, the first two with blan
s cartridges, and the last with. BAL
: MANY corpses strewed the sidewaIi