The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-30
5000 SLAIN IN
RUSSIAN MUTlNY
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Continued from First Page.
The leaders of the mutineers, it is
added, have already been executed, two
battleships have been blown up and
mines have been laid at the entrance
of the roadstead.
During the battle the town and the
forts were bombarded by the guns of
the cruiser Otchakoff, which lies a
burning wreck off Admiralty Point, its
hull riddled with shells aud it's Haunt
ing red ensign Of revolution hauled
down. -.
Many Of the crew of the Otchakof
were killed or wounded.
According to one report, the bar
| racks OF the mutineers was carried by
storm after the mutinous feet, which
is said to have numbered ten vessels
had surrendered, and the whole posi-
| tion is now in the hands of the troops
under the command of General Nep
luef. The Associated Press, however
| is unable to guarantee the correctness
Of this report.
Owing to the interruption Of the tele
graph, details of the battle are difficult
is authoritatively Informed by the ma,
val general staff, the battle was begun
by the troops on shore, who opened fire
| on the Otchakoff. which was defantly
displaying the red flag.
Mutineers Accept Battle.
The commander Of the Otchakohe,
Lieutenant Schmidt, Immediately &C.
cepted the. challenge replying with
both batteries, one trained on the town
and the other on the Fort Alexande1
batteries on the north shore.
Captain Zilotti, aide de camp to Ad
miral Wirenius, chief of the naval gen
eral staff, informed the Associated Press
that the latest dispatches received from
Sevastopol showed that the Otchakoff
was on fire and badly riddled, with its
revolutionary colors hauled down, but
he was unable to give more definite in
formation.
According to more detailed report
! porting to come from the admiralty, the
battle began at o'clock in the after
noon, when Lieutenant Schmidt, not re
ce1ving a reply to the demands of the
| mutineers, opened fire from feet OF
| ten ships, to which the northern batter
| les at Fort Alexander, artillery posteC
on the shore, and several vessels which
remained loyal, replied.
| Land Forces Attacked.
| During the naval battle the sailors
on shore, intrenched in the barracks
defended their position with machine
guns and rifles against the attacking in
| fantry.
| After an engagement lasting two ant
a half hours, with the Otchakoff riddlet
and, on fire. the cruiser Dnieper anc
Schmidt, who had been badly wounded
surrendered the entire squadron. Tht
mutinous sailors on shore SURRENDERED
to the Brest and Bielostok regiments.
! According to. this report, the Pan
teimon (formerly the Prince Potem
kin) was injured below the water lin,
and a torpedo boat is ashore on tht
rocks.
No details of the casualties or of tn,
damage suffered by the town are obtain
able by. the admiralty, but owing to tht
confined. space in which the action wa.
fought it is improbable that the tow1
escaped without heavy damage.
The demands of the mutineers ar,
said to have included, besides the fif
teen teen proposals dealing with service con
! dlt1ons, the convocation Of constitu
ent assembly and the complete reaIiza
tion OF the liberties promised by tn,
imperial manifesto 49,. -