The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-01
FIVE THOUSAND SLAIN.
Measer Accounts of the Conflict at
Sebastopol.


81. petersburg, Nov. so. 2:a0 p. m.-
The navy department is closed not
only TO the public, but 10 officers eN-
Cept those on the general staff. No OF
fetal statement on the subject of the
battle OF SebastOpol yet has been is
sued and the public remains in the
dark, compelled 10 be content with the
countless rumors which are in circu-
Iation. II is reported from "a semi
official source that although the Ocha-
ken. the Dnieper and a transport were
set on fire and sunk during yester-
days battle, All the mutineers have
not vet surrendered. Vice Admiral
ChOukin was in command of the loyal
Vessels, some OF which, including the
hantelOimOn. participated in the en-
sgagements. General Baron Meller Ga
bOmelskie, commander Of the seventh
amy corps. with p GOO infantry and
artillery, was in chief command
ashore.
The newspaper accounts of the de-
tails of the lighting at SebastopOl,
which are based on the reports circu-
lating I'm the city, are very conflicting,
hut they all say the battle ended at
about $50 this afternoon, when the
ships Of the mutineers surrendered.
EAe Novosti says that 5000 men per-
ished on both sides. 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.
Mutineers Began Attack.
According TO the Slovo. the mutmeers
themselves began the attack After
waiting until 3 O'Clock in the after
moon for a reply TO the demands of
The mutineers, which included the con-
vocation OF a constituent assembly and
tht immediate realization of the re-
SOrms promised i'm the imperial mani
1esto, Lieutenant Schmidt opened fire
on the city from ten vessels. Vice Adj
miral Choulmm replied from the loyal
warships. and General Baron Mellcr
Ciakomelskl from the southern forts
and with the coast artillery. The mu-
Iinous sailors used rifles and machine
guns upon the eutrenched infantry.
The fight, the Sloyo says. lasted for
Two and a quarter hours. The mutin-
eers made a heroic struggle. but the
odds were too heavy, and when the
Ochtakom battered 10 pieces and on
fire. sank with the cruiser Dnleper and
q transport Lieutenant Schmidt, who
was MORALLY WOmded. surrendered the
mutilOus squadron, aCd the mutnous
sailors on shore hauled down their nag
20 the Brest and Bielostok regiments.
Different Account,
According to the Russ, however. Adj
f1iral Chouknin and General Gak9geI-
ekie called on the mutineers TO Sur
render. whereupOn, under the orders 'pt
lieutenant Schmidt, the mutinous YES
sells, which had replaced the flag OF
ST. Andrew with "A red flag, responded
u hosting the battle flag.
When the battle began the batteries
An the north side. which were sup
pAed 10 be loyal instead of firing upon
Ind mutineers, Joined cause with them
and directed their fire on the city and
on the south side batteries. The Brest
regiment thereupon stormed the north
ern batteries with fixed bayOnets, and
the guns were soon turned upon the
ships and the barracks Of the muffin
GERS.
Officers Did Not Suspect.
The Listok says the conspiracy
Which led 10 the mutiny went on under
the noses of the officers, and that even
Vice Admiral Bierileff, the minister OF
marine, who was al Sebastopol a fort
night ago. suspected nothing. The
sailors waited until they were assured
pf the support OF the troops. most OF
whom. however, refused q so over 20
the mutiueers when the die was cast.
During the first three days the mu-
ttneers We're orderly. They sent dele
gates to the shopkeepers, requesting
them not 10 close, as there would l'e
no disorders, ana asking the inhabit-