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Manaied corpses Of All Ages and Both
Sexes Strewed the Ground.

narrowing scenes Of the day occurred
around the palace square. This enor-
nous place back OF the winter palace
Is surrounded by gardens fronting the
admiralty and by a vast semicircular
building containing the Offices OF the
general stan, the ministry OF finance
and the foreign ofice In the center
OF the square stands an enormous
granite column supporting statue
OF victory. commemorating the defea.
Of the Napolconic invasion. at which
veteran guard In the uniform OF
the period OF Alexander I stood sem
tincl.
Meanwhile plekets were stationed
at all the entrances Of the palace and
| cavalry patrols kept promenaders
moving along the sidewalk A crowd
OF strikers In and outside the admiral.
ty gardens continued TO grow hourly.
swellcd by arrivals from the Ncysky
Pospect
The strikers manned and held n
small edifice at the corner OF the gar.
iens and poured out constant obiur-
cations and reproaches at the troops.
We have come to present our hom-
age and grievances to the emperor"
Let the emperor come out and hear
us. we do not wish to do harm
Long live Nicholas II. II he only
listens 10 our grievances we are sure
he will be just and merciful."
We cannot longer endure our suf-
ferings. Better die at once and end
ALL"
Such were the cries repeatedly
heard from many strikers.
Many strikers brought their wives
and children.
You soldiers are our brothers. you
cannot shoot these little ones" thee
exclaimed. But as the pickets -anf
patrols continued driving on the peo'
pie the demonstrations began TO give
way. and the bitterest insults and
oaths. in which the Russian vocabu.
larry is particularly rich. became fire..
quent.
I'VE are not japanese: why brutal
ize us: will you shame the mothers
who bore you. who were women like
ourselves?" we're some OF the cries
that were heard. Later such expres-
sions as "Scoundels." "Mercenaries.
Dogs" and worse were heard A
long haired student among the crowd
hurled an insulting epithet at an Off
Ger. who sent couple OF men to ar
rest him. The crowd tried 10 rescue
the student. but the latter was
dragged and kicked across the sunlit
square. his long hair tossing In the
wind. The crowd broke into stream
Of boots and Kisses. Then young
workman jeercd at soldier. who ap-
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| Of comrades dragged the workman.
despite his piteous pleaiings. to the
lookup.
Every time the troops moved the
crowds Kissed them Strikers also
| gathered at the entrance OF the grand
morskai and Of the avenue leading to
the Moika canal. The crowd at the
latter place sweiled 10 huge proper
| tions. blocking the bridge across the
canal. The order came at / 80 10
clear them OF, the colonel command
ing the horse guards uttered a short.
sharp command. the troops drew their
swords and advanced at quick and
then broke into a Eallop. heading
| straight for the Moika Shrieks OF
the wounded resounded. Then came
deadly silence. broken only by the
galloping Of ambulance horses.
The next twenty minutes passed
without incident. Nothing indicated
| the approach OF the horrible butchery
which was destined to stain the cor
| ner of the admiralty gardens with hu-
man blood. The crowds there persist
Ell in refusing TO move on. clamoring
for the emperor and continually hurl-
| ing abuse at the troops. but attempted
no violence. Two companies of the
! Preobrajensky Guards. of which En-
neror Nicholas 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 command
| ing officer shouted "disperse. disperse
| disperse!" many in the crowd turning
| 10 flee, but II was too late. A tugle
sounded ani the men in the front
ranks sank to their knees and both
companies fired three volleys. the first
| two with blank cartridges and the
last with ball. Hundreds of corpses
| strewed the sidewalks.
Many women were pierced through
the back as they were trying to es-
| cape. Mangled corpses OF persons OF
| all ages and both sexes streved the
| ground. One hoy of 13 had his skull
| pierced and rent by bullets. Great
| splashes and streams OF blood stained
the snow. Only a few OF the victims
remained alive. for the fatal volley
| was fired at a distance OF not more
than twenty PAGES so the ambulances
had little work to do. Heart-rending
scenes we're witnessed as wives. hus-
bands and mothers came up to claim
their dear ones and were carried on
with them In sleighs. Meanwhile the
crowd had drlfted up the Nevsky
Prospect yelling Murders. Murders"
and the square resumed its calm as
pect, the troops returning to their sta
tions.
| IL was now the turn for the crowd
stationed at the Morskai entrance to
the square where the horse guard re
peated the exploit with which they
had cleared the Moikaia and drove
the people pellmell down the thor
oughfare.
Then the troopers moved on and
disappeared down the street. the
crowds shrieking "Murderous dogs"
but quickly vanishing before them.
France Predicts q Revolution.
Paris. Jan. 22.-The news Of the
bloody events in ST. Petersburg has
caused profound sensation here. The
newspapers issued special editions
throughout the evening. giving dra-
matte details of the street fighting.
and these were eagerly read and dis
cussed In the boulevards. at the thea
ters and in other public places. the
tragedy being the universal subject
OF comment. Officials here have re-
ceived advices practically the same
as those made public. The general
view Is one OF deepest apprehension
that the events OF the day may pre-
cipitate in a revolution.
Military in Possession.
ST. Petersburg. Jan. 22-Along to-
| ward s o'clock in the evening the