The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-02

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Helsingfors. Aug. 1. 8 p. M
y There has been continuous sharp
= cannonading at SVeabOrg since
noon. The smoke from burning
buildings is visible here.
During the afternoon a rain of
y shrapnel was poured into the sea
= in the vicinity of LOnnan island,
y where a cruiser is stationed.
Troops are pouring into Hell
= singfors.
Helsingfors, Aug 1. s o. M
= The cannonade at Sveaborg con-
tinued all afternoon. The powder
= magazine i'm the possession of the
4 insurgents has exploded. 1t is i'm
= possible to determine how this will
= affect the mutiny.
y st. Petersburg, Aug. l, 11:55 p.
= m.-The general telegraph office of :
y st. Petersburg and surrounding :
= buildings were occupied by detach- :
y ments of guards just before mid (
= night tonight. The authorities ev- :
> identity fear a general attempt to :
y cut communication between the :
= capital and the interior.
y HeIsingfors, Aug. .. 1886 a. m. :
4 It was rumored at late hour last (
= night that the Sveaborg mutineers :
= had surrendered.
Helsingfors, Aug. 2. 1910 a. IN. :
\ A rumOr of the surrender of the :
\ entire mutinous force at Syeaborg
\ was brought to Helsingfors by the :
\ postmaster at Sveaborg. 1t is i'm :
l. tbio runner I
y here.
y The fire from the cruisers has Sc :
= riously damaged the Qualifications.
There has been no firing for the :
= last two hours
The mutineers have failed in <
= their efforts to secure provisions.
y Helsingfors, Aug. ?, 1855 a. nj. "
y The latest news from the fort (
y ress tends to confirm the previous I
y report that. the mutineers have
y surrendered
y The mutineers undoubtedly had I
y the upper hand until the battle
\ ships Slava and Czarevitch ar I
\ rived on the scene and commenced
\ TO lombard them with such telling I
! effect that the central magazine
\ was blown UP and the biggest
y guns In the hands Of the revOlu-
\ tionists were rendered practically "
y useless.
Commander Toget and 1000 10y (
= al infantrymen then surrounded =
y the barracks. They were under Z
= continual fire from the revOlu-
y tionists.
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St. Petersburg. Aug. ,. 1915 a. ms
Petersburg is anxiOusly awaiting news {
the outcome of yesterdays battle betwee
the mutineers and the government force
at Sveaborg. No definite information ha
been received here owing 10 the damag
done to the land telegraph wires. tn
advices received by the government b
wireless telegraphy have not been d
vulged.
The most Importance attached to tn
conduct of the fleet. According to sem
official intimations, the crews of thes
vessels are still under control of the
officers. but private advices say that
portion of the crews have been confine
below decks for fear of mutiny.
Rumor of Mutiny.
tonight that four of the ships of the Ba
tic squadron were in complete mutiny an
roaming at large in the gulf of Finlan,
and that the commandant at Cronsta9
had been notified to be prepared for q
attack by the vessels.
Ii is worthy of note that dispatch
an official agency from Helsingfors al
nouncing the arrival of the fleet off Sve;
borg and that it opened fire, does III
mention what it opened fire against.
Vice Admiral Birileff presumably Ia
gone TO Helsingfors to assume persoon
command of the fleet, as il now develop
that Grand Duke Alexander Michaelt
witch, the emperor's brother. is not wit
the fleet, as previously reported. but
Gatschina with the empress dowager.
Anxiety Is Intense.
The most intense anxiety still pr
walls with regard TO a possible uprisir
AT Cronstadt, and the general spread
the revolt through the entire naval estal
lishment. A personal visit by corr
spondent of the Associated Press to Crol
stadt shows that the authorities there r.
ceiVed timely warning of the events
Sveaborg and nipped a possible revolt
the bud. They had the situation well
hand Tuesday night. and quietly place
detachments Of infantry at the doors
the marine barracks and removed the ca
bines from the racks in the building. Ye
terday morning the 800 sailors compo
ing the seventh equipage, quartered
Cronstadt. whose loyalty had been dii
trusted, found themselves prisoners. tt
correspondent saw them looking out
the windows of their barracks and unab
10 communicate with the outside. TT
streets of Cronstadt are swarming wit
troops of the loyal guard regiments, an
the newly arrived men. of the Twenty
fourth division. who serve TO Overawe IL
disaffected elements.
Newspapers Confiscated.
The commandment at Cronstadt Ordere
the confiscation of newspapers from S
Petersburg in order to prevent the new
of the outbreak at SVeabOrg from reacl
Nsng the islanders. This measure was fai
IN successful.
group OF agitators who went over
Cronstadt In the same boat with the co
respondent of the Associated Press a
tempted 10 hold meetings and commun