The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-03
MARTIAL AW
CRONSTADT NOW
Mutineers8 Seized Fast, but Were
I Dislodged and Compelled
1fls to Surrender. II J.

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I 4 ST. P1TERSl3 VI q, August 2.--9; 46 T.
$AI-A1artial law has been proclaimed at
Cronstadt, and lii tho Donctz Basin, the
center Of tho mining and smelling in
&dustry. g,i n AZ III III,
5S During last night tmutinous sailors, SOL
dicrs and snppers and miners seized Fort
u Constantine at Cronstadt but were sub
scaucntly dislodged and compelled to- sur
render, after heavy fighting with tho
@loyal regiments. 5 3
Official Statement.
1.-THE government this evening issued tho
following account OF the Cronstadt5arulr:
3 Yesterday evening disorders broke a
y out at Cronstadt. Sailors #H OF the
z Fourth Equlpage Of the fleet left heir
barracks after II o'clock and joined II
N q a crowd awaiting them in the street,
They proceeded toward the residence II
.S$! OF the ctmn,andnnt OF the port a 4
gsSl detachment Of infantry was imnedi--3#s
an ately summoned and fired on and dis s
persed the crowd. SinlultaneouslyStlle II
agitation displayed itself other
( # cuuipages Of the fleet. Sailors began
z2y to assemble outside of their barracks. v
FFfbut were persuaded to return to their
aigquarters. Y.
q; ~. eanwhile the members Of tho
fourth equlpage and the populace ~
K had rcussembled and precipltnted
.a themselves towards the arsenal in ID
n. M endeavor to force the gates, but H
ssEithey were again dispersed by the ir7ls
u fantry and quick-tiring guns. l1vl7&$4
"A IDENTIFY; the movement was planned, 5&
las attic moment Of the appearance AZ
n, ntSt-
y "a ed on tho fort which the troops oc-
3 cup,ed The fortSwas bolnbarded and
{s toward $50 in the morning, the riot
". ers jEsurrendered. a 55sj
5535laS y IN tic course 81 the $confl with y
4$ the crowd tho following were XII ed: @sa
! By Naval # Captains Rodioncff Do-
browctsky. Scloumoff and staya-
nowsky. Is IL l5S iss I'LL 5Si u
''Wounded: Rear-Adnlral Hretems-
Il chef, Captains 1lrinitzki and Patton &i
and Ensign Maltseff
IL Order was restored this morning.
5ss Tiniandsky Regiment Of tho Imperial II.
Guard has arrived at Cronstadt.
Threw Up Hands,
Ss According to the afternoon papers, six
IioiIiccrs were. killed, including Colonel
EAaexandrofr, and nine We're wounded; but
ut is added that the casualties among the
rank and flo on both sides were much
Fighter than reported.
q Before scizing the Fort Constantine, the
sailors broke into tho houses Of the
officers killing some and s. SELLING tho
4 Others. Tho sappers and miners and
the pioneers handled the officers very
roughly tearing their epaulots and mall
8 The The majeritx OF .'the artillerymen at
Fort Constantin refused to join. the
fmutineers thus preventing the latter from
getting control OF tho fort.
When the storming party under the
command OF Colonel Shelloff arrived the
ff;mutineers were compelled to rely on their
rifles with which they replied to the
gvoileys of the loyal troops until two
sfield guns ana three machine guns had
1 been placed in position and opened fire,
tSwhcn the mutinccrs threw I'll up their
I hands.
Attempt Frustrated.
CBy,Assoclatcd Press) 8t$.
!. MOSCOW, August 2--tAn unsuccessful
!; attempt was made to-day to blow UP
Il police headquarters building. 1t was
Frustrated by the discovery Of tho in