The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-01

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Helsingfors, July 31-A gigantic military
conspiracy aiming at the simultaneous
capture of Russia's three great sea fort
'resses Cronstradt, Sebastopol and Svea-
borg. arranged by the revolutionary mill
tary league, was prematurely sprung here
last night by an attempt TO arrest mem
hers Of company Of sappers who had
mutinied on account of the death of one
of their comrades, alleged TO have been
due TO Entertainment.
The entire garrison of the fortress at
Sveaborg famed out instantly in revolt.
All the artillery men and sapperS gar
rlsoning the place were involved. Only
four companies of infantrymen remained
loyal. The mutineers seized forty ma
chine guns and practically all the quick
1irerS and light artillery in the fortress.
but even with this aid they were unable
TO hold the main fort against the loyal
infantry. The fighting continued all
night long. The heaviest firing was heard
from 10 O'Clock in the evening until in
the mOIning.
Red Flag Hoisted.
This morning detachment of civilian
TeVolutionaTies entered the marine bar
racks on Skatuden island, hoisted the red
flag and were joined by all the marines.
Nine cruisers, torpedo boats and destroy
ers lying in the harbOr opened fire on the
barracks. This fire was answered from
the third story windows of the barracks
with machine guns and rifles. The tor
pedO boats and destroyers which were ly-
ing closer to the shore were subjected
10 such a hot fire from the barracks that
their crews were driven below decks.
They finally steamed out and joined in
the bOmbardment with the cruisers. This
sea attack was in cooperation with at
lacks by COssacks and infantry from the
land size, which began at o'clock In the
morning and continued throughout the
whole day. Finally, toward the evening,
the firing ceased and the authorities an
nOunced that the barracks had been cap
tured
Exact Situation Unknown.
At ! o'clock in the afternoon the Cos
sacks cleared the square in front of the
palace facing SVeaborg and then drove
abe public from the entire water front
for the purpose of preventing the sending
of assistance from the city TO Sveaborg
The exact situation at Sveaborg is not
known.
Rumors are in circulation that the en-
tire fortress has now fallen into the
hands of the insurgents, but they lack
confirmation. 1t is believed that this ces-
sation of fighting is only d prelude TO
the renewal of the battle between the mu-
tinesrs= and the government troops.
An authoritative estimate of the killed
and wounded cannot be obtained, but the
casualty list on both sides must be heavy,
for the fighting was >waged with-desper-
alton.
Many Rumors Afioat.
Various rumOrs are heard regarding the
fate of the Officers who were at Sveaborg
and i'm the Skatunda barracks. According
10 one rpmor almost all the officers, and
according 10 another almost all the junior
officers sided with the mutineers The
marines at Skatunden are said to have
convened an elective court-martial which
condemned several officers to instant ex-
ecutiOn. The wives and families of the
officers on duty in the fortress were sent
ashore by General Laiming and were not
moested by the revOlutionists.
The red guard" who. were cognizant
of the plot dispatched an expedition by a
special train as soon as the revolt broke
out, to cut the railroad track outside of
the city in order TO prevent the arrival
of achievements. A general strike was
declared this afternoon and was obeyed
by the workmen of ali the factories.