The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-03
Emperor and Family Flee from PetGrhOf to TsarskOe SeIO
 as PrscautiOn
THOUSANDS OF TROOPS
 ARE HURRIED ID FORTS
Cronstadt Is In a State of Turmoil as the Result of the Awful Scenes of a Day and
 Night.

St. Petersburg, August 3, Ills a. m.-Al- though the mutinies at Sveaborg have been ended and the one at Cronstadt has 9been practically put down, the outlook IS still black The revolutionists whose hands were suddenly forced by the prema- ture rising at Sveaborg apparently are undaunted at these initial reverses. and intend to persist in their programme Of calling a general strike on Saturday or Monday.
 One of the leaders of the revolution ists with whom the Associated Press cor respondent spoke last night, boasted that the word had gone forth, and that the first revolt would spread to the corners of the empire. His closing words to the correspondents were now watch Reval' Riga and Lbau"
 Fraught With Big Possibilities
 The news of the mutiny on board the cruiser Pamyat Azova off the Esthonian coast is fraught with enormous possibil- ities. The crew of this vessel rose and killed the commander and four officers. Ambassador Meyer has received a dis patch from the American consul at Reval saying that the Pamyat Azopa entered that port this afternoon with the red flag at her masthead. Should this cruiser under the flag of mutineers sail to the northward and appear in the pres ence of the main squadron in the Gulf of Finland, the loyalty of the crews of these vessels would perhaps be put to a stronger test than they could stand.
 Although the admiralty asserts that the squadron off Sveaborg did not waver in It's allegiance, there Is something mys- terous about the reports of the actions of the ships which warrants the suspicion that all is not right on board. Only two ships fired on the mutineers, the others remaining on the horizon, as if the ad- miral was not sure that they could be depended upon. The mutiny on the Fanny at Azova may possibly raise international complicat tions as in the eye of the law this cruiser, like the Knaz Potemkine in the Black sea in the summer of 1905, is pirate. There Is reason to believe that the German fleet has orders covering just such a contingency as this, and that it would not hesitate to put end to the renegade cruiser as a danger to com merce.
 Wild Panic Ensued.
 When the firing began at Cronstadt Wednesday night. there ensued a wild panic in the imperial palace at Peterhof, as the palace lies under the guns of the fortress. All preparations had been made in advance to flee to Tsarskoe-Selo, but the report yesterday afternoon that the Emperor and his family actually had fled in the middle of the night denied later at the chancellory of the imperial household. It was explained, however, that because of an appearance of damp ness at Peterhof arrangements had been made for the return of the imperial fam fly to Tsarskoe-Selo
 Martial Law at Cronstadt.
 Martial law was proclaimed at Cron- stadt during the day. and all day long re- Inducements have been landing there from the mainland. No one is permitted on the island without a pass and although the correspondent of the Associated Press was thus equipped, he was held up and searched upon disembarking from row boat.
 The correspondent found that at 6 o'clock yesterday evening there were about 2000 mutinous sailors barricaded in their barracks. which were surrounded by troops.
 The correspondent made tour of the city and penetrated to the bridge connect ing with Fort Constantine. He saw sail U barracks at the besieging soldiers across the bay Everywhere there was heavy pa- trols on the streets, but otherwise the thoroughfares were almost empty. The people are afraid to venture out.
 While passing the arsenal at o'clock in the afternoon the correspondent heard a ragged volley which he subsequently, learned had cut short the lives of six prisoners who had been sentenced to death by the drumhead courtmartial which be- gan sitting at Ii o'clock in the morn- ing It was declared that the 300 sailors who had surrendered during the night had been shot earlier in the day, but 1t was impossible to obtain absolute confirmation of this statement.
 From eye witnesses on both sides the correspondent learned that in addition to the officers previously mentioned the losses on the side of the loyal men were six soldiers and two sailors killed and about twenty of both are wounded.
 The loss on the side of the mutineers could not be obtained. But they were not heavy. Three workmen were killed and six were wounded In addition, Madame Ja- cobi. a sister of Colonel Alexandroff who threw herself between her brother and some sailors when the latter swarmed into their house at the beginning of the outbreak. was brutally stabbed to death.
 Ferocity on Both Sides.
 The utmost ferocity was displayed on both sides. One of the workmen killed, cried to the patrol: Don't fire on the people," but the officer in command turned coldy and gave the order to shoot the man down.
 Earlier accounts of the Cyronstadt trouble have been largely incorrect The mutnous sailors never went to Fort Con- stantine. The plan of the uprising was conceived by the revolutionary military committee. While 1t was executed to the letter, 1t failed because the information of the situation at Fort Constantine and tho arsenal was faulty. When the signal