The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-01
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military conspirac aiming the sim,il-
81 n eous ca pture Of Russia's three great
sea fortress Cronstadt sebastopo and
sveaborg, !, arranged by the revolu olutionarY.Ss9
military league was prematu aturely sprung
here last ght In an attempt 70 arrest Fl m
members Of q connpanY Of sappers yyhs
mad mutinied On h account q the g death
of one 4of thelrs legged to have
been due 70 iii trea tmentr
entire garriso fortr tressS q 7
fsveaborg famed out 4ir atitlYsS IN revolt
All the rtilerynler i, and ga rrisoil.S
8ing. tho place we're involve a. Only fotIir
companies Of fantrymen2 remain ned loyal
The mutneers seized forty ma hine guns ~
and practically ali the quick frers and 4
light artillery in the fortress, but even
with this Said they we're unable toS hold
K the main fort ag gainst the loyal inf fantry..9
The fighting continued Il all nig IT. long.3s
The heaviest firing was hea I'd from a the
early evening until a in the morning
Heavy Fighting s5s.s5
Y This morning a detachment OF ely Ian f
lreyolutionaries seized the marine. BAR
sra cks On Skatudden Isl land, llols listed Il he
red flag and were Joined by all the mas
Brines. Nine cruiser torpedo boa IS and de-asS
stroyers lying In the harbor h o opened ire
on the barracks. This fire was answered. VI
from the II third # story vii ndows OF the
sba IRA cks with machine guns and rifles n
ST he torpedo boats and destroyers WI
were lying closer to the shore were sllb.s
5jected to such a hot fire from the barr r;;ss
racks that their crews were d ven bs-51s
low decks. They finally steamed out RI
and Joined In the bomb dment wi th ~
cruisers. rs This sea .at tack was In Coz
operation with attacks by Cossacks and
Infantry from the land side. which began
at o clock In the morning and con- tinuedSs VI
through the entire day. s tss s9
55S Finally towards evening 4, 81 the W firing
ceased aud the authorities ounced thai t
sfe barracks had been ca "a ptured 't. re-
b AT one o'clock In the afternoon the NJ
$Cossacks cleared the square in front or
the palace facing sveaborg, and then 5
drove the public from the entire water III
front for the purpose OF preventing theas
sending of assis tance from the cit 40 s4
syeaborg. }I s ss;8 3s';4
Many Killed. ss'3 n
The exact situation at sveanorg is not
known. A Rumors are In circulation that
tho entire fortress has now fallen tnto Il
the hands OF insurgents, but they lack ii55
conhrma tion It Is believed that this cesHlsJ
saton Of lighting Is but a. prelude to thea8
renewal OF the bait between the mu-i ltt
tneers and the government troops.
An authoritative estimate sof the ki!lea =
and wounded cannot be obtained. bitt
the casualty lists on both sides mus! IL
! be heavy, FOR the fighting was WageNds.
Will, despera tlon,. ri M#
There are various ruTors 10 s5pe leHIst 4
regarding the fate of the officers who
we're at sveahorg and skatudden Bar.
racks. According to one rumor' lrfl almossb II
ali the officers, and according 70 anotheF8
almost all the unior officers. sided Wlth
the mutneers, ji Is .si 83
The marines at skatudden are said 70 a
have convened an elective eco'lrt-mar artlal
which condemned several oH'cers 20 MS
stant execution.