New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-03

Rebels Not Cozued by Failure at
SUeaborg and Cr0nstadt.

down. the outlook is still black The revolutions
/ fists, whose hands were suddenly forced by the
premature rising at Sveaborg. apparently
undaunted at these initial reverses and intend TO
/ persist in the programme OF calling general
i strike tomorrow or Monday.
One of the leaders of the revolutiontsts, With
whom The Associated Press spoke last night.
boosted that the word had gone forth and that
the fire OF revolt would spread 10 the corners OF
the empire His closing words 70 the CORES
/ pendent were:
Nov watch Reveal. Riga and Lfbau.'
The news OF the mutiny on the arrnored cruiser
Pamyat Azova, off the Esthonian coast. is
fraught with enormous possibilities. The crew
Of this vessel rose and killed the commander and
! four officers.
Though the Admiralty says that the squadron
off Sveaborg did not waver in its allegiance.
there is something mysterious about the reports
OF It's actions which warrants the suspicion that
all is not right aboard Only two ships fired on
the mutineers, the others remaining the ho-
rizon, as II the admiral We're not sure that they
could be depended on.
When the firing began at Cronstadt on
Wednesday night there ensued a wild panic in
the imperial palace at Peterhof as the palace
lies under the guns of the fortress. All prep
arations had been made in advance 20 flee 70
Tsarskoe-Selo, but the report afoat yesterday
ually had fled in the middle OF the night was
denied later at the chancellery OF the imperial
household II explained, however, that ON
account of "dampness at Peterhof arrange
ments had been made for the return of the i'm
perial family 70 Tsarskoe-Seio
Martial law was proclaimed at Cronstadt yes
terday, and all day long achievements were
landing there from the mainland No one is
permitted on the island without a pass. and. al
@f,o
Press thus equipped, he was held up and
searched upon disembarking from rowboat.
The correspondent found that at o'clock last
night there about two thousand mutinous
sailors barricaded in their barracks, which were
surrounded by troops
THREE HUNDRED SAILORS SHOT?
The correspondent made a tour of the city
and penetrated 20 the bridge connecting with
Fort Constantine He saw sailors laughing from
the windows of the barracks at the besieging
soldiers across the way. Everywhere there were
heavy patrols on the streets, but otherwise the
thOrOughfares were almost empty. The people
are afraid 70 venture out.
While passing the arsenal at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon the correspondent heard ragged
voley, which he subsequently learned had cut
short the lives of six prisoners, who had been
sentenced to death by the drumhead court mar
tial, which began sitting at IL o'clock In the
morning. IL declared that the three hun
dred sailors who had surrendered during the
night had been shot earlier in the day. but Il
was impossible TO obtain absolute confirmation
of this statement.
From eyewitnesses on both sides the CORE
spondent 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 arms wounded.
The losses 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, Nine Jacobi. sister OF
Colonel Alebandroff, who threw herself between
her brother and sailors when the latter
swarmed into their house at the beginning of the
outbreak, was brutality stabbed TO death.
The utmost ferocity was displayed by both
sides. One of the workmen killed cried to the
patrol: Don't FIRE on the peOpleT But the
officer in command turned codly away and gave
the order to shoot the man down.
WHY CRoNsTADT MUTINY FAILED.
Earlier accounts of the Cronstadt trouble have
been largely incorrect. The mutinous sailors
never went 70 Fort Constantine The plan of
the uprising was conceived by the revolutionary
military committee. While it was executed 70
the letter. il failed because the information of
the situation at Fort Constantine and the
senal was faulty.
When the signal was given, at IL o'clock at
night the sailors, sappers and pioneers left their
barracks ana divided into three groups. The
mission Of the first and smallest group was TO
kill the officers: the second was to take possess
sion Of the arsenal, and the third was 70 seize
the fortress and the train. The train crew had
agreed in advance to be ready. RevOlutionaries
cut the telegraph and telephone wires.
The horrible task Of the first group was ac-
complished hurriedly, and it then joined the
second group, which was already ON the bridge
leading 20 Fort Constantine This is the only
fort directly connected with the mainland, the
others being on detached islands. Then SEN
ttnels at Fort Constantine offered no resistance.
The artillerynen remained neutral and sub
mitted to imprisonment in the classmates.
II at this time that the sappers and
pioneers. who comprised these two groups.
found themselves checkmated. The batteries Of
the fort are arranged In two tiers. The guns ont
the lower tier can be swung on an arc of 10 de-
grees and command only the sea, while those OF
the upper tier are on ptvots and can be pointed
containing a full supply Of shells for the lower
tier guns had in II only two shells for the guns
OF the upper tier.
When, therefore the stOrIning party later
neers without the possibility Of using ar
tilery and were compelled to surrender. Their
flag. inscribed with the words Land and Lib
erty" which they had hoisted on entering the
fort was hauled down
About one hundred OF the mutineers. including
all the revolutionary civilians. escaped IN
steamer which lying off the port.
To the sailors. all OF whom were practically I'M
armed. their carbines having been taken from
the racks in their barracks by order OF the COM
mandant the day before, fell the task OF captur-
ing the arsenal. This proved easy, but TO their
Amusement the men found IL practically empty. |
With the exception OF a few old style guns there
was neither artillery nor ammunition 10 be
found. The sailors then made an unsuccessful
attempt to release their comrades OF the 7th |
Equipage. Then. after hasty consultation.
they decided to return 20 their barracks and
barricade themselves in.