The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-03
REVOLTERS SHOT WHEN CON-
 YICTED BY C0URTMARTIAL
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 on three of the islands and elected directing committee headed by Zion, an ex-feserve officer.~
 Shoot Junior Officers.
 The mutineers then shot three junior of ficers and afterwards fired from the Em- peror's battery upon residence of the eommandant of the fortress. The latter had with him the entire Sveaborg reg- ment which not only replied with the field guns at their disposal but proved their loyalty by making an attempt to capture the position of the mutineers at the point of the bayonet This attempt, however was repulsed with the fire of rapid fire guns.
 The next morning the sailors at the barracks at Skatudden at the instigation of the red guard joined the mutiny and hoisted the red flag. The garrison of the city had been reduced to two regiments of infantry and two squadrons of Cos sacks when the mutiny occurred and ow- ing to the activity of the revolutlonists and the panic in the city. it was decided to await endorsements of troops and ma chine guns from Villeanstrand.
 Breach In the Walls.
 In the meantime during the day, the fire of the torpedo cruiser Finn made a breach in the walls of the barracks of Skattuden and at nightfall the majority of the mutineers there surrendered. The remainder escaped in boats The nut ineers in the fortress at intervals during the day fired shrapnel shells from the 9-lneh guns at the loyal troops on Com mander island and the battery on TIarak- ka island nearer the shore. The troops manning the island battery were regarded as being untrustworthy and were sent to the main land The breech blocks of the guns were removed and Cossack faI~ af- l.Ft This was the most serious moment for both sides. While anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Baltic squadron the mlt- ineers firmly believed that the fight vas on their side and they were also informed that the crews of the war ships at Hango had thrown their officers overheard and We're or their way to joint in the mntiny.
 Tear Up the Railroad.
 Commander Koch of the red guard had already ordered general strike and had torn up the railroad Nevertheless Gen. f Von Saltza with some of the first Fln- nish regiment engaged to get into Hel- slngfors from Villamstrand. The loyal troops did little firing that day or yes terday. After the Blowing up of the magazines the mutiaeers used mortars The mutiny practically ended when the warships Silva and Bogatyr appeared in the offing at 6 o'clock last night and after an exchange of signals with den- eral I4aming. commander of the loyal troops on Commander island, opened fire upon the mutneers.
 Although the shots went wild they weakened the spirit of the mutineers. who evidently ed this display of loyalty on the part of the crews of the ships as sealing thclr fate. Two hours later a white flag was run al one end Of the Emperors battery, but from the other end a red flag immediately appeared, fol- lowed by the sound of fusillade of rifles behind the para rhat, showing that the mutineers were divided into two camps and were fighting among them selves.
 Tried to Escape In Boats.
 Soon after motor bot, believed to contain the civil leader of the mutiny, tried to escape to the manlan. The war ships opened fire on tae boat but failed to reach the target A. battery of rapid fire guns on Nichola .sland had better luck however, rddling the boat and kill ing two of it's occupants. The other jumped overheard and swan ashore Of three boats which followed the motor boat one was captured, one was sunk and one escaped. Occasional shots were heard from the Emperors battery until the traveller, who furnished the above infor- nation, left Helsingfors at midnight, in- dicatng that the boldest of the mutlneers were determined to die rather than sur render. and that they were selling heir lives dearly.
 In the Sveaborg mutiny seven com panies of artillery were concerned and of the fortress steamers the Vietreli, Psu- kar. Rabotsch Imgemier and Mars were in the hands of the mutineers, while the Bomba Opit and Sveaborg remained loyal The Opit was furiously bombarded by the mutineers yesterday, and they threatened to sink the Bomba at the first opportunity even if she hoisted the red flag. During he Statuddin Island mutiny only one, the "Ffnn," of six vessels, sta tioned in the north harbor fired on the marine barracks. occupied by the mutt