Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-02
ANOTHER UPRISING
 MANY KILLED Mutin0ls SoIdi6ls and Sailors Last Night Seized Fot Con-
 standne QUICK LY 0VERPOWERED.
Some of Them Got Away On a Steamer and Escaped to
 Finland.

St Petersburg, Aug 2.-During the night mutinous sailors, soldiers and sappers and miners seized Fort Con. stantine at Cronstadt, but were sub. sequently dislodged and ,compelled to surrender after heavj fighting with the loyal regiments
 A hundred men were killed and many were wounded, including Ad- mfral Boaklwisheff. Some of the mutineers succeeded in boarding a steamer and escaping to Finland.
 Helsingfors, Finland, Aug D. When the correspondent of the As sociated Press arrived here this after. noon from St Petersburg the sltua- ton was practically unchanged The mutinous artillerymen were still holding out. aided by the regiment Of Sappers and miners which had joined them in the mutlny. Through out the day an artillery battle was fought between the North and South batteries of the main island of Svea-
 borg From place of vantage the correspondent was able to see shells occasionally strike the barracks and fortifications, causing fires to start up. The mutineers at that time seemed to have the upper hand and the Russian commander was forced to flee with 2,O00 loyal infantry to the furthermost part of the south- ern section of the town of Sveaborg. where he was holding out.
 The Sveaborg fortress Is composed of seven islands, of which Sveaborg island is the center. Half of Svea- borg, with half of Sandman isl,cld were In the hands of the mutInous artillerymen and Sappers and miners with the government forces com mandlng the other halves of Sand hamm and Sveaborg islands and the whole of Langorn. Nicholales Harak- ka islands. The permanent fortifi- cations on Sveaborg island were bad ly damaged by the shell fire ex- changed between the combatants. It Is claimed that the troops on Harak- ka island, the nearest to this place, could silence the guns of the mutin- cers, but the soldiers refused to fire on their comrades although they re- malned faithful to the government. The mutinous artillerynen were well fortified, not only being able to hold their positions but seemingly having the upper hand and the large 11-inch guns In the hands of the government forces did not seem to have the slightest effect on the earth works held by the mutineers. though stone and brick Notifications suffered con- siderably.
 The correspondent saw charge of government infantry. on Sveaborg island, repulsed by the mutlneers. The infantry succeeding in creeping up to a spot near the Russian church. keeping well out of sight. and finally they made a rush at the positions held by the mutinous soldiers. But, the attacking party was met by the fire of machine guns and they at once broke and fed, leaving many dead and wounded on the ground.
 Not infrequently shells went over Helsingfors and many bullets fell in the town. resulting in several persons being wounded.
 Achievements of government troops arrived here this morning. con- sisting of two companies of the Fin nish regiment from St Petersburg.
 Tn conversation with member of the regiment of Sappers and miners the correspondent learned that this was not the first trouble in the regi- ment but was the sequel of many smaller disturbances. The Sappers and miners on several previous occa- sions had refused to obey the orders of their officers.
 The government commanders ex- pect to be able to assemble troops tonight on a small peninsula near l the Notifications occupied hy the mu- tineers on Sandhamm island. and | make an effort to cross the channel | and take the mutineers in front and | rear. The latter have but little food | left and If they do not succeed Tn their supplies soon they | will be unable to hold out.
 As this dispatch is being written | the sound of the firing of the big -uH< tut sDuktit. Ter a short interval of cessation. has 
 Great excitement prevails here. The Red Guard (the armed socialist egionl, under the command of Johan Koch. has appealed 10 the Films to 'trike in support of the brave heroes ,f the Russian revolution" but a gen .ral strike is regarded as impossible 1t present
 The railroad was torn up for sev- .ral miles near Riihimakl. to prevent of troops arriving lere but the railroad men have sue 'eeded in effecting temporary re- ,airs.
 Telegraph communication between and St etersburg was cut ut ( railroad wire is now working
 The railroad officials declare that he railroad men have no desire to 70 out On strike.
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