The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01

- ganuc military conspiracy aim
ing at the simultaneous cap
ture OF Russia's three great
sea fortresses. Cronstadt, Sebastopol
and Sveaborg. arranged by the Revolu-
tionary Military League. was prema-
Turely sprung here last night by an at
tempt 10 arrest members OF company
ot sappers who had mutinied on account
or the death OF one of their comrades
alleged TO have been due TO i'll treat
menL The entire garrison of the fort
scess al Sveaborg famed out instantly
, - revolt All the artillerymen and
sappers garrisoning the place were in
volved- Only four companies of infsn-
rrymen remained loyal. The muttneers
seized forty machine guns and prac-
tically all the quick -frers and light ar
-tllery in the fortress, but even with
this aid they were unable to hold the
main fort against the loyal artillery.
The fighting continued all night long.
Ihc heaviest firing was heard from 10
o'clock in the evening until ! in the
morning.
HOIST THE RED FLAG.
This morning a detachment of civil
ian revolutionaries entered the marine
barracks on Skatuden Island, hoisted
the red flag and were Joined by all the
marines Nine cruisers, torpedo boats
and destroyers lying in the harbor
opened fire on the barracks. This fire
was answered from the third story win
dows Of the barracks with machine
guns and rifles. The torpedo boats and
destroyers which We're lying closer to
the shore were subjected TO such hot
IRE from the barracks that their crews
were driven below decks. They finally
steamed out and Joined the lombard
ulent with the cruisers.
This sea attack was in cooperation
with attacks by Cossacks and infan-
try from the land side, which began at
e clock in the morning and con-
rinued throughout the whole day.
Finally. toward evening, the firing
ceased and the authorities announced
ttat the barracks had been captured.
CosSACKs CLEAR SQUARE.
At / o'clock in the afternoon the
Cossacks cleared the square in front
OF the palace facing Sveaborg and then
drove the public from the entire water
front for the purpose OF preventing the
sending OF assistance from the city TO
Sveaborg.
The exact situation at Sveaborg is
not known.
Rumors are in circulation that the
entire fortress Of the city has now
fallen into the hands OF the insurgents,
but they lack confirmation. 1t is be-
lieved that this cessation OF fighting
is only a prelude 10 the renewal OF the
battle between the mutineers and the
Government troops.
An authoritative estimate Of the
killed and wounded cannot be obtained,
but the casualty list on both sides must
be heavy, for the fighting was waged
with desperation
HELSINGFORS. July 3I.-Various rub
mors are heard regarding the fate OF
officers who were at Sveaborg and in
the Skatuden Barracks. According TO
one rumor almost all the officers and
according 10 another almost all the
junior officers sided with the mutineers-
SAILORS CONDEMN OFFICERS.
The sailors at Skatuden are said to
have convened an elective court mar
riaI which condemned several officers
10 instant execution. The wives and
families Of the officers on duty in the
fortress were sent ashore by General
Laiming and were not molested by the
revolutionists.
The Red Guard" who were cogni-
at OF the plot, dispatched an expe-
A-ion by q special train as soon as the
revolt broke out TO cut the railroad
track outside OF the city in order to
prevent the arrival Of reinforcements-
A general strike was declared this
afternoon and was obeyed by the
workmen Of all the factories.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 31.-No re-
port Of the Suspension Of the great
revolt OF the garrison at Sveborg fort
ress, the Gibraltar Of the North has
been received in St Petersburg up TO
this hour. The secondary uprising
among the marines and troops sta
toned at Skatuden at barracks on the
peninsula communicating with the
main land was crushed out at a late
hour yesterday afternoon by loyal
troops after heavy fighting in which
nine cruisers. destrOyers and torpedo
boats participated
FIRING ON THE ISLANDS.
The sound OF firing on the islands
and from the fortresses has ceased,
and in spite Of the fact that the occu-
patton of the entire water front by
Cossacks prevents the obtaining of
positive news, Il is announced at Hell
sinRfors that the mutinous artillery
men and sappers still are holding their
positions. The outlying islands and
the fortress appear TO be IN their pos
session. and they have perhaps all the
machine guns, quick-frers and NOV
able artillery OF the fortress.
General Laiming>the commandant OF
the fortress, IS holding on TO the main
fort on Commander Island with force
OF infantry.
A general strike was declared in
Helsingfors by the Socialistic workmen
today. All factories have been closed.
The last direct dispatch arrived here
was eleven hours en- route from Hell
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