Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01
THE TERROR|STS
WILDLY JUbILANT
st. Petersburg Alarmed Over
Mutiny at Sveaborg.
FIGHT STILL IN PROGRESS
Wire Communication Cut Off With
Cronstadt.
A JOURNAL CALLS IT CIVIL WAR
The Russian Court is Apprehensive
Over Safety of Warships Sent
From Reval to Sveaborg.

A heavy cannonading is in prog
ress at Sveaborg, Finland, showing
that the fight for the possession OF
the main fortihcation is still in prog
ress. 1t is impossible from the shore
to ascertain the exact situation.
The only reinforcements which
have arrived there are two COM
panies of the Finnish regiment,
which reached there today. Gen.
Baron Saltza, commander OF the ED
Army Corps, is on his way there
from Villmanstrand
The damage to the branch line to
Niborg has been repaired and rein
forcements OF troops are arriving
there. 1t is hoped that the mutiny
on the fortress islands will soon be
quelled
In response to the call for a gen.
eral strike only the employees of pri-
vate factories have gone out.
HEI,SINGFORS, Finland August 1.-The
fight between the mutineers and the loyal
troops was waged during most of the past
night. The cannonade was heavy. the firing
OF the guns furnishing an awe-inspiring
spectacle to the thousands lining the points.
of vantage on Observatory Hill.
The loyal minority seemed to command
the forts on NiehoIai Island. which was en-
gagged In a duel with Sandhams formidable
masked batteries At 10 clock this morn
ing they were still exchanging broadsldes
at ten-minute intervale. The victims
transported 10 Helsingfors numbered less
than fifty. of whom fifteen are dead. but
thus far the number of killed or wounded
in the sveaborg Hospital has not been
ascertainable.
Skatudden Regained
Order has been restored at Skatudden Is
land. where no sailors and eleven civilians
have been disarmed
From the civilian point OF view the local
situation IL easier.
No cruisers are visible. Troops are ex-
pected here. but the destruction of the
bridge near Rlhimaeki railroad station and
the tearing up OF the permanent way at
several points delays the arrival OF rein
forcements.
The town is quiet and business is pro-
ceeding. but the workmen are on strike
The diet. at a sitting late last night, is
sued an earnest warning to the population
to abstain from participation I'm acts which
might possibly gravely affect the whole
country.
The revolt. 1t Is pointed out. occurred on
the anniversary of mining disaster which
was caused by the recklessness of some
officers and resulted in the loss of a dozen
lives. Copies of the viborg manifesto of
the outlswed parliament are being dis
tributed among the Cossacks who quietly
put them in their pockets.
Looking for Warships.
naval squadron, including the battle
ship Slava. is reported TO have sailed from
Reval this afternoon for Sveaborg
The telegraph building here has been
ruined, and the barracks and cathedral
. have been badly damaged by the fire OF the
If-inch guns. The numbers of wounded
and killed have probably been overesti-
mated.
The socialists are on the alert and the
town people are in fear of "A cannonade II
the naval squadron arrives here.
There was a panic all day long yesterday
among the summer residents on the islands
OF the archipelago owing 10 the fall of
stray bullets and shells, which caused
number Of casualties, both on the islands
and in the city. a man sitting on the
veranda OF the yacht club was mortany
wounded and a servant girl was killed.
Soldiers Took Oath to Fight.
For more than a week Russian revolu-
tionists have been working among the
troops distributing the Yiborg and group of
toll msnifestoes, and il is reported that on
Sunday I.5Oo soldiers took an oath to fight
on the side OF the people.
The news OF the revolt here caused the
greatest excitement at Cronstadt, especially
in view OF the report that mutiny Of
the c.ews OF warships was proceeding at
Cronstadt and that the revolutionists were
working hard to pursuade the troops there
10 mutiny and refuse to fire or the war
ships.
Precautions were hastily taken by the
authorizes at Cronstadt. The breach