The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-03

ltdu WIFI HiIIi the tullTe ONcdDOfS IcSl-
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 bdyonet. This at
tempt, however. WAS repulsed with the
fire of rapid fire guns.
Red Flag Hoisted.
The next morning the sailors at the
barracks at Skatudden, at the instiga-
ton of the Red Guard, joined the mu-
tiny and hoisted the red flag. The gar
rison of the city had been reduced 10
two regiments of infantry and two
squadrons of Cossacks when the mu-
tiny occurred, and owing to the activ-
ity of the revOlutionists and the panic
in the city it was decided to await re-
Inducements of troops and machine
gurs from Villmanstrand In the mean
time during the day the fire of the tor
pedo cruiser Finn made a breach in the
walls OF the barracks at Skatudden,
and at nightfall the majority of the
mutineers there surrendered. The re-
mainder escaped in boats. The mutt
neers at the fortress at intervals dur
ing the day fired shrapnel shells from
the Iiine-inch guns at the loyal troops
on Commander island, and the battery
on Parakka island. nearer the shore.
A Serious Moment.
The troops manning the island bat
terry were regarded as being untrust-
worthy and were sent to the main
land. The breech locks of the guns
were removed and Cossack pickets
were left in charge OF the fort. This
was the most serious moment for both
sides. While anXiOusly awaiting the
ol.f al
tineers firmly believed that the fight
was on their side. and they were also
informed that the crews of the war
ships at Hango had thrown their Of
ficers overheard and were on their way
to join in the mutiny. Commander
Koch of the Red Guard had already or
dered . general strike, and had torn
up the railroad. Nevertheless. General
Won Saltza, with some of tine First
Finnish regiment, engaged to get into
Helsingfors from Villmanstrand. The
loyal troops did little firing that day or
yesterday. After the blowing up of the
magazines the mutineers used mortars.
Ended by the Warships.
The mutiny practically ended when
warshipS SlaVa and BOgatyr appeared
in the offing at 6 o'clock last night, and
after an exchange of signals with Gen
eral Laiming, the commander of the
loyal troops in Commander island, fired
upon the mutineers. Although the shots
went wild, they weakened the spirit of
the mutineerS. who evidently accepted
this display of loyalty on the part of
the crews of the ships as sealing their
fate. Two hours later a white flag was
run at one end of the emperor's bat
terry. but from the other end a red flag
II, c1T1
sound of a fusillade of rifles behind the
parapet. showing that the mutineers
were divided into two camps and were
fighting among themselves. Soon after
a motor boat, believed to contain the
civilian leaders of the mutiny, tried TO
escape to the mainland. The WarShips
opened fire on the boat, but failed to
reach the target. A battery of rapid
! fire guns on Nicholai island had better
| luck. however. Kidding the boat and
killing two of its occupants. The others
! jumped overheard and swan ashore.
OF three rowbOats which followed the
motor boat. one was captured, one was
sunk and one escaped
Would Not Surrender.
Occasional shots were heard from the
emperor's battery until the traveller who
furnished the above information left Hell
boldest of the mutineers were determined
to die rather than surrender, and that
they were selling their lives dearly.
1t is stated that the garrisons of Forts
Constantine and Alexander at Cronstadt
received previous to the mutiny, the fol-
lowing telegram in cipher from Svea-
borg:
Prepare yourselves to receive a free
fleet We hope to find you friends and
not enemies
A reply was sent in the desired sense