The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-08-02
Russian Cruisers Fire
On MutinOuS Fort.
Hundreds Are Slain In q Fierce Flight
The Leaders Of the Radicals and
the seditlous Military Act
In Unison.

Helsingfora. Aug. 1.-Sveaborg IL on.
tirely in the hands OF the mutineers,
who have now In their possession
every kind OF armament. Horrible
scenes occurred during the night when
the fierce hghting was continued.
The heaviest artillery was used dur
ing the connict Several officers were
killed or wounded. Col Nataroff was
bayoneted He begged for transports.
ton to the hospital. promising forgive
ness In exchange. In stead he was
stoned and thrown into the water with
a stone tied around his neck.
81 Petersburg. Aug. 1.-The follow
ing dispatch has Just boen received d.
rect from Hesingforn. IL Is dated 2
y. m: "A hundred revolutionists, arm
ell and half uniformed. have Just
marched to the socialist club. on
George street. They demanded that
the socialist Red Guard mobilize and
Join a movement TO relieve the thou.
sand marines who are held within q
Gordon IN Skatudden barracks by the
loyal troops. The chiefs OF the Red
Guard are undecided whether 20 COM
menco an.armed uprising. as many OF
the population are completely out OF
sympathy with such a movement.
The authorities apparently are par
elyEed by the suddenness OF the re-
volt They were quite In ignorance as
TO which troops could be depended
upon.
Two officers were killed at skatud.
den by marines before a large crowd
OF civilian sympathiEers."
To Capture Fortrssses.
Heiaingfors. Aug la gigantic mill
itary conspiracy. aiming at the sim
ultaneous capture OF Russia's three
great sea fortresses. Cronstad. sebas-
topol and Sveaborg. and arranged by
the revolutionary military league. was
prematurely sprung here by an at
tempt to arrest members OF company
OF sappers who had mutinied on nc
count OF the death Of one OF their COM
rades. alleged to have been due 10 M.
treatment
The garrison OF the fortress OF Svea.
hork famed instantly into revolt All
the artillerymen and sappers we're IN
volyod Only four companies Of In
fantry remained loyal. The mutineers
seized 40 machine guns and practical
~ all the auick-nrers and light artil-
lery In the fortress. But even with
this aid they were unable to hold the
main fort against the loyal infantry.
The fighting continued all night The
heaviest firing was heard from 10
o'clock in the evening until l In the
morning.
In the morning a detachment OF CT
william revolutionaries seized the ma
rine barracks on Skatudden island.
hoisted the red flag and were Joined
by all the marines. Nine cruisers. tor
pedo boats and destroyers lying In the
harbor opened FIRE on the barracks.
This FIRE was answered from the third
story windows OF the barracks with
machine guns and rifles.
A Not Fire,
The torpedo boats and destroyers
which were lying closer 20 the shore
we're subjected 20 such hot Are from
the barracks that their crews were
driven below decks. They finally
steamed out and Joined the lombard
ment with the cruisers. This sea at
tack was in cooperation with attacks
by Cossacks and infantry from the
land side. which began at 0 o'clock IN
the morning and continued through
the day. Finally. toward evening. tho
firing ceased and the authorities an.
nounced that the barracks had beer
captured.