Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-01
CANNONAD|NG
At sVEAB0RG
Fight for the Possession OF the
Main Fortress is Still in
Progress.
EXACT SITUATION UNKNOWN.
Battle Between Mutnccrs and LOYAL
Troops Continued During the
Night.

Hels!ngsfors, Aug, 1. p. ma heavy
eannonading is in progress Boz Svcsborg,
showing that the fight for the posses
sion OF the main forphcation Is stll in
progress Il Is impossible from the
shore 10 ascertain the exact situation.
The only reinforcements which have
arrived here are two companies OF the
Finnish regiment. which reached here
today. Cen Baron ssltzs, commander
OF the Twenty-seoond army corps. Is
on his way here from Vilmanstrand.
Hslsngfors. Aug 1.-The fight be-
tween the muiineers and the loyal
troops was Saged during most OF the
past night. The cannonade was heavy.
the firing OF the guns furnished an ave-
inspiring spectacle 10 the thousands lin
ing the points OF vantage on Obserya-
tory hill. The loyal minority seemed
10 command the fort on Nicholas ISL
and. which was engaged IN a duel with
Sandham's formidable masked batter
les. At 10 o'clock this morning they
were still exchanging brosdsides at 10
minute
ported 10 Helslngfors numbered less
than 80. OF whom IL are dead but thus
far the number OF killed or wounded IN
the syesbOrg hospital has not been as
CeTtained.
order has been restored az Skatudden
island where 40 sailors and n civil
ians have been dissrmed.
From the civilian point Of view the
local situation Is easier.
No cruisers are visible. Troops are
expected here but the Instruction Of the
bridge near Rihimseh rilroad station
and the tearing up o. the permanent
way at several points delays the arrival
OF achievements.
The town Is quiet and business is pro-
ceedlng. but the workmen are on
strike
Tho diet AZ a sitting late last night
issued an earnest warning to the pop
ulatlou to abstain from participation In
acts which might POSSIBLY grayely az
feet the whole country.
The revolt. II T. pointed out occurred /
on the anniversary of a mining disaster
which vas caused by the recklessness
~ some officers and resulted IN the loss
OF dozen live.
Copies NJ the Nihorg manifesto out
lawed parliament are being distributed
among the Cossacks who quietly put
them In their pockets
A naval squadron, Including the bat
tleshin Slava. Is reported TO have sailed
from Reyal this afternoon for svea-
borg
The telegraph building here has been
ruined and the barracks and cathedral |
have been badly damaged by the FIRE /
~ the il-inch guns The numbers ~ I
wounded and killed have probably /
been oyerestimated.
The Socialists are on the alert and I
the town people are On fear Of a can I
nonade II the naval squadron arrives /
here.
There was n panic an DAY long yes /
ierday among the summer residents IN |
the islands ~ he archipelago. owinc to |
ne ftlfof stray bullets and shells which I
..--ee1 number ~ casualtios both on I
the Islands and IN the city. A rsn 4
sitting on thu vnrauds ~ The yacht .
club was mortallv wounded and a scr-
want girl vas Killed.
For more than week Russian rpvo-
Iutioulsts have been working among
the troons. distributing the NihorC and .
Sroup ~ Toll msnifcstocs and u Is TO-
0orted that on sunday 1900 soldiers
took the oath 20 fight m the side ~ the
people