The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-01
In Possession of Great
 Fortress.
HUNDREDS REPORTED DEAD
Cause Was Death from Mistreat-
 ment of Sapper.
Unsineers Rise Up and Were Jefnsd sy Arsiierymes, whiie rnfsntry Remained Lsyal--sasIcrs
 Reported in Mutiny.
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metaiuEt@E@s Aa&. As-~t s@e R. msy~- syesbors Is entirely in the hands oi sh- snatineers, who now have In thei' possession every kind of armamens norri6le scenes secnrred tlurinK iass mfxhs when tho aerce fiehsirs whs con sfsuea. The heaviest artillery waa asses auEias inc conflict.
 Hslsingfors. July si.-~A gigantic military conspiracy aiming st tns simultaneous capture of Russia's three great sea forts, viz: Cronsfadt, Sebasto. pol and Sveaborg. arranged by ths military league, was prematureiy sprung here last night by an attempl to arrest the members of company ol sappers who has mutinied on account of the death Of one of their comrades said to have been due to III treatment
 The garrison of flae fortress at svea- the artiilerymeu and sapperH were In. velved Only four companies Of in- fantry remained loyal The mutineeri seized forty machine guns, and prac- kicallx all the quick hrers and light artillery the main fort mfwyp fwypr artillery in the fortress, but even with this aid they were unable to hold the main fort against the loyal infantry. The fghting continued all night The heaviest fghting was heard from 10 o'clock at night nutil in the morn ing
 This morning a detachment Of re. volutionists seized the marine barracks on Skattuden island, hoisted the red flag and were joind by all the marines Nine cruisers. torpedo boats and des- troyers lying in the harbor opened fire on the barracks. This fire was answer cd from the third story windows oi rifles.
 The torpedo boats and destroyers which were lying closer to the shore. were subjected to such hot nrc from the barracks that their crews were driven below decks They finally steamed out and. joined in the bom- f1Afdnient with the crnisers. This sea attack was in co-cpefation with at- tacks by the cossaeks and infantry from the land side. which Began at o'clock in the morning and continued through the day. Finally. towards evening the firing ceased and the au- thorities announce that the barracks had been captured.
 At o'clock the Cossacks cleared the square in front of the palace facing sveaborg and then drove the public from the water front to prevent as- distance from reaching Sveaborg.
 The exact situation at Sveaborg Is not known. Rumors are ip circulation that the entire fortress has fallen into the hands of the insurgents, but they lack confirmation. It is believed that this cessation of fighting Is but pre- Jude to the renewal of the battle. The wives and families of the officers on duty In the fortress were sent ashore by General Laiming and not molested by the revoltuionists.
 saThe Red Guard" whose leaders were cognizant In the plot. despatched an ex- nedition by a special train as soon as the revolt broke out. to cut the rail- road track outside of the city in order to prevent the arrival of reinforce ynents A general strike was declared this afternoon and was obeyed by tho workmen of all the factories.