The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
again and again until 4 dozen shots had

again and again until n dozen shots had
betn fired.
ri looked like murder TO the spceia
TORS on hill and so evidently thought
the officer lin command nf tho battery
which ceased fro. a reserve company of
tlic ScEilnovsky Regiment then advanced
and fred volloys d, tho upper windows,
I'll AT tho third yoilcy IL White handkerchief
attached 10 Il baycnct was pushed
through u shattered pas.c. II waved
frnntically aud oil was over.
Tho littlc garrison of thirty marched
cut and laid down their arms, strange
collection of rifles and repeating Slot
guns. All had rcvolvcrs.
Strange to say, not one of the men had
eyer hcon wounded. When they found
tlat they would not be executed they
appeared to be rather relieved TINT the
end OF the struggle had come. They snth
crrd around the soldiers birouac.
stretched their hands eagerly over tho
cheerful fires and begged cigarettes from
the guards.
Save Himself Who Can
The number of prisoners is being con-
stantly augmented. mt-st of the new ar
rivals being arrested ut the bridge or at
other points of cgress in the Presna
district. which is crowded with refugees.
Tho Associated Press learns that after
the fall of the Prolihuroff Cotton Mill and
other factories q council was hastily held,
AT which 1T WIS decided that the rcvolu-
I ton had failed. and an order was given
To every man to save himself as best he
could a hundred agreed to liold togeth-
ci 30 rs TO keep UP IL show of fight. under
cover of which the others could escape.
After the final surrender the lnhub-
tants swarmed into the streets OF the
lte3,. .,I,I,. .1,.
cleared away the remains of tho bar'rl
cadcs and other distractions with which
for a week the rcvolutionaries had
,lockadod the district This morning IL
correspondent of the Associated Press
found one street where, on Friday 1t
was necessary 10 climb over thirty bar
ricades, clear from cnd TO end. MI these
except three, which were carried by
troops Yesterday. were demolished by
the Inhabitants who We're rs irdustri-
Gus in tearing them down as they had
been In erecting them, As the CORE
spordent proceeded he was several times
searched by soldiers who were endeav-
oring TO discover revolutionary ltera-
turc us tho best means of Identifying
the rcvoutonarcs. The soldiers were
considerably rctpleScd by the strange
language IN which tho notes IN the pock-
cts OF the correspondent were written,
In squads of five the soldiers pene-
trttcd every house. searching for
wcapons.
No Trace Of Slaughter.
Considering the intensity OF yesterdays
bcn,bardment. when as many az five
shots n minute were fred, besides the
steady valicys of the infantry. the losses
arc surprisingly sniall not more than
forty of the revoiutionaries or tie inhabi-
tants being killed and only about 200 be-
ing wounded IN the district.
The artillery yesterday was conccn-
trated mainly against the factories firing
ing the district. but the ievolutionartes
usually ,iecamped at the first shot, taking
refuge in the celllts of neighborlnS
houses.
The shrapncl and rifle bullets did not
penetrate beyond the outer walls ana an
only n few instances did tho wallis show
campIe,c penetration by the solid shot
The correspondent visited the Prokha-'
rolf, ManontoH and other factories, ne
cording TO last nights reports, over a
thousand OF the fighters had perished III
the ruins He found fragments OF shrap-
mel everywhere. but no trace OF slaughter.
complete peneta,ion by tiie solid sao'
lie was informed by q carotaker who ma =
stuck to his post throughout tue liBht-
ing. that there was only one person killed
Fighting Colds,
Among the fighting revoutionarics were
several girl students who stood by their
comrades until the last.
The only serious attempts at defence
WAS made at Schmldts Furniture Fac
tory. where the losses We're heavy, but it
is Impossible TO give the number. as the
factory was burned and the bodies were
moderated. The Maratoff Factory, in
which ali Englishman nnmed Bigsby Is
a partner. was also burned.
The losses TO the troops were slight in
this region The Seminovsky Regiment.
which performed most OF the work, had
one man killed and a score wounded, the
latter including Colonel Eller. who was
shot through the neck.
Tho ProsEa quarter is II scene of desc
lsstlon. This afternoon fugtives Were
seeking new homes and the women We're
bending under the weight OF huge packs
OF bedding. many of them dragging their
>fshildren along. Sledges We're piled high
with all the worldly goods OF many fam
flies. the family lkon usually browning
the top of each pile. The poor people
made very s,I# prpgress with their bun
dies. and 'wert subjected to continuous
search by the soldiers, who some times
delighted in throwing the loads into the
SNOW and making merry at the sorry
spectacle.
IN addition to the fires in the BON
harded district. which are r,ow under CON
troll, y conflagration broke out last night
IL the buildings adjoining st. Georges
Chrrch, which 1t is believed were set on
f5rc by The rcvolutioaarics as a means Vi
divertlng tho troops.
The buildings burned all night, and
Tho nrenlen had great difficulty in saving
the church. the sp!re OF which is filled
with shrapnel fired earlier in the wccl;
against the insurgent sharpahooters. who
picked off The soldiers by rife shooting
f,om II.
Moscow Again Quiet. !,
The appearance OF the center of the
city to-day is quite normal. The people
who have been coopcd Up for n weei.