Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-02
WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT HAPPENED.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. "A cores
pondeut Of the Associated Press who
attempted 10 reach Cronstadt this
morning from Orienbaum, on The
gulf Of Finland, opposite Cronstadt
found the place almost IN state OF
panic. All communication with the
island OF Cronstadt was intcrlicted.
People arriving there were searched
and arrested.
From Information obtained from ref
ugees officers aud Others q fairly clear
idea Of what happened was obtained
The sailors OF the Twentieth and other
equipages, together with the sappers
and miners pioneers and other units
managed To rise in spite OF the sur
veillanCe Of the guard and other regi-
ments which were stationed az the
barracks plainly indicating treacheN.
This suspicion is heightened by the
fact that The commander disarmed the
Syeosk regiment during the evening.
y plot had been carefully planned b.
which the muiineers obtained possess
sion Of the train steamer Then. with
out lights they ran a train 10 the
bridge separating the island from Fort
Constantine which. with the evident
connINance ~ the sentinels they had
no difficulty in entering The main
body Of the fortress artillery In the fort
Joined the mutineers and those who did
not do 30 were bound and gagged
The mutineers then turned some Of the
guns OF the fortress AGAINST the camp
Of the loyal troops IN the city and
Oh an ~ Ia Mil he
conceived intention OF covering the es-
cape Of the train steamer which sailed
around In a protected position under
the guns Of the fort. Untl the guns
opened the whole affair was conducted
So quietly that the commander OF the
fortress had no suspicion OF what had
happened Upon the first shot a zen.
erel alarm was sounded and the entire
garrison was called out. While a por.
ton az the loyal troops took up posi-
lions ln the streets which we're already
Illed with terrorstrlCken Inhabitants.
"a stormlng party consisting OF three
regiments of grenadiers the Yenezi
and Ninlandsky was formed
and led 20 the assault After four
,olleys had been fired. the mutlneers
loisted the white flag and those who
refused 10 surrender were hastily dis
patched Meanwhile the waiting steam
20 sailed m In the direction Of the Fin
lish coast.
Later machine guns were posted In
he main streets No mercy was shown
10 those suspected OF being agitators.
aud number OF innocent persons are
reported TO have been Killed
This morning when the Grand Duke
Nicholas NiCholsievich communicating
'hief ~ an the troops IN the 81. Peters
burg district was Informed ~ what
had transpirci. he was furious. and.
according 10 information obtained al
1rienbaum. he immediately ordered the
nutineors 20 be tried by court martial
md shot and % Is added that extcu.
ions are already IN progress.
CAUSE OF UNREST.
seyaNopol, Aug Admiral Skryd.
on. commander Of the Black Sea feet.
iscribed the unrest IN the fleet not 10
he economic demands Of the men but
o the revolutionary propaganda and
he attitude OF a small number OF the |
lfficers. lie did not fiatter himself With |
he belief that the task Of restoring or |
~ "'NNA w al tANN NlAFt
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
So Petersburg, Aug. 2.-The govern. /
1ent this evening issued the following |
ccount OF the Cronstadt affair.
Nestei day evening disorders broke 1
NJ at Cronstadt. Sailors OF the Fourth /
quipsee Of the feet left their barracks.
fter II o'clock, and Joined a crowd
waiting them IN the street They
roceeded toward the residence Of the
o. the port 4 detachment
Infantry was Immediately sum
loned and fred on and dispersed the
rowd. simultaneously. the agitation
isplayei itself On other eQulpages OF
he feet. Sailors began to assemble
utslde 81 their barracks. hut we're
ersuaded to return 10 their quarters
the members Of the Fourth !
luipage and the populace had re-as-
embed and preripitates themselves
lward the arsenal In an endeavor 10
lrce The gates but they we're again
lspersed hy the infantry and quick
ring guns Evidently the movement
az planned. as a. the moment OF the
ppesrance u the rioters q red Rag was
oisted on the fort which the rioters oc-
lpicd. This fort VAS hamharded and
ward 3 80 O'Clock In the morning the
oters surrendered
"In the course of the conflict with
le crowd the following were Killed:
Naval Capts Rodionen. DohroNel.
~. Sahoumoff and Stoyanowsky.
Wounded Rear Admiral Bcckem- ]
hen, Capts krinitzsky and Patton
IA Ensign Maltzen
order was restored his morning.
no Finlisnsky regiment Of the iniper-
. guard has arrived az Cronstadt"
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