The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-06
Russian Torpedo Destroyer Cap
tured by Her Crew and
BOMBARDS THE CITY
VladivostocI, and a Severe Battle
Takes Place in Which Several Peo-
pie Are KiIled-Five Loyal War
Vessels Engage the Mutinous Boat,
Which Is Rsddled and Run Ashore.
The Crew Killed or Captured.
The Crew Killed or Captured.

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Hosting the red flag at the signal
masthead, the torpedo boat destroyer
Skory, captured by her mutinous
crew, steamed out into the harbor> OF
Vladivostock Thursday and imme-
diately opened fire on the city.
This act, following the mutiny Of
battalion Of army sappers, who at
tackled and almost captured one OF
the barracks, has terror1zed the peo-
pie and the city is under martial
law. Soldiers are patroling the streets
No one may venture from his home
after dark on pain Of arrest.
The mutiny on board the Skory
was not even suspected by her COM
mander, Lieutenant Stoer, who gave
his life in the defense Of his ship
when the crew arose at dawn and
| overpowred the officers. They were
melted to this act by agitators from
the city, who had managed to get
on board during the night through
the consent of sympatlizer with the
revolutiohists.
The moment the mutineers obtain
ed the upper hand they slipped the
cable anchoring the destroyer near
four other war boats, and steamed
out into the horbor, while red Gag
was run up the signal halyards.
Not only did the Skory shell the
city, but the mutineers returned the
fire Of the forts, and Of the four 9th
er destroyers and two gunboats.
Taking a position that would COM
mand the city ano regardless Of their
exposure to the fire Of the harbor
fort, and OF the other destroyers, the
mutineers began to hurl sheels into
the forts and city. Every gun Of the
Skory was worked by the mrtineers,
who appeared to realize that in the
end they were doomed and were de-
termined to wheak all injury they
could while they had the power.
The sheels Of the Skory burst in
muny parts Of the city. One shell
was aimed at the city hall and burst
ing near it destroyed one corner OF
the building. The gunners on the
mutinous boat were experts, and
many people were blown to pieces In
the streets by the bursting shells.
Many houses were destroyed.
Fire started in many places in the
city five minutes after the mutineers
opened FIRE. The close range of the
Skory, which was not more than a
fourth of mile out, made the aim
more deadly.
The torpedo boat destroyers Gar
sovoz, Smelly and Serditz and the
gunboats Mandschur and Ravy
out and engaged the pirate
destroyer, and pitched naval bat
tie began.
The harbor fort, manned by the
Twelfth Regiment Of Artillery, add
ed its fire to that of the torpedo boat
destroyers and the gunboats, and
soon riddled the mutineers' craft.
The Skory's tunnels of sheet steel
were torn to pieces, the fragments
killing many Of the crew. Her armor
plate was pierced by shells, and her
decks strewed with dead and wound
ed.
But her pilothouse, encased IN
steel, was not damaged, and the
steersman, who had been manouever-
ing in short circles, so that every
gun could be used, turned toward the
shore when he saw that the Skory
must soon sink. AS a last desperate
move the Skory was run through the
heavy surf and beached.
When the few survivors struggled
through the surf from the blood
stained decks they were met by sol
diers, who manacled them and drag
ged them to cells. Some OF the sur
viyors were bayonetted by the troops
before the commander interfered-
Many men were killed and wound
ed on the loyal boats. Captain kur-
osch, commander Of the torpedo boat
Ravy, was torn to pieces by one OF
the Skory's shells. Lieutenant vas
silief, of the Serditz, was wounded:
All of the destroyers bore marks OF
the ssory's fire. One American was
wounded in the city.
The uprising of the sappers Bat
TALON was an unexpected as the NUT
inv Their attempt to take a oarracK
was defeated by the use Of machine
guns by the rife regiment quaroereo
there A score Of the insurgents were
killed and wounded and the otners
routed.
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.