The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-06
Rebels Capture Three Gunb0atS
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Warships of Imperial Fleet Put Into Shanghai, Not Knowing City Had Passed Into Control oi the RevOlutionists
Especial from United Press.

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 Shanghai. Nov. 6.-The crews of the three gunboats of Admiral Saih's imperialist fleet in the Yangtse river, which put into Shanghai in inno- cence of the fact that the city had passed into revolutionist control, came over to the rebels. today, and placed the boats at the latter's dis posal. The .imperialists had no choice but to yield even if they had been unwilling to do so, as the re- bels could have blown them out of the water at any attempt to escape.
 Communication with Hankow is still interrupted. It has been impos- sibIe to learn anything concerning the fate of the Wesleyan Mission, hospital and asylum for the blind, which seemed doomed to destruction at last reports.
 Reports that 50,O00 persons have only wild guesses but it seems cer- tain that the loss of life has been enormous F'ugitives from the strick- en city say that at the time they left there were many places where the streets were piled two or three deep with corpses from one side to the other, that where the hand to hand fighting began between rebels and imperialists the dead lie literally in drifts and that hundreds, cut off by fires in every direction, perished in the flames.
 mated here that at least 150,000 men. women and children have been killed in battles, maSSacres and fires throughout the empire.
 It is the general opinion here that the fighting is far from being ended, that tremendous slaughter of the Manchus is inevitable sooner or later and that the death roll may we'll pass the million mark before peace is finally restored.
 Negotiations are under way for a combination of forces between the rebels and General Ii and those of the provinces of Kiang Su, Che Kiang and Flu Kien. which have also just declared their independence of im- perial rule. Revolutionists here are enthusiastically endorsing General Lis refusal to make peace on any terms other than the emperor's de- position and the establishment of a republic.
 Yuan Shi Kai is generally consid- cred to be dependent for his safety upon the revolutionist commanders good will: The rank and file of the discuss terms. undoubtedly regard him as a traitor to the cause of free dom and would probably make short work of him but for the opinion the general is said to hold that it would be a disgrace to himself and his fol- lowers if an accredited emissary should come to harm while at his headquarters.
 On the other hand, there seems no question that the Manehus consider Yuan Kai primarily responsible for the progressive movement which cul- minated in the outbreak of the revo- lution and the report is widely be- lieved that the clan has vowed his death and will certainly fulfill their pledge if he returns to Pekin.
 It was feared, today, that the revo- lution will end in splitting China into three distinct states but influencial men like Wu Ting Fang are trying to consolidate the rebel groups in the different localities under a single re- publican government.
 The Chinese cable operators struck, today, and foreign marines are guard ing the cable stations.