New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
80 Loyalists Killed or
Wounded; Maximalist
Casualties Slight

PETROGRAD, Nov. "a French Off
Ger, 1t is reported, was wounded during
last nights action. The losses OF the
workmen's and soldiers organizations
are said to be one sailor killed and
several wounded. The casualties among
the defenders of the Winter Palace are
placed at about thirty killed and
wounded.
The fighting proceeded with the rival
forces alternately in possession of
the huge piles of wood stored in the
plaza. a part Of the city's winter fuel
supply.
The glare of an arc light illumined
the positions Of the forces in the plaza,
while the rest of the city was in al
most total darkness. this condition in
creaSing the visibility of the flashes
from the guns of the cruisers on the
horizon which gave warning of the
speedy bursting of shells.
The palace, watch already had been
stripped Of most of its historic art OBJ
jects, was completely denuded this af
ternoon Of its tapestries and paintings.
This was while the Provisional Gov
eminent was still in control Of the pal
ace. The art treasures were taken TO
places Of its selection.
Civilians Remain indoors
The populace for the most part re-
NAMED indoors. A few of the curious
pecred around the corners, while thou
sands OF the MaXimalist troops and
sailors from Kronstadt gathered around
the fuel piles at advantageous spots
awaiting their turn in the battle.
"Thc fortress of st. Peter and st.
Paul did not take aggressive steps
against the Provisional Government
until fire was opened on the fortress
from the Winter Palace said leu
tenant at the fortress. This was
about o'clock in the evening. No
harm was done US, but the bullets
whizzed past the outer works of the
fortress.
ave gave one short volley from
machine gun in the direction of the
palace. As the firing continued. sail
ors from the cruisers placed guns on
the shore and fired three rounds OF
shrapnel into the air above the palace.
a
stopped the commander of the Preobra-
jensky regiment telephoned the fortress
10 cease firing, as the palace wished to
surrender and desired to know the con-
ditions.
"The answer was given" continued
the lieutenant. chat the conditions
were surrender and the giving up OF
arms. At 10 o'clock in the evening,
however. the palace fred on the battery
Of sailors on the shore. The sailors in
answer sent several. shots against the
walls of the palace. The fortress was
only on the defensive throughout. 1t
made no offensive move"
The Lieutenant said the women's bat
TALON was among the defenders of the
palace. but surrendered before the bat
tie began.
Seize Telephone System
The Soldiers and Workmens Dele
gates obtained possession OF the tele-
phone system BY a ruse. A regiment
which the government believed TO be
LOYAL was sent 10 the exchange 20 re-
licye a disloyal regiment. Immediately
the Substitution was accomplished the
supposedly loyal regiment pronounced
in favor Of the Bolshoviki.
The bullct-spattcred Winter Pnlece.
'he only ocular sign Of the remarkable
Gansfcreacc OF power that mas taken
place in PetrOgrad, drew tens Of thou
sands Of he curious throng among the
populace 20 the vicinity Of the struct-
ure to-day. Nowhere else in the whole
city, except, perhaps, at the Smolny
Institute, where the new government
has established it's headquarters. and
which was the scene OF unusual activity
for this reason and because the Sol
dier5' and Workmen's Congress had as