The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-16
CAR NICHOLAS
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with the government. and those
who. refusing 10 obey orders, had
mutinied.
\ long battle occurred between
the munitinUus regiments anu ne
police al The End Of ST. Catharlnc
canal. immediately i'll front OF IN"
historic church built over the Spol
where Alexander II WAS killed ny
Il bomb. The police finally He'd TO
roOf.tops all over III" city ana
were seen no more in the streets
during the entire term Of the night
ing.
The Turning Point.
Still. on Monday morning inc
government troops appeared TO
control all the principal squares
of the city. Then came a period
when it was impossible to distin'
puish one side from the other
There WAS no definite line be-
tween the factions. The turning
puinI appeared To come about
three O'Clock il the afternoon. FOR
Two hours The uppnS ing regiments
pasSivply confronted "acn olheF
along the &. idc Litciny Prospect
in almost complete silence.
From time 10 time "miSSarirS
from The revolutionary SID" Toue
to the opposing ranks and eN'
hurted them 10 join IN" side ol -lIir
ueOple. For while the result
seemed Ia hang in III" balance.
The troops appeared irroSolutr.
awaiting the command OF their OF
frrrs. who themselves were III
doubt as TO what they should do.
DeSultory firing continued along
the side streets between groups
Of government troops and revolu'
tiuniSIS. but the regiments upon
whose decision the outcome rest
ed sill confronted each other win
machine guns and rifles III rgadl-
ness.
Whole Regiments Desert.
Suddclr, few vullcys wrr" eN-
changed: there was another
prriod cf silent suspense. and
the government regiments finally
marched over 10 join the re'otu-
tioniS,s. \ few hours after the
first clash. this entir" section O,
prrrograd, in which are located
rho numa building, artillery head
quarters. and the chief military
barracks. passed into the hands
of the revolutionary forces and
m. warfare swept like a tornado
10 other parts Of The city. where
The scene Was duplicated.
Al first it seemed Il miracle
tab, Inc revoluiioniSiS. without
pre-arrangcd plan. without IeaueI,
shin or organization. could III such
short time with comparative
ease achieve 4 complete victory
: over the government. ltul lh' eA.
planaIiOn lay in the rclurtancr "i
the troops 10 take sides against
HE people and their prompt ue-
sertion in the ranks OF hos" VII"
opposed the @nYrrnm"il''
Remarkable Scenes.
The scenes in IN" streets wrT"
by this time remarkable. ne
wide rhoruughtarr> where Iht
rrnons were stationed were COM .
nlc,rlv deserted by civilians eN-
cent for few daring individuals
who, creeping along walls ana
dIrkjne into cuurtlardS. sped from
On. side 10 ihr other But the
std,, streets were rhnlied with p"o-
pie. ~. liz.
,;youps of students. easily dlS:
ringuiShrd by their blue caps anu
dark uniforms. fell into step with
rough units Of rebel soldiers and
were Joined bv other heterogeneous
elements united for the time being
bva cause greater than partisan
differences. I'nkrmpt working
men, with ragged shrepSkin coats
rny+,.iu" the conventional peas.
ants costume Of dark blouse ana
Ton boots. strobe side by side WITH
well gronmed city CLERKS ana
ShOpkcrprrS.
This strange army of p"uple.
mustered on the street corners.
>houldprrd their newly acquired
rifle, and marched out 10 Join the
ranks Of III" deserving regiments.
One Fierce attic.
a. nighlfalI only one small dis
rrfrl ul The city. containing me
'..r Office. III" admiralty build
nos, 81. ISaac's Cathedral and the
military hotel. still resisted the
onslaught of the revolutionary
forces and The bath" for the pos
session Of p"trOgrad came 10 a
dramatic conclusion. In tn" ad-
miraIty building tn" council OF
ministers secretly assembled for
= conference and The last regI-
mrnts loyal 10 the old government
were drawn UP AZ Il guard.
~ hilp Inc council sat in The laSl
meeting that they We're destined
To hold. the building WAS surround
ed and the beSirgerS poured rifle
and machine gun fire upon the de-
Tenders. For u few hours he
iierces1 battle of the day contin-
ned: the streets were swept by a
steady fusillade and the crowds
scattered for the nearest shelter.
some of the people being COMPEL
cd 10 spend the night in court
wards or corridors Of office build
ingS or wherever they first found
refuge.
Defenders Surrendered
Toward morning there was Il
sudden lull. broken by exultani
shouts which deeprned into II roar
and was succeeded by the Russian
revolutionary MarSeillaiSe. The
regiments defending the adj
mirally had surrendered and
gone over IN the side Of The revo-
lutiunists.
The ministers in the admirably
building were then arrested and
tho Russian national .'O.0rs were
replaced By the red iaE n, fha
revOlutionists.
Although sporadic lighting CnA--
timed between small gTunpS un;ii'
Wednesday. the cause .! rhn neO-
pie" had triumph"d.
Received With Joy.
LONDON. Mar. i".--I;4I !. M,--Th
Icws that Great Russia" had Jonrr
he nrmncrari"S ~ ;hr world and tin
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