New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-09
DESCRIBES LOOTING
Of WINTER PALACE
Anti-kerensky Faction Rips and
SmaSheS EX-CZar'S Palace

New York, Feb. 9.-The Petrograd
correspondent of the Moscow news
paper Outro Rossei (Morn of Russia)
who, in the issue of November Fl de-
scribed the siege and capture of the
Winter Palace by the Bolshevik forces
and the perilous march of the ar
rested Kerensky ministers from tho
palace to the Fortress of Peter and
Paul, gives in the same paper q pic
ture of the looted Winter Palace and
of the events of the next six days
i.aeluding the attempt of the NUM-
opal Council of Petrograd to assume
the reins OF power in the capital and
form coalition ministry with repre-
sentatives of all parties
ct succeeded" he says, lin walking
through the palace a few hours AFTER
the bonn bardmcnt. The corpses OF the i
soldiers of the Women's Battahoh,
killed in defense of the palace. had
already been removed, but throuSh
the iron gate could be seen the heaPS
OF empty shells. torn mun1uon peit''
books and leaflets. The whole facade
of the palace was rddled by shells,
the white scars standing out IN stflK-
ing contrast to the red OF the Wills
The palace guard consisted of strong
plCKStS Dl SeillOlS anu SoA|''~AAf N'0NN'
ily armed and covered with cartridge
belts.
when [ entered the first iooi !
Sav a. picture of complete devastation
amid which moved soldiers and sail
ors searching the rooms and adding TO
the confusion. All the drawers Of the
aideboards and cupboards had been
broken open. all the chairs smasAe1
and the wrecked furniture thrown to-
.,athsr in heaps Or the beds and
sofas broken boxes, lamps. chandeliers
and porcelain had been thrown I1e
Corridors were filled with torn papers,
fragments and scraps of the magnlf-
icent tapestries, and broken furniture
Everywhere absolute chaos.
f'In the rooms where the electric
fittings had been stored the soldiers,
having carried off everything that
seemed to have any value. were anus
ing themselves and q crowd of ap-
plauding spectators by smashing the /
electric bulbs. In one room L saw
= soldier hacking away the valuable
tapestry from couch with Il taolo
knife. On the second floor the scene
was even gloomier. Everywhere, olft
indescri bable mattresses over all inc
floors, soldiers squatted at their meals
IN the wonderful touches of the I'M
perial furniture, splitting soup ana
greasy bits of meat upon the priceless
tapestries.
The palace servants were no "h1t
behind the soldiers at the loonng ana
went around with bags collectlns
what struck their fancles. In the
round hall the soldiers had set UP
an enormous kettle and were COOK
ing their SOUP In the room of the
oil had been |
worn to bits In the picture s~lfery /
many pictures had been slashed to
strips of painted rags. In one room
heavy guns had been set up. VIM !
dows were pierced with bullets. 1t
was a nightmare of destruction.
The eighth of November. the day
following the siege, passed quietly
tsae street cars we're running every
where, the number of patrols had
decreased and absolute order pre-
vailed. The municipal council had
passed a resolution, instructing the
population to defend itself against
footing, by use of arms if necessary,
and though the Bolsheviki authorl-
ties opposed this order, the formation
of house committees of self-defense
went steadily forward
Trotzky Appoints Self Minister
The representatives. of the Allied
Powers held long conferences but no
decision regarding recognition of the
new regime was taken and it was
stated that special instructions from
the respective governments would be
necessary, as there was now no one
<esta blished government in the coun-
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