The Hnchak party in particular utilized the tactic of mass demonstration to hasten the process.
[2] They soon forced the patriarch to join a procession heading to Yıldız Palace to demand implementation of Article 61 of the 1878 Treaty of Berlin.
Even as the procession was gathering, police surrounded the crowd, and shots were fired that resulted in a number of deaths, including four policemen and three protestors.
[2] NB Evidence for this paragraph is not provided by the source cited which does report that the deaths listed occurred during the riot at the cathedral..
[3] At the same time, while there was no clear result from the event, the Hunchak press praised the courage shown by those present.