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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1903. TEN PAOES.
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HOMAGE TO HEROES
Omaha Laji In Tribute at tho Toot of the
Ration's Brave.
MEMORIAL DAY SOLEMLNY CELEBRATED
Boldien af Yesterday and Today Honor
Men Who Saved Union.
MILITARY PAGEANT FEATURE fiF OCCASION
Hoary-Headed Heroei March with Youth of
Spanish-American War.
JESSE COLE OF IOWA ORATOR OF DAY
(leneath bright Sky Surrounded
by Folds of Old Glory Fifteen
, Thousand Peoplo Gather
at Hanscom Park.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer Wrdnridarl Thurs-
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DE e iON CASE RESTS A DAY
All
leu Concerned Join In the
tentorial Dr Obwrr-
Flag! were flying and drums were beating
Tuesday In honor of the nation's dead. With
bent gray heads and feeble steps the men
of the thinned blue ranks marched to the
tune of fife and drum, and with songs and
speeches and tributes of flowers paid their
respects to comrades who have heard their
last tattoo. In solemn pomp a detail of
troops from Fort Crook fired the national
salute over the graves of the soldier dead.
All Omaha united in the sad rites and peo
ple by thousands mourned at the fute of
those who fought for their country, or felt
the martial spirit stir In their veins as they
listened to the story of the soldiers' noble
deods.
The ceremonies began at 8 o'clock, when
details from the Grand Army posts and the
Woman's Relief corps decorated the graves
of soldiers In various cemeteries with flow
ers brought In tribute by the children of
the publio schools. At 10 o'clock the na
tional salute was flred at Forest Lawn
cemetery by Comrade Doherty and United
States troops from Fort Crook.
In the afternoon the Grand Army of the
Republic, with a battalion of the Thirtieth
United States Infantry, tne omana Guards,
the Thurston Rifles and the High School
cadets formed a line on Sixteenth street
near the federal building and marched to
Hanscom park, where exercises were held
at the unknown grave. In homage to the
valor of the veterans, dead and living, busi
ness, private and public, was partially or in
whole suspended.
Farade to Hanscom Park.
The parade of the Grand Army and other
organisations was formed at 1:30 near the
federal building on Sixteenth street and
along Capitol avenue, under command of
Captain II. E. Palmer as marshal of the
day and Jonathan Edwards and John I
Hobbs as aids. The march began at 3
o'clock,
After the marshal of the day and 'his
staff came two platoons of mounted police,
then the Veterans' Drum corps. The mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic,
comprising Dahlgren post No. 56. Phil
Kearney post No. 2, U. 8. Grant post No.
110 and George Crock post No. 262, awaited
the jNixada.at Twenty-ninth street and
Poppleton avenue and fell In behind the
drum corps. The "Woman's Relief corps
and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
publio also joined the line here. The re
mainder of the formation was as follows:
Thurston Rifles, Captain W. E. Baehr
commanding; Omaha Guards, Captain A.
D. Falconer commanding; Millard Rifles,
Captain August W. Kroeger commanding;
High School Cadets' band; First and Sec
ond battalions High School cadets. Cap
tain R. R. Stogsdall, U. S. A., command.
lng; Thirtieth United States Infantry band
First battalion Thirtieth United States In
fantry, Major G. R. Cecil commanding
Omaha Mall Carriers' association. South
Omaha Mall Carriers' association. Then, In
the carriages, came: A. Loc liner, chair
man memorial committee; Hon. Jesse Cole
of Iowa, speaker of the day; Rev. T. J,
Mackay, Brigadier General T. J. Wlnt,
commanding Department of the Missouri,
and staff, mayor and city council. Board
of Education, park commissioners. Beach
camp No. KM, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea; Foresters, Modern Woodmen of
America.
The line of march was from Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue south to Douglas
street, east to Fourteenth street, south to
Farnam street, west to Twenty-ninth
street, south to Poppleton avenue, thence
to Hanscom park.
Fifteen Thousand Join la.
Fully 15,000 people witnessed and par
ticipated In the exercises at the park. The
day was a perfect one for the occasion and
long before the arrival of the procession at
(From a Staff Correspondent )
RED OAK, la.. May 30 (Special Tele
gram.) District court of Montgomery
county observed Memorial Day today and
all parties connected with the Dennlson
case took a day off. Attorney Smith, for
the prosecution, went out Into his congres
sional district and delivered an address
Attorneys Connell and Thomas and the
defendant, Tom Dennlson. went to Omaha,
while the remainder of the legal array re
malned here and attended the memorial
services or prepared themselves for the
events of tomorrow. The Jury, under es
cort of a deputy sheriff, went to the cem
etery and watched the exercises there.
Memorial services were held In the armory
under the auspices of the combined mil
ltary organizations of the city. Rev. Mr.
Merrltt of Red Oak, whose son. Lieuten
ant Merrltt, went down on the Maine, 6e-
livered the address.
Interest in the rase, which threatened to
wane after the testimony of Sherclllte, was
revived with Interest yesterday with the
testimony of M. P. Hooker, the alleged
banker of Shercllffe. Hooker will remain
here several days so as to be on hand In
case ho Is needed.
The defense still has a lot more witnesses
to put on the stand, but It was announced
last night that no more ex-convlcts would
testify. In all about twenty witnesses will
be put on the stand to Impeach the tes
timony of Shercllffe.
It Is not probable that the case will be
concluded this week. Attorney Smith, who
will close the argument fnr the prosecution,
said he would take a half day to deliver
his speech, and Intimated that It would
take two or three days for the closing
argument for the defense. Both of these
men are forceful speakers.
Homer Morris and his wife and Mrs.
Sherman Morris, wife of Shercllffe, ar
rived yesterday afternoon and will remain
here until the close of the trial. Homer
Morris called upon Mr. and Mrs. Dennl
son at their rooms and expressed his sym
pathy for Mrs. Dennlson and his regret
that the prosecution against Dennlson had
been started. His testimony was not dam
aging to Dennlson.
ROOSEVELT MAKES SPEECH
Preiident it Orator of Day at Unveiling of
Blocum 8tatue in Brooklyn.
ALSO ADIRESSES NAVAL Y. M. C. A.
Chief Executive Makes a Plea for a
Strong; and Efficient Sr- Trlb
ate to Mas Behind
the Onn.
GUNNISON TUNNEL CAVES IN
Twenty Men Kntonihed Near Mont
rose, Colo All Mill Probably
Be Rescued.
MONTROSE, Colo.. May SO. A caveln oc
curred In the Gunnison tunnel, one of the
large Irrigation projects of the United
States government, entombing a number of
workmen, variously estimated at from
twenty to twenty-five.
It is not likely that any of the men are
dead unless they were caught and crushed
by the falling earth, for the air pipes run
ning Into the tunnel have been working al
most without Interruption since the acci
dent at 10 o'clock this morning. By order
of Resident Engineer McConnell, all work
has been suspended and the entire foroe of
men and machinery have been brought to
the scene to rescue the entombed men.
Little headway can be made for the rea
son that new breaks of the roof occur as
fast as the debris Is removed.
A shaft Is being sunk directly over the
spot where the men are burled and the
machinery Is in place to remove the dirt
and rock as faBt as it can be dug or blown
out. The shaft must penetrate sixty-five
feet before the tunnel can be reached, and
It Is not thought that the distance can
be covered short of tomorrow noon. The
caveln occurred beneath the bed of Cedar
creek and was primarily due to the soft
ened earth caused by seepage from the
creek.
NEW YORK, May 30. In a stirring ad
dress delivered at the unveiling of a big
statue of General Henry W. Slocum in
Brooklyn today President Roosevelt paid
a splendid tribute to the men who com
posed the northern armies, but did not for
get those of the southern posts. The most
notable in his speech was an expression
of his hope that as the nation increased
In strength there would come a correspond
ing Increase in Its sense of responsibility
which should prevent Its people from either
injuring or insulting other people; his dec
laration that the surest way for a na
tion to Invite disaster Is to bo opulent, ag
gressive and unarmed.
. !ed of f.ood Nsvr.
Significant, In the light of recent events,
was his assertion thnt:
If our navy Is good enough we have a
lonsr career of Deace and prosperity be
fore us, nnd the only likelihood of trouble
ever coming to us as a nation will aria
if we let our navy become too small or
Inefficient. A first class navy, first class In
point of size, first class in point of effi
ciency and the individual unit as units
in combination, Is the surest and cheapest
guarantee of peace. I should think that
anv American looking at what Is happen
lng and has happened abroad and In our
own hlstorv during the past few years,
must indeed be blind if he cannot read
that lesson.
The president was In New York City five
hours, but during that time did not put
his foot In Manhattan, passing around the
Island In a ferryboat to the Brooklyn sme
of the East river, and after the exercises
returned In the same fashion. The entire
trip was without unhappy Incident.
Statoe Is Vnvelled.
When the president arrived at the Plaza,
where the great bronze statue of General
Slocum by McMonnies was to be unveiled.
two great stands facing the statue was
filled with people. Mayor McClelland
greeted the president cordially and the
multitude gave him an ovation.
The crowds burst into cheers as Gen
eral Daniel E. Sickles, who fought with
General Slocum. walked on crutches to-
ward the unveiling platform. The general
had to be lifted almost bodily up the
steps.
The exercises at the unveiling began with
an Invocation by the Right Rev. Bishop
Frederick Burgess, Episcopal bishop of
Long Island.
The statue of General Slocum was un
veiled by Gertrude Slocum, the 17-year-old
granddaughter of General Slocum, amid
the cheers of thousands.
A salute of thirteen guns was fired and
Miss Slocum drew aside the flags which
veiled the statue.
The presentation of the statue was made
by Park Commissioner Mike J. Kennedy,
who offered the statue to Mayor McClel
lan. In accepting the statue Mayor MoClel-
lan made reference to President Roose
velt's service as a soldier and said that
It was fitting that the chief magistrate of
the country, "himself a gallant soldier,"
should be present at the unveiling of a
statue to one of the nation's greatest
heroes.
President's Address.
The crowds rose and stood bareheaded
while tho band played "The Star Spangled
Banner," after the mayor had concluded
his speech. As the last note of the hymn
died away the president began his address.
He spoke for about thirty minutes, as follows:
ROJESTVEPISKY'S FLAGSHIP SINKS DURING
--VICE ADMIRAL FALLS INTO I
A DS
FIGHT
OF JAPS
Offioial Report of Progress of Engagement
from Admiral Togo.
RUSSIANS LOSE TWENTY-TWO SHIPS
SeTenteen, Including Flagship, Are Sunk
and Five Forced to Surrender,
R0JESTVENSKY AMONG THE CAPTIVES
Vice Admiral Was On Torpedo Boat that
Wat Taken Saturday Evening.
FLIGHT TO NORTH IS NOW IN PROGRESS
Victorious Islanders Pursue Enemy Toward
Harbor of the Ctar.
LATEST MEWS OE THE BIG SEA FIGHT
BULLETIN.
LONDON, May 31. Tho Tokio correspondent of the Daily
Express reports that the cruiser Gromoboi of the Vladivostok
squadron, with nearly 800 men on board, issued from Vladis
vostok in the hope of joining the remnant, of liojestvensky's fleet
and that it struck a Japanese mine and sunk with all hands.
The correspondent says it is believed that Vice Admiral
Skrydloff was on board the Gromoboi.
FULL STORY NOT TO COME UNTIL LATER
Lucid Account of breat Naval Battle
Will Rot Be Told lutll Japanese
Commander Reaches
Home.
BULLETIN.
LONDON, May 31. The Tokio correspondent of the Daily
Mail says that the battleships Navarin and Sissoi-Veliky were
either sunk or are Japanese prisoners. The correspondent says
it is believed that the Japanese employed submarine boats.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 30.-The
Japanese legation tonight gave out the fol
lowing cablegram from Tokio:
Fifth report from Togo received after
noon. May 30.
"The main force of our combined fleet
upon accepting surrender of the remaining
Russian force near Liancourt Rocks In the
afternoon of May 8, as already reported,
stopped pursuit and while engaged In the
disposition of surrendered ships found in
a southwestern direction, the Admirul
Oushukoff, a coast defense ship. There
upon Iwata and Yakumo were Immediately
dispatched In pursuit and Invited It to sur
render, but It refused and was sunk at 6
p. m. Its crew of over auo men were res
cued. "Cruiser Dmitri Donskol was also
found In the northwestern direction at 6
m. and was Immediately overtaken and
fired on vigorously by our fourth division
nd second destroyer flotilla. It was at
tacked that night by the second destroyer
flotilla and the next morning was found
aground on the southern shore of Urleung
Island off the Corean coast.
ON ROAD TO RECOVERY NOW
K. W. Nash and Dr. Rnstln Both Aro
Considered Out of Immediate
Dancer.
The condition of Edward W. Nash is
the park the cool and shaded grounds were considered favorable for recovery that
IIIB Jli; nil milB 1 ' I inn. DID U(l lUtrtJ
grounds for believing he will get well again.
although he may never be as strong as
he was heretofore. Dr. Patricks returned
to Chicago yesterday.
Dr. Frederick Rustln is getting along
without suffering more than the usual ef
fects of an attack of fever, and no alarm
Is felt as to his recovery after the fever
has expended Itself.
thronged with people, come to do reverence
to the day and attest their appreciation of
the men who gave new emphasis to the
meaning of liberty by the offer of their
Uvea on its altar from 1861 to 18t, and
189 to the present.
The sky was Just sufficiently clouded to
temper the rays of the sun to a com
fortable coolness and there was just
breese enough to give graceful life to the
waving flags that were everywhere mani
fest along the Una of march.
The procession reached the park about
t o'clock and was met at Woolworth ave
nue by the gray haired veterans of the
several Grand Army posts of this locality.
Including many members from other posts
throughout the state.
Of the veterans In line marching Into
the park Custer post had fifty. Crook post
fifty-two and Grant post sixty. Each of
the poets carried Its Individual banner
and a distinctive and Impressive feature
of Grant post was the presence of the tat
tered regimental flag of the Nineteenth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, carried by its
old-time color bearer. Captain John Webb.
Marching alongside the proud color bearer
was General Manderson, who guarded the
precious relic with Jealous care, as it was
the same flag that was presented to his
regiment at Canton, O., forty-three or forty
four years ago. The tattered ensign was
greeted with reverent applause as It was
recognised along the line, both old and
young soldiers paying It homage.
Soldiers of Yesterday and Today,
When the procession, led by the Thir
tieth United States Infantry, High School
Cadet battalion snd Omaha Guards,
' reached the grounds near the pavilion, the
Thirtieth Infantry snd Cadet battalion
opened ranks and as the Grand Army vet
erans passed through the open columns the
soldiers of today presented arms In greet
lng to the soldiers of 1861-65. The old vet
erans removed their hats as they moved
through the lines in appreciation of the
delicate compliment.
The veterans then marched Into the re
served space. In the center of which was
an Imitation grave with monument, de
signed io represent an unknown grave of
a soldier, and formed around It. The
Cadet battalion and the Thirtieth infantry
and the Omaha Guards formed Inside the
NEBRASKA MAN THE ORATOR
Andltor Andrews Delivers Decoration
Day Address at Waah
isgton. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. May SO. (Special
Telegram.) Auditor Andrews of the
Treasury department delivered the oration
today at the Congressional cemetery In
the presence of 6,000 people, the largest
assembly the cemetery has ever recorded
on Decoration Day. Mr. Andrews' address
was received with great favor, being con
sldered an excellent exposition of what
the citixen owes to his country.
ACoaUasM4 oa noeami ',
Chicago Runaway Caught.
ST. LOUIS. May 8f).-Wlll!s Langlcv. sjred
16, son of H. W. Langley, a wealthy Chi
cago lumberman, living at 3414 Michigan
boulevard. Is held as a runaway. In the
detention rocm at the Four Courts, and
nis tatner nas oeen noiinea.
Dates for Bankers' Meetiua.
NEW YORK. May SO. The thlrty-flrst an
nual convention of the American Bankar.
association will be held at Washington.
October 25. 2ti and 27. 14. The convention
of the Trust Company and having bank
sections win do neia uctooer Z4.
Movements of Ocean Vessels May SO.
At New York Arrived: Zeeland, from
Antwerp; Mesaha, from Iindon; Kaiser
vtllhelm aer urosse. rrom Bremen. Balled
Armenlsn, for Liverpool; Kron Prince Wll
helm, for Bremen; Carpathenla, for Liver
pool.
At Antwerp Arrived: Vaderland, from
New York.
At Genoa Arrived: Sardegnla, from New
York: Cltta dl Napoll, from New York.
At Havre Arrived: La Gascogne, from
New i ork.
At St. Johns. N F. Arrived: Cartha-
genlan. from Glasgow.
At Bremen Arrived: Kola, from Galvee
ton.
At London Sailed: Hungarian, for Que
At Liverpool Railed: Caroniu. for New
4.Xi MU Chauwiain foe Aloutrvai.
Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioner, and you.
my renow citizens, ana, anove all, you
who took part in the great war In which
the man whose statue is raised today, won
ior iiiniHi'ii ana nis country, renown ana
honor: (Applause.) Day before yesterday
I listened to a sermon In which the
preacher, dwelling upon the exercises to
oe neia mrougnoui tne union todav.
preachRd on the text which commemorates
the altar raised by command of Moses to
commemorate the victory gained by the
children of Israel over the wild tribes
of the desert who sought to bar their
march tuwird the promised land; where
Amalek came out of Israel. fought
all day, and while Aaron and Hur
upheld the hands of Moses until, as night
leu, me sun went down on me Israelites
Anil th.v nluH n nttnr f ti l.hAvu h ml..-.
stood as the exponent of the principle for
wnicn israei warrea; mey raised it to the
principle or rignteousnoss, which alone cun
justify any war or any struKtrle. an
Dlajse). and Mr. Mayor, that Is the
thought that you developed in the excellent
address to which we have Just listened.
w e meet today to commemorate the great
victory, the trlumpn of the cause of union
and liberty, not primarily because it was
a victory, but because it was a victory
for righteousness and the peace and the
liberty and the eternal spiritual welfare
of mankind. (Applause.)
1 see twrore me nere men wtio won high
honor serving as comrades In arms of
General Slocum, and I know that there
exists In the union no men who will ap
preciate mnn the fart that now, forty
years after the war, the crowning triumph
of what they did Is to be found in the fact
that we have a genuinely reunited country.
a country in wnicn me man wno wore the
blue stretches out the hand of loyal friend
ship to his erstwhile foe, his now devoted
friend and fellow countryman, the man
who wore the gray. (Annlause.)
A short while nsro I riassed throue-h th
f:reai state or Texas, vt nerever I stopped
n that great staU I was greeted by rep.
resentaiives or me urana Army, marching
side by side with, or Intermingled with.
men clad In the gray uniform that showed
that they had fought In the armies of
the confederacy, men who bad tested one
another's worth on the field, men who
knew each that the other had been readv
when the hour of supreme appeal came to
show his worth by his endeavors, and men
who now leave to ineir cnnclren and their
children's children as a heritage of honor
forever, tlvj memory of the areat rieeilx
done alike by those who fought under
Grant, and by those who fought under
Iee, we, because or tne very fact that
the union triumphed, now have the right
to feel a nice priae in tne valor and devo
tlnn of those who valiantly fought again
the star in thnlr course, and those who
finally saw their efforts, their sufferings
crownea ny triumpu. (Applause.)
No Bitter Memories.
Think of it. my fellow countrymen: think
of wnat a thrice blessed fortune has been
ours that the greatest war that the nine
teenth oontury saw after the cii.se of th
Napoleonic struggles, should have left, not
as most wars inevitably do and must
leave, memories of bitterness, dishonor and
sh .me, to onset tne memories of glory,
memories wnicn mane me men on on
side hang their heads, but which have no
left that, but should have left to the vie.
tors and vanquished alike, after the tern
porary soreness is over, the same right to
feel the Droudest satisfaction in the fact
that the union was saved and the greatest
pruie in tne nonor, ine gauantry, the de
votlon to me rigni earn sine naa give
It the right to see the right done, alike b
those who overcame as victors snd those
who finally went aown in dereat. (Ap
rilause.
I congratulate the people of Brooklyn, not
rirlmarily upon raising this statue becau
they ought to do, but upon the opportunity,
tinon the chance of having it to raise. (Ad.
plause.) I congratulate them upon the good
fortune of having the fellow citixen who In
war and In peace alike served the neonlu
so well as to make it their duty, not so
much to him as to themselves to erec t the
statue that it might serve as a lesson fi
the generations to come (annlausei. an
my fellow citizens, I am sure we all realise
the peculiar appiopnateness or having th
statue of General Blocum received on behal
of the city of New York by Its chief magls-
ICoaUjhm oa fievaaUi Pa.4
BULLETIN.
VLADIVOSTOK, May 30. (4:30 p. m.) The Russian pro
tected cruiser Almaz and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozny have
arrived here. The officers of these vessels report that in the
naval battle two Japanese battleships were sunk and that two
Japanese cruisers were dangerously listed with their heads down
at the officers' last sijjht of the battle Saturday afternoon. A
heavy fog then dropped and prevented their being able to see
more of the result.
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, May 30. The State department has re
ceived the following dispatch from Tokio:
"TOKIO, May 30. It is officially announced that all of the
Russian battleships have been sunk except the Orel and Nikolai I,
which were captured. Admirals liojestvensky, Voelkersham and
Nebogatoff all prisoners."
Capture of Hojestvensky.
'Our destroyer Sasanami captured toward
the evening of May 21 in the south of
Urleung island the Russian destroyer
Biedovy, wherein were found Admiral Ro
jestvensky and another admiral, both se
verely wounded, together with eighty Rus
sians, Including staff i. .. rs from the
flagship Prince Souvurou. rhlch was sunk
ati 6:9 p. m. on May 2. They were all
taken prisoners.
"Our cruiser Clritose while cruising to
tho northward on tho morning of May 8
found and sunk another Russian destroyer,
Our cruiser, Niitaka, and destroyer Mura-
kamo attacked also at noon on May 'Jj
Russian destroyer, which finally went
aground. According to various reports
hitherto received and statements of prison
ers the result of the battle from May Z7
to May 29 is as follows;
'Prince Souvaroff, Alexander III., Bor
odino, Dmitri Donskol, Admiral Nakhi-
moff, Monomakh, Zemtcuung, Admiral
Ousshakoff, one converted cruiser and two
destroyers sunk.'
'Nlcholai I., Orel, Admiral Apraxine,
Admiral Seniavln and destroyer Pledovy
captured."
"According to the prisoners theOslyabya
sunk about 3 p. m. and Navarin also was
sunk.
Almaz on May 27 was observed In a
disabled and stnklng condition, but Its
final fate 1b yet unknown. The full par
ticulars regarding the injury to our ships
are not yet at hand, but so far as I could
ascertain none were seriously injured, all
being still engaged In operations. The
whole casualties are not yet ascertained.
Casualties of first division are little over
400. Prince Yorhlto In excellent health.
Admiral Misu slightly wounded May 27."
Russians Lose Twenty-Two Ships.
Sixth report, received the afternoon of
May 30:
Loss of Oslyabya, Navarin confirmed.
Siesol-Vellky also definitely reported to
have sunk on the morning of May 28.
Official statement of Russian losses so
far as ascertained:
"Following six battleships sunk: Prince
Souvaroff, Imperator Alexander III., Boro
dino, Oslyabya, Slssoi-Vellky and Navarin.
Following five cruisers sunk: Admiral
Nakhlmoff, Dmitri Donskol, Vladimir Mon
omakh, Svletlana and Zemtchung.
Coast defense ship Admiral Oushakoff,
sunk.
Two special service ships, Kamtchatka,
and three destroyers also sunk.
Two battleships, Orel and Imperator
Nikolai I; two coast defense ships, Gen
eral Admiral Apraxine and Admiral Sen
iavln and one destroyer, Biedovy, cap
tured.
"Thus, Russians lost altogether, twenty-
two ships, the aggregate tonnage whereof
amounting to 153,411 tons, beside cruiser
Almaz, suspected to have sunk."
Japs I'se Submarine Boats.
TOKIO, May 30. (10:20 p. m.) The proverb
that Admiral Togo always fights and sel
dom reports Is proving true In the case
of his greatest battle. From the briefest
and most fragmentary reports coming to
Tokio It Is impossible to gain an approxi
mate conception or picture of the desper
ate and decisive combat. The Navy depart
ment, after announcing the bare results
yesterday, has lapsed Into silence again.
It meets Inquirers with the statement that
the department Is not Interested in the pub
lication of news, but Is concerned only In
securing victory for Japan.
It is probable that many details of the
fight will never be given to the world. It
will probably be days and weeks before
the main facts of the battle and Its strategy
are made known. Admiral Togo appears
to have planned and laid a complete trap
which fitted Admiral Rojeatvensky's ac
tion, and that the Japanese outmaneuvered,
outfought and outshot the Russians, fear
lessly taking their lightest cruisers against
the heavy Russian armor-clad battleships
and Joining battleships with armored cruis
ers smothering them with gunfire.
Tremendous Interest attaches to the use
of submarine vessels. The Navy depart
ment Is silent on this point, but it Is con
fidently believed that submarines were ef
fectively usd for the first time in history.
Theoretically, the sea was too rough for
the employment of submarines Saturday,
but the Japanese sailors welcome desper.
ata Gikaaoes. H Is believed, that torpedo
BULLETIN.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 30. (4:58 p. m.) The Admiralty
officially admits the sinking of the battleships Kniaz Souvaroff,
Borodino and Osliabia, the repair ship Kamtschatka and the
cruiser (?) Orel. The loss of these vessels was definitely estab
lished by Captain Chagin of the cruiser Almaz. No statement
regarding the ships captured was made.
The war vessel Orel, which the Russian Admiralty admits
was sunk, probably was the cruiser Orel, since it seems clear that
the battleship of that name was captured and i at Sawebo'aud
St. Petersburg has reported the arrival of the hospital ship Orel
at Vladisvostok.
boats and destroyers scored heavily Satur
day night. The conditions on Sunday were
most favorable. The night was calm and
clear and land was visible for forty miles
across the Tsu Straits.
Tokio Is again Jubilant today. Hundreds
of callers and deputations throng the Navy
department offering thanks and congratu
lations. The newspapers declare that Ad
miral Togo has gained a place beside Nel
son. The deposition of the Japanese fleet ap
pears to have been an Ideal one. Admiral
Togo had. waited for weeks In the vicinity
of Tsu Islands, refusing to be lured away
and to forfeit his advantage. The Inner
line was held by Admiral Togo with the
battleships and Vice Admiral Kamlmura
with the cruisers.
Rear Admiral Kataoka, with the light
squadron, first attacked Rojestvensky.
The order and circumstances of the attack
are not clear. According to one report
Kamlmura went outside the straits and
foiled Rojestvensky, preventing his retreat.
Torpedo Attacks nt Night.
When Rojestvensky encountered Admiral
Togo there appears to have been a run
ning fight to the northeastward Saturday
afternoon. There was a series of desperate
and successful torpedo attacks Saturday
night and a resumption of the battle on
Sunday, Togo pressing the Russian fleet
toward the southeastern coast of Corea.
The fate of Admiral Rojestvensky Is
doubtful. It Is thought that probably he
escaped to Vladivostok. Pending the con
clusion of the Japanese pursuit and the
Identification of the three vessels which
Russian prisoners report were sunk, and
the determination of the condition of the
damaged ships, which escaped to the north
ward, it is Impossible to tell the remaining
strength of the Russians, but the most
liberal allowanoe leaves the Japanese over
whelmingly masters of the sea. Only frag
mentary returns of the victory have been
In circulation In Tokio since Saturday
night.
The people were confident, but official
confirmation of their belief and hope
thrilled the people as nothing has done
since hostilities began. The long voyage
of Admiral Rojestvensky, the eauallty, on
pap-r, of the strength of the fleets, the Ir
ritation caused by reported violations of
neutrality, the apparent certainty that a
formidable section of the Russian fleet
would reach Vladivostok, the vital bearing
of the contest on the war and possibly the
future of tne empire, created an Intense
strain, which Admiral Togo's Victory ends
Instantly.
Togo Sweeps Northward.
8 p. m. (Delayed Transmission) Admiral
Togo continues his great sweep to
the northward 'n pursuit of the
remnant of the Russian Meet. Complete
reports will possibly Increase the extent
of the Russian disaster. Their fleetest ships
could reach Vladivostok tonight (Monday),
the slower ones Tuesday or Wednesday,
It will be Thursday before complete re
sults of the battle are known. At the end
of the week Admiral Togo's fleet Is ex
pected to reassemble, and until then It
will only be possible to secure approximate
details.
The battle Is regarded as the greatest
modern naval fight. Practically all th
information received came In brief wire
less messages transmitted, when possible,
after the fights and during the pursuit.
Admiral Togo haa gone northward and
the Navy department does not expect ex
tended reports until the fighting Is finished.
Reports thus tar received Indicate that
Admiral Togo obtained a victory without
loss or serious damage of a slugls battle
ship or cruiser. His casualties are not re
ported, but are insignificant. It Is believed
that the Russian casualties are heavy, al
though the Japanese appear to have res
cued a large number.
Ships and Prisoners Arrive.
The captured ships with prisoners and
wounded are arriving at Sasebo. A num
ber of Russian prisoners were landed on
Tsu Island. Three hundred, believed to be
from the transport Ural, have been landed
on the Iwaml coast.
The political effect of the battle and Its
Influence upon commerce has been already
felt. At noon today the Navy department
notified shipping men that the sea was
free. There was a scene of wild onthu
Blasm on the Stock exchange this after
noon. Prices in some Instances were the
highest since the war began.
The emperor, princes and ministers are
dispatching congratulations to Admiral
Togo, who it is expected will be given
high rank and other Imperial honors. Al
ready a popular idol, he has become a
deml-god In the popular estimation. It Is
also expected that Vice Admiral Kaml
mura, Rear Admiral Kataoka and other
commanders will be honored.
Foreign observers sharply crltlclseAdmlral
Rojestvensky and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff,
despite the meagernms or the knowledge
of the details and conditions which gov
erned them. Admiral Rojestvensky is criti
cised for not sending his light cruisers and
transports by the northern straits, his
failure to arrange a co-operation with the
Vladivostok squadron and his battle forma
tion, which consisted of all the strong
ships on the starboard column and the
weaker craft on the port column. Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff's course. In surrender
ing on Sunday, apparently without a fight.
Is questioned, although It Is admitted that
his ships were evidently badly battered on
Saturday.
Too Early Yet to Talk of Peace,
LONDON. May 30. The Associated Press
learned today In Russian official circles
that It is considered far too early to dls
cuss the question of peace. The Russian
government must first learn the effect of
the defeat on the whole Russian people
and even then It might have an entirely
different effect In Russia.
The leaders of the Russian colony In
London are eagerly awaiting official news
from St. Petersburg, scarcely any lnfor
niatlon having yet reached the Eng
llsh papers from the Russian capital. The
officials of the Japanese legation still con
tend that the first signs of willingness for
peace must come from Russia.
Other diplomatic and official circles are
unanimously of the opinion that the Rus
sian defeat must result In early peace. In
some quarters there Is talk of Interven
tlon, but this Is scouted, as It is not con
sidered likely that any government will in
terfero between two such powers.
Anstrlans Are Pleased.
VIENNA, May 30. The newspapers here
with the exception of the Fremdenblatt
continue to express satisfaction at the
Russian defeat in the Straits of Corea. The
Fremdenblatt, which Is the semi-official ex
ponent of the government's views, declares
the Japanese victory was too great and
sweeping to be fully acceptable to Great
Britain and the United Slates and says
It may not bring peace, but rather give the
diplomats new work along the Hues of the
readjustment of International relations.
The argument was advanced by a certain
diplomat here that the more defeats Rus
sia suffers the less likely It is that she
will make peace, because such a course, the
diplomat added, would hasten ber Internal
collapse.
0n Bniiian Cruiser and On. Leitrojef
Snsoeed in Reaohing Vladivostok.
CAPTAIN OF ALMAZ DESCRIBES THE FIGHT
Admiral BojestTensky'i Flagship, Struck
by Torpedo, Sitki Quickly.
COMMANDER RESCUED BY TORPEDO BOAT
Almaa Has Mizien Mast Gone and Shot
Hole Through Smokestack.
TWO JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS SINK
Officers Say They Saw Two Big Fighting
Maohines Oo Down. v
REPORT TV0 JAPANESE CRUISERS DAMAGED
Russian Torpedo Roat Destroyer
Urosny Kinks Japanese Destroyer
nd Reaches Vladivostok
Slightly .Danaaaed.
VLADIVOSTOK, May SO. 4:80 p. m.-Twa
ships nlono of Admiral Rojeatvensky's
powerful flotilla, the swift cruiser Almas
and the torpedo boat destroyer Orosny, He
at anchor here today In the curving har
bor of OoKlt n Horn, they having separ
ated from the fleet In tho early stage of
tho battle which began In the Corean Straits
Saturday and headed. In obedience to or
ders, with full speed to Vladivostok.
Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon no other
vessels of tho llaltlc fleet bad yet arrived
and the signal stations at Askold and Rim
skykorsakoff Islands reported none In Bight.
Officers of tho Almaz and Orozny say
that both fleets had already sustained ter
rible losses when the Almas and Oroiny
broke through the hostile line.
Of the Japanese two battleships had gone
down before their eyes and two cruisers,
their sterns high out of the water, seemed
ready to plunge foremost to the bottom
of the sea. ,
The Russian fleet, they say, was even In
a sadder plight. Rojestvensky's flagship,
tho Knlaz Souvaroff, a'nd its sister ship,
the Borodino, und the cruisers Oslyabya and
Orel were utterly destroyed, and when
tho fog closed down and hid the scene of
battlo from sight northward of the speed
ing ships a third great Russian battleship,
the Alexander III., seemed In sore distress,
but limping northward putting up a vali
ant fight against throngs of torpedo boats
and still continuing Its attacks on the
cruisers of the Island empire. Torpedo boats
were also clinging round the other ships
of the fleet like angered wasps, separate
flotillas dnrtlng in orjtln and again to -launch
their weapons. -
The Almas, which arrived at its anchor,
age here Monday evening, bears scars of
the battle. Its mlzzen mast is shot away
and one of its smokestacks Is pierced by
a eannonshot. Hut the Grozny, though en
gaged for several hours in a running fight
at short range with a large Japanese de
stroyer, shows no signs of the fray. After
Its commander. Captain AndrlfTskl, had
been wounded and an officer and three
men had been killed, the Grozny succeeded
In sinking Its opponent with a lucky placed
shot and reached Vladivostok without fur
the adventure at 11 o'clock this morning.
According to the officers of the Almaz,
the fleet under Rojestvensky met tho Japa
nese In tho Straits of Corea near Tsu island
and the opposing fleets Immediately closed
In. Being lightly armored, tho Almaz, as
had been ordered by Admiral Rojestvensky
before the battle, separated Itself from the
main fleet at the first, opportunity and
headed for Vladivostok soon after the com
mencement of the action, but not too soon
to observe that the losses on both sides in
the titanic combat were great.
Early In the battle an officer of the
Almaz, while watching Rojestvensky's flag
ship, the battleship Knlaz Souvaroff, for
signal, saw the flagship shudder from
stem to stern as If under a blow from a
gigantic hammer and hesitate In Its course,
while the waves rose high from Its armored
sides. Then it commenced to list and sink.
The officers believe that the debut of the
submarine boat as an effective agent In
naval warfare, or perhaps a large mine
caused the disaster to the Knlaz Souvaroff.
The damage, however, was so extensive
that the flagship soon went down, leaving
the deck officers and many of the crew
struggling in the waves.
One of the RusNlan torpedo boats, either
the destroyer Uulny or the Bravlranln,
picked up a number of t'ie swimmers, one
of whom was recognized through a glass
as Admiral Rojestvensky.
Under a gruelling attack the Japanese
warships, aided by torpedo boats, mines
and submarines, the Borodino, Oslyabya
and Orel were placed out of action and fol
lowed the flagship to the bottom.
The fog, which had raised and lowered
Intermittently during the morning, began
to settle down again and the distance of the
Almaz, which had now succeeded in dis
engaging Itself In the combat, from tho
struggling ships made It difficult to see
clearly, but the officers are positive that
they saw two Japanese battleships dis
appear beneath the sea and that two Japa
nese cruisers apixaied on the point of
sinking.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
visited the wounded commander of the
destroyer. Captain Andrlffsky, at the hos
pital, and the captain confirmed the details
given by the officers of the Almas. Ha
described his combat as a running fight, in
which the Grozny was engaged for several
hours, finally sinking the pursuing Japanese
destroyer. ,
Russian Admiralty Stupefied.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 81.-(4:26 a. m.)
The Russian Admiralty Is literally stupefied
at the extent of the disaster suffered by
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet, and Its
own advices paint the situation In worse
colors than even the Tokio dispatches. The
Associated Press Vladivostok dispatch re
ceived at an early hour this morning ac
counts for only two ships of the great
Russian fleet the cruiser Almas and the
torpedo boat destroyer, Grozny and the
absence of news about the battleship
Navarin and the cruisers Oleg and Aurora,
which are the only fighting ships of any
value not enumerated in the Japanese lists
of destroyed or captured and which up to
4:3i) o'clock yesterday afternoon had not
reached Vladivostok, renders almost Idle
any hope that limy were able to shake off
the pursuing Japanese t rulners and reached
the shelter of the fortress at Golilon Horn,
The oflh era of the Altnuz dispute Admiral
Togo's claim of victory, wltu practically u
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