The state herald., 1904-08-19
THE PORT ARTHUR FLEET.
Reports Show That it is Scattered and
Shattered,

Toxic, Aug l5,-Admiral Without,
commander of the Port Arthur squad
ron, was killed In Wednesdays fight,
and his body buried ut sea.
The report OF Admiral Withofts
chief OF staff now on the crippled bat.
tie ship Cesarevltch at Kiao Shau, to
the Car, merely tells of the naval
fight and disaster TO that vessel.
Toxic believes the five Russian war
ships which returned to Port Arthur
are badly crippled and cannot be re-
paired during the siege. II is thought
the Russians will destroy them.
The Japanese main squadron Is said
to have gone south. probably to find
scattered Russian warships.
German warshIps guard the en-
trance to Tslngchou. the harbor of
kaio Chau. preventing egress Of Rus-
SLAMS and entrance Of Japanese.
France has not received the Russian
protest to Japan over the Che Foo In.
cident.
OF the fleet of six battleships, four
cruisers and eight torpedo boats
which left Port Arthur Wednesday,
one ba,tlesAp and three torpedo
boats are In German port, the
cruiser Noyik is at sea three torpedo
boats are lost, the cruiser Askold
and q torpedo boat are At Shanghai,
and two cruisers. FIVE baltleshlps and
one torpedo boat are believed to have
returned to Port Arthur, although four
Russian watihips are reported at an
chor OF the Saddle Islands near
Shanghai.
The battleship Cesaroyitch arrived
at Tsingchou the night Of August llth,
steaming at the rate ol four knots an
hour and burning Immense quantities
of coal TO make even that rate Of
speed. Her rudder shat was broken,
one gun was disabled. lifeboats had
been lost, her mas,s wcro badly bent.
her tunnels were rlddlcd and her
bridge had been twisted out OF posi-.
tlon, The proJectilc holes above tho
waterlIne were covered with make.
shift shoppers Of wood
Toxic. Aug l3.-lt Is believed hero
that the Russians will not be able to
repair their Ave battloships reported
by Admiral Togo to have been dam.
aged In the recent sea lighting ht
Port Arthur. The Japanese land bat.
tcries now command the entrance TO
the harbor and could render this work
impossible.
Before the Russian feet emerged
from Port Arthur August 10th. the
japanese batteries could reach the
wRrshlps there with shells and the
decks were exposed 10 IRE. the Sc
verify Of which was Increasing con.
Htantly, II is doubted II these ships
viii be able 10 80 to sea again without
iirat undergoing repairs and II In ex.
poctcd that the Russians themselves
will destroy them before Port Arthur
falls.
Berlin, Aug lS-lt IL now reported
that Admiral Mofoyi,eh has died OF
his wounds In hospital, Two officora
and eight sailors, NIL seriously In.
jured, are NJ present In hospital.
The German crulrer Thctis left
Tslngchoun hastily today. An Italian
warshlp also has left The deHtlnh,
,ions Of these two vessels ARE un.
known.
Admiral Togo IN said 10 be with tho
main portion Of the Japanese fleet.
which has gone towards Shanghai
This portion of the feet Includes ali
the baltloshlpp
Che Foo, Aug IA private telc,
gram received here io.night says that
the Russian battleshlp cessfoyiich
has moved farther Into Tninschou har
bnr. following n demand made by the
Iaphnerc that tho RuaHlnna come out
and nFhi II II tnfmlHed that tho
tChhrryitch Will be HIamantlrd