The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-17


Kamimura encountered the Russian
Vladivostok Squadron at dawn Sunday
north of Tsu Island, in the Strait OF
Korea, and attacked the enemy at
once. The battle lasted for FIVE hours,
and resulted in a complete japanese
victory The Russian cruiser Rurik
was sunk and the cruisers Rossia and
Gfomoboi fed to the northward, after
having sustained serious damage.
Vice Admiral Kamimura cables the
Navy Department that the injuries in
flicted upon his vessels were slight.
The fate OF the crew Of the Rurik
is not known. 1t is presumed that
many of them were killed or drowned.
The strength of the feet under Vice
Admiral Kamimura is not known, but
it is presumed that he had the Adsu-
ma, ldsumo, lwate, Takashiko and
other light cruisers.
Flags are flying, lanterns are glim-
merlng and cries OF "Banzai' are
ringing in the streets of Toxic in hon
90 OF the victories gained at sea by
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Ka-
mimura.
Underneath the jollity OF the popu-
lace lies a feeling Of deep satisfaction
and qualification at the disposal of a
desperately serious problem Of the
war.
The Russian squadron which con-
fronted Admiral Togo refused battle
1t was stronger than Admiral Togo's
squadron in battleships and armored
cruisers, and had it elected 10 fight
the result might have altered the for
tunes of war. The strength of the
squadron which opposed Admiral To
go compelled him to draw vessels
from the squadron under Vice Admir-
al Kamimura, and left the japanese
navy powerless to operate against the
Russian Vladivostok squadron and
unable to prevent the raids of these
vessels
The raid conducted by the Vladi-
vostok squadron in July was extreme
iy expensive to Japan, and not only
was retaliation tempting, but it was
demanded by commercial interests.
9he Navy. however, grimly refused
to make diversion and stuck to
Port Arthur 1t was confident that the
harbor soon would be untenable for
the Russian warships, that it would
eventually get fair fight in the open
sea away from the Russian land bat
teries, and that the Japanese would
win. These calculations Of the Navy
were correct and the Russians, with
the chances even, have been hopelessly
defeated.
Vice Admiral Kamimura, after
months of weary. and patient waiting,
hnal1y got his chance at dawn Sun
day off Tsu Island
He sunk the Russian cruiser Rurik
and sent the cruisers Gromoboi and
Rossia fleeing back from the fight.
japanese guns dominate the dock
yards at Port Arthur, and in view of
this fact it would seem to be impossi- |
Bile again to make seaworthy or fight |
able the Russian. battleships which !
have returned to Port Arthur. 1t is |
probable that the Russian battleship |
Czarevitch will disarm at Tsingchou
The best possible naval force that
Russia can now concentrate at Nlad- |
ivostok is four cruisers.
In the fight Of August 10 the SQUAD |
ron under Admiral Togo was practi- |
cally uninjured The battleship Mika- |
sa suffered the most, but she continues |
on the fighting line.
The cruisers Yakumo, Nisshin and
Kasuga also were hit, but temporary !
repairs already have been made, and |
they are fully serviceable.
Eleven wounded officers and GO !
wounded men arrived at .5asebo TODAY.
The imperial Prince Hiroyasu Kwacho |
who holds the rank OF commander in
the Japanese Navy, was hit in the re-
gion of the heart. His wound, how
ever, is slight.
The steamer Gaelic. bound for
Shanghai, at 10 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing sighted Russian cruiser. evil
IDENTIFY the Novik, steering southeast
by east. This course showed her to
be heading for Van Diemen Strait.