The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-24
IUSsIAAS FIRE OK l ENGLISH FIsHERMEN altic Squadron Falls in With Hull Fleet in North
 Sea and Sinks a
 TraWIer. ATTAIN AND MATE KILLED
oATsWAIN AND OTHERS OF
 CREW INJURED.

eamers MouImein and Mino Seriously Damaged by shots-Latter Has Six teen Holes in Her HulI-Report That n Second Vessel was sunk-British Foreign Office and Admiralty Notified
 English Press Calmly Demands an Immediate Apology.
 Hull, Eng, Oct. 2S.--A. M. Jackson & {, solicitors for the owners of fifty uIl fishing boats. have notified the reign office and admiralty of an at ok on the Hull fishing fleet by the lssian second Pacific squadron, com pnly designated as the Baltic squad h. The official information is that ortly after midnight Friday the Rus an squadron fell in with the Hull hing fleet. in the North sea. The first rtion of the fishing fleet passed safe
 Then the Russian ships turned cir searchlights on the British ves- Is for some time and a little later ened fire. The steam trawler Crane as sunk and the decapitated bodies
 her skipper and mate have been bought to Hull. The boatswain and e other members of the crew who Se understood to be seriously injured, e on board a mission ship. The only ghtly injured members of the crew we arrived at Hull, The steamer awlers ,Moulmein and Mino have ar ked at Hull seriously damaged by ots, the latter having sixteen holes in r hull. It is feared that other dam e was done the trawlers and that at ast one more trawler was lost with
 hands.
 Recording to other reports the af- |ir occurred 200 miles off Sprun Head. De Russian ships were steaming in Re. The leading ships passed without cident, though most of the vessels rned searchlights on the trawlers ag enough to prevent any mistake as
 identity. After the bulk of the uadron passed it opened fire, nearly K participating in the firing. The lane was struck below the water "A e and raked above deck. Shipper nith and Third Hand Leggott had seir heads carried clean away by a ot, many of the crew being seriously bundled. Another traWier also was snk, but the Sea Gull, which brought e news to Hull has no particulars as
 her fate. The news created an in- nse sensation and indignation in Hull. le Moulmein arrived with her flag
 half mast. Her skipper states that e trawlers were fishing about 220 Hes east by north of Sprun Head at 1 block Saturday morning, the weather Wing hazy, when the outlines of sev- al vessels, apparently Warships, sail- B in a line, were dinly seen. Whilst e crew were watching the warships archlights were flashed upon them,
 the glare of which the Moulmein's ew observed what they took to be fpedo boats approaching, apparently th the intention of boarding the Pulmein. They steamed away, how Ter, and soon the fishermen were hor- lied to find they were being fired up-
 First one and then. another Awler was struck by flying shot. That seemed to be round shot went rough the Moulmein's galley. The 4no, laying nearby, also was struck Eth many shots, but fortunately the Image was above her water line and he of her crew was struck. The Ambardment lasted about twenty min Ses. When it had ceased the fleet Aled southward, and some of the awlers sent up rockets. The Moul- pin steered in the direction of the sckets. Soon cries were heard, and the lane was found sinking with another lwler taking off some of her crew. bose seriously injured were removed
 mission ship and the bodies of lnith and Leggott were placed aboard e Moulmein. The other men with knor injuries were put aboard the aawler Sea Gull, which at a late hour dnot arrived at Hull.
 Crowds have gathered around the lck, but no further information is aailable.
 Representatives of the fishing fleet Arted late tonight for London to Insult with the authorities there.
 No motive can be assigned for the Extraordinary procedure of the Rus An warships.
 The only survivor of the Crane who Is yet reached here is J. A. Smith, h of the deceased skipper, and who, tn the captains of the Moulmein and Ano, is going to London to consult ith the authorities. Young Smith was Deep in his bunk when the firing 'oused him. Just as he was getting
 a shot struck the starboard and .netrated to the forecastle, smashing lamp near which he was standing. g rushed on deck where the search thts revealed the horrible sight of his