The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-22
ACCOUNT BY
ONE WHO FOUGHT

The following furnish
the destroyer
ShiaSumO, which part n he engagement;
My vessel the ShumO, had outside Port
Arthur since the 7and u and the following day cru
Of the harbOr being visible this point the naked Unex
Pdy found that the enemys warshps which had long kept aOOf
from stenng of the harbOr mouth These vessels included
leading Bayn AskOId,
pol Paada and DIANA eight in number They were accompanied by several
steamers, which leading the
dragging for mines We fastened back and informed the other
Pckshp what happening former position
found that the squadron cruising the waters Man
tIv the shots @ not intended for p sboS ftrvor5s the Rus
batthps
PObieda Cesarevtch foot of Lao
evidently prepared way enemys
Gadamak
ing mines
and the left by the NOvk and drOyer Meanwhile the main
body the fourth destroyer hOtas the four
hI the
squadron We then approached within metres from the
NOvi None the however
reached and kept silence until Joined by fellow
Gradually the quadrOns engaged each
being
ne desers was struck Nv one of our shells which caused the exc
pOOn OF powder magazine report
black smoke, obliged
to port TheeupOn remaining began
to suit
destroyer
en enemy southwark but the latter ignored this strategic
Four the NOvik
hOlas firing
Cn this HOas gradually approached the order induce
him southwark that the
miles from the habOr hOa then offensive
suddenly
pursuing enemy
nearly p M IN response 10 Sgna from the hagShP NkaSa OF our
Combined Fleet all tOrpedbOat assembled
flagship from the main mast of which hOd another signal which
follows:
night Empire depends this action
we hope will yourselves the utmost"
The main squadron with the flagship Mkasa
order await better the night
enemys wahps
cruising
sho over the scene but the dense columns OF smoke Issuing
the ene ships Obscured the surface of the for miles
greatly facilitating p
shells from the ships and forts shOwered vessel ami greatly
and from the wap which remained
quite unable to enter it, The fire from the Russian vessels
beyond SO metres
owing the immense
in line extending from Mantszviro to Tnon the
belonging 18th
further enemy.
Our derOy and torpedo boats in turn their orpedOe but the
results could ascertaned owing the columns raised the
enemys shots Our
especially for the latter and had approach the amid the
glare of his earhTgh the terrible uade his At
with the first destroyer hOt made rush for the Russian
battehps At
able batthps without receiving
single shot We selected baeshP OF the PObeda type and discharged
tOrpedOes rapid Peceing
effectively told the baeshps raised three banza
turning the destroyer round when shot hit the
plOded the
the whole of the worked hard pouring
shells from The sney,s sLi and sots sLoed ~ or aI d ,Iv
controlling al
the officers During this captain stood
calmly bridge destroyer changed
impossible steering gear
damaged The captain the
ene ships Just then another shot hit the deck causing
era casualties.
boy Okan who attached
captain Asa Commander Of the hO on board the destroyer and
perceived
causing fire. Young grasped the gravity of the
Pc put out the hre by smotheng with blanket and did not forget
to the matter the Captain This bave performed
of buse he had sustained the left by fragment of she'll
The shots became thicker and thicker the destroyer and
inevitable that would sink before she could
ship The captain consequently ordered the steering repaired
ed and we retreated firing our machine guns By the time we had