The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-23
SERYDL0FF'S HEROES
Incidents Of YIadiyOStOk Squad
rOH's Fight With Kamimura.
CAPTAIN or ROssIA KILLED.
lieutenant MoIas Takes Powder
Charges Out of Burning cOmpart-
ment-eromoboi's Commander, Twice
Wounded Remains on the Bridge.

n,ent-Gromoboi's Commander, Twice
Wounded, Remains on the Bridge.
yladirostok. Aug % The Gromobei
and the Rossia present a battered ap
pearance. Their smokestacks show
great rents. while the masts. bridges
and ventilators look ike sleeves, ana
there are marks Of battle everywhere
Guns are dismantled. boats shatter-
cd. and there are enormous holes in
the cruisers hulls through which a
man could easily pass. Many Of the
cabins were completely wrecked.
some Of the Japanese shells perform
ell queer actions. On the Rossia a
shell burst ID q clothes cupboard Gar
ments therein were torn to shreds, but
a mirror was not scratched. Photo
graphs and knickknacks on i writing
table near By were not disturbed. In
another part Of the cruiser the walls
were blackened by the smoke Of a
fierce FIRE in which eight men were
burned alive, yet an almanac on the
wall was not even scorched.
Aboard the Gromob0i shell enter
ed the wardroom and wrecked the fur
nlture. But a parrots cage was UNI
touched
All the officers are full Of praise for
the GOODNESS ana bravery Of the men
who died in the battle without a muir
muir. Comrades took their places with
out waiting orders
Deadly Work on the Upper Deck.
1t was deadly work On the upper
deck. where the gunners were without
protection. and shells. striking burst
into 4 thousand fragments. killing aud
wounding men until the deck became
veritable sharnbles. strewn with dead
and dying and slippery with blood.
Not single gunner protected by
classmates lost his life The value Of
protective armor was demonstrated
whenever projecsiles struck the arr
rnored portion 0f the vessels
There were many deeds 81 her0lsm
during the fve hour battle. bnt the
greatest praise q all belongs 70 Cap
tain Dal5ish st tie GromoBoi. who re-
manned 1t bis post On the bridge from
the beginning to Tie end 81 the fight
When wounded Ia tie back. he persist
ed in resumimg command directly tie
wound had been dressed but. yielding
to the entpeatles 81 his officers he
sought shelter in tile coming tower.
No sooner had be entered than shell
struck the foot of The tower. giancing
upward to the overhanging cover, and
entered through the peeph0le, killing
lieutenant and two auarteFmasters
wounding two liemenants and again
wounding Captain DaBish III the hestd
and breast Not single man in the
tower escaped
There being 10 enc to steer tile ship
the captain. severely wounded though
he was. dragged himself to the wheel
and managed It untll another quarter
master had been summoned
subsequently Learning that tie men
we're depressed ~ the fact that tie had
been wounded second time. the can
tain insisted. after the second dressing
on being supported along TIE decks 10
the easemates encouraging the snilors.
saying
II an alive, liEotBeFs- 60 an smash
ing the japanese
Wien Captain Andreieif II the Hos.
STA aseertainesi that onlF three oHt Of
her twenty big guns could he fired, he
eoolly gave orders 10 get explosives III
readiness ~ siiik tie ship. Captain
Andreief s usually nervohs. hut IL
battle Re WAS cool az cucumber When
net giving orders, he was cheerfnlly
conYersing with tile gunners 1t their
stations