The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-18
SINKING OF THE 6ATTLESHiP,
gy Associated Press


Port Arthur. April l7-An Associ1
ted Press correspondent who saw he
battlcship petropavloysk and destroy,
er Strashui sunk on Port Arthur on
April l3. telegraphs from Lao Yang
Hanchuria While standing on Col.
den HILL at daybreak, April Is. | saw
through the light haze to The south
yard. five miles from the shore, six
orpedo boats, al firing. In the lead
md outstripping the others wa q
boat heading at full speed for the har-
Dor. The last in he line was be-
louded in steam and tagging. finally,
through glasses. ! saw that the leader
ina laggard yere Russian AMI that
our others were Japanese The
lash Of guns anJ splash of proiectile
showed the intensity Of the fight. The
tagging destroyer. which was The
Strashni. fired yicionsly, but four Jap
anesc boats encircled about It. ana
poured in q deadly fire The S5rashni
'ough. and Unanswered to escape,
out the Japanese destrOyeTs chung 10
ler like hounds in 4 chase. "Maka
rolf signalled to the Bayan 10 go to
the rescue. Finally the S,rashni
Ioosed the final round, but it was az
If a yollev had been fired over her
grave, Tor she disappeared beneath
the waves, only little cloud OF
steam marking the place where she
vent down
Satisfied, the japanese boats made
of at full speed, folloxed by the Bay
IN Six of the japanese cruisers
came up. but the Bayan went on
seemingly inviting certain destruc
ion Tho Bayan gave broalside
md projectiles rained about her,
To the eastward suddenly appeared
i've more Russian torpedo boats re
urning to the harbor under forced
lraught Two OF the japanese cruis
ers we're Immediately detached to cut
them cff, but the Bayan noticing the
movement checkmated It By a hot
ire. The Japanese cruisers slowed
Town and the torpedo boats slipped
ntO the harbor. Meantime. In accOr-
lance with Makaroffs order the bat.
leships and cruisers In the inner har.
Dor slipped anchor Malestically tn;
Pe,ropayloysk. flying the aimirals
lag, steamed through the entrance
The admiral ignaled the Bayan to
eturn. Then signals Of flags futter.
ID out. bravo Bayan' Besides the
Petropavloysk, saw the battleships
+ Peresyiet. Poltaya, Pobieda and Sc
iastopol, the cruisers Noyikdiana ana
Askoll and the torpedo boats ahead
Seeing the fight Of the Japanese
cruisers, the Pe;ropavloysk opened
Gre with her big guns but the enemy
vas out OF range and soon disappear
! ed Our squadron continued the chase
finally fading from view. In about an
: hour il reappearcl far beyond il
smoke announced the appearance Of
+ lhe enemy Nearer aud nearer came
+ the vessels. and at last made out be-
/ hind our squadron. feet Of fourteen.
4 0f which six were baitlcships Una
bic to get within effective range OF
/ Makaron's ships, the enemy stopped
about u miles from the shore Our
squadron with the PetrupaVloysk
eading, arrived at the entrance to the
larbor. and drew in line u battle The
orpelo boats at once proceeded into
/ the inner harb9r watched the
Petfcpavioysk as she steamed to-
ward Electric Clin looked for the
+ japanese ships. bus they we're without
movement, save that caused BY the
I heaving seas The Petropaylovsk
vas almost without heajway when
suddenly ! saw her tremble She
seemed to rise out of the water,
tremendous explosion rent the air,
t then a second and then third. Frag.
ments flew In all directions and wreck
/ age and men we're picked up in ter
/ rible mass. was hardly able to
/ realize the horror Of il when the ship
began 10 list In a moment the sea
+ SCENE to open. and the water rush.
i ed over her. The Petropavlovsk had
disappeared. The floating woodwork
and the few men struggling IN the
water, were all that vas left to recall
/ the splendid fighting machine which
q few hours before had sailed ont Of
i the harbor.
/ After the shock passed. torpedo