New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-02
GATHERING PORT ARTHUR.
Haroc Caused By Japanese Shells
NeJc Positions Taken.

Toxic, Nov. Imperial headquarters tonight
published series Of reports covering the oper-
ations against Port Arthur during the months
of August. September and October. The chies
interest centres in the tremendous attack which
began on October % and is still continuing.
Hundreds of japanese guns began battering
the northern and easterIy forts on October %.
the infantry moving forward with desperate
rushes where the artillery had prepared the way,
while the pioneers and sappers were running
mines against the Russian defences.
The reports record a series Of desperate en-
counters at close range. The dispatches cover
ing the operations in the attack which began
on October % are as follows:
From $50 o'clock in the morning the forts on
Sung-Shu and RihlUng hills the eastern group
OF forts ON hlkWan Hill and fort lying TO the
north OF The latter We're bombarded by our siege
guns and naval ordnance. and 80 shells took
effect.
The naval guns directed against the Sung-Shu
and Rihlung Hill forts sent many effective shells.
The parapet of the Rihlung Hill fort was de-
mOlished and openings were made in the fort.
Several portions of the cover were destroyed.
Two OF the most important covers on Sung
Shu Hill fort were destroyed by our shells.
One 11-centtnetre gun was dismourted and an
other damaged. One gun on the northern fort OF
East AlkWau Hill was destroyed
From > o'clock in the afternoon other siege
guns were directed against the trenches on all
slopes OF Sung-Shu and HihlUng hills and
against the trenches on the south side of Poh-
Sian Hin. All these trenches were heavily dam
aged by O'Clock IN the afternoon.
TRENCHES TAKEN BY ASSAULT
Part Of our right wing charged against the
trenches on Sung-Shu HHl and a portion OF our
centre wing charged against the trenches On
Rihlung Hill and on the southern part OF Poh-
Sian HILL and took possession OF them without
heavy loss
simultaneously with the occupation Of the
places from which the Russians had been driven,
teh enemy posted IN the forts in their vicinity,
In conjunction with the forts on West Sitai-
and Lao-Lin-C Chu. concentrated his fire against
the points where our assaults were making prog
rese. The sound Of our cannOnade the fire from
the guns of the enemy and the bursting SheiIS
made impressive and dramatic scene
The enemy's shells were defective
a large mine exploded on the slope OF FSthlu2s
Hill. but none of our men were killed thereby
on the same night, with the object OF prevent
ing the Russians from making repairs our
siege and naval guns shelled the forts 0f Rih-
lung East Kikwan and Sung-Shu Hills. The
enemy's warships and machinery buildings were
The enemy holding Sung-shu and RihIung
Hills under the protection Of a shell FIRE under
took several night attacks, but all OF them were
repulsed.
On October - the bombardneut with our
siege guns continued and the fire OF our
naval guns was directed against Sung-Shu Itse.
Paiyu and RihlUng Hills, and also against the
dockyard and the warships.
BIG SHELLS DEMOLJsH GUNS.
The effects of our bornbariment deserving
special mention are those against a fort on tasI
Kikwan. where a gun and Us carriage " re
completely destroyed. the destruction OF ban
quette lying between the east end OF the north
front and the centre Of Rihuns Hin fort scat
tering the cover thereof and destroying two
small guns. and the demolition of a gun or the
east front OF the fort
Several of our shells took effect on the south
eastern corner of the same fort destroying us
cover and smashing TWO machine guns MO
pieces one gun placed on projected point or
the Sung-Shu Hill fort was displaced and one
12-centiretre gun. which placed in the
rerrra OF the left wing was demolished, while
the covers also were destroyed
In the same night our engineer corps was
sent against the northern part OF East klKWan
HiU and succeeded In destroying the outer case
mate of a projecting point
During the night the enemy resorted 10 every
means TO obstruct our work. assaultins and US
inc bOr1hs At the Same time the Russians
worked energetcally In erecting repairs on some
parts OF their forts damaged by our sheliS
on october IS the bombardment with heavy
and other siege guns was continued. and its
Tyyo hundred and eighty-fve effective shells
have been counted, and besides these several
other shells took effect on me IoItS OF AhSnu
(Antse) HILL Itsa Hill. Paiyu Hil and on hM
203 metres high
WARSHIPS AND TOWN UNDER FIRE
Our novaI guns were directed chiefly against
Sitaf-Yane-Kou Itse and Antse hills. the war
ships in the. east harbor and the western por-
t.on of the city.
Effects deserving of special mention were
made on the Rihlung Hill fort The banquette
and the buildings inside the fort were destroyed
ana vital portions OF the fort were considerably
damaged. The enemy placed row. OF sand
bags in the place OF the banquette. which Wa
destroyed.
on the northern portion OF East Kikwan Hin
a magazine was exploded ard a field gun was
destroyed.
on SuEg-Snu HiU 12-centimetre Co1et and
another gun were hit
on Itse Hill d 12-Centimetre Canet and car
riage were overturned and another gun was
badly damaged
on the 2O:'-nnetre hill two covers and the wire
entanglernents OF the trenches were consider
ably damaged
on the fort north OF Sit2i-Yang- g-KOu the guns
and works were heavily damaged
confiagratiou occurred in the old city and
a second Confiagration was observed in fac
tory at the northeast base Of Golden Hill which
lasted for three hours.
During the night machinery building near
the harbor was bombarGed by our guns. which
also protected the work OF the engineers.
on October % the tomh0rduert was cons
tinued with an increased number OF shells. On
the same morning az dawn one hundred OF the
OM NuE0MEc0nNS THIS MONTH";