The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-22
HECTOR FULLER
IN PORT ARTHUR
Correspondent Went Through
The Russian Lines.
CAUGHT ON RETURN TRIP
RUSSIANS FINALLY TURNED
HIM LOOSE.

Ter IT'S special war correspondent. who
effected an entrance into Port arthur,
where he was Imprisoned five days and
Then ordered from the fortress. q spe-
cial cable. dated al Chefoo today. in
which he gives his experiences and OBJ
Eerva lions while if the besieged city,
g. follows.
AFTER being r0wed across from the
Mauito islands iu am open boat by two
Cinnamon ] succeeded iu landing at
Louisa bay, near Port Arthur and sep
arated by a range OF hills. The bay
was occupied by "a Russian fI0tilIa or
four torpedo boats, two destrOyers and
two cruisers. L landed at daybreak on
The morning OF June 10 without detee-
tiou.
with the fun c0miu4 os the day I
could see THAI every hilltop near the
shore was alive with soldiers, busily
engaged IN Strengthening the already
formidable foTtidcauons, which occu-
pied every point of vantage. tt looked
az nrst as though 10 would be imp0s-
sibie to pass through the lines and
snake my way over the hills TO Port
arthur. But by keeping down ia the
narrow valleys, which were free from
soldiers, I gradually made my way into
The interior Of the peninsula. I'm this
way, after a day and night of persist
ent and cautious effort L ct last sue
NrEQFa ia reaching tLt arthur
His Luck Changed.
AFTER some hasty observations there
the hazard Of my position became so
obvious that the same day, Saturday.
June III. I set out on nv return TO the
bay, But the good fortune which at
tended me the day before soon deserted
me. I presently came In sight of
large body of Russian infantry, when
I took refuge iQ a Chinese village,
where i found a hiding place until the
danger was over.
II had not proceeded far from this
village when I came upon a small party
OF sappers. In order to avoid them /
made g dash up a hill, only 10 run into
anothe regiment, engaged i'm digging
entertainments. Instantly I was sur
rounded with men. There was no pos
sioillty of escape.
''The officer i'm command detailed a
guard 70 take me to Pigeon bay, There
was searched I was stripped to the
skin and all my garments were sub
Jected TO the closest scrutiny. NV
money was taken and all the papers i'm
my possession were most infinitely eX-
amlned. Ihereupou L was blindfolded
and marched 90 Port Arthur The
route taken was over the military road
which has recently been constructed.
ln spite of the bandage over nv eyes
was aEle TO note that the road is one
Of the most admirable construction.
along which artillery could move easily
and rapidly.
Port Arthur Lively.
Port Arthur was fun Of life and
galety. quite out of comparison with
the stories of distress that had reached
thefoo through Japanese sources. In
deed, nothing OF this sort was observed
There seemed 10 be am abundance of
supplies. and fresh supplies were COM
eneSe blockade has not been effective.
The hdIDor entrance has been freed of
distractions the battleships have been
reprinted and the Notifications are
constantly being made stronger. The
garrison is larger than outside infQr-
nation has led me 60 suppose The
troops are i'm excellent condition and
The general health conditions of the CITY
are good. There seemed 10 De $40 ap-
lienenslOn that the city was likely soon
Io fan.
'ihe night I was marched into Port
Arthur under guard the city was un-
usually lively as the officers were civ
ing ball. Three officers were detailed
10 examine me, and they made thor
ouSh work OF it, After the eXamfna-
lion vas completed i was l0dged ia
prison The prison IS directly opposite
Golden huL From the window of my
cen i had good view OF the inner bay.
and could see distinctly the repaired
battleships lying al anchor.
Japs In the Prison.
'In che same prison were confined
lVy japanese who had been captured
from the bl0ckading expedition. Sew
eTal OF these had become insane.
u myself, was kept on Russian black
bread and water for two days. Then
] was permitted by the authorities to
purchase such food as I desired.
While i was I'm prison I was sub
1eeled 10 seven different examinations
The thing that evidently aroused the
greatest suspicion was the passport
that had been issued to me at Toxic
1t is pretty evident that the Russian
officers more than half suspected that
] was japanese SPY.
'I demanded the opportunity Of see
ing General Stoessel the commandment
at Port Arthur. that I might law mv
case directly before him AT Iast.
after five days in prison. my plea was
allowed and 7 was taken before the
commando. made q straiEhtfor-
ward story of my purpose in seeking
10 penetrate the Russian lines and
gave detailed account of my trip AT
last he was convinced OF my good faith.
He said.
You Americans must be crazv.i
'As the result OF ihis hearing of ms
case, General St0easeI decided that I
was 90 be allowed 20 leave Port Arthur
on condition that I promise never to
return. The promise was promptly
forthcoming.
Prisoner BIiudfolded
ThereupOu i was again bIudfOIdel
and taken back under guard. by the
direct route TO Louisa bay. Arriving
there I was requested to point out the
exact spot an which I made my land
iHs. Immediately sentry was placed
at that point.
OF was sent away then iu @ junk,
along with a. host oE chinese. These
were the men OF am entire village, Who
HeTe being depoTted because the vie
lace had harbored some japanese The
juuk was escorted outside the harbor
by Russian torpedo boats and then
was leLt 90 make Its way alone as best
81 could, across the gUlt- 4 was with
out food for sixty hours. but finally
reached here. little the worse FOR my
ten days experience
con the whole, 7 may say that while
/ was iH tha hands of the Russians, i
was kindly treated
SON the night of June 13 the Japanese
uaGe another attack on Port Arthur.
both by land and by sea. saW dis
finetiv Che firing from my cell window
When the affair WAS oyer the Russian
officers returned laughing TO their
quarters, reporting that Che enemy had
been easily repuised-
-The talk is that General Auropaf-