New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-20


,,on,en. cutting his body in two
Portions Of Commander Yezoes '0oS
saved and brought back 10 the feet IheS VIII
probably be sent to Japan for public burial
rseute,ant NaEahara went to the rescue OF
the disabled torpedo boat which had been uhuer
,ha command Of Lieutenant Nakahori' who' Win
e,,. others was killed and met deadly hre-
Nakahara's boat was hit repeatedly Du' ne sue
caeaeo in rescuine a majority Of the ere" OF
Nakahori's boat
More of Admiral Togo's men volunteered 10
take part in the attacks than could be assigned
II IS probable that Admiral Togo viii soon re-
,.,rn to japan. leaving junior admiral to con-
dnct The final opera lions and TO continue the
blockade Il is expected that Togo will he sum-
nnoned by the Emperor to Toxic, where he VIII
have public receptions.
Admiral Togo's campaign of ten months Is
considered equal 10 any in the history OF naval
warfare He has labored constantly, under the
necessity Of preserving the vessels of his feet
for service against the Russian second Pacific
squadron The admiral and his men have stood
storm stress and exposure excellently The men
are in good health and exutant
Teegraphing under date of December IS.
Vice-Admiral Togo says:
There is no room left To doubt that the
enemy's ships in the harbor of Port Arthur are
totally unfit for service. have reason TO be-
Iieve that the battleship Sevastopol has been
disabled by attacks, but no definite data on
which 10 pass final judgment has yet been Cd
tanned, and Investigations are being conducted
in all available quarters.
It is certain that at least six Russian torpedo
boat destroyers remain intact in the harbor-
go tho Iorirra do an6n AT
Port Arthur reports as follows
The battleshp Peresviet is lying 200 metres
northwest of the Tigers Tail Peninsula. with
her bow turned northeast. half north. and at
high tide the water reaches to the torpedo tubes
in her bow. She is submerged to her stern
walk and lies aground. without listing. Her
central funnel is severely damaged.
The battleship Poltava lies 200 metres north
of the point of Tigers Tail. Her bow points
east-southeast. half east. and at high tide is
submerged TO her afterdeck. She is doubtless
aground. and does not list
The battleship Retvizan lies 100 metres east
Of the Poltava. her stern toward that vessel.
Her condition is worse than that Of the Poltava.
She is listing five degrees 10 starboard. and her
afterdecE is constantly submerged
The batleship Pobieda lies 220 metres north
east, half east. of the point Of Tigers Tai. with
her bow pointing northeast half north. Her
afterdeck on the starboard side must be sub
merged at high tide. Everything seems 10 snow
that she is aground.
The protected cruiser Pallada lies 100 metres
east by north OF the Pobieda. Her stern is
toward southwest. half south. and she is listed
five degrees 10 port At high tide the condition
Of her decks is about the same 5 the decks Of
the Peresviet She is doubtless aground.
The armored cruiser Bayan lies 400 metres
south-southwest half west Of the harbor en-
trance. with her bow toward east northeast
half east. She has listed 10 degrees and ap-
pears 10 be aground
The above mentioned four batueships and
Two cruisers have been abandoned, and no
boats are seen near them"
Vice-Admiral Togo. in reporting the renewal
Of the torpedo attack on the night of December
u. says:
our torpedo fotilla again attempted an at
tack on the night of December II against the
battlesh3p Sevastopoi, the coast defence vessel
Otvashni and the destroyers lying Al the foot OF
Cheng-Tao Mountain.
snow. reached Tho enemys anchorage at 40
o'clock ia the morning, and. running between
the Sevastopo and destroyer. succeeded in
6lschargiug torpedoes close against the SevaS-
topol and the 0tvashni. Explosions We're OBJ
served each time.
The fIotils exchanged gun fire with the enc
nrT's destroyer ~ a range Of a hundred metres,
and succeeded in hitting her torpedo dis
harEed from Commander Sekis boat apparent
y hit the enemy : destroyer.
During the bold attack the enemy's fusillade
"as exceedingly vigorous, but, owing to the
close proximity. our. boats suffered no damage.
and there were casualties among the crews.
Commander JngujTs 1Oulla following that
of Commander Sekiy discharged several tor
pedoes, and at least three explosions were clear
ly observed After exchange Of fire with
the enemys destToyers.. the hotilla gradually
mander Jinguiis boat. wounded. and two
men were killed. one was wounded on
Lieutenant Tamaoka's boat
The boats Of the fotilla under Commander
YezOe We're undergoing repairs when the flo
lila received orders To join in the attack
Commander Yezoe then boarded a single craft
assuming command Of her and hurryng to
the base found that the other fotilIas had de-
parted. Immediately he started along and in
dependently attacked the SeVastopol He ap-
preached close to that vessel and was killed
His boat safely returned to the base.
The result of many torpedo attacks and many
effective explosions against the enemys ships
unable To report more definitely.
On the morning of December is the watch
tower reported that a destroyer Of the enemy
with a mast broken, visible aground near
the coast
On the night Of December II our torpedo
hotlas made gallant and brave series Of at
5aehs against the Russian tnrrff ship sevas-
The hotillas arrived outside the entrance 10
Port Arthur about midnight on that date The
leading forilia under Commander Tncbida and
a special torpedo boat. partly for attack and
partly 10 reconnoitre. approached the Sevastopol
AT ] O'Clock. and under the searchgh1s and fire
OF the enemYs ships and shore batteries they
attacked her
A shell struck Commander Mitamura's tor
pedo boat, and four shots hit Commander Naka-
nuta's boat woundinS three sailors
subsequently our dotillas attacked. acting in
dependeutly.
Flotilia \. Commander Kasama. advanced first
Tor the purpose Of destroying the defences pro-
recting the Seyastopol. and also to draw and d-
vert the fire under the enemv's searchlipbts
Ffoiila z. Commander Jinguji; Flotilla c. com
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