Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-21
VICE. ADMIRAL MAKAROFF SANK WITH HIS Shit.
Perhed on Big Bateshp With About 700 Of These Aboardlb|e
Accident as the Fleet Was Going Ont to Give Bate-lurned
Turtle and Went Down.

course and planning the expected bat
tie. Every man was at his post and
the great guns were being ranged ior
the fray.
On the other vessels Of the fleet the
same mcthodical preparations were
being made to do battle. From their
bridges their officers eagerly watched
the big vessel i'll the morning, mist
ahead of them from which signals
were being displayed for their dispo.
sition in the line of battle.
The sea fighters were we'll out OF
the harbor when suddenly the watch"
crs on the trailing boats saw an m-
mensc column of water spout up
amidships of the starboard side OF the
Pctropavlovsk, reaching far above the
fighting masts and descending i'll a
dclugc on the stripped decks OF the
vessel. There was an accompanying
muh1cd roar.
The giant vessel paused as if stayed
bv an unseen hand, lurchcd, spranS
forward and began to settle to star
board
The nearest ships lowered boats.
which pulled away for the distressed
battlcship. A score Of such rescucrs
we're in the water in a few minutes.
On the Pctropavlosvk there must
have been scenes of the drest horror.
OF the 700 men all but a score were
below decks or in the turrcts.
When the explosion occurred the
officers Immediately OWNED the cause.
A mine had been struck and great
hole torn in the side of the vessel be-
low the water line. Into this the sea
poured, listing the vessel rapidly.
Orders were issued to food the
compartments on the port side OF the
ship in order to bring it to an even
keel, but these instructions could not
be carried out.
Gradually over went the big battle
ship. Into a few boats scrambled
such OF the men as were above deck.
The first thought was for the Grand
Duke Cyril and he was helped to a
boat by his licutcnants
St. Petersburg, (By Cable) BARELY
recovering from the shock OF the
catastrophe to the battlcship Pctro-
nalvlovsk the city and nation were
again plunged more deeply plunged
:n,o grief when official kilograms were
..ivcn out announcing the sinking OF
the torpcdo-boat destroyer BezStra.
,hni. with crew OF forty-hvc. and
the damaging OF the battIeSh,p P"'
bicda on Il mine II the Port Arthur
hurbor.
80 news was received from Fort
Arthur until 10 O'clock in the morn
,-,,,lrr a or
wa, received and hurried t" tho naval
official, and translated. The message
was from Rear ADMIRAL Prince ouk
,omskv. who tcr>cly told ht the new
misfortune which had overcome the
squadron The message alter con-
irming the loss Of the Pctropalovsk,
aid:
"Thc torpedo boat NeStraNhni was
sent out with others, ON night eN-
pidi,ipn and was unable to return,
wing t. the stress of weather. She
was ,urruundcd by tho cncmy'S tor
pcdo boat, and sank fighting. llvc
men were saved.
"Aitcr the sinking of the Pctr"-
pavlov>I> took over temporarily the
command oi the fleet.
" ME NuTl oulltth ny NhN Nh''hN y
,puadron the bat,eehip Poblcda ran
into mine, which struck her star
board side amidship. The Pobieda
succeeded III making the harbor with .
ou, aid. No one OH board was hurt.
The Pobieda is battlcship OF IL
hz4 tons displacement and OF 1880
horsepower She is 4oIt, feet long,
has II feet beam and draws 20 feet
ot water and is heavily armorel with
steel. She was completed III 1901 !;
has a complement OF 73s men, Ter
estimated speed is Is knots. he
steel armor OF the battlesh'p varies
in thickness from four to time and a
nall inches along her belt he arma-
mcnt ni the Pubjcda consists OF four
ttn-inch guns. eleven slx-inch guns,
sixteen threc-lnch guns, ten I.S-incn
GUNS and seventeen I,4-nch guns.
She has SIX torpedo tubes.