The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
The PetrOpavIOvsk Goes
Down with Entire Crew.
Only Four of the Officers
Were Saved.
One Is Grand Duke Cyril,
Who Is Wounded.
MAKAROFF DROWNED
Naval Battle Outside Port
Arthur HarbOr.
An Attack by the Japanese
Was RepuIsed.
News Creates Intense Ex-
citement in Russia.
News Creates Intense Ex=
citement in Russia.

St. Petersburg, April 13.-1:03 p.
m.-Rumors afoat are taking definite
shape indicating that there has been
fight at Port Arthur, but no details
are obtainable except that the Petro-
pavlovsk has been sunk, probably
with the loss of almost her entire
crew.
London, April 13.-The Westmin-
ster Gazette publishes this afternoon
Paris rumor that Vice Admiral
Makaror has been taken prisoner.
st. Petersburg. April 1s.-t:27 p.
m.-Another report is to the effect
that the PetropavIovsk. of which
Grand Duke Cyril was first officer,
had been blown up by striking a Rus
sian mine, only four officers escaping.
The Grand Duke Cyril was said to be
slightly wounded
St. Petersburg. April 13.-Grand
Duke Vladimir, uncle of the emperor
has received a telegram announcing
that his son, Grand Duke Cyril, has
been wounded at Port Arthur. SER
vice of thanksgiving because his life
was spared has been held at the
grand dukes palace here.
St. Petersburg, April IA semi
official telegram received here con-
firms the report that the battleship
PetrOpavlosk has been sunk off Port
Arthur and that only four of the Off
GERS were saved, among them being
the Grand Duke Cyril, who was
wounded.
The Petropavlovsk which had twice
previously been reported damaged in
Jananpsa altar IN Port
q first class battleship of 1926 tons
displacement and 14,213 indicated
horse power. She was 3671z feet long,
had 50 feet beam and her armored
belt was of about 16 inches of steel
with 10 inches of steel armor on her
turrets. Her armament consisted of
four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch "a smaller
guns and six torpedo tubes. The com
plement of the Petropavlovsk when
fully manned was 700 men, She was
built at st. Petersburg and was com
pleted in 1898.
Chefoo. April Ia p. ma pri-
vate dispatch received from Port Ar
thur says the japanese attacked that
place at daylight today and that the
full Russian fleet went out under Vice
Admiral Makaroff. and assisted by the
Ire of the forts drove the enemy off.
The dispatch adds that the town
was not damaged. The effect of the
bombardment of the forts and feet
was not mentioned.
st. Petersburg, April 13-5;Os u
mt is officially announced thai
Vice Admiral MakarOn was drowned
at the time of tn sinking of the bat
tleship Petropavlovsk.
St. Petersburg. April lat is esti-
mated that from six to seven hundred
raen perished when the Petropavlovsb
sank.
St. Petersburg. April 1s.-Anothel
account says twenty men escaped
from the disaster to the Petro-
ravlovslS.
Grand Duke Cyril was only saved
from death by miracle. His brother
Grand Duke Boris, Witnessed the cat
estrophe through a marine glass.
St. Petersburg, April 13-5 P. NJ
According to very high authority. tn,
latest adv{ces received at the wir.{ 81
palace here are to the effect that :
naval battle is still progressing of
Port Arthur.
How it Happened.
The Japanese fleet. including tor.
pedo boats and topedo boat destroy
ers. totals forty. Vice Admiral RfalSa.
rolf ordered his whole squadron ou-
of the harbor to meet the attack
According to the Associated Pres
informant, while preparing to draw
up his line of battle in the outer road.
stead the Petropavlovsk struck Z
mine on her starboard side amidships
and Immediately began to heel Be
fore the crew could flood the por
compartments of the vessel in ordei
to keep her on an even keel, she turn
ed turtle and sank in a few minutes
carrying down almost the entire crew
Captain Jakovloff. the Grand Dulx,
Cyril and two other officers wer,
saved because they were standing OIL
the upper bridge. The frightfu1 los
eg life among the officers and mel