The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-12
Conditions in the Fortress as
Seen by an American.
SHIPS IN BAD CONDITION,
When General Stoessel Learned Of Kuro-
patkin's Defeats He Ordered the
Bad News Kept From the
Troops

The Chicago Daily News correspond
ent at Nagasaki cables as follows
After having arrived, along with
companion, at the lighthouse on the
Liaotishan promontory close to Port
Arthur, the boat il which we had
sailed from Mioato islands was picked
up by a small Russian torpedo boat at
tached to the battleship Peresviet and
towed to that vessel which lies two
miles outside the harbor The Peres-
Wet il as badly battered by Japanese
shells as the Cesareyitch Both ship
and crew were in a filthy condition
From the Peresvlet we were taken
to Admiral Wren. who was On board
the Bayan, outside Of the Tigers Tall
The Bayan also was badly damaged
ana dirty Admiral Wren asked news
OF the Baltic fleet ana. learning that
II was still AT Revab expressed his de
spnir
@E'rom the Bayan we We're taken 70
visit Rear Admiral Luszinsky on board
The Ostfashny the aagship OF the
smaller OF THE vessels tn the east har
Dor. admiral Yiren's flagship and the
other biz ships are IN the neighbor
hood Of tile west har,or. None of the
smaller vessels appeared to he serious
/ " damaged ana there were no vessels
being repaired III the dry dock
Admiral i.uszlnsisy invited me TO
breakfast 81 board the Ostrashny.
The interior of this vessel was in a
aisgustingly filthy condition The OIL
GERS are eharmingly hospitable. On
\ learning Tile news Of the Baltic fleet
they openly declared themselves lost
Later on was allowed to visit the
other ships. All the vessels are moved
10 new anehorages every night III or
der to avoid the occasional shells that
Japanese are dropping into the har
Dor
Among other vessels hi the harbol
is the big white Red Cross ship Amur
which has on board more than 100 sail
ors wounded III Admiral Withoft's sor
tie. Altogether there are sixteen tight
ing ships III the harbor. None Of these
has been dismantled The sailors ar,
| kept on board and only tie small ma
chine guns have been sent ashore.
4There is plenty OF coal, but ammu
milton is scarce In the distance. ter
miles off, can be seen the smoke Of
Admiral Togo's blockaders The Jap
anese fleet has been doing little BON
harding of late, IN the naval prison
behind Golden hill there are thirty
three japanese.
The harhor entrance is swept by
four searchlighis. two Of which are
on tile shore An immense Russian
vessel has been sunk across tile mar
rowest part of the entrance to the
harhor. 1t Is banked at each end by
two Japanese wrecks. Outside OF these
Instructions is d boom which can be
raised and lowered at pleasure. Many
mines also mia in making the channel
to the harbor narrow and tortuous
Outside the boom are to be seen the
remains of tile other japanese vessels
which were sunk during the vain at
tempt to block the harbor The Rus
SLAMS pointed to them with ridicule as
evidence Of wasted effort The wreck
ed Russian torpedo boats also lie not
far from the Japanese wrecks They
were sunk by accidental contact Will
mines Six torpedo boats and clever
vessels Of lighter draft are constantly
sweeping the outside channel foi
mines.
From tile flagship ! was escorted e
the harbor master, who was found If
a bomb proof cellar under the admi
rally building equipped with telephone
telegraph and electric mine connec
tons We Were then escorted 10 Gen
eral Stoessels house. Al along the
road to the generals house were seer
the ravages OF the incessant lombard
ment. The japanese guns fire At ter
minute intervals. The Russians reply
every hour One battery Of ten guns I:
placed few rods from the generate
house. Ninety per cent Of the Japa
nese sheAs do no damage. Most Of th'
killed are coolies, the weekly averag,
being thirty
1.-THE city is remarkably tranquil, ant
the street traffic goes on smoothly. I'LL
shops are open all day Two festau
rants are running Meals cost two III
bles $500 There Is no fresh food cx
cept horseiiesh, Ten horses are slangh
tered daily one hundred horses ar
all that remained when | left Ther,