Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-16
Is7 OFFICERS AND MEN LOST.
r..,,,sd At St. Petersburg That Three
lap Torpedo Boats Sunk of
Port Arthur
GREAT ANXIETY OVER SUPPLIES.
p,ovisiOninc Of the Army in Far East
Has Suddenly Become a Grave and
Important Question.

c, Petersburg, Feb. 16.-The Russian
.,cond class cruiser Boyarin was blown
80 nv n mine Feb. 10 in the same man
rer os was the Russian torpedo trans
,c,t Yenisel. She had on board l07
oslcers and men, all Of whom, 1t is UNI
derstood were lost.
M details Of the disaster have been
given out,
The report circulated here today that
,be Russian cruiser Boyarin was blown
m last Saturday and that all her OIL
GERS and crew, 1877 in number, were lost
is confirmed from a private source.
The Boyarn was S4S feet long, Al feet
beam and l6 feet draught. She was OF
22OO tons displacement, and her trial
speed was % knots. Her armament
consisted Of six 4,7-lnch guns, eight l.S-
inch guns, two l.4-inch guns ana three
machine guns. She was also fitted with
sIy torpedo tubes. The Boyarin was
last reported as having taken part in
,ha engagement Of Feb. at Port Ar
thur
semi.ofiical telegram dated from
teadquarters Of the ylcerOy at Port AT.
,hur saws the German cruiser Hansa,
which had been sent TO remove Ger
man subjects from Port Arthur and
which had on boarI also a number OF
Russian women and children. had been
fred upon by japanese warships'
The telegram reterates the statement
that three Japanese torpedo boats have
been sunk In night attack on Port Ar
thur.
All was quiet on Feb 10 within the
sphere Of the war operations
ANXIETY OVER SUPPLIES.
New York Feb. lG.--Knowlng that the
Siberian railway could not convey
Necessary supplies 10 Manchurla and
Vladlyostock Russia ordered at Christ
mas time, large quantities Of provisions
IN America for delivery In san Fran
cisco Jan, 49, Jan Is, and Feb. I, says
O Vienna dispatch to the Times. The
greater part Of these provisions have
not reached the Russian harbor and
may serve to support the japanese
navy.
The question Of supplies will be all
important in this war continues the
correspondent. Much Indispensable ma
terlal had to be taken from warsaw
and sent to the far east and all other
provisions were TO come from America
or from odessa by sea. Everything
that was left in the Black sea after
New Years Is unlikely to reach It's
destination
For this reason the provisioning of
The army In the far east Is causing
great anxiety, as nothing can be OBJ
taned there In the winter, not even
forage for the horses.
Even were the Siberian railway In
perfect order, II would not suffice TO
carry the food for from 10000 TO 10000
men. However the line IL now obstruct-
ed by trains carrying rails, sleepers and
building material, and the matter OF
supplies Is said TO be causing great
anxiety.
FIRING ON THE HANsA,
Port Arthur, Monday, Feb. l5,-The
firing on the German cruiser Hansa by
japanese Warships occurred while she
"as proceeding TO Port Arthur to take
away the German residents and not
when the latter were on board Of her.
The llansa was not damaged. on her
arrival at Port Arthur she took on
board a number Of wives Of Russian
sailors and left the port without further
incident
The work Of repairing the damaged
Russian battleships IL progressing rap
idly, The Chinese workmen were panic
stricken by the bombardment, but they
are now working well, regardless OF
the approach of the Chinese Now Year,
Investigation shows that che city
and fortress were wholly unchanged
by The Japanese attack, The people,
naturally are anxious and business Is
at complete standstill but the utmost
prevails,
After the religious services Sunday
there was military review before the
Nlceroy, Admiral Alexlef, who de-
nounced the action OF the Japanese as
barbarous and expressed confidence
That the Russian soldiers would fully |
ayenge themselves.
Reports from the interior indicate |
mat the Cossacks are modifying with |
great enthusiasm. In the Amur ais |
Irict they are riding In squads from
village to village, waving Russian flags |
and demanding an early chance to |
meet the enemy.