New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-23
HEROIC RUSSIAN DEEDS.
grGrery on the Shattered Rossia and
CrOmoboi.

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rnsh Of the Rsssia, who was wounded in the
hattie with the japanese squadron on August
u was buried last Wednesday with military
,orors. Nearly all thee inhabitants Of the town
.r-ended the funeral
Most q the wounded officers now in the hos
,i-gl are expected 70 get well and OF the wound
a men the recovery Of 312 IS now assured
vice-Adn-iral SkrydloT has visited the hsspi-
al coulpllnente1 The survivors and distributed
among them crosses OF St George
The DEAN Of Lieutenant Brash, Of the
,--,;ser G-ou1oboi. is reported 10 have been
tragic Ee was hurled from the bridge Of the
crriser By the explosion Of a shell Although
-no-1auy wounded, the lieutenant continued to
Issue orders and encourage the men until he
- removed between decks. man seriously
WOUNDED by the same shell continued doing his
duty. and did not report TO the surgeons for
treatment until the next day
TIE Gron1oboi and the Rossia present q bat
tered appearance Their snokestacks show
great rents. while the masts, bridges and ven
tilarors look like sisves, and there are marks
n hattie everywhere Guns are disrlantled
boats shattered, and there are holes n the
cruisers bulls through which a man could easily
nsss Many Of The cabins were completely
wrecked.
FREAKS OF JAPANESE SHELLS.
some Of the Japanese shells performed queer
o,rto-s On the Rossia 6 shell burst in clothes
cp2board- Garments there we're torn to
sb~4=z but z mirror was not scratched. Photo
granrs zcd knickknacks on e writing table
mar by we're not disturbed In another part of
ne cruiser the walls were blackened by the
smoke os a fierce fire in which eight men were
burned alive. Yet an almanac on the wall was
moi even sco-cheG-
Aboard the Gromoboi a shell entered the
vrarc-oou and wrecked the furniture but par
rot cage was untouched
AL ne officers are full Of praise for the cool
ness and bravery Of the men who died in the
hattie without 3 rnurmur. Comrades took their
places without awaiting orders It was deadly
work on the upper deck, where the gunners
,re-a without protection. and shells striking
hurst into q thousand fragments, killing and
7roUn6tng men. until the deck became a sham
HES Not a single gunner protected by case
mates lost his life The value OF protective
amor was demonstrated whenever projectiles
struck the armored parts Of the vesseIf
MANY DEEDS OF HEROIsh
There were many deeds Of heroisr in the FIVE
horr battle but the greatest praise is given TO
CAPTAIN Dabich Of the Gromoboi, who remained
Al his pogt on the bridge from the beginning TO
ire end Of the fight. Wounded in the back. he
persisted in resuuing command as soon as the
wound mad been dressed, but yielding TO the
entreaties OF his officers ne sought shelter in
the coming tower
No sooner had he entered than shell struck
tlss foot Of the tower. glanced upward 10 the
bverhanging cover. and entered the peephole,
Killing 4 lieutenant and two quarternlasters,
uoundins two ueutenants and again wounding
Captain Dabich in the head and breast Not
single man in the tower escaped. There being
10 one TO steer The ship. the captain. severely
wounded though ne was, dragged hinself TO the
wheel and managed II until another quarter
master had been summoned
Subsequently learning that the mel were DC
pressed by the fact that he had been wounded
q second tine. the captain insisted, after the
second dressing. on being supported along the
decks 10 the guns, encouraging the sailors. say
ing: 7 am alive, brothers. Go smashing
the japanese"
PREPARATIONS TO SINK THE ROsSIA.
When Captain Andreierf Of ths Rossia ascer-
tanned that only three out Of her twenty big
guns could be FREQ he cooIIy gave orders to get
explosives in readiness 10 sink the ship. Cap
tain AndreieR IS usually nervous, but in battle
he was cool When not giving orders he was
cheerfuIly conversing with The gunners at their
stations.
Captain Berlinsd was killed by splinter
which struck him On the head AZ the outset Of
the fight.
Lieutenant MoIas also distinguished himself
4 shell entered the compartment where he was
directing the gunners and set FIRE TO the deck.
which & number of charges were standing
about Then cams an S-inch shell, which scat
tered the charges and caused a terrific explosion
which threw the men IN every direction ana
hurled Lieutenant Molss 20 the upper deck ID
fel On a heap Of dead bodies and escaped with
severe bruises
Dense IRE and smoke were then pouring out OF
The compartment. but Lieutenant Molas die not
hesitate for 2 moment. Calling Tor HoIlhIeers
IL plunged hsadiong into the flaming cornpaII-
rn5nt ana sU.ce- ded in putting out the IRE
AuCtne~ 0E-.er followed ny a NUMBER OF g II
ors brought a hose and played water upon Lieu
uen-rr AI1las ana his men while tney were re-
movirz the unexploded charges. regardless 81
the fact that they might have burst al any mn
NE 10 their hands.
MOST OF THOSE KILLED BURIED Al SEA
Only one OF the dead was brought back-Cap'
taln Berlinskf His body lay in a coffin near an
ikon q The Saviour, the glass frame OF Wnlch
was smashed. The image. however was ho'
damaged. All the others who were killed were
buried At sea, a farewell salute being fred as
the bodies we're slid over the ships side.
The seanlen Of the Rossia and the Grou1cpo
VINO survived are cheerful They respoIl1e1 -
the greetings Of Eice-Adn7iral SkrydloH VIII
soy-li h1rrahs. $3.50
on board the Rurik were twenty -toLf oIlIcels
priest. eighty-sever petty orIlceIs anu 77'e
hundred men --a
me wife and daughter ot Captain Trouson
and the wives OF Engineers - anon SaL 81
MI c--r+ol1a here h9lf craEe1