The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-24

Hardly one escaped uninjured, hut 1t Is
too late to obtain full details,
1t ID stated that eighteen wounded men
have already reached Hull. The Moul-
men brought one OF the crew Of the Crane
the young son Of the dead Capt. Smith
who was making his first TRAVELLING trip
with his father
He says that he was asleep In his bunk
when he was awakened by the firing. He
was Just turning out when shot struck
the starboard side of the Moulmein and
went through tho foreoastle, extinguishing
a lamp CLOSE to him. He rushed on deck,
where the blaze OF the searchlght showed
his father lying headless and others strewn
about bleeding.
FRANTIC ANGER IN Hull.
The affair has caused frantic anger In
Hull. The scenes made by the excited
and weeping women and children as the
news spread can be easily pictured. The
quays were thronged until late at night.
The fierce indignation Of some OF tho
members OF the crews makes their MARIA
tives incoherent, and they are apparently
to some extent untruthful, but the state
ments already cabled are beyond dispute.
SOME OF THE SHIPS AT CHERBoURo.
CHERBouRG, Oct. 23.The Russian vol
unteer steamer Korea has arrived here,
escorted by three torpedo boats. Later
the coal transport Kitay and four torpedo
boats joined them. Large supplies Of
coal are collected here for the Russian
warships, 1t is not known. whether they
will coal in the harbor or outside.
PASSING THROUGH STRAITS OF DOVER.
DOVER Oct, 2s.-The first section Of the
Baltic fleet entered the Straits of Dover at
daybreak. 1t consisted OF four battle
ships. Later three battleships and q
cruiser entered. All were making about
thirteen knots. They flew no flags and did
not signal the shore. In the afternoon
three cruisers and a collier passed.
In several Kent and Sussex coast towns
the people thronged the shore to watch the
warships, but nothing was then known Of
the attack on the trawlers Some Of the
warships took coal from two colliers of
Brighton.
MERCHANT VESSEL SEARCHED.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 23.-As the Baltic
feet was passing down the Channel they
stopped and searched a merchant vessel.
| No details are known of the matter.
ENaIANp's WRATH.
LONDON, Oct. N.-The editorials in this
mornings papers express in strong LAM
guage the wrath which naturally will be
be excited in the whole country as soon as
it learns through the press Of the facts Of
the astonishing outrage by the Russian
warships. The indignation will not be
lessened by the fact of the immense pre-
ponderance of sympathy for Japan through
out Great Britain since the beginning Of
the war
The following from the Standard Is typical
Of many comments: "Is this wretched feet
to be permitted to continue operations
after this fashion for the next two months
or sop With its inefficient commanders.
drafts OF raw landsmen, laundering nav
igators and incompetent engineers 1t has
already become the laughing stock Of the
world, but the farce has become tragic,
and 1t is time the performance came to an
end.
1.-THE Russian Government should be
informed with the requisite frmness and
precision that it is expected to recall her
i'll starred expeditionary squadron for two
reasons, first in order that proper in
quiry may be held into the lamentable
episode of Friday night, and second. TO
keep the feet out Of harms way in the
| future.
I'VE trust the Gar will yield to the repre-
sensations that doubtless will be made to him
to this effect, but il the Foreign Office fails
it will be necessary for the Admiralty to
act. An order will have to be sent to tho
commanders Of the British fleets instructing
them to keep close watch on this squadron.
and to take propei measures to protect
peaceful commerce and navigation OF all
| i,,nJ, from ito recLless deDredatiOnS,r