The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-10-28
THE BALTIC FLEET.
II Opened Fire on the Hull
Fishing Fleet in the
North Sea-
ONE OF THE VESSELS WAS SUNK.
Other Fishing ships We're Badly DAM
aged and Several Of Their Crews
Killed and Wounded.
The hewS Has Created intense sensa.
ton and Indignation In Great BrI-
taIn--WIthOut Warning Rue.
slan shlps Began Firing.


ton and Indignation In Great Bril-
tain-WIthout Warning Rue.
slan ships Began Firing.
Hull. Eng, Oct 2i.--A. NJ. Jackson
4 Co. solicitors for the owners OF so
Hull flahing boats. have notified the
foreign once and admiralty Of an at.
tack on the Hull fishing feet by the
Russian second Pacific squadron. COM
monty designated ~ the Baltic tieet.
The ofilciai information Is that shortly
after midnight Friday the Russian
squadron fell In with the Hull fishing
noet In the North sea. The flrst por-
tion Of the fshing feet passed safely.
Tton the Russian shlps turned their
nehrehlighta on the Btitlsh vessels for
notne time and n little later opened
nre. The steam trAwler Crane was
sunk and the decapltated bodies OF
her skipper and mate have been
brought 10 Hull The boatswain and
other members Of the crew are under.
stood to be seriously wounded.
The steam trawlers Moulmein and
hlno havo arrived at Hull seriously
damaged By shots. the latter having
iefholes In her hull. II ls feared that
other damage was done TO the trawl-
ero and that at least one moro was lost
with all hands.
The only survivor Of the Crane who
has yet reached hero 10 J. A. Smith.
soh Of tho deceased skipper. and who.
with the captains OF tho Moulmeln and
hino, ie going TO London 10 consult
with the authorities. Young Smith
vds asleep In his bunk when the ar.
Ing aroused him. Just as he was get.
ting up. a shot struck the atArboard
aud penetrated 20 the forecastle.
smashing a lamp near which he was
standing. He rushed on deck whero
tho searchllghts revealed the horrible
sight Of his father and Lcgge,t lying
hcadlesa and the deck strcwn With the
injured Il was soon found that the
vessel was sinking and signals for as.
sistanec were sent up Smith and 9th.
eru concur In the details Of the firing
that have already been given.
Washington. Oct 2t.--AstonIshment
that the Russian commander should
have committed such 4 hlunder A. 10
hro on inoncnSiYe fishing voesels N
reported In dispatches from Hull pro
-iss,iod IN ofhoial circles Sunday night.
Al the same time these officials are
prompt 10 express the opinion tnat
tho Russian government will promptly
dlHayow the act and apologize when
the facts are fully known. The trag.
edy. Il Ia realized. adds TO the compli.
cations which the Baltic neet already
eacountcrcd ever since IL was deter,
mined that tho vessels should 70 TO
the far cast
London. Oct 25.-Great Britain Mon.
day sent long and urgent note TO the
Russian government ofhcially detail.
ing tho circumstances OF the amazing
and unexplained attack by the Rus
sian second Pacific squadron during
the night Of October n. on British
fshinE boats In tho North SEQ. The
text Of the noto has not been given
out. but II ls oficiaily stated from the
foreign ONCE that Il contains tho sig,
nlncant announcement that "the sit.
uation Ia one In which the opinion OF
his maiesty's government does not
brook delay
Meanwhile the conservative public
and press are remArkAbly undemon.
strutive. As usuhl the lingo element
demands war. and even In Official quar-
ters some go 30 far as 90 say that Il
may be necessary 20 stop the Pacific
feet pending settlement of the whole
affair. though this extreme measure.
u Is believed. win not BE- necessary.
Everywhere there IL evidence OF the
very positive opinion that this ia no
time for the usual diplomatic dilly dAi.
lying. that there must be no delay and
no limit sot BY Russia to her apology
or the extcnt Of compensation for suf.
: ferers by what King Edward himself
terms "The unwarrantablo action" Of
tho Baltic squadron commanders.
There is no attempt anywhere
among men OF responsibility to mag.
nifty the occurrence into a deliberate
act OF war: but In Wow Of the present
Inability TO ind an explanation there
is being poured upon the heads OF the
ofiicors Of the squadron a food OF In
yectivc and lnslnuation. though incom-
potence before and thereafter com.
piete panic n the most generally ac-
cepted explanation. Thus far no off,
cIAi word has been received from 81.
Petersburg as 10 the attitude OF the
Russian government The fact that Il
had been decided during the day 10
prepare a semiofiicial noto expressing
the regret Of the Russian government
and It's willingness to make full repa-
ration 30 soon as tho responsibility Ia
fixed was communicated to Lord
l.ansdowne.
The absence during the day OF Count
Benkendorff. the Russian ambassador,
necessarily caused some delay: but
the Russian charge d'aRairss. who
called at the foreign ONCE on request
by note from Lord Lansdowne. unofIi.
cially expressed deep regret and. as
far as II was possible for him to 60.
gave assurance OF speedy action by
tho Russian government. Lord Lans-
downe. In this interview. told NJ. San
sonoif. the charge. that he desired to
see Ambassador Benkendorii Tuesday
morning Lord Lansdowne asked M.
6ansonoii II he could offer any expla.