The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
CRUISER AsKoLD TO DOCK.
Badly Damaged Warship VIII Be Re-
paired at Shanghai.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 14.-It is expected
that the Russian protected cruiser AS
kold, which arrived at Wusung on Aug
ust II, will dock tonight.
A press correspondent to-day visited
the Askold There were many evidences
of hurried fight and a running fight
Many of the men on the Askold spoke
highly of the bravery of the Japanese
and Of their readiness to fight. They
have no misgivings as to the ultimate
result of the present conflict, however
and this in spite of the disastrous first
six months. They consider it impossi-
BILE for great Russia to succumb be-
fore little Japan" They say that for
every man who dies another one comes
out, that for every ship lost another
one will come over the seas, and that
ultimate victory is certain.
Twelve men and one officer were
killed on board the Askold and about
fifty men were wounded. Those who
are badly wounded have been taken to
a hospital here, and the captain Of the
cruiser has told them to be ready to
sail in weeks time.
In view of the condition Of the Askold
(she has nearly 200 shell holes in herr
it is difficult to understand why her
casualty list was not greater.
The work Of repairing the cruiser is
proceeding night and day. The crash of
hammers and the noise of men working
on metal is heard constantly In ten
days she can be sufficiently patched up
to render her seaworthy, but full re-
pairs would take much longer.
An eight-inch armor-pierclng shell
entered the Askold forward on her
starboard side, about two feet above
the water line, and lodged in coal
bunker. A twelve-inch shell exploded
in her starboard hammock netting
amidships. the fragments rfddling and
DESTROYING four metallic lifebOats. An
other twelve-inch shell entered state
room on the starboard quarter, cut its
way across the deck and exploded in
the officers quarters on the port side
of the vessel destroying everything
within reach. The deckhOuse on the
superstructure, under the forward
bridge. was riddled by the fragments
of a shell which exploded in the for
ward funnel All the searchlights on
the cruiser are damaged beyond repair
The torpedo netting was cut up by a
shell and is practically useless. The
bottom Of the Askold has several old
and new injuries, one torpedo having
made a big hole through her side into
a bunker. which, happily was fairly
ater-tight. The cruisers steering gear
is reported to have been damaged. but
her engines and boilers are in practi-
cally good condition.
The Russian torpedo-boat destroyer
Grozovoi. which also reached here on
August II, has no serious damages, but
is inexpressibly dirty and neglected
She was towed up the river to-day and
took position alongside the dismantled
Russian gunboat Mandjur.
The forty eight hours granted the
Grozovoi expired at O'Clock this after
noon. The Taotai of Shanghai has re-
peated his demand that the vessel
leave or disarm- The probability is
that she will disarm.
The hospita1-ship Mongolia, which
left Port Arthur on August 10 with
women and children on board, has not
been spoken.
The steamship Gaelic has sighted the
Russian cruiser Novik between Shang-
hal and Nagasaki, proceeding south