Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17
SMASHES ANOTHER FLEET.
japanese Squadron Has Five Hour
Battle with Russians.
CRUISER RURIK ISSUNK
The Other Ships of Cars Vladivostok
Fleet Being Pursued by Kami-
muras Fighters.

Toxic, Aug. 15.-11 a. ma dispatch
to the admiralty from the naval establish
ment at Takeshiki says Admiral kaml-
mura met the Vladivostok squadron TWEEN
ty miles from Ulsan, Korea, at O'Clock
Sunday morning The battle ended at
1920 a. IN. The Rurik sank by the
stern, her bow standing up perpendcu-
larly. The Japanese rescued 400 mem
bers of the Rurik's crew.
The Rossia and the Gromoboi caught
fire several times and were heavily dam
aged.
Only one of the japanese ships was
hit. Two Japanese were killed and seven
were wounded.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 15.-The
American consul at Nagasaki reports to
the state department that 600 Of the sur
vivors of the big Russian cruiser Rurlk
(of the Vladivostok squadron, sunk py
Admiral Raminura, have arrived at
Sasebo. Sasebo is the island used by the
Japanese as q naval base.
Toxic, Aug 15.-By brilliant victory
over Russia Nladivostok squadron, 1oi-
lowing the success of Admiral Togo In
SCATTERING the Cars Port Arthur meet,
Vice Admiral Kamimura has. given
Japan the mastery of the Pacific seas.
In a terrific and bloody battle that began
at O clock yesterday morning and lasted
five hours, kamimura sunk the RUSSIAN
cruiser Rurik with all on board, probably
about 500 men, and damaged the cruisers
Gromoboi and Rossia, the two other
ships of the Vladivostok squadron.
The Gromoboi and Rossia finally FLED
toward Vladivostok. Kamimura, his
own chjpS almost uDSc0thp0 but with
scores of officers and men dead on the
decks, pursued the fleeing Russians. 1t
is Kamimura's purpose to send both Rus-
sian warships to the bottom of the ocean
before they can reach their haven of
refuge.
Following Japan's signal victories on
the seas it is understood that orders have
gone to Marquis Oyama to rush the
capture of Port Arthur at any cost, and
that he has been instructed to hurl an
army Of 100000 men against the be-
leaguered fortress.
Wild Rejoicing in Japan.
All Japan is resounding with cries of
"BanZair and despite the early hour
throngs are marching up and down the
streets of the cities with flags and BAN
ners and cheering over Kamimura's vic
tory: All night the crowds surged to and
fro in the capital. From windows and
housesteps flags broke to the wind in
honor of his gallant fight. Bells were
rung, cannons fired and lanterns set glim-
mering behind transparencies that gave
the patriotic throngs news Of Japans great
feat of arms. All these showed that
Kamimura had met the Russians on
practically equal terms and vanquished
them.
Rejoicing did not slacken as the night
grew. Rather it seemed to be intensi-
fed, for when the first wave Of JOY had
passed, the crowds wanted to know
whether Kamimura's pursuit had been
successful With intense eagerness,
the crowds scanned the bulletin boards
in hope that every succeeding announce
ment might relate that the Gromoboi and
Rossia had been destroyed. Morning
daWned, but no news had come from
Kamimura to allay the excitement with
positive information of the result of his
chase
Fought in Korean Strait
Kamimura's victory over the Russian
squadron was won in the Korean straits,
off the island of Tsushima, and not far
from the coast Of Japan. With only a
remnant Of Japan's navy, he had been
cruising i'll the vicinity of the island for
many weary weeks, all the time expect
ing that the Vladivostok squadron would
come down and attempt to rescue the
Port Arthur squadron.
Togo meanwhile had lain off Port Ar
thur. His fleet in battleships and heavy
fighting cruisers was not equal to the
Russian squadron in Port Arthur, and he
could not spare reinforcements for Kami-
mura, although he knew that the latter
did not have as heavy a force to pit