Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-30
THEN WAS KILLED BY A SHELL.
After He Had Finished His Heroic
Work He Sat Down n Wipe
His Brow
THE ASSAULT ON PORT ARTHUR
Dcteuses Lasted Three Days--Japs
Entered One Fort Over the Dead
Bodies Of Their Comrades

Chefoo, Aug, 80, p. m-rhc Inst is-
sue received here of the Novokri the
official organ at Port Arthur, contains
AN account warmly praising the con-
duct of capt Lcbedieff. commanding
the marines at Haredoumi who stood
ON top Of "a wall, his revolver In one
hand and his sword In the other, and
Killed or wounded 20 odd Japanese.
who, mounting ON the shoulders Of
their comrades, attempted to scale the
wall When the japanese were rcpuls-
ed, Capt Lebedlen sat down and was
wipIng the perspiration from his face
when shrapnel she'll tore his body to
pieces
INCIDENTS or SIEGE.
The Port Arthur Noyokri. in It's issue
Of Aug 20. speaking OF the incidents
Of the siege occurring between Aug.
p and Aug. g. makes no mention of
any general assault during that period,
but records several desperate attacks
on the Russian positions.
The Russian consul at Chefoo. says
the NoyokrL relates only facts, but col
ors them with the intention Of lnspir-
ing the garrison 10 the emulation OF
heroic deeds.
A THREE DAYS ASSAULT.
Following a grand three days assault
on the defenses OF Port Arthur, the
japanese rested during the daytime OF
Aug %. AT II o'clock that night they
concentrated strong force to attack
the Haredoutn fort. which is a strong
position on the Russian right flank. Tho
japanese make celever use Of the avail.
able cover creeping forward in Indian
fashion for one hour in spite Of The
Russian rifle fire. Midnight found them
properly formed within striking dis
lance Of the Notifications, They then
made a powerful rush, but were now
ed down In all but one quarter. Here
a body Of japanese succeeded in enter
ing the fort over the dead bodies OF
their comrades. but nearly all were
bayonetted inside the fort the rem
nant retreatIng losing severely as they
fed, After repusing the enemy the
Russian troops cheered.
CHASTITY HEAPS OF DEAD.
The japanese searchlights showed
CHASTITY heaps of dead, like magic LAM
tren pictures
Inc Japanese soon We're reinforced
ana recommended the attack furously
but again they We're repulsed The
NovOkri soberly asserts thar the Ian
anese troops were forced forward bv
their own shrapnel fire. the guns being
placed behind them to prevent re-
treat.
third attempt 70 capture the post
ton also failed, and az the beginning Of
fourth attack the Russians were rein
forced but this attack was not made.
The IaredOumi fertilization present
ed To the japanese a high stone wall
of Chinese construction and the fact
that one detachment succeeded IN scal-
ms ir rs accounted marvellous
ARTILLERY DUEL
Daylight found the beligerents IA that
quarter engaged in an artillery duel
'HilAt WI HtAANff HNh1 Iilt NNllthlAN 'NHNAANN
the Russian FIRE although he had been
six days and six nights without sleep.
The fort suffered considerably from the
japanese artillery ana Gen. G0rbatOW-
sky ordered the garrison into undam-
aged trenches.
The next glimpse the Russians had
Of the Japanese was gt 10 o'clock on the
morning OF Aug a. when a mountain
battery ON mules was seen IN motion.
The Russians opened fire ON this bat
terry and dispersed &C. AT noon OF the
cath two japanese columns We're OBJ
served. one behind Sugarhead hill and
the other near the railroad bridge bus
they retired when the Russian artillery
opened on them
a HEAVY COMPARTMENT,
All o'clock in the afternoon Of the
2l,b tbe Japanese began heavy bonn
bardmeut of the Russian position with
their 40 milhmcter guns and az tho
same time q Japanese column of In
laulry and cavalry appeared at Palich-
uang st g o'clock that afternoon the
japanese furously attacked the entire
northeastern front of the Russian de-
fynses bat they We're compelled To re-
tire with considerable loss
The foregoing Is pu account OF the
battle mentioned in these dispatches
yesterday Js having occurred on Aux.
g6. Whether the hghtlng which pre-
sumahIy did occur on the 26th was
separate attack, or whether the Chi
ucse who reported the occurrence We're
inaccurate In their dates, cannot be
determined.
The night Of Aug q was quiet. on
the morning Of The 2lrh the Japanese
artillery opened along the entire east
ern front, but mos, severely ON the
northern section
a SORTfE.
During the night of the 25th Capt.
Sttmpnpnsky with u small force made a
sorte and attempted 10 dispense q Jap
auese battery located on Corner HILL"
but without success This sortie was
made from High hlll' The Novokri
adds that the japanese rere building
trenches iu front of the hills from
Corner hiu' to High hIll' but it does
not mention the retreat of The Rus
slams from the latter hilIF The Japanese
have about 30 guns, some ut them
mounted 200 stone Chinese houses ana