The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-08
JAPANESE CONQUER|MG
ON LAND AND SEA
CONTINUED from page -

hoped the workmen would devote all
their energies and duties to the patrio-
| tic cause of completing the warships
at the earliest possible moment and
concluded with doubling their pay for
the day. The Emperor did not visit
| Admiral Won Voelkersam's division, the
Admiral Nakhimoff, Aurora, Osliabia
and Sissoi Veloky being anchored out
side the basin, explaining that he will
visit them next week. The division
which has been engaging in target prac-
tice, will sail on trial cruise in the
Baltic.
There is no truth in the report that
q portion of the second Pacific squad
ron will sail from Cronstadt today for
the Far East.
Upon his return to ST. Petersburg
Minister Avellain went across the river
to the Baltic works to inspect the
scene of this mornings catastrophe.
LOSS OF THE DELFIN.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 90, 500 pm.
The submarine boat Delfin sank at
her mornings in the Neva, off the Bal
tic shipbuilding yard, at II o'clock this
morning with the loss of an officer.
Lieutenant Cherkasoff, and twenty men.
The accident was due, partly, to the eX-
cessive numper of the crew, mostly in
experienced men, and chiefly to the I'M
fortunate attempt of man to escape
while his comrades We're screwing down
the manhole.
The officers and men detailed for sub
marine boats instruction had assembled
at the Baltic yard and three officers
decided to go down in the Deltin, al
though her captain was not present. re-
lying on the experience of her Skilled
crew. A score of novices were anxious
to go with the three officers. The Deltin's
nominal capacity is ten men. instead
of which thirty-two entered the boat.
bringing her manhole in dangerous
proximity to the river level Just then
a tug passed, sending a heavy wash
against the boat. AS soon as the water
splashed into the submarine boats in
terror it created a panic among the no
vices and one of them tried to get out
of the manhole, which the older hands
We're screwing down preparatory to the
descent, the submerging department
having already opened. The water
rushed in and as the submerged vessel
sank like a stone the officers and some
of the men We're saved by being blown
up through the manhole by the rush of
escaping air. The Delfin shortly after
ward was raised. Lieutenant Flag
SUN, who was one of the officers saved,
said to the correspondent of the As
ISOLATED Press:
DIV ilya
remember a sickening sense of suffoca-
tion from the fumes of the storage bat
teries and then a rush of air and wa
ter. The next thing 1 knew was that
1 was ashore"
The Delfin is Russia's best submarine
boat. She was designed by Naval Ar
chitect Boubnoff and Captain Bekle-
msheff and underwent a successful
trial in 1903.
TOGOS SUCCESSFUL FIGHT.
TOXIC, June 26 delayed in trans
mission) Admiral Togo's detailed re-
port of his effective attack on Port Ar
thur last Thursday night reached To-
kio today. The report confirms the re-
ported destruction of a Russian battle |
snip VI Tie ItltsNItl lypt, Tic uisap-
ling of a battleship of the Sevastopol
class and a protected cruiser resembling
the Diana and the injuring of a tor
pedo destroyer, but throws no light on
the Russian plan.
The entire Russian fleet steamed out
to sea in line of battle. Suddenly, when |
within $4,000 meters from the Japanese |
fleet, the Russian fleet refused to give
battle, and steamed back to an anchor
age outside TIE harbor. where during |
the night the japanese destroyers and
torpedo boats made eight desperate at
lacks upon 1t. The Russian vessels re-
entered the harbor on Friday, since
which time they have failed TO reap
pear
In his report Admiral Togo says that |
the exit of the Russian fleet from Port
Arthur began early Thursday, The bat
tleships Peresyiet. Poltava, Sevastopol,
the armored cruiser Bayan, the pro-
teeted cruisers Pallada, Diala, Asaold
and NoVik came FIRST, steamer lead
ing them and clearing the mines.
A warning flashed by wl;elass tHle-
graph by the Japanese patrol brought
up Admiral Toga's fleal nt fun speed
10 a serles ~ prearfansed stations
Three fintlllas ~ Iapanese dnalrnserH
ana torpedo boats atnams close "a The
harhar entrance and watched he iluaT
elan vessels. AZ II aplQga lha lsps'
elan hallieahlpa psarevllph liplYisan
AM ruhlpda Joined lhr plheI Russian
aAlpa outside lhe hafhm aafHfAl Fi8am
SIC and haala Asls sassssa IN llsHfHs
AL fArlaalhH mines ~ piaal - mahf
4 paHaAKa HaaNRIl
fafHh Afsl commanding ihe iAp''