The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-19

ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. II, 10 A.
NIT HAS JUST BEEN LEARNED
THAT THE RUSSIAN SECOND
CLASS CRUISER 6oYARIN WAS
BLOWN UP BY A MINE FEB. 10 IN
THE SAME MANNER AS WAS THE
RUSSIAN TORPEDO TRANSPORT
YENlsEi.
CHE HAD ON BOARD 1877 OFF,
GERS AND MEN, ALL OF WHICH,
IT is UNDERSTOOD, WERE LOST.
NO DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
WILL BE GIVEN OUT BY THE OF.
FIclALs.
Another Victory at Port Arthur.
Tien-tsin, Feb. 16.-News of another
Japanese victory at Port Arthur has
been confirmed. It is stated eight
Russian vessels were sunk and ten
captured. 1t is said that most of the
Russian naval officers again were
ashore when the ships began the at
tack.
Yienhow (New Chwang), Wednes.
day morning Feb. 10. - l have just
reached here by special train from
| Port Arthur, and to save time
wrote my account while travelling on
the locomotive. There was no other
method of getting out of Port Arthur
or of transmitting a message Of this
length, as since the bo~mbardment on
Tuesday nc vessels have been per
mitted to leave the harbor, and the
railway ~telegraphs are reserved fol
the exclusive use of the Russian Off.
Gals. There were only four special
correspondents present at the bonn
bardment - Reuters representative
two foreign correspondents and my.
self. Unfortunately one of them was
wounded.
About midnight on Monday the
town was aroused by the firing of big
guns. I FASTENED to the hill battery
and saw that six Japanese torpedo
boats had approached within half 9
mile of the Russian fleet and were
showing lights and funnel signals JUS
like those OF the Russians. The Jap
anese torpedo boats crept quite close
to the Russian ships before they were
discovered. Each of the japanese
boats discharged torpedoes, three Of
which took effect, striking the battle
~b{co ftrA~a&,tfch DnfyiyNn nrA Dol
lada. The three damaged ships re
turned to the harbor to avoid sinking
One Japanese Boat Is Sunk.
Notwithstanding the continuous fire
from the ships and of the guns of the
forts, four of the Japanese torpedo
boats escaped. One, however, SUM
and another in a sinking condition
was deserted by the crew. This boa
afterward was captured by the Rus
SLAMS. / saw several Japanese cruis
ers in the distance. The remainder
of the eet was still further off, lyins
eastward and showing s%earchlights
After the retirement of the Japanese
torpedo boats the Russian cruiser
squadron, under Admiral Prince Mok
tompsky, followed to Investigate ant
then returned. The action ceased a.
3 a. m.
The loss on the Russian ships wa:
eight killed and twenty wounded
Apart from the disablement of the
three Russian ships, the damage done
to the fleet and the forts was no
very great. There were many Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyers In thu
harbor. but they were not ready to re
sist the attack. The Japanese, In fact
created a great deal OF surprise, no
only by their unexpected onslaught
but by the promptness and drawer!
with which they acted.
Details Of the Naval Battle.
On Tuesday morning the news ar
rived from Dalny that the Japanes'
feet was steering westward in attach
formation. 1t came in sight about /
O'Clock. There were In all ffteer
ships in two lines Of battles battle
ships, 6 f~rst-class cruisers and 3 sec
Ond-class cruisers. The Russians hat
outside the harbor thirteen large YES
sells under Admiral Stark, the flag
ship Petropavlovsk, and Rear Admira
Prince Moktcmpsky Flagship Peres
viet). excluding the Pallada, Care