Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-15
'MkKAROFF WENT
DOWN WITH SHIP
Russian Leader Drowned In.
Port Arthur
Harbor.
STUNNING BLOW TO RUSSIANS


Flagship PstropavIovs,s Hit Hidder
Ming Carried Her crewto Death
Grand Duke Cyril Among the Fe"
Survivors Slightly Injured.
st. Petersburg. April 1.-THE fol
loving Official dispatch has been re
ceived from Rear Admiral Grigoro-
witch. the commandant ct Port AT
thur, addressed to the emperor:
Port Arthur, April 13.-The Pc.
tropaylovsk struck mine, which blew
her up and she turned turtle. or
squadron was under Golden Hill. Tae
Japanese squadron was approaching
Vice Admiral Makarof evidently was
lost. Grand Duke Cyril was saved.
He is slightly injured. Captain Jokoy'
left was saved, though severely IN
jured, as were five officers and thirty
two men, all more or less injured.
The enemy's feet has disappeared.
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky has
assumed command of the feet"
The following dispatch to the car
has been received from Yiceroy Alex.
Jeff.
"Mukden, April IA telegram has
Just been received from Lieut.. Gene1 al
Stoessel, commander OF the military
forces at Port Arthur. / regret to re-
port to your majesty that the Pacific
deet has suffered irreparable loss by
the death of its brave and capable
commander, who was lost, together
with the Petropavloysk.
Another dispatch from Viceroy
AIexieff to the car says:
ACCORDING to reports from the
commandant at Port Arthur the bat
tleships and cruisers went out to meet
the enemy, but in consequence OF the
enemy receiving reinforcements, max
ing his total strength thirty vessels,
our squadron returned to the rudd-
stead. whereupon the Petropavlovsk
touched mine, resulting in her de-
struction. Grand Duke Cyril, who
was on board, was saved. He was
lslightly injured. The whole squad
ron then re-entered port. The jap
anese are now off Cape Lao Shan.
No reports had been received from
the acting commander of the fleet up
to the time this dispatch was sent
st. Petersburg. April 1.-THE Pet.
ropalovsk disaster has created pro-
found impression in official, naval and
military circles, where the feeling is
one Of CONSERVATION. Officers speak
of the catastrophe with deepest emo
ton. The imperial family and court
were also deeply moved. The news
has been circulated only among the
high and middle classes and as YET
not reached the populace. Conse
quently, there were no scenes In the
streets last evening and no specia
editions of newspapers were issued.
st. Petersburg, April 14.-Accordinf
to later reports, Grand Duke Cyri
was more seriously injured than a
first believed. He has been removed
to hospital at Port Arthur for treat
ment. Despite the statements in the
dispatches, the Grand Duchess Vladi
mir believes that her son is dead, say
ing, Everybody has been killed, ant
l cannot believe that Cyril wal
saved"
st. Petersburg, April 1.-THE sink
ing OF the battleship Petropavlovsk a
Port Arthur and the loss Of almos
ier entire crew of more than six hun
dred men and the death of Vice AID
miral Makaroff, has been a terrif1
blow. 1t would have fallen less heav
lily il the ship and the commander II
chief of the fleet had been lost In bat
tie, but to be the result Of another az
cident, following upon the neels of
succession of tragedies, of which tn
| Port Arthur feet has been the victim
| has created something like consterns
ton.
Besides it has just become know
| hole was rammed into the battleshi
| Poltava several weeks ago by the bal
tlesnip Sevastopol while maneuyerin
in Port Arthur harbor
| While mobiles, set going by priyat
dispatches, drove wildly through S
| Petersburg to learn news Of the disa!
ter, the city was filled with the will
| est rumors, but official dispatche
were so meager and private dispatche
/ were so conflicting regarding wha
4 had occurred, that the public wa
kept in suspense for six hours,
i Then, although the report was il
/ complete, dispatches were posted o
| the Nevsky prospect and other wa
bulletin boards.
The late Vice Admiral Makarof wa
1 appointed Feb. 26 last, to the con
mand of the Russian Pacific fleet. n
was one of the heroes Of the fightin
on the River Danube during tn
I, Russo-Turkish war. Makaroff an
Skrydloff, who have since many time
1 been honored by their government
! were at that time lieutenants in tn
Russian navy, and volunteered t
make a night attack on powerfl
Turkish ironclad. With a torped
T. boat they succeeded in blowing up tn
j Turkish vessel, and it was claimed a
4 the time, thereby made the first SUI
cessful demonstration Of the usefu
ness of torpedo boats in naval warfare
Makaroff originated the idea of COZ
/ structing the famous ice breakin
\ steamer Ermak, which was built O
4 the Tyne from his designs.
I Since his appointment to the con
mand OF the Russian Pacific fee
Makaroff had SHOWN himself TO be
4 man Of great courage and energ.
Early in March he personally went I
4 the rescue of a Russian torpedo boa
/ destroyer which was hard pressed b
4 the Japanese, and inspired the nav;
forces Under his command with
4. great deal of enthusiasm. He passe
/ Easter on board guard ship at tn
entrance OF Port Arthur, and ever