The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-08-19
THE CARS NAVY !.
NEARLY J, WIPED OUT !
ZAP .wARSHIPS SINK CRUISER
OF vLADIVosTOK FLEET
OTHERS IN FLIGHT.

Port Arthur Squadron Tries to Escape
-aps Give Battle-Russian Ships
Left in Pitiable Plight-Admiral
Withof Killed. /
Toxic. Aug. 15.-Vice Admiral KAN
imura encountered the Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron at dawn Sunday north
of Tsu island, in the strait OF Korea
and attacked the enemy At once. The
battle lasted for five hours and result
ed in a complete Japanese victory. The
Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and
the cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi fed
to the northward, after having sus-
tanned serious damage. Toxic Is JOY
GUS over the news. as 1t gives Japan
the mastery of the sea and restores
commerce.
The News Confirmed. .ss
Chefoo, Aug. 1.-THE reports that
the Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk In
the engagement with the Japanese fleet
in the strait Of Korea and that two
other Russian warships escaped has
been authoritatively confirmed.
Nagaski, Aug. determination has
reached here of the reports that the
Russian cruiser Ruril was sunk in the
lighting in the strait Of Korea and that
the Russian cruisers Rossia and Grom-
oboi escaped to the north, having sui
fered serious damage.
Fleet Tries to Escape.
Toxic, Aug. 13.-Admtral Togo has
reported as follows: "On August 10
our combined fleet attacked the enc
my's feet near Gugan rock. The Rus
sian vessels were emerging from Port
Arthur trying to go: south. We pur-
sued the enemy to the eastward. Sc
we're fighting lasted from one o'clock
Wednesday Afternoon until shutdown.
Toward the close the enemy's IRE weak
ened remarkably His formation be-
came confused and then his ships scat
tered. The Russian cruisers Askold
and Novik and several torpedo boat
destroyers fed to the southwark.
Other of the enemy's ships retreated
separately toward Port Arthur. We
pursued them and it appears that we
inflicted considerable damage. We
found life buoys and other articles be-
longing to the Russian battlesh1p
Czarevitch floating at sea. The Care
witch probably was sunk. We have re-
ceived no reports from the torpedo
boats and the torpedo boat destroyers
which were engaged in the attack on
the ships of the enemy. The Russian
vessels, with the exception OF the
Askold, the Novik, the Czarevitch and
the cruiser Pallada, appear to have re-
turned to Port Arthur Our damage.
was slight. Our fighting power has
not been impaired.
Tells Of Hard Fight.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Viceroy
Alexieff in a dispatch to the emperor
gives the following report from Capt.
Matausevitch, the late Rear Admiral
Withoft's chief Of staff, under date OF
August II:
AT dawn Of August 10 our Port Ar
thur squadron began to make for open
sea and emerged from the port at nine
o'clock. The squadron consisted Of six
battleships, the cruisers Askold, Diana,
PalIada and Novik, and eight torpedo
boats.
"The Japanese opposed us with the
following force: A first detachment
consisting of the battleships Ashaf, Mi
kaska, Full, Yashima and Shikishima,
and the cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga;
q second detachment, consisting Of the
cruisers Yakumo, Kasagi, Chitose and
Takasago; and a third detachment,
consisting of the cruisers Akitsushima,
Idsumo, Matsushima, 1tsukushima and
Hashidate, and the battleships Chin
Yen, with about 30 torpedo boats.
Broke Through Japanese Line.
"Our squadron Unanswered to gain
q passage through the line of the enc
my's ships. Meantime the Japanese
torpedo boats were laying floating
mines in the way of our squadron, thus
rendering evolutions difficult.
AT one p. m. our squadron, after 40
minutes fighting, succeeding in effect
ing a passage, and shaped it's course
towards .Shantung. The enemy, fol-
lowing at full speed, caught up with us
slowly, and at five o'clock fighting
again began and continued for some
hours without either side obtaining
any advantage.
Admiral Without Killed.
I'm the battle the commander Of our
squadron was killed and the captain
Of the battleship Czarevitch was
wounded and lost consciousness. AL
most at the same time the engines and
steering gear of the Czarevitch were
damaged and it was obliged to stop 40
minutes. This forced the other ships
to maneuver around it. The command
Of the squadron devolved upon Rear
Admiral Prince Outomsky, and the
command of the Czarevitch upon the
second in command.
"After nightfall the Czarevitch, be-
Ing unable to follow the squadron and
losing sight Of it, took q southerly
direction in order tn attemnt IN reach