Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-28

westward and stood in toward Nhe
mulpo, followed by a large Japanese
batt'eship ana one torpedo boat. ne
CoreetZ did not seem to be scratcheu,
but she was hit, as we saw three uedu
and four wounded on her.
AT l2.40 the Nariag WAS listed very
much to port. caused by large sheii
that entered her amidships ana went
through her coal-bunkers, letting III
great deal Of water, which would nave
sunk her only for her staunch water
tight compartments.
At 12.45 the Variag anchored at hef
old anchorage ahead of this snip.
AT 200 the CoreetZ anchored aSterh
of the French cruiser Pascal.
"At 80 p. NJ, American. Engilsh'
French and Italian medical attendants
were sent over TO aid in caring LOT inc
wounded. l was also sent along To assist
in caring for them. aud the slght tntt
for Il long time
There were screechcs and EroanS from
all parts OF the ship, as the Wouhutu MeII
spread all over her After S"i on po'tld
they were letting one poor fellow down
out of the main fighting top. where ne
was wounded. WE'LL he died as soon as ne
reached the deck from the Srca, ioaS ~
blood, as he must have hCcn iEHiS up
there as least one hour without bclh3
found.
'rh,n l Went below L els and there it
WIS M"rS" i"an ever. ~ Tie, "t''i '!ilh
that We were walking on iiS poe -
lows. The dead and wounded we've i,n?h
lying on strips OF canvas. we olu ~ III
our power to help get them all nNed up
But it was very little use in mos. cases
us they were shot up 50 that they co"i Ia
not live the night out There were 80
dead and - wounded at LIS =. NJ, ana
they were dying right along Most oil inc
entire crews were wounded SliSntlN
AT p. NJ, the Varag and Corentz
were getting ready to abandon ship. The
different vessels were sending their boats
to help pick up the crews and both YES
sells. as their own boats were shot away.
most of the officers and crews gong from
the L. S. S. Nicksburg, the English crnls,
e. Talbot. the Italian cruiser Elba ana
the French cruiser Pascal
AT 3.31 the CorectZ WAS blown up by
torpcdoes that were put in her magazines
to destroy her. The explosion caused Il
great shock to the ships lying near her
ana then she sank in five fathoms of Wa
ter. The only thing to b" seen OF her Is
Il small portion of her smokestack. she
is a complete loss. 1t was Il flne sight
to look AT. but was very dangerous TO us
us We We're lying very close to her when
she went up, her shells exploding in the
air. They might have stove in our decks.
THE small Russian steamer. the sun
Sari, was abandoned at 4.5o +. NJ. ahu
burned to the waters edge. She sank at
:,rhe Variag is still burning, her shells
exploding in rapid succession. The va
RAG went down in 10 fathoms OF wat ,h
turning turtle to port. The captain OF inc
NariaG was hearthroken over the loss or
his ship, but deserves great credlt 1or
the gallant fight he put up against sucn
oddS-twO ships against oiSht anyhoT, VI
the japanese.
"A Japanese launch with an officer went
around to tn" different ships and request
Cd all ships TO dress iii honor or the lirst
Emperor of Japan. Twenty-one guns
"e'' INV - 90 y ]. Mckenzie,
~. S. s Vicksburg. Chemulpo, Corea.'
New York, March 2I.-The Twilight
Club in New York at Il meeting in the
Hotel st. Denis. Thursday night. heard
Poultney Bigelow. Geo. George w. Win
gate, Edward King. Alexander Jonas,
Edward d. Page and f. b. Whitney
talk on the Russo Japanese conflict.
Shall we sympathize with Russia or
Japan" was the theme of the evening.
Poultncy Bigelow said the way Russia
had treated the Jews had brought
about a sentiment against the country
among business men. Our West Point
Academy stops educating a man just
when it ought to Begin" he said. we
bring our West Pointers to the highest
state of efficiency and then send them
off to some outlandish place to rust.
In Japan the graduates of their West
Point are put right to the test of COM
handing. to real soldier work.
THE little Japs are making the bat
ties we are too cowardly to make. We
have the largest trade in upper China.
We have the largest number of people
doing business there. We tell Russia
we have trade there, yet we haven't the
courage to stand up against Russia.
Japan is really fighting the battle of
American trade. That is the cold bus
Manchuria by Russia has greatly in
jurcd the United States. Russia has
never conducted u really first-class
campaign. She has never carried on
a var beyond hcr own borders, and
question whether she could"