The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-17
VICTORY FOR JAPS.
Panic Seized the Russians as they
Saw Torpedo Boats
ATTACK TIER SHIPS OF WAR.

As Russian War Ships Dashed
from Harbor They Were Shot
TO Pieces by the
Japanese Fleet.
a copyrighted special dispatch to
the Atlanta Journal from LONDON
says Japan has won her hrst great
naval victory. \ dispatch from st.
Petersburg says that an attack has
been made by japanese torpedo tieet
on the Russian battleship> and cruls-
ers lying at anchor at the entrance OF
the harbor Of Port Arthur, and that
the battleships Czarwitch and RetvI-
zan and the cruiser Pallaca were tor
pedced and wrecked.
Shortly before midnight on Monday
alarge japanese fleet, presumably that
which left Sacilo early Saturday, was
reported off Port Artnur. The Rus
sian feet, which had been anchored
outside the harbor, bad been warned
and mad returned within the harbor
entrance. The Russians felt that
their torpedo system would protect
them, but even then took 40 chances,
but kept their sealchlights working
both from ships and shora batteries,
particularly from that pos tion'of the
land called Tigers Tail.
The japanese fleet outside did some
maneuyering and then apparently
went off to the southwark, so many
thought. to join the remainder OF the
japanese feet known to be in the
neighborhood of Wei Hal Wei.
At LAO a. m., Sunday, rs watchers
and searchlights were becoming lag
gard and the alarm at the first felt, was
about dying out, black streak was
observed crossing the harbor mouth
by one Of the lookouts on the Care
witch. He gave the alarm, dozen
searchlights flashed out and the sight
paralyzed the Russians.
THE RUSSIANS ATTACKED.
According to dispatches sent to St.
Peterburg, a half dozen torpedo boats
were making their way toward the
feet. Before any move could be made,
a torpedo was launched from one Of
the japanese boats at the Czarewitch
and striking her, exploded, tearing
her apart, at almost the same mo-
ment another torpedo was fred at
her and hit the Retvizan, the most
modern ship in the Russian navy and
made wreck Of her.
The deadly missile struck tie Ret
vizan just forward of her forward tur-
ret on the port side and tore a gaping
hole in her side. CONSERVATION among
the Russians had now increased to
panic and hardly any attempt was
made to repel the attack being made.
The Pallada, fine cruiser, was lying
inside Of both battleships, and to her
She torpedo boats next turned their
attention. The Pallada'S crew had
got her rapid fire guns to work and
were trying to hit the japanese.
The latter then launched half a
dozen torpedoes at the Russian cruiser
before one took effect. It left the
Russian cruiser hopeless wreck. By
this time several Russian torpedo
boats had got into the he ht and the
japanese, finding affairs becoming
complicated and more critical than
they cared to meet, withdrew as they
came.
Attempts were made fro q the shore
to FIRE the mines in the entrance to
the harbor. Some did explode, but
not while any torpedo boats were
near, while others failed utterly to
answer to the electric spark. By
the time the Russians had gotten
over their CONSERVATION and got into
condition to fight, the japanese had
disappeared. BY daylight there we're
no Japnese in sight.
ANoT6ERs JAP VICTORY.
A copyrighted special iispatch to
the Atlanta Journal from London
SAYS an official japanese telegram to
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis
ter there, gives details o. he sea bat
tie between the japanese nd Russian
SQUADRON in which The c. ,iiSer Farlag
and the torpedo gunboat horeitz were
DESTROYED. The battle tool: place near
the PolyneSian Islands in t.he Yellow
Sea. It began on February 9Th IN
the afternoon. The Bussiao WarsalpS,
after some hours OF fighting, taking
refuge among toe island Tuesday
morn:>g, the battle was resumed and
cor.iauod until the Eariag was sunk
aud Koreitz blown up. According to
the official japanese repo-t the Rus
sian losses are said 10 reach hundreds.
The survivors from tie Russian
warships took refuge on the French
cruiser Paschal. AS the Jaranese sQua-
dron was eScorting The prisoners from
Nagasaki to the Korean harbor OF
Chemulpo, near the PolyneSian islands,
the SQUADRON encountered the Variag,
one of Russia's most effective fighting
ships, and the koreitz, particularly
dangerous adversary because OF Two
torpedo tubes 10 addition to her usual
" heavy armament.
RUSSIANS TRY ToRPEDoEs.
The Koreitz was in advance of the
Variag; both warShipS haC been -ying
of Chemulpo. AS soon as the hcreltz
sight was within effective range OF
the japanese squadron she launched
two torpedo tuoeS. The japanese
Immediately opened heavy fire On the
Koreitz. The Variag hurried up to
the aid Of the torpedo -gunboat and
both warships returned ;.the japanese
fire. The battle lasted for some time
With slight damage to either side,
when sthe Russian warShips retired,
perceptibly taking refuge in the har-
Dor.
Early Tuesday morning the two
Russian sea lighters, which had repair
ed their damages during the night,
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