Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
WOMAN A HEROINE.
English Wife Of Russian officer Passes
Japanese Blockade.

Chefoo,-Mrs. Anna Kraytchenko,
the English wife of Russian army o.'
fcer, who arrived here the night of
Sept II, with Lieut.. Prince RadAiwlll
from Port Arthur, is the first woman
to run the blockade from the Russian
stronghold since the japanese increas
ed their vigilance to prevent egress
from the port
Her trip was rendered extremely
perilous because she came out with
the prince and his companion, Lieut..
Christoforotf, who carried messages
from ieut. Gen StoeSsel to Cen kuro.
patkn. Both these officers were dis
guised.
Mrs. Kraytchenko said to the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press:
I'VE left Port Arthur at 8 o'clock on
me usnL or sept. 10, There wos
good wind and the moon was bright.
We were successful in avoiding the
danger of the first Japanese blockading
line. We came up TO une- ,oond line
when the moon was under cloud.
Searchlights were haahing on all
sides, but our junk was not discoV'
| ered
| I'VE suddenly discovered ourselves
| close to another junk with Japanese
crew on board. They presumably were
| pirates, but we outsailed them ana
drew away.
| AT 6 o'clock the next morning we
saw a steamer coming in our direction,
She had the appearance OF cruiser
and was terribly frightened.
when we saw the cruiser Prince
Radziwill and Lieut.. Christoforoff went
below. stretched myself out on deck
and covered myself with dirty blankets
Chinese were lying at my feet and at
NV sides, and for nearly an hour, al
though nearly smothered, l kept my
position.
81 never uttered more thankful
prayer than when | was informed tha'
the steamer we had seen was Reu
Cross vessel and that her captain hao
no intention of overhauling us.
wonderful things are being done
by the staffs of the different hospitals
at Port Arthur, who are assisted D.
women. There are 80 nurses for eacf
1000 patients. The women devote mos
of their time to the making of clothins
for the soldiers. The laundry worl
is done by the poor women ana th'
wives of the enlisted men. The slcl
and wounded are thus kept supplied
with clean clothing.
"There are no contagious disease
at Port Arthur but many deaths are re
sulting from the bite of a large req
headed fly which feeds on the decoh
posing corpses scattered over the pa'
tlefeIds. A doctor who was bite
on the thumb by one of these nles, II
stantly severed that member. lie lhe
had his arm amputated, but the res"'
of the bite was fatal.
EVERY day in the week the pan
nlays at one of the hospitals.
1.-THE wounded men recover quickl
from the wounds inflicted by MAXI
-is--.''o- bullet nt w
osaka rife but the wounds resultlh
from explosive bullets are a"tui ai'
recovery is impossible.
THE old town OF Port Arthur Is
= most entirely wrecked. The streets al
filled with holes made by explodh
shells. ..
"The loss of life in Port Arthur ITO
e tho commandments has been remar
: ably small. Once counted 81 Japa
ese shells fired at a Russian patter
not one of which reached its marx.
e "The Russian garrison is cheerf'
II II would be impossible to imagine
brayer or finer set of men. They !,
!. turn from their days duty IN u
u trenches with songso their lips.
"Although many places in the ran
, are vacant, all the men have unlim'.
T. confidence in their power TO holu |
Il fortress against the enemy