Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-13
The Russian Battleship Petropavlosk
Sunk Off Port Arthur.--0nly Four
Officers Escaped Alive---ViCe Ad-
miraI Makaroff Among the
Drowned and Grand Duke Cyril
Wounded.

ST. Petersburg, April ia semi-ofi-
cial telegram announces that the Rus
sian battleship Petropavlosk has been
sunk off Port Arthur and that only
four officers were saved, among them
being Grand Duke Cyril, who was
wounded.
Said to Have Struck Mine.
St Petersburg, April 13-Another re-
port is to the effect that the Petropav-
losk was blown up by striking Rus
sian mine and only four officers es-
capped. Grand Duke Cyril's wound is
said to be slight. The telegram ac-
cording to this report, did not mention
the losses sustained by the crew
The Vice Admiral Prisoner Says
Rumor.
London, April 13-The Westminster
Gazette this afternoon publishes a
Paris rumor that Vice Admiral Max
aroff has been taken a prisoner.
| Vice Admiral MaIaroff Killed.
| st. Petersburg, April 13--It is offici-
ally announced that ice Admiral
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the sinking of the battleship Petrolav-
losk.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Cross the
Yau.
Toxic, April 13--An official telegram
from Wiju says that company OF Rus
sian troops attempted to cross the first
stream of the Yalu River west OF Wiju
this morning and that company OF
Japanese attacked and drove the Rus
SLAMS back. The bodies of 20 dead
Russians, the telegram adds, were
found after the fight. The dispatch al
so says that small bodies of Russians,
without uniform, attempted to cross
the Yalu River at different points be-
tween Wiju and Yonghampo and they
were all driven back.
Japanese Warship Sighted in Lao
River.
st. Petersburg, April 13-An official
telegram received here reports the ap-
pearance of a warship and several
iunks, supposed to be Japanese, in the
neighborhood of the estuary of the
Lao River during the night OF April
III. They drew off after the Russian
guns opened on them at a range of
about 1000 yards.
Russian Church Destroyed.
Vladivostock, April 13-News has
been received here that the Japanese
recently destroyed a Russian orthodox
church at Yokohama. 1t aroused in
fdignation but there has not been the
slightest attempt to disturb the Jap
anese temple here.
Firing Heard BY the EspiegIe.
Wei Hal Wei, April 13-The British
gunboat Espiegle which left New
Chwang for this port, reports that at
daylight yesterday, while off Port Ar
thur she heard heavy firing, saw the
flash of guns and believed that fleet
action was proceeding.
No Uprising Feared
Tien Tsin, April 13-The foreign
and Chinese authorities here say there
is not the slightest foundation for the
reports, which have reached here from
Che Foo which predicts an uprising IN
China.
i Attacked Port Arthur at Daylight.
Che Foo, April 13-A private dis
patch from Port Arthur says the Japan
ese attacked that place at daylight to-
day and that the full Russian fleet
under Vice Admiral MakaroH and as
sisted by the forts, drove the enemy
off. The dispatch adds that the town
was not damaged The effect OF the
hombardment of the forts and the fleet
is not mentioned.
News. Causes Excitement in Russia.
st. Petersburg, April 13-Intense ex
citement has been caused here by re
ports spread broadcast in this city re
earding the disaster at Port Arthur.
The Whole Grew Drowned.
st. Petersburg, April 13-While go
ing out to meet the Japanese fleet on
Port Arthur, the Petropavlosk strucF
mine in the outer roadstead, heeleo
over, turned turtle and sank. Practl
cally the whole crew was lost. Onl!
four officers were saved, among theH
being Grand Duke Cyril. The battle
ship was flying Vice Admiral Maka
roff's flag The result of the nava
> battle, which according to the most re
liable authority was in progress ac
cording to the last report, has not beel
received.
Another Account Of the Battle.
Wei Hal Wei. April 13-The actor
! fought on Port Arthur appears to hav'
consisted, according to reports receiv
1 ed here. OF an unsuccessful atten1p
made by four Japanese cruisers AM