The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

| I continued from rage One.)
Hardly five minutes passed before
| the Rurik left the ranks and stgnalled
that her steering gear was disabled. |
replied, Steer with the engines, and
continued on my former course
Seeing that all the Japanese cruis-
ers were concentrating their fire on
the Rurik all my subsequent ma
neuvering was with the object of enab-
! ling her to repair her damage. I at
tracted to myself the enemys fire in
order to cover the Rurik. admiral
Jessef was on the flag ship Rossia).
AT that time 1 saw two warships,
one a second and the other third class
cruiser, coming to join the enemy.
THE Rurik hoisted the signal cannot
steer Some maneuvering in the front
line gave the Rurik a choice of going
in the direction of the Korean gulf and
at o'clock the signal was .hoisted: Go
east
1.-The Rurik answered the signal and
took the required course at full speed,
as could be seen from the waves from
her bows.
Eventually the Rossia and the
Gromoboi took a northern course at
distance of AZ cables. The Rurik kept
a course approximately southeast at
distance of 81 miles.
THE battle continued for two hours
in this manner.
I'VE suffered considerable damage.
The Rossia had three tunnels pierced
which prevented her from keeping up
good steam and three of her boilers
were rendered useless.
AT $50 the RuTik began to lag be-
hind considerably and again turned her
bows toward the shore, at the same
time fighting against the two second
class cruisers which had Joined the en-
emy's squadron. The Rurik soon after
ward began to get out of sight.
Vice Admiral Kanimura with four
armored cruisers kept steadfastly en-
gaging US in such a manner as to keep
US from assisting the Rurfk.
While the Rurik continued fighting
We continued our efforts to attract the
enemy further north, in the hope that
the Rurik would manage to dispose of
ents and that after repairing the dam
age to her rudder she would be able to
reach Vladivostok Independently.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the enc
my's fire was the most terrific of the
battle but to our general establishment
the whole Japanese squadron left US
after the most deadly fighting which
had lasted five hours.
THE Rossia had sustained eleven
holes at her water line and the Gromo-
boi had six. Both cruisers lost more
than half their officers and the losses
the men totalleu 25 per cent.
1T appeared impossible to renew the
battle or to return to the Rurik which
was 80 miles to the south.
Taking advantage OF calm, We
quickly commenced to repair the |
breaches in our vessels so as to enable !
us to proceed to Vladivostok.
Captain Berlinski of the Rossia was |
killed and several of his officers were
wounded.
Both cruisers had 1873 killed and 307 |
wounded. Captain Berlinsky was bur- |
led also"
The report concludes by testifying to |
the heroism displayed by all the Off
GERS and men who it says seemed to |
nave been made of iron, knowing no |
fear nor fatigue.
A personal examination of the dam |
ICED cruisers by the Japanese fire Ad-
niral Alexieff says in transmitting
the report, convinces him of the high
and self sacrificing efforts of |
hose who took part in an unequal bat
lie against the superior forces of the
Japanese