New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17

DaCLl6 lasted IOT I'VE hours duu IGSulL-s
ed in complete Japanese victory. The
Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and
the cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi fled
to the northWard, after having sus-
tanned serious damage. Toxic is joy
Gus over the news, as it gives Japan
the mastery of the sea and restores
commerce.
The News Confirmed.
Chefoo, Aug. 15.-The reports that
the Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk in
the engagement with the Japanese fleet
in the strait of Korea and that two
other Russian warships escaped has
been authoritatively confirmed.
Nagaski, Aug. 15.-Confrmation has
reached here Of the reports that the
Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk in the
fighting in the strait of Korea and that
the Russian cruisers Rossia and Grom-
oboi escaped to the north, having suf
fered serious damage.
Fleet Tries to Escape.
Toxic, Aug. 13.-Admiral Togo has
reported as follows: "On August 10
my's fleet near Gugan rock. The Rus
sian vessels were emerging from Port
Arthur trying to go south. We pur-
sued the enemy to the eastward Sc
we're fighting lasted from one o'clock
Wednesday Afternoon until shutdown.
Toward the close the enemy's fire weak
ened remarkably. His formation be-
came confused and then his ships scat
tered. The Russian cruisers Askold
and Novik and several torpedo boat
destroyers fed to the southwark.
Other of the enemy's ships retreated
separately toward Port Arthur. We
pursued them and it appears that we
inflicted considerable damage We
found life buoys and other articles be-
longing to the Russian battleship
Czarevitch floating at sea. The Care
witch probably was sunk. We have re-
ceived no reports from the torpedo
boats and the torpedo boat destroyers
which were engaged in the attack on
the ships of the enemy. The Russian
vessels, with the exception Of the
Askold, the Novik, the Czareyitch and
the cruiser Pallada, appear to have re-
turned to Port Arthur. Our damage
was slight. Our fighting power has
not been impaired.
Tells of Hard Fight.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Viceroy
Alexieff in a dispatch to the emperor
gives the following report from Capt.
Matausevitch, the late Rear Admiral
Withoft's chief of staff, under date OF
August y:
cat dawn of August 10 our Port Ar
thur squadron began to make for open
o'clock. The squadron consisted of six
battleships, the cruisers Askold, Diana
Pallada and Novik, and eight torpedo
| boats.
"The japanese opposed us with the
| following force: A first detachment
kaska, Fuji, Yashima and Shikishima
| and the cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga;
second detachment, consisting of the
| cruisers Yakumo, Kasagi, Chitose and
Takasago; and a third detachment
consisting Of the cruisers Akitsushima
Hashidate, and the battleships CHR
Yen, with about 80 torpedo boats
Broke Through Japanese Line
| "Our squadron Unanswered to gair
a passage through the line of the enc.
my's ships. Meantime the japanese
torpedo boats were laying floating
mines in the way of our squadron, thus
rendering evolutions difficult.
cat one p. m. our squadron, after Al
minutes fighting, succeeding in effect
/ ing a passage, and shaped it's cours,
towards Shantung. The enemy, fol
lowing at full speed, caught up with III
/ slowly, and at five o'clock fghtins
/ again began and continued for som,
hours without either side obtaining
any advantage.
Admiral Without Killed.
SIN the battle the commander of on
squadron was killed and the captain
Of the battleship Czarevitch wa
wounded and lost consciousness Al
most at the same time the engines an,
steering gear of the Czarevitch wer
damaged and it was obliged to stop
minutes This forced the other ship
to maneuver around it. The comman,
of the squadron devolved upon Rea
Admiral Prince Outomsky, and tn
command of the Czarevitch upon tn
4 second in command.
After nightfall the Czarevitch, be
4 Ing unable to follow the squadron an
losing. sight of it, took southern
q direction in order to attempt to reac
4 Vladivostok under its own steam. ]
was attacked by torpedo boats durin
the night, and at dawn was in the vi
cinity of Shantung. The officer com
handing the squadron, having exam
ined and determined the extent of til
damage to the ship, concluded that
could not make Vladivostok and al
lowed its captain to proceed to Kiau
chau for repairs"
In Pitiab1e Plight.
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