The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-24
VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON OUT
RUSSIANS TRY. TO MENACE THE
JAPANESE TRANSPORTS.

Two Japanese Transports - Rus
slams Sink Transport Carrying Sick
and Wounded.
Toxic, June 21.-The Russian ST.
berian squadron from Vladivostok
was, sighted again at noon yesterday
off Main island in the sea OF Japan
but was apparently following out
prearranged plan, as the vessels
steamed at about IL knots speed SLOW
ly toward the northwest, paying no at
tention to the shores. Judging; by Jheir =
position In the water they are heavily
laden and it is supposed that before
leaving Vladivostok on this last trip
they filed all their reserve bunkers
with coal so that they can keep out
of port for not less than three weeks.
In spite of the menace to their trans
port fleet, the Japanese officials here
declare that their original plans will
be carried out, no matter what the
cost. They declare there is no chance
for the Port Arthur squadron to make
a sortie to Join Admiral Skrydloff >. as
Admiral Togo has so disposed of a1is
ships about the harbor mouth rnat
any vessels putting out will be sunk
before they are even cleared of the
road stead.
Additional details of the attack on
the Japanese transports by vessels of
the Russian. Vladivostok squadron
have been received which in some re-
, spects differ from the earlier stories.
It is not true that the Russians fired
on the defenseless boats after they
had signified they would surrender.
Both craft were trying to escape when
, fired on. On Wednesday last the trans
ports were steaming along at the rate
! of Is knots an hour and were about 20
, miles from Mill when the lookout ON
the Hitachi Maru reported three Rus
q sian cruisers just ahead. The trans
o ports turned forthwith and started
e back at full speed. The Russian crus-
, err Rossia was the first to see the trans
|. ports and her commander started in
the chase at the same time opening
fire on the Hitachi.
superior opceO OF nuSSIdnS.
6 For a time it seemed as.though the
ships would escape, but finally the SUI
!, perior speed of the Russians began to
tell and slowly but surely the Rossia
:, began overhauling the vessels. She be-
:. gan firing while 200 meters distant and
:, kept it up until within 500 meters from
: the Hitachi, when ten shells struck the
!, latter in rapid succession, disabling
- the ship and killing many men. Having
- accomplished this the Russians passed
~ OH and torpedoed the Sado Maru. Leav
20 ing the latter disabled they returned to
the Hitachi and poured heavy fire
:, of shells into her.
II The Hitachi was finally torpedoed
% and sank. While the Russians were
~ dealing with the SadO, about 80 of the
~ Hitachi crew loaded boats and es
Is capped finally reaching land. All OF
he the others who remained on board lost
" their lives.
u. In the meantime all was confusion
VI on board the Sado, but finally 600 sue
A. ceeded in lowering the vessels boats
ie and escaped, the Russians making NJ
ie effort to stop them. The 400 who re
III NAMED on the sinking craft, deter
~ mined to go down with her, were great
ly surprised when the Russians. sailet
away without further molesting tn
steamer. The Sado drifted along witt
1n her decks nearly awash, finally bring
a ing up on the beach in the Kosad
an straits, where the survivors got ashor
tn without the loss of a man.
n After leaving the two transport
m the Russians encountered the Izum
Maru, which was bringing sick an
in wounded from Chinampo, and san
her. How many were lost on the la
". ter craft is not yet known.
IN st. Petersburg, June 21.-Under dat
D. of June 20, Vice Admiral Skrydlo
W. sent the following message to the en-
IN peror:
mt 1.-THE cruiser division has reache
yladivostok without losing any men {
II, -