The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-18
RUSSIANS REPORT IS
THAT JAPS MET DEFEAT.
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A squadron OF 10 warships protecting
the transports withdrew with them. The
Russians have 10000 troops concentrated
AT Takushan.
AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT
A force landing between Takushan and
Chingtaitse would have been I'm position
TO Isolate the defenders OF Port Arthur
and cut their line OF communication.
Takushan is In Manchuria about 50 miles
to the westward OF the estuary of the
Yalu river and Chingtaitse is about %
miles west OF Takushsn. or about 100
miles from Port Arthur. The other towns
mentioned are smaller places on the coast
In this vicinity
Last Saturday the ST. Petersburg cor
respondent OF the London Standard re-
ported rumor 10 the effect that Vice
Admiral Togo's feet escorted Japanese
landing OF troops TO the westward OF the
Yalu river. When 1900 men had been
landed according 10 the rumor. the Rus
sian troops from ambush suddenly at
tackled the Japanese. driving them back
TO their ships with heavy losses in men
and guns.
BLOWING UP OF RUSSIAN wARSHfP
St Petersburg April ls.-In the dra-
matte eye witness description OF the tor
pedo boat encounter and the sinking OF
the Petropavlovsk. off Port Arthur
wired from Lao Yang. by Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press,
portion of the account referring TO the
blowing up OF the Petropa vlovsk was de-
layed II is as follows:
Moving at reduced speed, the Petro-
pavlovsk came abreast OF Electric Cliff
The torpedo boats were entering the har.
bnr. when suddenly from the starboard
side Of the Petropavlovsks bow n Write
column sho, ny. There was double
became covered with orange brown
smoke. They're firing broadside!
cried a gunner standing beside me. but
through my binoculars | gazed speechless
and horror stricken ] could see frag-
ments OF wreckage falling from above the
broken rigging Of the. foremast and
ing: she's sinking" walled someone be-
side me
The Petropavlovsk began to settle
slowly by the head heelng far over to
sta rboard until her rail was under water
Her bow had already disappeared and her
stern rose In the air. I could see figures
desperately cutching at the slippery hull
and smoke stacks and coming were dis
appearing one after another Her after
turret with It's guns pointing skywards
quickly vanished then her stern with
the port propeller still revolving. last
explosion and all was over
The flagship was no more
Boats from the torpedo boat destroyer
Gaydamck hurried 20 the scene Of the
disaster. II was 40 minutes past o'clock
I'm the morning.
RECOVERING FROM DEPRESSION.
ST. Petersburg. April ls-The authorities
here are recovering from the depression
which followed last weeks disaster
The public Is thirsting for revenge. The
Russia extra bulletin boards are con-
stantly surrounded although little fresh
news Is posted. The vivid picture trans
mited from a correspondent or The AsSo-
ciated Press at Liao Chang Manchurla.
last night Is reprinted here and Is the
talk of ST. Petersburg and of official and
private circles being the hrst connected
account plbished. II also contained the
first definite Information that Vice Ad
miral Makarofr was at his post or the
bridge when the explosion occurred Re
sdies. Il put at rest all doubts as to where
the ship was struck She went down bow
first as the Nictorio did. and exactly as
Makaroffs own model did when during a
lecture which he delivered I'm 1894 he dem
onstrated tho instability of heavily ar.
mored ships and the impossibility at the
time OF disaster. by collision mats or
otherwise oNf restoring the equilibrium
of such steel monsters.
The admiralty still lacks definite data
as 20 the cause of the catastrophe The
public shows an indspositlon To accept
the version that Togo's mines were re
sponsihle. Members ~ the naval stan
frnakly admit that they do not know the
cause OF the disaster. hut some are In
ciined TO admit the probability that the
enemy's avowal H. true.
perhaps the mystery will be like that
of your Maine" said n member Of the
naval rtan % the correspondent of the
Associated Press 1T will take an oN-
animation Of the hull 90 determine wheth-
er the explosion was Internal or ex-
ternal"
'rhe reason the naval stan was disin-
clined at first 90 accept the possibility
OF Togos claim was because. N true the
mines were laid not only without dis
coverv. but without even arOusing fne
faintest suspicion. The general stan has
no Information IN regard To- the rumored
appearance of japanese transports ~
Tin Kow