Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-17
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arrival I'm Oititldi tiSltttNiiN''- 49, 49,
tempt OF the Japanese I" REPEAT the
Ryeshittlni incident in Chinese waters
* confirmed The captain reported thal
the Rastoropny will be dlSarfneu ana
hauled out on the shore to prevent the
possibility Of the japanese entering the
barbor and f0rCibly towing her out.
Commander Pe-l-m added that the de
stroyer's object was simply 10 carry
disuatches The other Russian SillpH
remained at Port Arthur.
The Rastoropny being one OF thc
Fastest Of the Russian vessels soon Out
TIL, .,,,.,.d har purSuers and entered Che
-, v.;th = music box playing
snri.htlv air and the savory odor OF
. breakfast steak. parently tesuiElhg
ro The. fact that Port Arthur sun Ell
invs fresh meat. The destroyer sp'u
j., like. tu arrow at 60 y. NJ, ana an
,bor.d 4 few hundred yards sbait the
J-,,it.a states cruiser New tr!t3iS'
tt.,sbip of Rear Admiral Fol@rr, COM
,.,.,,.d.r of the cruiser squadron OF the
i,i n..t The cruiser HayunE
,.,ie,I steam within 20 minutes ana
,.,,u,.. clos.. to the Rastororny. capt
,r,i,,p Of the. Haiyung boarded her ana
..r p,.I.rn. Ensign Wainwright, Rear
,,,,i,,l tolgcr's aide. boarded tn"
t.,.t.rounv Immediately. but he ANA
can't ching Were. not invited to enter
,,,.. p,stnrornv's cabin. although
blizzard was cutting their faces '"l''.
,.h+,,, ,,,tiii,.d th,. commander that =
hoIrs was the limit OF the tiille II
c,nlli remain armed It che roo "i''r
which the i;aStoropny would ~ '"iii
Rolled 10 disArm. While delivering tiiS
rltiu,,turu the Russian Seii!ors, WHO
l....,u.,I to be- healthy and careirte' con-
tuu,d gr-asing the torpedo tubes
which were loaded.
Enilowing the conference with 'ao'.
Ching the Rastoropny was moved iui
,h.r i'm. to tn. old anchorage 81 ui'
tnrr,dn boat destroyer fN"Slihri''''
1.t,ro,,,v ANA brought her lispHt
ub.r.. the Russian consul boardru 'ii'
ashore. ,
III. Iussinn officers are al retic'ht'
hut they say the condition 81 f"rt ~
thur is as good ls it was TWO iiioi.' II.
MA, Tt,cI also deny the report 'h''
tb. Russian arEorcd cruiser h"! d,
has been sunk, though they ADMIT VIA
=, shell damaged her engines, Wiii'h '''
heing repaired. Russian cruisers '"','
out of Port Arthur daily. the palli'
.hirs remaining i'm the harh"r- NJ
nv..rarovu optimism of the oflc'rS u
,.,c asserted ashore. mad" II "nN"'uS
.h,, tbpi- story was rcheIrSed btlor'
, il was given to the public
When the correspondents We're ~
I.u..d on board the RastoropnY 4 quar-
,.r of beef was carefully placed Whert
:. ,,,, iunossihle to miss Seeing H.
,r,i II was claimed. was meant u
.,.,,..v the impression that Port Arthur
v,s snug and comfortable
ri, p,,.si,ns with the exception of one
. ,,ft rho DESTROYER during the after
l,,, The last man lit fuses and bic" W
the vessel There We're lhl''
,,a>;ons which were scarcely diSc'fhihi'
Il. wards from the place Whrte .'fH y"
ra, Almost simultaneously III" RaS
toro,nv sank ana settled on we IVY
h,tt,. s,,.r marks her gray. u i
, impossihlc. tonight, to secure al"
: '.4,, Of ,he ,ciio1 of the Russians. hn
II * believed thu they were o'''l linn
not t allow repetition OF the N.Y.
: nj Incident Prior to the deSIru nv" y
, tb. destroyer the taotal had oi'i'i"i'S "
tif.d the japanese consul that her ui9i 1t,
lament had beer completed. IN" hit'''
. | blocks and ammunition having nceH =
moved and her machinery disabled.
During tn. afternoon, the Russian con
| e,u officially notified the ta"tal thhl VI
, DESTROYER had been driven toward th' !"
, bv g, heavy sea and that it had been de
o;d..d to disarm her because her ma'hih
: erv had been disabled. This Is looked Oh
. :. ..a,,o quarters here as the throwing "
a transparent veil over the PURPOSE VI w
. vessels visit.
, The correspondent Of The Associate
. ! r.ns. learned authoratively, tonight
that the Rastor"pny carried con
; c,aled orders providing that uhits
i, there came a highly favorable onp"r
: turitv to escape, the vessel should b
4 blown up.
s,:lIici,rt: powder for this purp"s'
WAS secreted before the destroyer lef
Port Arthur.
Small charpes of ordinary powde
n placed in each of the five watertlgh
compartments were exploded.
"a Customs officer Koenig was 81
~ hoard the destroyer and the Russian
&c experienced considerable difficulty il
J. getting him OFF without arousing hi
j. suspicious. The destroyer's cutter
10 manned by two men. was lying nea
, and the official was persuaded to tax
:. a ride around the Rastoropny in or
= der that he might see the injuries sh
WAS alleged to have received. NJ
a sooner had the customs officer stepped
T. into the cutter than petty office
n drew his watch and urged the rover
r. to make all speed away. When tn
I. destroyer had gone down the "fficii
e was taken on shore. The Japanes'
s consul says that the Russians wanted
their vessel. as the Ryeshitelni inciden
would not have been repeated.
Che Foo. Nov 16.-TWo Japanes
Il torpedo boat destroyers We're seen a
the mouth of the harhor, tonight. ant
their presence undoubtedly precipitat
" ed the action of the Russians in blow
. ing up the Rastoropny.
"A,