The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-14
DISASTER FOR RUSSIA
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Continued from First Page) the war bulletin boards. The grief of the crowds whose worst fears were thus officially confirmed, was touching. The ministry of marine was soon sur rounded by thousands eagerly asking for more details.
 Relatives of those who were on board the Petropavlovsky anxiously inquired as to the fate of their loved ones.
 What occurred prior to the blowing up of the flagship was only vaguely known, except that Vice Admiral Max iarom with his flag flying on the doom- ed vessel sailed out to engage the en- emy until his endorsements appeared.
 It is thought possible that Vice Ad- miral Togo planned an ambuscade by sending in small squadron in the hope of drawing out the Russian commander to the open and then cutting him off.
 The Associated Press learns that the location of six of the mines planted by the Yenesei were unknown, the charts having been lost when that vessel went down. Probably it was one of these mines that the Petropavolsk estruck.
 Vice Admiral Makaroff's death is really @ greater loss than would be that of several battleships. He was the pride of the navy and enjoyed the implicit confidence of his sovereign as well as of the officers and men of the service Speaking of his death officers here all remarked upon the strange fatality that he should lose his life on a heavily arnored battleship, to which he had particular aversion. This morning for the first time he raised his flag on battleship, while previously he had gone out on board the cruiser Novik or the cruiser Asxold. It was at the UT gent request of his friends that he did not risk his life in this fashion and so transferred his flag to the Petropav- lovsk.
 It is now an open secret that Vice Admiral Makaroff was not anxious to resign his command of Cronstadt, which necessitated his leaving his wife and family, but the emperor held such a high opinion of him that he declined to consider other candidates, although it was pointed out that Rear Admiral Ro- jestyensky. chief of the general staff of the navy, who had just been appointed to command the Baltic squadron, and who is now destined to succeed Makar- off, as we'll as others, were axious to distinguish themselves.
 The emperor in his summons to Vice Admiral Makaroff said: My choice has fallen upon you, and I will not take refusal and so the admiral went to the Far East. The emperor's sorrow is deeply keen on this account.
 By imperial command, a requiem ser vice will be celebrated at the admiralty church at noon tomorrow for the en- lperors favorite admiral.
 Tonight the grief-stricken widow, ac- cordipg to the Russian custom, had a requiem service celebrated at her resi- dence. She had been much worried over the health of her husband, wht suffered from diabetes, reference to which was made in a recent telegram from the admiral in which he said he Twas compelled to disobey orders as to taking regular sleep.
 The coincidence is generally comment led upon that the ice breaker Yermak, one of Admiral Makaroff's greatest tri- umphs steamed majestically up the Neva to-day, having cut through the ice from Cronstadt. There's Stefen sOsipovich's ship" cried the moujiks who knew and loved Makaroff so much that they called him by his patronymic
 Rear Admiral Rojestvensky who will assume command of the fleet at Port Arthur is man of an utterly different mould from Vice Admiral Makaroff. He is very able sailor and a man of tal- ent and ability but he is not so popular with the Jackies as was the dead com mander-in-chief.
 Makaroff is believed to have been in the coming tower when the Petpav- lovsk was blown up. Grand Duke Cyril owes his life to the fact that he is fine athlete and 8 splendid swimmer. Count Grabbe aide de camp to Grand Duke Vladimir. will leave tomorrow to bring the Grand Duke Cyril home. Nothing is known as to the character of the Grand Dukes injuries.
 St. Petersburg. April 1S.-According to later reports Grand Duke Cyril was more seriously injured than at first be- lieved He has been removed to hos pital at Port Arthur for treatment Despite the statements in the dis patches the Grand Duchess Vladimir believes that her son is dead, saying Everybody has been killed and I can not believe that Cyril was saved.
 It is stated that Viceroy Alexieff will assume command of the naval forces lin the Far East, presumably pending the arrival of Rear Admiral Rojest. vensky.
 St, Petersburg. April 1s.--The police ordered all restaurants in St. Peters. burg to be closed at 3 o'clock tonight. Y
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