The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-19

Of your Maine said a member Of the
naval STAFF To the correspondent Of the
Associated Press. 1t will take an cN-
animation of the hull TO determine
whether the explosion was internal or
external"
The reason the naval staff was disiu-
cliOed at first 20 accept the possibility
of TOgO's claim was because. if true. the
mines were laid not only without discov-
cry, but without even arouSins the faint
est suspicion.
Togo's report as telegraphed to the
Russian papers dates the loss o. tho
TntrOpa VlOvSk a. April T.. whereas IL &C
Cured Oh April r. Togo also claims that
a night attack was made on Port Arthur
on April II. which i officially denied.
The general staff has no Information in
regard to the rumOred appearance Of
japanese transports off Yin kow, the
port of New Chuang.
Loss of japanese Cruiser.
\ special telegram from Port Arthur
says the cruiser Bayan exceeded her trial
speed when she went out 10 the rescue
Of the torpedo boat destroyer Strasnnl-
The same dispatch reports that Japan
csc cruiser was sunk. adding that the
cause IS unknown
The Novoe Vremya publishes an -cxPert
article showing the impoSsibiitN and tu-
tility Of trying 10 raise the FCt-OpaV-
l0Vek az she lies bottom upwards at q
depth OF from twenty to twenty-five
fathoms. and probably IS broken 10
jieceS.
4 requiem mass was celebrated yester-
day for the rep0Se Of the soul or colonel
Agapeiff. who was nttciailN reported 70
have lost his life at the time OF the
Petropavlovsk disaster. During the night
his wife received telegram saying NE
was alive. but seriously injured
The Russ discusses the Sugg" St"n or
line retirement 0f the Russians from Port
Arthur recalling the abandonment OF
Moscow I'm lS1I and pointing out that
General Noutouroff. who recommended II
4 IN -
J proved i'm the end 10 be the uudoluE OF
/ Napoleon and also Admiral Nachlmou S
advice which was not followed. Tor q
/ desDrrate Surtie from StbdStppol Win th'
wooden ships against the allies M l>l4-
yhr Russ comes 90 the conclusion Ulal
: mn matter what the fate ot Port Arthur
NAV be- IL will have no decisive bearing
{ on the ultimate result of the campaign.
/ Russian Admiral's Opinion.
\ Russian admiral VINO holds to The
! theory that a submarine boat sank the
/ petropavloVsS. discussing the full report
of tho disaster cabIed 20 the Associated
I Press from LAO Yang. as follows:
/ cit does not prove she struck mine
/ on the contrary il is evident THAI The
! Petropavlovsk was some distance OH
4 shore where II was impossible q lay
/ contact mines ON account 81 the depth oI
! the water The Sgn3lmdu StolN ~ IT
/ rcconciliablc with the mine theory. Lhk'
! Grand Duke cyril ne was SUCKED cow
! To great depth. a." says thr PeTo-
, II,,bi,b ,,-o,,Id ba,., been the most favor
] abe positfan for % submarine boat
/ some of the plpors which suggest lh'
: submarine boat theory lay great slItSs
! ,,,,,r rho st3teuerlt made 10y one of On,
/ Cramps of Philadelphia. who d. quote,
! as saving the japanese mad suom'i 'u'
{ boats obtained from Great britain
/ Vice Admiral Skyrdloff. the successor
t. Of Ni,.,.. Admiral Makaroff. arrives hei'
! TUESDAY night. y big popular. demousl "a
/ ton is being arranged In his honor Sal r
Z s,,1oiutad flag officers to Admiral Skyrd'
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