The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
SUNK
By Russian Bal
tic Squadron.
British Fishing Fleet
Attacked.
NO CAUSE
Is Given for Com
mittimg the Act.
England Is Angry and Prompt
Reparati0n Will Be De-
manded.

Hull, England, Oct PA. NJ. Jack
son & Co, solicitor for the owners OF
so Hull fishing boats. have notified the
foreign office and admiralty of an at
tack on the Hull fishing fleet by the
Russian second Pacific squadron
Commanded by Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky). The official information is
that shortly after midnight Friday the
Russian squadron fell in with the
Hull fishing feet in the North Sea-
The first portion of the fishing fleet
passed safely. Then the Russian ships
turned their searchlights on the Brit
ish vessels for some time and a little
later opened fire.
The steam trawler Crane was sunk
and the decapitated bodies of her
skipper, Smith, and Mate Leggott
have been brought to Hull. The boat
swain aud other members of the crew,
who are understood to be seriously in
jured, are on board a mission ship.
The only slightly injured member Of
the crew has arrived at Hull.
The steam trawlers Moulmein and
Mino have arrived at Hull seriously
damaged by shots. the latter having 16
holes in her hull. It is feared that
other damage was done to trawlers
and that at least one more was lost
with all hands.
The news has created an intense
sensation and indignation in Hull.
The Moulmein arrived with her flag
at half-mast- Her skipper says that
the trawlers were fishing about 22O
miles east by north of Spurn Head at
o'clock Saturday morning, the
weather being hazy, when the outlines
of several vessels, apparently war
ships, sailing in a line, were dimly
seen. While the crew were watching
the warships searchlights were flash
ed upon them, in the glare OF which
the Moulmein's crew observed what
they took to be torpedo boats ap-
preaching, apparently with the inten-
ton of boarding the Moulmein. They
steamed away, however, and soon the
fishermen were Mortified to find they
were being fired upon.
| First one and then another trawler
was struck by flying shot What
seemed to be round shot went
through the Moulmein's galley. The
Mino, lying nearby, also was struck
with many shots, but fortunately the
damage was above her water line and
none of her crew were struck. The
Ebombardment lasted about 20 minutes
When 1t had ceased the fleet sailed
southwark and some of the trawler:
sent up rockets. The Moulmein steer
ed in the direction OF the rockets. Soor
cries were heard, and the Crane wa:
found sinking with another trawiel
taking OF some of her crew.
Those seriously injured were re
moved to a mission ship and tbs
bodies of Smith and Leggott were
lplaced aboard the trawler Sea Gull
which at a late hour had not arrived
at Hull.
Representatives of the fishing fee
Istarted late last night for London q
lconsult with the authorities there.
No motive can be assigned for thu
extraordinary procedure of the Rus
sian warships.
London, Oct 24.-The Russian Pa
cifc (Baltic) fleet, comprising sever
battleships and four cruisers. passes
dover in three sections between
o'clock Sunday morning and 2 o'clocl
In the afternoon and later passe'
|, Eastbourne. They were watched b.
large crowds from shore. Nothing ha
been seen of the torpedo flotilli
which, however, may have passeI
during the night, as Lloyds at moo
J reported four Russian torpedo boat
lpassing St GATHERINGS Point, "appar
lently boarding a steamer bound east.
A dispatch from Cherbourg report
that three Russian torpedo boats, es
Icorted by the volunteer cruiser Kores
Iare moored in the roadstead there {
ltake coal, water, etc.
While admitting the necessity of
suspension of judgment for investiga
ton and explanation the newspaper
ARE unanimous in demanding that tn
government instruct Ambassado
J Hardinge to make the strongest rer
resentations to the st. Petersbur
Government and obtain reparation an
apology and assurances of the Russia
Pacific fleets good behavior for tn
, future.
. Brand wbitlock tells a rather anu.
ing tale of the working out of his me-
book. The Happy Average.
do you have any trouble in ampli
J flying your stories in book sizef' ws
asked him by a friend.
"No." he answered. my create:
trouble is making my characters sta
within the covers. In my last boo
one character gave me more troubl
than all the rest. 1t is the characte
of a drunken lawyer. When l planne
the book he was not in the scheme. bu
he unexpectedly made his appearance
one day, when / was writing. | like
him and he kept popping up until
found he was going to dominate m
story and had TO simply throw hin
out, but some day I'm going to rene,
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with me If he wants to, as, to me, b
was certainly a most interesting char
scter, and one l would ike to kno,
more about. Toledo Blade.
Committeeman James Fulton is il
charge of the Republican Club head
quarters on Opera street.