Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-14
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Bezstrashni
With Forty.Five Officers and Men
Cut Off From the Rest of the
Fleet and Sunk by the Jdps---The
Battleship Pobiedd Struck a Mine
While Mancuvering and Was Dam
aqed Severely.

ST. Petersburg, April III was Off
cially announced today thar the tor
pedo boat destroyer Bezstrashai was
cut off from the rest of the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur and sunk by the
Japanese, that her crew vas lost, and
that the battleship Pobieda accident
ally struck mine while maneuvering
but was able to return to the harbor
without loss of life.
Russian Torpedo Boat Sunk.
st. Petersburg, April 14-Rear Ad-
miral Prince Ouktomsky wires from
Port Arthur today that Bezstrashni,
one of the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers sent out at night to reconnoi-
ter, became separated from the rest
of the feet, owing to bad weather pre-
vailing, was surrounded by Japanese
torpedo boat destroyers and was sunk
in the fight. Five men were @aved
The admiral adds that during the
maneuvering of the battleship squad
ron, the Pobieda struck against mine
amidships on the starboard side No
one on board of her was wou 'Ged or
killed, and she was able to- 'egain
port by herself
Loss Heavy.
st. Petersburg, April 14--Forty-fve
officers and men perished on ke tor.
pedo boat destroyer Bezstrashn@ whose
destruction by the Japanese was an
nounced today.
Japanese Sustained No Losses.
Toxic, April IA brief report from
Rear Admiral Uriu of Wednesdays S
fighting off Port Arthur, reached The
navy department this afterr It
says Vice Admiral AZ COS fieeG.ttS NJ
| ing Port Arthur in the morning, sue.
ceeded in sinking a battleship OF the
Petropavlosk class and one torpedo
boat destroyer. The Japanese sustain
ed no losses. One Japanese was
wounded.
Cipher Telegram Received.
st. Petersburg. April 14-NO further
news from Port Arthur was received
here until ten o'clock this morning
when a voluminous cipher telegram
reached the winter palace. II was i'm
mediately sent to the admiralty to be
deciphered This may take long
time and it is doubtful whether. its
contents will be given out befDre late
this afternoon. Not single paper had
a special from Port Arthur this morn
ing.
A Well Planned Attack.
Che Foo April 14-It has been
learned from Japanese sources here
that the attack on the Russian fleet
yesterday morning was planned and
put into effect in the following man
ner: cat daylight the Japanese tor
pedo boats made a demonstration be-
fore the port, and at the same time
| laid mines across the outer entrance
to the harbor They then retired and
ioined the main squadron. The squad
ron then advanced and as 1T drew near
the Russian ships were seen coming
out The battleship Petropavlosk
struck one of the mines laid by the
Japanese and was destroyed.
Requiem Mass Said.
St. Petersburg, April 14--Requiem
mass for the repose of the souls or
Vice Admiral Makaroff and the other
officers and men who lost their lives
| in the Petropavlosk was celebrated IN
the admiralty church today. The
scene was touching in the extreme.
Outside 10000 people, many OF them
relatives of the sailors lost, stood with
barred heads and streaming eyes while
the services were in progress. Inside
were assembled the Emperor and his
family. high officers of the army and
navy and the entire diplomatic corps
tall in full uniform and also many Wld'
ows and families of the officers drown
ed. The widow of Admiral MakaroH
entered on the arm of Grand Duke
Constantine followed by her son and
daughter and took her place beside
the imperial party. Every one pres
ent wore Grape. The beautiful cere
monial of the Orthodox Church left nc
dry eye in the building.
The French Sympathetic.
Paris, April 14-President Louoe'
today telegraphed the Gar profound
condolences on the disaster to the
Petropavlosk and the death of Admira
Makaroff. This dispatch, together witt
those of Emperor William and the
Kign of Italy sent today, is regarded
as significant of the acceptance by the
European governments, that the sink
ing of the Petropavlosk was due to al
accident and did not occur in a battle
. with Japanese ships. Oflcials say tha
, condolences over the result of bat
tile might involve = question of neu