Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-19
laps Lose Battleship Hatsuzs By Russian Mine
And Fine Cruiser Yoshino By Collision
OF CREWS FIND WAIERY GRAVE
Russian Reports Say Mines We're Responsible For Destruction
o. Warships Japs Steadily Advancing

TOXIC. May 1880 i, n.--viceE
Admiral Togo reports. IA report
from Rear Admiral Dewa says that
the cruisers kasuga and Yoshino col.
lided during d fog on Port Arthur
May Is, The Yoshino sank, only
ninety of her crew being saved. On
the same day the battleship Hatsuze
struck i Russian mine and sank. Three
hundred Of her crew we're saved by
torpedo boats.
Splendid War Vessel.
The Cruiser kasnga mentioned liz
the above dispatch was purchased BIZ
Japan from Argentina before the out
break Of hostilities with Russia. The
|crulser Yoshino was d steel vessel Of
ALSO tons, $50 feel long. forty-six feet
wide and d draft Of seventeen feet.
She had compliment of 800 men.
The Hatsuse was i steel battleship
Iof 1000 TONS 400 fsct long, seventy
six feet wide, draft, twenty-seven faet,
She was Armored With four twelve
inch and fourteen inch gums as we'll
las thirty-two guns OF. smaller calibre.
She had d compliment Of TAI men.
Russian Version.
CHE. FOO, May 19.-12:30 y. M
A party Of Russians arriving from
Dainy this morning by junk state that
during the bomhariment OF Port AT,
THUR By the Japanese In the afternoon
LOT Monday the Japanese battleshir
Shikishima and tho cruiser Asama
were struck by mines and sank The
Russians say the Shikishima sank tive
Imtnntes after running On the mine ant
thatthe Asama was being towed ava,
lby d vessel or the bombardlng flee
when she also went down. Thirteen
Russians seem to have obtained theil
Information from the commanding of
! | flcer az Dalny who showed, they as
lsert, telegram from Port Arthur tha
the bombardment commenced al on,
In the afternoon and that two hour
laftsr the Shikishima struck aminean,
soon went To the bottom. During Til
confusion thai followed according /,
the storyttold, the Asama also brok
into 4 mine and was taken iii toN
Ibut was sinking 50 fast that it wa
found necessary 10 abandon her.
number OF Russianftorpedo boats the
went out but the Japanese receive
lreinforcements and the. Russians i,
ltlrad
Another story.
II CHE FOO, May TO- 800 D. M
People Just arrived here from Daln
have reported 70 the Russian const
that the Japanese baltleship sank /
two minutes after contact with sul
marine mine and that there WAS /,
time 70 save the crew. The accider
81 happened Il Is said within sight {
P0rt Arthur. Il was the battlsshi
Full, not the cruiser Asama, whic
struck mine on the port bow. Sh
had q heavy list ana was also dow
Iby the bow, but was righted and wer
! Ion IN tow of other cruisers. Ii
thought impossible, however. that sh
Preached port A rumor at Dalny thi
the Asama sank at Keer bay, probal
! " refers to the sinking of The cruise
Miaka, which took place thlre recen
ly, The Russian consul PERSONAL
had telegram from Dalny saying
!. was rumored there that two Japanes
battleships had been sunk of POI
2 Arthur Refugees coming in say th
town received no damage from III
. bombardment and considerable Ian
4 lighting Is going on to the north /
!. Dalny.
Effective Bomhsrdment.
NEW cHWlANG, May ia cou
4 Ter OF the Associated Press arrive
3 Ihere shortly after midnight. He I
/ ports the japanese fleet was sIghte
I from Tower Hill, ten miles north
Kaichou. on Monday. The bombar
i Iment or the coast was extensive, CO
q Iering distance Of twenty-five mile
q The japanese landed and destroyt
4 four miles Of railroad and other pro
]. erty. and captured Russian commi
siary train. A regiment Of Russia