Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-30
TOGO AT IT AGAIN
Fleet of the Admiral Keeps
 Port Arthur Guessing.
TOKYOS TRANSPORT STORY DIFFERS
Japanese Reports Show Soldiers Died Fighting to the Last-One Boat Containing Fifty-four
 Men Picked Up.


 Men Picked Up.
 LONDON, April BOA dispatch from St Petersburg says report has been received from Viceroy Ale&eieff stating that several Japanese warships were sighted off Port Arthur early Friday morning comprising fleet of ten cruis- CTS and six torpedo boats, and for a time they were lying in an adjacent bay.
 The viceroy also reports that Japa- nese cruisers and torpedo boats were seen in Usuri bay, adjacent to Vladi- vostok
 This report has aroused anxiety. Ma val circles are speculatdng whether the enemy will venture to attack Vladivos- tok.
 A Tokyo report says seventy three Japanese were killed or drowned as a result of the sinking of the Japanese transport Kinshiu Maru, which was torpedoed by the Russian armored cruiser Rossia.
 The Kinshiu Maru parted from the convoy of torpedo boats in a fog and at 11:SO p. m. met the Russian fleet. She was ordered to stop, and the Ros- sia steamed alongside, summoned her navigating officers on board the Rossia and sent a searching party on board the transport This party discovered two companies of soldiers concealed below and reported the fact to the Rossia. The latter discharged a tor pedo, which struck the Kinshiu Maru n nAfl n1nd RNv.nlr hnS St1
 While the transport was sinking the soldiers on board of her rushed on deck and fired volleys from their rifles into the Rossia, and as the Kinshiu Maru sank several of the soldiers com mitted suicide.
 Three boats which fioated free from the wreckage were the means of sav- ing forty-five soldiers and nine of the Kinshiu Maru's passengers and crew.
 Two captains and three lieutenants were among the soldiers drowned. The survivors succeeded in getting ashore and were conveyed by steamer to Gen. san.
 Later advices from Gensan confirm the reports that the Japanese soldiers refused to surrender to the Russians at the sinking of the Kinshiu Maru, preferring death. One noncommission- ed officer committed harakiri accord ing to the ancient custom, and the others used rifles to kill themselves.
 The official reports agree in placing the number of men lost at seventy five. 1t is not known how many Japa- nese the Russians took from the ship rVs aFk C6 o1, is possible that more survivors will be found, as one of the Kinshiu Maru's boats is still missing.
 A report from Admiral Yeszen says after the descent on Gensan the Rus sian squadron returned to vladivostok and late during the night of April 26 started on another expedition. At 6 o'clock on the evening of April 27, when 300 miles out, the squadron sight cd Japanese steamer with war stores on board. Her crew, consisting of if teen Koreans and twelve Japanese, were placed in safety. and the steamer was sunk by a pyroxylin cartridge fired from the Gromoboi by Lieutenant Polotnikoff.
 The same night at about II o'clock when the squadron was twelve miles off Plaksin bay, Korea, large Japa- nese transport, the Kinshiu Maru, was overhauled. Her commander mistook the Russian for a Japanese squadron and signaled:
 II am bringing you coal"
 The Russian commander promptly signaled in reply:
 ''Stop instantly"
 The crew of the transport then rec ognized their mistake and began to lower boats and steam pinnaces with escape. But the Russian steam cut ters captured them all
 The transport was armed with four Hotchkiss guns. At the outset it look ed as if no one was left on board, but on examination it was found that the cabin was locked and barred. Therein the Russians found six infantry off cers, who surrendered without resist ance and were taken on board the Rurik.
 In another part of the ship 130 in- fRntrymen, who refused to surrender, were found Admiral Yeszen, whose vessel was about 1,60O yards away, ordered his men to leave the trans port. The Japanese soldiers then open cd fire and wounded Russian cock swain. Afterward the transport was sent to the bottom by means of me- chanical mine and few shells.
 The Japanese on board did not cease firing and made no attempt to save themselves, although they had launch in which they could have left the trans port. The fire of the Japanese actually continued until the waves closed over the ship.
 The transport had on board not only ammunition, but 2,0o0 tons of coal for Admiral Makamura.
 The prisoners numbered 1S3, includ- ing seventeen officers. Altogether 210 prisoners were taken by the Russian squadron, landed at VIadivostok and immediately dispatched by train to Nikolsk.
 A wireless telegraph message was
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