The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-23
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from the rest of the fleet, owing to the
bad weather prevailing, was surround
ed by Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
and was sunk in the fight. Five men
were saved.
Forty-tive officers and men persisted on
board the torpedo boat destroyer
BeZstrashni.
Five Days Bombardment.
Toxic, April 1S.-The official report
of the recent attacks by the Japanese
fleet on Port Arthur states that the &C
ton commenced on Monday, April H.
The bombardment was resumed the
following (Tuesday) night at midnight.
The japanese destroyers sunk Rus
sian destroyer and narrowly missed
capturing another. The battleship
Petropavlovsk, the report says, struck
mechanical mine which had been
submerged by the japanese prior to the
attack. The fleet reopened the attack
April IA and continued the lombard
ment until 1880 p. III. the next day
Friday). In this action the guns Of
the cruisers Kasuga and Nisshin,
which were purchased from Argentina
before the outbreak of the war, were
found to work satisfactorily. The jap
anese loss was two men slightly
wounded. Some slight damage was
sustained by the Japanese ships. This
since has been repaired. The Japan
csc fleet, the report declares, maneu-
vered among the enemys mines with
ont sustaining anV 0amaua
Togo Reports.
Admiral Togos report covering tho
naval action outside of Port Arthur
which resulted in the sinking of the
Petropavlovsk and the injury to the
Pobicda is as follows:
'"The fourth and the fifth destroyer
fotillas, and the fourteenth torpedo
flotilla. and the l<eryo Maru reached
the mouth of Port Arthur at midnight
of the 18th, and effected the laying of
mines at several points outside of the
port, defying the enemy's searchlight.
THE second destroyer aotilla discov-
cred at dawn of the 18th one Russian
destroyer trying to enter the harbor,
and after ten minutes attack sunk it.
Another Russian destroyer was discov-
cred coming from the direction of
Laotishan and was attacked. but it
managed to flee into the harbor On
our side no casualties except two sea-
men on the lkatsuchi slightly wounded.
Lured to Destruction.
''There was no time TO rescue the en-
emy's drowned crews, as the Bayan APP
preached The third fleet reached out
side OF Port Arthur at eight a. m,
when the Bayan came out and opened
fire. Immediately alterward the Novik,
Askold, Diana, Petropavlovsk, Pobeda
and Poltava came out and made an Of
fensive attack.
Our third fleet. hardly answering
and gradually retiring. enticed the en-
envy Is miles southeast of the port,
when our first fleet Informed through
wireless biography from tho
third fleet, suddenly appeared before
the enemy and attacked them.
Petropavlovsk Strikes Mine.
while the enemy was trying to re-
gain the port a battleship Of the
PetropavlOvsk type struck mines laid
by us the previous evening and sunk
at 1922 a. M. Although another ship
was observed to have lost freedom Of
movement, the confusion OF the en-
emys ships prevented us from Identify
ing it. They finally managed TO re-
gain the port.
"Our third fleet suffered no damage,
and the enemy's damage beside above
mentioned was probably slight also.
Our first fleet did not reach firing dis
lance.
"Our fleets retired at one p. m, pre-
pared for another attack. They re-
sailed April IA toward Port Arthur.
The second, the fourth and the fifth de-
stroyer tlotillas and the ninth torpedo
flotilla also Joined at three a. m. and
seven a. m. No enemy's ship was
found outside of the port. Our first
feet arrived at the port at nine a. m.