The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-16
TAKING TRAIN
TO PORT ARTHUR
How the Munitions Of War
Were Put Through Safely.
ESCAPE OF CORRESPONDENT
JAPANESE OVERLOOKED A GOOD
CHANCE.

Lao Yang. May 15.-Nemirovich
Danehenko, the Russian war corre-
spondent in the service Of the Associa-
ted Press, concludes his personal mar
rative of his escape from Port Arthur,
the first part of which was cabled to
the Associated Press yesterday as fol-
lows:
Having reached the flaming village
Of Wafandian. I wished to proceed
thence TO Lao Yang and afterwards
join General Zassalitch eastward. VIM
nightfall, from the hills. outlined
against the blaze of FIRE. shots were
heard occa siOnaIy. The locomotives
showed no signs of starting. Chinese
approached US with complaints against
the governor. who had executed eiglt
more of our friends. The Chinese,
frightened, huddled around our camp
FIRE The telegraph wire was working
all night with headquarters. AT day
break a monster ammunition train
drawn by several engines, arrived, tt
was essential to take that train
through to Port Arthur. an exception
ally dangerous undertaking in view Of
the temperance of the enemy. Two
squadrOns OF frontier guards were sent
out to reconnOiter the uelghbOrhoOd-
The cars were armOred by a double
row of rails against rife fire and had
on board a company of Baikal engi-
neers.
Engine Sent Ahead.
A locomotive was sent ahead to act
as q scout, i'm charge of Lieutenant
ZavadslJy. who acted as engineer, and
Lieutenant Won ROOp. two armed stok-
e. eg.4.- O.
ciated Press, Our mission was TO sig
nal the train which was following ten
minutes behind if there was any danger
that 1t would attract the cnemy's at
tentiOu, I'm which case the train would
have been blown up by the Russians.
Colonel SpiTid0rOff who, with a force
of officers and men of the Amur rail-
road battalion, had come over the dam
aged line, repairing it as he came, gave
the signal and we moved off with the
engine swathed i'm clouds OF smoke,
from the burning station Of Wafandian-
"As we drew close on both sides were
verduTe covered slopes, with blue hills
in the distance and occasional giimpses
of the emerald sea. Chinese villages
and miniature gardens alone relieved
the mOnOtOny of the picturesque scene,
The typhoon had passed and there was
nothing TO prevent the eDemys land
ing. Doubtless il was proceeding not
far away.
Chinese Escaping.
II saw Chinese women and children
fleeing with their family yaluables. We
eagerly scanned the treacherOus hooks
and gorges of the hills, where the enc
my might be lurking. A single sue
cessful shot from a hidden battery
might blow up the mammoth train be-
hind. There was no sign of life at
POlandlen.
THE charred station house was as
desOlate as the grave We overlook
the cavalry scouts and thereafter acted
as our own outposts- We found the
bridges, one of which had been re-
paired by Colonel SpiridOrOff on the
previous day, were st1l guarded by
our sentTies, who reported chat the
enemy had not appeared. The locomO-
tive steamed ON quickly, without en-
C0untering any sign of life. as far as
There the troops were
drawn up to meet us, We heard the
good news that thirty-six men who
had been surrounded by the enemy
TIE previous day and who had been
vainly sought by the Kin Chou gar
TisOn had succeeded i'm breaking
the enemy's line unaided.
Friends or Foes.
tachment Of cavalry in the midst of
q cloud Of dust near the seashore and
to see whether they We're
friends or foes. Through field glasses
we recognized Russian uniforms. Tt
was a squadron sent by General FOCk
to meet and escort us. The soldiers
hurrahed and galloped forward with
joyful faces
AT Kin Chou General Fock and his
staff came TO offer their couErat ula-
tons u the accomplishment Of such
a dangerous and important mission
Now that you have fed Port Ar
thur IT. every sense, we need have no
anxiety. The enemy IS everyV here,
tut they missed you, said General
Fock.
THE general thanked Colonel Spiri-
dorod and the other officers and men,
and the train proceeded thence over
q well protected line. There was no
for US to go any further
"A telegram came from Port Arthur
expressing heartfelt gratitude.
Distant Explosions.
"As we left and resumed cur Jour
ney 20 Lao Yang we could hear the
&c hoes of distant explosions caused by
the blowing up of the piers docks and
Quays CT Port Daluy.
ON cur way norm we sighted n
of japanese cavalry.
THE enemy continued landing troops
at Han Chou, near Cape Terminal
driving out the Chinese.
The feeling OF confidence at Lao
Tung is not impaired by tho apparent
temporary checks 10 the Russian army
which, it is claimed cannot alter The
final outcome. Let Russia, it IS added
not give way to excitement, bat look
forward cheerfully.
Fresh troops are arriving uninter-
ruptedly The Siberian soldiers have
a splendid appearance. They are great
ly superior To the troops from the cen
trial Russian provinces.
Lilo Yang is packed WITH supplies
The Russian commanders do not be-
lieye the enemy win prove very eucr-
getic They think the japanese move
against Port Arthur was ruse and
that their chief attack is intended to
ba made on Lao Yang