The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-10
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Ing party, only sixteen were seen On later tl's
Il, tho day BY the steamer Foo Chow.
/, Story Of Battle. S Is

., Story Of Battle.
"A member Of the crew OF tho Columbia
tells this story Of the naval battle at at
Port Arthur. 55
.'Tho Columbia was lying In tho road
stead surrounded by fourteen Russian
tnttleships and cruisers. At 1880 O'clock
Monday night severe shock was tolt On
board lhe Columbia. rho Russnls I'M
medlatcly commenced TO operate their
seArcbiights ana opened fire towards tho
IA Tho firing lasted only d short time.
At 1 O'clock more shocks were ielt,
AND tho Russians again commenced mr.
inR The Japan ese did not return the
u fire. Atl2 O'Clock two Russian battle
ships went IN and were beached across
the entrance OF tho llnrbor. they were
soon followed byn Russian cruiser, "h'ch
also was beached None OF tho vessels
were damaged above tho water me.
"Norc shocks from totpedoes were felt
t,rlnp tho early morning, and then all
was duiet. At 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
inr three Japanese cruisers passed Port
Arthur In sight OF the Russian fleet Inc
Il whole Russian fleet Immediately weigh
ID anchor and went after them, but ro-@
turned In half an hour"
Russian Fire Short.
The Russians left one cruiser outside
- watch for heRJapanese ships. The
Il cruiser was fired upon BY the Japa-A
nese, and the other Russian vessels TOOK
iup their anchors and cruiked around me 'hic{
rcad stead. The Japanese fleet came
nm within three miles and a battle COM
n,enced The Japanese fired on the ships
ard forts, which replied Two RUSSIAN
ships we're struck BY shells. but were
only slightly damaged. The Russian i.re
D fell short Tho Columbia steamed away
X hIlo the battle was In progress, Dul
later saw the japanese fleet leave. ono
Japanese cruiser with torpedo p oals' 70 8
rerorted north OF Che 800. (. .,
"a Tho two bnttleships disabled are w
poltaya and the Czarevlch. The disabled \
ermor cd cruiser Boyarim and the tgrouhf u!
J, cd sbattleskips block the entrance 20 ING
hnrbor . preventing gunboats from golhs
ouL and battlcships and cruisers lI On
EclnE in and getting coal
d Besides this. Japan has the RUSSIAN
sunboats Variag and koretz caught q q
4 Chemuipo. They were bound iof i iuu'-
vcstock.
The Fleets.
The Japanese fleet was under me ms. com
i mand or Vice Admiral TOGO, a! i.,. co'lT
y sisted or four fast cruisers, the CnilosS.
Kasagi, Tagafago and Yashlnih, "'' ~,
+ = rcIed outside. drawing The fire OF ING
p,,.s,.n. rrhey then Joined the main
fleet and al, went In 70 atlac1 , ~. ~, I
ormorcd cruisers In the Japanese LIZ iltfel
j uhich consisted OF two divisions, were
the MIkasa. the flagship. the tirst-simss
hattleship ASH. Tuji, Yashima, spilk Ii 4
.hr,a. Hntsuse aud the dispdtch 7 ooav
Tatsuma. The second division OF me
1eet under command Of Adfn.ra IA
rnimura. on the flagship Idsumo. consist
nd|of the nrmored cruisers iaku l 11l'
$IYatc and Asana. Z.
When seen by the steamer r 90 INV NOV
tuesday morning the fast cruisers "e.c
oircllng Il, q radius Of six m les. 81 =
+ +ornedo boats were seem. and IT IS proe Pre-,
!: h,e that they left the vicinity niter LIZ
torpedo attack OF Monday mig NJ. Y, ...
Tho Russ. an fleet outslde OF re harpoEE.i
4 consisted OF the battleshlps fetro =;
loy1kys nag shIp; ri Perss"et,s su o. ia !,
Pobieda. Poltava, Czarewitch. Hetvizah
and sebastopol, and the cruisers NoVlk
.pnvarirn. Bayaru. Danu, Palada. Askoio
ana Angara. The d sab',d battlesh'ps
arc inside Forts Huan Ching shan ana
Chi Kwan Shan The cruiser Is OUTSIDE Sei
Z. int within range Of the forts.
Tho steamer Foo Chow, from Dains'
nnssed Trough tire gJepanesc nee, to-aaSs55
The Meet consisted OF six battlesnlps, 1our
trst-class cruisers ana six otaer Vesse.s'
They are eighteen miles from Port ar
thur this morning, and were proceealhb
"a a southeastern direction. me roo
Chow brough, 800 Japanese refugees.