Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-26
BIG BLUNDER BY
RUSS NAVY MEN
British Fishermen Fired on
and Killed by the Bal =
tic Fleet. =:
TWO OF The men DECAPITATED
Others Are Wounded and One
Boat and Crew Are
Missing.
DEADLY WORK DONE AT NIGHT
Trawlers Arc Peacefully Pursuing
Their Vocation When the FIR
ing Besins-Intcnsc In-
dignation in Eng
land.

has telegraphed to Premier Balfour as
follows:
"The greatest indignation prevails
here at the unprecedented and wanton
attack on the Hull fishing fleet by Rus,
sian warships resulting in the loss of
valuable lives. We appeal to the gov
eminent to take the speediest and
strongest measures to ensure full re-
dress and complete security against
further Russian Qutrages'
England Demands REDRESS.
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne reach
ed london during the afteroon and
after gathering the latest details
known at the foreign Office regarding
the firing on the British fishing boats
by the Russian squadron proceeded to
buckingham palace, where he mad a
lengthy Interview with King Edward
On returning to the foreign office Lord
Lansdowne further conferred with Sir
Henry King and subsequently ad-
dressed strong protest to Ambassador
Hardinsge for presentation to the Rus
sian government. Special stress is laid
on the callousness displayed by the
Russians in not going to the assistance
Of the fishermen. Lord Lnnwdowne
asks that immediate redress shall be
made.
Hull, England, Oct. "a. - A. M.
jackson & Co., solicitors for the own
ers Of fifty Hull fishing boats, have
notified the foreign office and admiral
ty Of an attack on the Hull fishing
fleet by the Russian second Pacific
squadron Commanded by Vice Admir-
al Rojestvensky). The official informa-
ton is that shortly after midnight Fri
day the Russian squadron fell in with
the Hull fishing fleet in the North sea.
The first portion of the fishing feet
passed safely. Then the Russian ships
turned their searchlights on the Brit
ish vessels for some time and a little
later opened fire. The steam traveller
Crane was sunk, and the decapitated
bodies of her skipper and mate have
been brought to Hull.
Fear Of Greater Fatality.
The boatswain and other members
of the crew, who are understood to be
seriously wounded, are on board mis-
sion ship. The only slightly injured
member Of the crew has arrived at
Hull. The steam trawlers Moulmein
and Mino have arrived at Hull serl-
ously damaged by shots, the latter hay
ing sixteen holes In her hull. 1t ia
feared that other damage was done to
trawlers, and that ut least one more
was lost with oil hands.
| story Told by Survivor.
The only survivor Of the Crane who
has yet reached here is ]. A. Smith
son Of the deceased skipper, and who
with the captains Of the Moulinein and
Mino has gone to London to consult
with the authorities. Young Smith was
asleep in his bunk when the firing
aroused him. Just rs he was getting
up shot struck the starbonrd and
penetrated to the forecastlc smashing
lamp near which he was standing
He rushed on deck, where the search
lights revealed the horrible sight OF his
father and Leggott lying headless, ant
the deck strewn with the injured. II
was soon found that the vessel was
sinking and signals for assistance were
sent up.