Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-16
HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC.
Are Of the Greatest Importance, Boat
Being Sacrificed to Get News
From Port Arthur
JAPANESE MADE ATTEMPT ON HER
Tried to Repeat the Ryeshitclni Iucl'
dcnt Capt pelcm Very Optimistic
rs to The BelcagGcrcd Fortress

rs to The Beleagucrcd Fortress.
Chotoo, Nov l6--The RUSSIANS have
blown up the torpedo boat destroyer
l8storopny
The Russians with the exception OF
one man, left the destroyer during the
afternoon.
This last man ne slow fuses and blew
up the vessel
There were three duh explosions
which were scarcely discernIble 100
Yards from tho place where they oc-
CURED.
Almost simultaneously the Rastorop-
ny sunk and settled on the bottom.
a single spar marks her grave.
II Is Impossible tonight TO secure an
explanation OF the action Of the RUS
slams but Il Is believed that they were
determined not TO allow a repetition
of The RyeshltelUi incident.
Prior 10 the destruction OF the de-
stroycr the Taotul had officially not'
hed the japanese consul that her dis
armament had been completed, tho
breech blocks and ammunition being re-
moved aud the machinery disabled
The commander Of the Rastorophy, in
an Interview on hts adventurous voy-
age said
Il left Port Arthur at midnight IN a
binding snOwstOrm, The boat WAS
nayiEted through all the dangers Of
floating mines without a mishap Once
reaching the open sea we saw Japan
esc cruiser and some tOrpedoboats IN
the distance but we were steaming
rapidly through the storm with lights
eAtluVlshed and passed them unnotlc-
ed, We reached Chefoo without mishep
Of any kind"
The commander Of the torpedoboat
destroyer was optimistic with reference
20 Port Arthur. lie declared that NIL
the forts remained IN Russian hands.
and that the garrison was confident and
In good spirits
Commander Pelem, added that the
destroyer's object was simply 20 car
ry dispatches. The other Russian ships
remained AT Port Arthur.
The Rastoropny. being one OF the
fastest OF the Russian vessels, soon
outdistanced her pursuers ana entered
che Foo with a music box playing a
sprlghtly air and the savOry odor Of q
breakfast steak apparently, testifyng
10 the fact that Port Arthur still enjoys
fresh meat. The destroyer sped In like
an arrow az $3.50 a. m, and anchored
few hundred yards abaft the United
states cruiser New orleans. flagship OF
Rear Admiral Folger commander Of
the cruiser squadron OF the AsIatio
feet The Chinese cruiser Haiyung
raised steam within 20 minutes ana
came close 10 the Rastoropuy Capt
Ching OF the Haiyung boarded her and
held N brief conference with Command
err Pelem Ensign Wainwright. Rear
Admiral Folger's aid. boarded the Ras.
toropny Immediately but he and Capt
Ching were not invited to enter the
Rnstoropnys cabin, although q bllg.
sard was cutting thoir faces.
Can't Ching notified Commander
pclcm that q hours was the limit of
time he could remain armed at che
FOO. after which the Rastoropny would
1e compelled 70 dlsarm, While deliver
ing this ult,mntum tho tailors who
seemed to be healthy and care sree,
began greaslng the torpedo tubes which
were loaded.
Following the conference with Capt.
Ching. the Rastoropny was moved fur
Their into the ola anchorage OF the tor
pcdotoat destroyer Ryeshltelnl where
fine Russian consul boarded the Ras
toropny and brought her dispatches
ashore,
The Russian officers ore all reticent.
hut they say the condition of Port Ar
thur n as good ms II WAS two months
ago They also deny the report that
the Russian armorod cruiser Bayan
has been sunk, though they admit that
a shell damaged her engines. which are
being repaired. Russian cruisers come
out on Port Arthur daily, the battle
shlps remaining IN the harbor The
overirawn optimism OF the officers &c
was asserted ashore. made Il obvious
that their story was rehoarsed before
IL was glven 10 the public.
when the correspondents we're allow
ed ON board the Rastoropny a quarter
OF a beet was carefully placed where II
was impossible 10 miss seeing II, Thisis
was claimed, was meant "a convey tho
impression that Port Arthur was snug
and comfortable,
The former Russian governor OF Port
Dalny, NJ. Sakhamh. died recently az
Port Arthur Of onteric fever.
ADvIcEs REACH THE GEAR,
st. Peteraburg Nov i6,--Adyices from
Lieut. Gen. stoessel and Rear Admiral
Wren brought by the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Rastoropny 10 Chetoo
from Port Arthur have reached tho
emperor, but have not yet been made
public The great Importance Of tho
information Is epp9ren, from the fact
that the torpodoboat destroyer WAS de-
liberatcly sacrificed IN order TO get the
communications from the beleaguerod
garrison. The only word which has
reached the admiralty is telegram
from the captain OF he Rastoyopny
hls arrival with official dis
patches An attempt OF the japanese
10 repea, the Ryeshitenl incident IN
Chinese waters a. confirmed, The cap
tain reports that the Rast0rOpny will DO
4 lsarmed and hauled out on the shore
TO prevent the possibility OF the Jara-
necs entering the herbor and forcbly
towing her out
PORT ARTHUR ALL RIGHT
London Nov. iG,-Aecordlng 10 a dis
patch received here from Chefoo by
news agency. Commander pelem. Of tho
Russian tOrpedobolt destroyer Rnsto-
-opny. which reached that port today
from Port Arthur confirmed the re-
ports th1t Liuet-Cen, Stoessel Is
wounded but says Cen. rock is quite
ven The commander added that there
were suthclen, supplies o' food, ammu-
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