Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-16
JAPANESE CRUISER
STRIKES A MINE.
Lost While Engaged in Clearing
Russian Mines from Kerr
Bay,
SANK IN TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES
The MUako Was Unprotected $500 Was
Completed in 1901 Casualties
Not Very Great,

Toxic, May l6 1880 p. m).-The Japa-
nose dispatch boat Miyako was de-
stroyed In Kerr bay by striking a sub
merged mine. Eight casualties are
reported.
The Miyako was lost while assisting
in the operations OF clearing the Rus
sian mines from Kerr bay northeast Of
Talienwan bay on which Port Dalny is
situated Admiral Kataoka, command
er Of the Third squadron, returned there
Sunday with detachment of his
squadron, protecting two notilas OF
torpedo boats which had been detailed
TO complete sweeping the harbor by the
removal OF mines. Five mines were
discovered and exploded and the work
was being suspended for the day when
the Miyako struck an undiscovered
mine, which exploded with tremendous
force under her stern Of the port side
and inflicted immense damage to the
hull The Miyako sank In % minutes
Two sailors were killed and 25 men were
wounded. The rest Of the crew We're
rescued
The news Of the loss Of the Miyako
has been sorrowfuiy received In Toxic
The dangerous character Of the work
I'm which the Miyako was engaged IS
generally appreciated but II was
thought that the loss of torpedo boat
No, As under similar circumstances
Thursday last would serve as a warn
ing to those engaged In the work to
exercise the greatest care,
r admiral Kataoka reports that the
Russians withdrew from Robinson's
Point, northt Of Kerr bay, which adj
fpine u a liapNEnp Nov h.xs
ed a temporary fort on a height north
east OF Taku mountain, where they
mounted six guns and constructed pro-
tocting trenches. The vessels Of Adj
miral Sataoka's squadron shelled tho
Russians throughout Sunday but the
latter stub5ornly retained their posi-
tion.
The japanese notillas while sweep
ing the bay were exposed 20 the RUS
sian fire all day, but continued their
work uninjured.
When the japanese torpedo boat No.
iS was destroyed May II in Kerr bay,
while removing Russian mines, seven
men We're killed and seven were wound
ed The No. IS was the first war ship
lost by Japan during the war With Rus
STA,
The Miyako was one Of the warships
that took part IN the operations at
Kerr bay, Talienwan bay and Black
ney (or Deep bay), the day No. As was
destroyed, The Miyako was steel
cruiser OF $500 tons displacement and
6l30 indicated horse power, completed
In 1901, and having an estimated speed
of 20 knots. She was 3l4& feet long
and SO feet beam. and drew 1874 feet
Of water Her armament consisted Of
two "a inch quck-hrlng guns and 10
is inch guns and four torpedo tubes
NEWS AT THE LEGATION.
Washington, May l6.-The japanese
legation has received the following ca
blegram from Toxic
Admiral Kataoka reports that on
May IA our torpedo boat hotllla con-
tinued sea sweeping operations under
cover OF the feet The enemy con.
structed temporary batteries ON the
promontory at Kerr bay Tallenwan,
mounting six field guns, besides a
hastily constructed fort and with one
company Of soldiers stubbornly resist.
ing our attack, our torpedo fotila,
defying the enemy's FIRE, carried out the
operations and destroyed five mines laid |
by the enemy Unfortunately, one Of
the mines exploded and sunk our
cruiser Miyako IN this accident six |
men were killed beside the two who |
were wounded during the fight"