Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
PErRoPAvLovsk BLOWN UP BY
MlNE-PREPARlNG VESSELS
TO MEET JAPs.
NEWS CAUSES STIR
in ST. PETERSBURG

FIRING IN Vlcthity OI F0Tt NisHu'
Heard at Daybreak by Steamer Ar
riving at Wei-Hai-Wei - Clash on
the YaIu River.
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BULLETINS.
st. Petersburg, April 13.-It is
: officially announced that vice-Ad-
' miraI Makaroff was drowned at
the time Of the sinking Of the bat
= tIeship Petropavlovsk.
y ST. Petersburg, April 1s.-ln-
= tense excitement has been caused
here by the report spread broad
cast in the city regarding the dis.
= aster at Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg, April 13.-While
going out to meet the Japanese
= fleet off Port Arthur the Petropav.
: Iovsk struck mine in the outer
roadstead, heeIed over, turned tur-
: tie and sank. Practically the
whole of her crew was lost. Only
four officers were, saved, among
= them being the Grand Duke Cyril. =
The PetropavIovsk was Tying the
flag Of Vice Admiral Makaroff. y
= The result Of the naval battle, I"
which, according to reliable au- .
thority, was in progress, accord >
ing to the last reports, has not =
been received. =
= ST. Petersburg, April 13. - II, is
II now believed that the mine which |.
sank the PetropavIovsk had drift =
. ed out Of It's original position. The "
. latest estimate of the number Of 9
y linen who lost their lives is 300.
The announcement that Admiral =
/. Makaror was drowned, has cast :
gloom over the entire city.
It is generally believed he will be .
succeeded by Rear Admiral Rojest-
veny, who was slated to command =
the Baltic squadron.
4 y **** .#s - :
st. Petersburg, April 13-The Grand
Duke vladimir, uncle of the czar, re.
ceived a telegram today announcing
that his son, the Grand Duke Cyril
had been wounded at Port Arthur. "A
semi-official telegram received here
says that the first-class battleship Pc.
tropavlovsk has been sunk off Port
Arthur, only four officers being saved
among them the Grand Duke Cyril,who
was wounded.
Rumors Of Fight.
Rumors are afloat in the city that
there has been fight at Port Arthur
but the details are unobtainable ex
cept that the Petropavloysk was sunk
with the loss Of the entire crew. The
complement OF the Petropavlovsk
when fully manned was 700 mem
Heir to Throne Narrowly Escapes.
Another account says that twenty
men escaped from disaster to Petro
paylovsk. Grand Duke Cyril, between
whom and the throne there Is only a
single life, was saved from death by
miracle His brother, the Grand
Duke Boris, witnessed the catastrophe
through marine glass.
According to very high authority
the latest advices received at the win
ter palace here are to the effect tina,
the naval battle is still progressing of
Port Arthur. It is estimated that from
600 to 700 men perished when the
Petropaylovsk sank.
Forty Jap Vessels.
The Japanese fleet off Port Arthur
including the torpedo boats and torpe
do boat destroyers, totals forty.
Ordered Fleet to Battle.
Vice Admiral Makaroff ordered his
whole squadron out Of the harbor to
meet the attack.
Struck Mine:
According to the Associated Press in
formant, while preparing to draw his
line of battle in the outer roadsteat
the Petropavlovsk struck mine, or
her starboard side amid ships and i'm
mediately began to heel. Before the
crew could flood the port compart
ments Of the vessel in order to keer
her on even, keel, she turned turtle ant
sank in few minutes carrying dowr
almost the entire crew.
Only Four Escape.
Captain N. Jakovloff, Grand Duke
/. Cyril and two other officers were saved
because they were standing on the up
per bridge. The frightful loss OF life