Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-09-19
KOREA ON COAST
RUSSIAN CRUISER SAID TO HAVE
BEEN SIGHTED.
Story Is Later Henicd. hut There
Appears IL Re Considerable Ac.
tiNity at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL
Rush work on signal Hin Fort
iHCation>.

NictNlla. y. u, sept 10 p. - Mem pefS
Of the crew Of H NJ : Grafton. lust
returned from ComoN. report the pres
ence Of the Russian auxiliary cruiser
Korea in the Pacific otf the northern
coast ot Vancouver island. steaming
>lolwy southwark, They expect that
the cruiser viii come to sQuimalt or
10 Victoria. The news has caused
much excitement at ESQuimalt. where
preparations 10 deal with her case
should she enter are now being made
The Grafton entered drydock this
morning for a rush cleaning. She is
to be ont in - hours H Nj, : Flora
is AT her moorines in EsQuimalt harbor
under steam, ready to put to sea at a
moments notice. The Grafton will
also be made ready for instant sea ser
vice on issuing from the drydock.
sighted hy Destroyer.
BluejacketS ana petty officers from
H, Nj :. Grafton gave ont the story
that the cruiser korea hsd been sight
ea by a scouting destroyer Of the Brit
lsh navy about 700 miles northwost of
Cape Scott, Of Quren / harlotte sound.
last Sunday, standing southwest under
easy steam and evidently heading for
Juan lie Fuca. The petty officers Of
the Grafton said they had learned the
korea was bound for E>Qulmalt or
Victoria t. coal ana reat for her re
turn voyage Il Petropaulovsk, siberia
the only avallal.e port t. Russian YES
se,> in the west Pacific,
The kores Is larger and better
equipped vessel than the Lena aud. il
is reported. she is commanded by a
Russian noblemsn. who holds high
rank in the navy. The kores was en-
plOyed III the Russo hine>e coa>ting
trade, is sumptUously fitted MP, and
has been specially fitted with wrought
steel sponsors II carry siN-inch rifles.
She Is reported Il he crowded with
eN-seamen a the Russian Pacific feet,
released recently st Nladlvostok
The k0res wa> last heard of in the
eastern end of the Suneari straits, near
haSoiste and was then proceeding
under full stesm northeast. as II for
the Surileisland ana Alaska
At Esquimalt the nay men are con-
,ideat the korea viii report within -
hours A misslone6 officer of the
Grafton said to a press representative
that If the korea puts IN here her case
Will he attended 70 in short orders
meaning that the commander on the
station has his instructions already
from the adm .raltv as 70 WHIST II do
whatever plea tbs NoTes commander
advances.
\ hint dropped by nsval officer
last night Is Il the effec that tht. or
de. viii ne u 6ismsntle UncOn6ltlon-
ally and send home crew by Canadian
Pacific railway
BRUSH ship Ready.
His Majesty ship Flors. according
Il = statement from EsQu;ms.t could
put u sea IN less than ten inmates al
ter notice
Another serious report has leak ed
ont from EsQulmalt Il the effect thst
imperative orders hsve been received
from London q rush the completion
o. Sigma hill fort. commanding E>qui.
uslt and ten miles NJ the strait Work
VIII accordingly NJ burned night ana
Day sn6 the huge siege guns mounted
without delay
One ~ the navsl officers remarked q
few days ago thst grave apnre henslou
Is now entertained az Germany en-
trance into this QusrTe. hence n
doubt THE feverl>h activities II and
a7ounG E>QElmslt.