The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-18
BURNED
HIS FLAG
Sinking Of japanese Trans
port, Hitachi.
DEATH, NOT SURRENDER
Captain Destroyed His COIorS
and Went Down with
His Ship.
DEATH, NOT SURRENDER

LONDON, June 1S.-A Newchwang
report says:
THE advanced guards Of General
KurOkrs army are in collision with the
Russian forces fifteen miles south Of
Tashichao."
1t is thought here that this force is
japanese army corps under General
Nodzu moving from Siuyen to inter-
cept General Stakelbergs retreat.
A Nagasaki report says that seventy
three survivors from the transport Sa-
do have arrived there. They escaped in
a water boat and contrived sail from
their clothing. They met a British
steamer off the island of Xxi and were
towed to a point near Nagasaki. The
survivors say that the Sado's engines
were disabled after a few shots had
been fired by the Russians. When the
survivors left the scene the Hitaclli
was still afiOat
A LiaOyang report says that a lieu
tenant of Cossacks reported that the
American military attaches were with
his command through most of the hot
test part of the fight at Vafangow. He
commented upon their coolness and
their professional interest in the opera
tions to the exclusion of the Idea of
personal danger.
"Ihe Russian artillery" the lieuten-
ant says, Twas splendidly served, but
was outmatched in number by the
japanese guns"
Detailed reports from Nagasaki of the
sinking of the japanese transport Hi
tachi by Russian warships are being
furnished by survivors. The Russian
ships were sighted at o'clock in the
morning, and in response to a signal
the Hitachi was stopped, but at 10
o'clock got under way again and at
tempted to escape.
The Russians followed and opened a
heavy fire, directed at about the water
line, with the evident intention of de-
stroying the troops on board. The
fire was terrific, and in few minutes
the decks were covered with corpses
and awash with blood.
One shell struck the engine and kill
ed 200 men. The ship began to fill
and sank gradually by the stern. At
6 o'clock in the evening she was COM
pletely submerged.
Captain Campbell, the English mas
ter of the transport, jumped overheard
at O'clock in the afternoon and is
numbered among the missing. The
chief engineer was killed on the bridge.
A survivor reports to Vice Admiral
Tsunoda that the Hitachi was hit six
ty times and caught fire.
Colonel Luchi, commanding the
troops on the Hitachi, and many 9th
ers committed suicide. Luchi was ed
ucated in France. Before taking his
life he ordered the flag TO be burned.
The greater number of those on the
transport were annihilated.
A boat from the Sado was sent to
the Russians for the purpose of par
ley. The Russians agreed to give the
Sado forty minutes to clear ship and
said they would take the noncom-
Datants on board.
The Russians later, it is declared,
refused to receive the noncombatantS
except an Englishmah, the chief mate,
and before the forty minutes had ex-
)ired the Russians, it is further said,
orpedoed the ship on both sides.
1t is probable that fog has again
'aved the Vladivostok squadron. Many
'umors are eXtant of an action at sea,
)ut they are not confirmed.
The Russian ships were first sighted
~ Okino island at $50 a. m. by a
)atrOl boat, which reported the fact to
Vice Admiral Kamimura. The ad-
niral, with his squadron, is still chas-
ng the enemy. The fate of the trans
Dort Izumi is unknown. There were
10 foreigners on board the destroyed
eNcept their officers.