The Irish standard., 1904-04-16

here early Wednesday and great excite
ment prevailed. First reports had it
that Grand Duke Cyril had been killed,
and when it was found that he had been
wounded only Slightly Thanksgiving
services were held in the palace of his
father, Grand Duke Vladimir.
Larger Estimate of Dead.
1t is now believed that the mine
which sank the Petropavlovsk had
drifted out of its original position. The
latest estimate of the number of men
who lost their lives is $780,
The definite announcement that Vice
Admiral Makarctf was drowned has
cast gloom over the entire city. 1t
is generally believed that he will be
succeeded by Rear Admiral Rojestven-
Sky. who was slated to command the
Baltic squadron. and that Vice Admiral
Skrydloff. commander of the Black sea
fleet, will be placed in command of the
Baltic squadron.
A requiem mass for the repose of the
souls of Vice Admiral Makaroff and the
other officers and the crew of the Petro-
pavlovsk has already been announced to
take place in the Admiralty church
Thursday.
The Dead Admiral.
Vice Admiral MaEaroff saw active
service in 1877 against the Turks. He
was then in command Of the cruiser
Constantine. Throughout the war he
cruised about the Black sea and his tor
pedo boats harassed the Turkish vessels
at Batum. Makaroff in 1879 direct
ed the evacuation of the Sea of Mar
mora by the Russian troops bound
homeward, after which he took part in
the campaign against Geok-Tepe under
Skobeloff. In 1890 Makaroff was pro-
noted to the rank of rear admiral and a
year later was appointed inspector OF
naval ordnance.
The Sunken Ship.
The Petropavlovsk, which had twice
previously been reported damaged in
Japanese attacks on Port Arthur. was a
first-class battleship, a 10 $50 tons dis
placement and 1928 indicated horse
power. She was 367H. feet long. had
69 feet beam and her armored belt was
OF about JIG inches of STEEL with 10
inches of steel armor on her turrets.
Her armament consisted of four 12-inch,
IL 6-inch, "a smaller guns and six tor
pedo tubes. The complement of the
Petropavlovsk, when fully manned, was
700 men. She was built at st. Peters,
! burg and was completed in 1898.
Battle Is Short.
WeihaiWei, April 14.-The action
fought off Port Arthur appears to have
consisted, according to the reports re-
celVed here, of an unsuccessful attempt
made by four japanese cruisers and one
battleship to intercept a large Russian
cruiser coming from the east. The
Russian protected cruiser Askold and a
battleship Of the Pobieda type went to
the assistance of the Russian cruiser,
The forts at Port Arthur did not partici-
pate in the action. The firing was con-
tinuous, but was of short duration. The
Espiegle, which brought the news here,
was unable owing to the distance to
ascertain the damage DONE
Russians Driven Back.
Toxic, April 14.-An official telegram
from Wiju says that company of Rus
sian troops attempted to cross the first
stream of the Yalu river west of VIII
Tuesday morning and that company
of Japanese attacked and drove the
Russians back. The bodies of 20 dead
Russians, the telegram adds, were found
after the fight Their uniforms showed
that they belonged to the Twelfth regi-
ment of sharpshooters.
Finally the dispatch says that small
parties of Russians without uniforms
have attempted to cross the Yalu river
at different points between Wiju and
Yongampo and that they were all driven
back.