Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-26
JAP FIRE DOMINATES SWEPT CHAUTAUQUA
Port Arthur Notifications Be.
 coming Untenable.
CARS SHIPS SUNK BY MINES
New European Section of the For. tress Reported In FIames-To- kyo Preparing to Celebrate
 the Capture.


 LONDON, Aug. 26.-Advices from Chefu say that Golden hill, White Marble mountain and Liaoti mountain are not the only main forts securely held by the Russians at Port Arthur Others are occupied by them, but they are subjected to an artillery fire which renders their tenure uncertain. Fort No. 5, which has frequently been re ported taken by the Japanese and re taken by the Russians, is again de clared to be in the hands of the Japa. neSe.
 It is reported that the new European section of Port Arthur is in flames, Owing to the mud and brick construc ton of the buildings, however, it is probable that the fire can be con trolIed
 It is said that the Japanese are using guns taken from the harbor defenses of Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohama. Tkese guns, numbering 300, are of heavy caliber.
 While i've. steamers and three tor pedo boat destroyers which had emerg- ed from Port Arthur were at work clearing away floating mines one of the vessels, two funneled torpedo boat destroyer, struck mine two miles off LiaoH promontory and sank immediately. Five minutes later a second destroyer with four tunnels ran against another floating mine, which exploded. This second vessel was at once surrounded by other Rus sian ships and lowed into Port Ar thur, the entire hotilla accompanying her. These occurrences were seen from various Japanese watch towers. The Japanese cruiser Hashidate also witnessed the explosions. The action of the Russians in attempting to clear the channel of mines indicates the in- tention of the fleet again to sally from Port Arthur.
 A Tokyo report says that all the Russian defenses immediately about the harbor are now within range of the besiegers' guns. Notwithstanding the severity of the bombardment 8 number of the Russian forts continue a vigorous fire. 1t is feared that the death roll will be greatly increased be- fore they are captured.
 The whole of the west coast of the peninsula is now in the occupation of the Japanese, who examine all junks leaving the harbor.
 They maintain heavy shell fire, making the position of the ships in the harbor untenable.
 Fighting is continuous, and the bel ligerents are unable to bury their dead Hence the stench from the de composition of the bodies is making life in the town unbearable.
 The harbor is described as boiling with the splash of falling shells. It is estimated that 5000 projectiles have been fired into the town in three days Never was such line of intrenchments and wire entanglements as that con. structed for the defense of the strong. hold
 The people of Tokyo are decorating houses and streets and preparing tri umphal arches to celebrate the fall o1 the Russian stronghold. Viceroy Alexeieff has reported to St Petersburg that the Japanese have stormed and captured the Ouglovays fort after a heavy bombardment and
 
 the Notifications on the north and part of those on the east front, from Wolf hill. They are intrenching before Sin shin and over the entire Lunhe val ley.
 Shanghai reports say that the Rus sian cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozoyoi have gone out 1 of commission, but the work of repair l ing them is being continued.
 The Shanghai newspapers unani mously regard the outcome of the re cent situation as due in no small measure to the diplomacy and tact o1 ] John Goodnow, the American consu 1 general there.
 It is announced at St. Petersburg l that the Baltic fleet, with the excep ton of the new battleship Orel, has left Cronstadt on a ten days cruise. 1 K