Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-13
RUSSIAN REVERSE.

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Hundred Persons Killed = Other
Ships Reported TO be Damaged-An-
other Attack on Port Arthur.
London, April 10. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Reuter- Tele-
gram Company wires that semi OF
fetal telegram has been received in the
Russian capital stating that the Rus
sian battleship Petropaulovsh has been
sunk off Port Arthur. -Four ofhcers,
includidg the Grand Duke Cyril, the
Cars cousin, were wounded. 1t is re-
ported that two others ships were seri-
ously damaged.
ST. Petersburg, April ia dispatch
has been received by Grand Duke Vladl-
mir. Father of the Grand Duke Cyril,
announcing that his son was wounded.
The dispatch further states that the
Petropauloyski was not torpedoed, but
was blown up by accident. The battle.
ship struck mine at the entrance OF
the harbor when returning from cruise.
Seven hundred men are reported dead,
including Vice Admiral Makaroff.
The fact that Chinese ports heard
heavy firing during the night in the d.
rection of Port Arthur the belief prevails
here that the japanese feet had some-
thing to do with the disaster.
st. Petersburg, April 13.-An Off
cial dispatch just made public here con-
firms the news of the disaster TO the bat
tleship Petropaulovski.
The Patropaulovski was first class
battleship of 10, $50 tons displacement.
She was S67t feet in length. She was
completed in 1898 and was one OF the
finest fighting machines in the Russian
navy.
London, April 1S.-The general staff
has confirmed most Of the details of the
reported blowing up of the battleship Pc
tropaulovski by mine at Port Arthur.
An official dispatch is expected momen-
tarily. The Car has dispatched a
courier to convey his condolences to Mrs.
Makarof. Twenty-Five sailors and four
officers escaped from the Inflated vessel:
Grand Duke Cyrips escape is described
as miraculous. Although he was serious
ly wounded, he swan ashore. The i1rst
report that other ships were injured has
not been confirmed.
Chefoo, April ia private dis
patch from Port Arthur states that
the Japanese attacked Port Arthur this
morning. The full Russian feet under
Admiral Makarof, adds the dispatch,
went out to meet the Japanese, and aid
ed by the forts drove the attackers OIL.
London, April 13. Henry Labouchre
in his newspaper, Truth, today, quotes
a Russian friend as stating that the i'm
preston in Russia is that the war with
Japan will be ended during the coming
summer. This Russian friend is further
quoted as saying that fight with Eng
land over the latter's expedition in Thloet
is not considered an impossibility.
ST. Petersburg, April 1S.-Vice Ad-
miral Gregorovotch has issued the fol
lowing official account of the loss of the
Petropaulovski: "The Petrooanloyskl
struck q mine at the entrance OF tue
harbor today. The mine exploded and
the vessel overturned. Our squadron
was near Golden Mountain at the time.
The japanese were approaching the port
at the time. Vice Admiral Makarof is
apparently dead. Grand Duke Cyrll,
Captain Yakovleff, five officers and
thirty-two sailors escaped. A number
of bodies have already been recovered"
London, April 19.-The st Petersburg
correspondent of the Central News wires
that memorial services for Vice Admiral
Makaroff and the other officers who lost
their lives on the battleship Petiopaul-
ovski are scheduled for tomorrow.
st. Petersburg, April 13.-An official
dispatch received 10 st. Petersburg this
evening, makes official acknowledgment
of the fact that battle has been raging
at Port Arthur today. The dispatch
says the japanese feet has retired and is
now stationed at Liao-Tio-Shan TO the
south of Port Arthur.