Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-03-31
ADMIRAL TOGA
TELLS OF ATTACK
Japans Second Attempt To Bot
tie Up Russia's Fleet.
SIXTH ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR
Exciting Recital OF Japan's Admiral
of Heroic Naval Fight Has Reached
Toxic and Creates Much Joy-othet
War News of importance.

Toxic, March 29.-2 p. m.-Admiral
Togo's recital of the second attempt
to bottle up the Port Arthur squadron
and the sixth attack on that port, was
reached Toxic today. Admiral To
COS report is as follows:
'"The united squadron again left
for Port Arthur last Saturday. On
Sunday morning at $3.50 we com
menced preparations for blockading
the harbor entrance. The four steam
ers which were to be sunk escorted
by flotilla of torpedo boat destroy
ers, advanced to the entrance, facing
the enemy's search lights. About z
miles from the entrance the bottling
up squadron was discovered by the
enemy. Exposed to the fire of the
fortresses on either side and also to
that from the enemy's ships on guard,
and Drawing these dangers, the four
steamers ran into the waterway at the
mouth of the harbor. One of the
about half chain from the western
shore Of Golden Hill, blew itself up
and sank The second one, the Fuk.
ri Maru, passing to the left of the
Chyo Maru, and advanced a short dis.
tance and was about to come to an.
Choir when she was struck by tor.
pedo from the enemy's destroyers. She
sank In that position. The third,
the Yahiko Maru, went to the left OF
the Fukni Maru and blew herself up
and and sank The fourth steamer,
the Yaneyma Maru, reacher the har
Dor entrance and colliding against the
stern of one of the enemy's torpedo
destroyers, she managed to reach the
middle passage by passing between
the Chyo Maru and Fukni Maru Just
at that moment one of the enemy's
torpedOes struck and sank her Her
momentum brought her toward the
left shore and with her bow toward
the left side she sank sidewise. To
have accomplished the work so far
under great disadvantages and dan.
gers must be considered a success, and
should command admiration. 1t is
to some space being left between
the Yahiko Maru and the Yoneyma,
a complete blocking of the entrance
has not been effected.
"The vessels engaged in this work
are those which had been engaged in
the same work before. 1t was by
their special request Only petty Of
fcers and crews were supplanted by
new men.
The casualties follow.
Killed: Commander Hiroz and three
petty officers; mortally and serious
ly wounded, Lieutenant Shimada;
slightly wounded, Lieutenant Masuki
Engineer Kurita and six petty officers
and men.
All the remainder of the crews were
safely picked up by our destroyers.
Commander Hiroz and Boatswain
SuginO, who were killed. displayed re-
markable courage. Boatswain Sugino
was just going down to light the mag
azine on the Fukui Maru when the
ship was struck by an enemy's torpe.
do which killed him.
Commander Hiroz, after causing
his men to take to the boats and not
finding Sugini, searched through the
ship three times for him. Finding
his ship gradually going down, Com
mander Hiroz was compelled to give
up the search and enter a boat He
was rowing away under the enemy's
hot fire and shell struck him on the
head. His head and part Of his body
was blown away. Only a piece OF
flesh in the boat was all that re-
manned of the brave officers body
Commander Hiroz was always a model
officer and he leaves a meritorious
the memory of which will
be everlasting.
For the protection of the steamers
and the rescue of their crews our
flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers did
their utmost in the face of the enemys
severe cannonading. First Of all
were the efforts of the destroyers 40.
daka and Tsubama, who pen strated
to within about a mile Of the harbor
entrance, where they encountered an
engaged the enemy's destroyers, in.
fiicting considerable damage.
"One Russian destroyer seemed to
have been hit in the boiler She sent
up volume of steam and retreated
AS the officers and men of the 40
daka and Tsubama were leaving the
harbor after the work they had done
they observed that one of the enemy's
ships below Golden Hill seemed to be
completely disabled. Despite the
very hot fire of the enemy to which
our fotilla was exposed until dawn,
no damage whatever was sustained.
The crews aboard the Chyo Maru and
the Yahiko Maru were taken on board
the destroyer Tsubama. rne 0I~-
of the Yoneyma Maru escaped in three
boats and were rescued by the de
stroyers Misasagi and Karigane. The
crew of the Fukui Mary was taken
on board the Kaisumi.
"The following torpedo boats and
destroyers participated in the move
ment: The destroyers Shirakimo, Ka
sunni, Asashio, Akatsui, Akebono, Obo
70, Inasuma, Aodaka, Tsubama Ika
touchi, Usugumo, Sazanami and Shl
nonome; torpedo boats Karigane, Mi
sasagi, Manadsura and Hato.