Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-25
ATTACKED BY TORPEDO BOATS.
H.. p,ttleshlp rorpedOed aud Sunk
~ Aud tn. SevastopOl
Disabled.
me Jap SHIPS DAMAGED LITTLE
,.,,r Admiralty Has no Direct
Nvs of Naval Battle but Runners
Create no Surprise

r,v,o lime Is noon Admiral Togo
...o,ts that on Thursday last, June 2S'
n,trol boat discovered the battle
ID, p.rqsylet and seven other vessels
,1orOnanied By nine torpedoboat de-
,.,,,.,s near the entrance to Port Ar
,a, harbor. They warned him wire
S.,ly and he Immediately advanced his
,osra eeet except those engaged upon
rsclal duty. The admiral then DIS
,,csred that the Russian feet. which
,opssted Of six battleships, flve cruis-
Z, and "A destroyers, evidently planned
, dash southwark by SHUTDOWN Ihe
russians stopped outside the entrance
|, the harbor and after nightfan a
K, NJ Japanese torpedoDoat destroy
Irs resolutely attacked the husslal,
,blps and succeeded in torpedolnB anu
linking a battleship OF the feIesVlet
hpe. and disabled the battleshlp SeVas-
epoi A cruiser Of the Diana type was
,bseryed burning towed into the mar
,or on Friday morning, and It was eVl-
Ian, she has sustained serious dam
,se The japanese ships sustained III
n damage. The torpedOboat destroyer
lhrakumo was hit by shell when ieil
\ Inc cabin and had three men kllled
ma three others wounded. The Chidorl,
vessel Of the same class, was MT
lhlnd the engine room but no casual
fss resulted therefrOm TorpedoDoats
h and &C were slightly damaged.
ADMIRALTY WITHOUT NEWS.
81 Petersburg, June 25 (2;O6 a, MI
No admiralty has no direct news OF
H. naval battle fought on Port Artnur
hno % but the announcement OF the
Engagement evidently created no SUI
,fise here, the officials being aware that
IA seuedf0n Of Rear Admiral Withoeft
ias ready 10 put "a sea 81 a moments
,oilce. on Thursday the correspon-
I'M OF the Associated Press was in
hrmed as announced in these dis
,,tches. that important naval develop
nents were anticipated. II an actual
Engagement occurred the admiralty
nnnot believe that Admiral Togo got
m practically Scott free. Particular
plcimde, therefore, Is expressed TO
nov whether the Russian battleship
peresvlet was sunk by a mine as she
has emerging from the harbor or by a
,roiectle. as It was known that the
japanese had repeatedly tried TO mine
De entrance,
BATTLE OFF PORT ARTHUR.
London. June 25.-The version Of the
naval battle June Is off Port Arthur,
received By the japanese legation from
Toxic Is Identical with that OF the AS
pcated Press, except that In giving
he result OF the torpedobOat destroy
rs attack on the Russian fleet, 1t says.
al least one baltleshlp OF the Peres-
ilet type appeared to be sunk"
FIRING AT PORT ARTHUR.
Chetoo June 25,-Q1 p, m)-There
ias firing at Port Arthur last night,
Iune "A, and tonight. The booming OF
bg guns was distinctly heard here to-
aght.
Eighteen Japanese transports have
ben seen going west along the Korean
saa.
AWAITING TRANSPORTATION.
eheioo. June 25.--01 p. m)--Steam-
arriving at Chemulpo from Mol,
An report that large numbers of
lfanese troops and horses are await
b transportation AZ Japanese ports.
Inc loss Of life resulting from the
Nncks OF the Russian Vladivostoh
ladron on the Japanese transports
hlachi Sado and l2umi Ia now placed
1890 Many horses also were drown