The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-03-23
PORT ARTHUR TAKEN
Japanese Said to Have Cap
tured 1t by Land and
Sea Attack.
THE STORY IS NOT CONFIRMED
Officer Graphically Describes an En-
sasement in Which Many Men Are
kifIed-Russians Said to Have Lost
Heavily in Land Fight.

London, March z2-The Daily
Telegraph's Toxic cables a newspa-
per report Of the Japanese occupation
of Port Arthur after a combined land
and sea attack Saturday and Sunday.
1t is asserted that division of Jap
anese landed on the Lao Tung penin-
sula Saturday and engaged the Rus
SLAMS near Port Arthur while the feet
bombarded from Saturday evening
until Sunday morning.
The same correspondent reports a
sharp encounter at Chyong Syong, IN
the Yalu river, about 80 miles north
east of Win, in which the Russians
lost 600 killed or wounded.
The Daily Chronicles Shanghai
correspondent hears from New
Chwang that the Japanese crossed
Tatung pass. 40 miles from Hai-Cheng
and that collisions occurred with the
Russians.
Reports from Seoul and Toxic are
to the effect that Marquis Ito has ar
ranged 10 leEd $4,000, 900 to Korea on
easy terms.
st. Petersburg, March PA Rus
sian officer commanding a battery Of
Electric hill during a bombardment
Of Port Arthur has written the fol-
lowing vivid account:
ct vas a clear sunlight day and
there was gentle swell on the water.
A little spot appeared through the
haze on the far horizon and then an
other and another until these spots
were increased to Is. Nearer and
nearer they came and larger and larg-
er they appeared until, when six miles
off, there was q tiny puff of smoke
and all in the battery wondered where
the proiectile was going to fall.
Terrific Conflict RACES.
Forty fathoms below the cliff
where we were, lay the battleship
Peresviet Bang! A shell burst I'M
der her bows, splsshing the decks
with spray There was another pun,
and a projectile whistled overhead,
crashing on the rock behind us. Then
came third. 1t was a moment OF
terrible suspense. There was ter
rife explosion overhead. They had
got our range exactly.
at was the signal for us to open
fire, and 10 shore batteries and IL
warships Joined in the reply.
What followed is almost inde-
scribable The sea underneath where
we stood fairly boiled with the swish
and plunge of projectiles and words
of command were inaudible to the
gunners. l tried vainly to shout my
orders while $50 guns were belching
in prolonged roar and shells were
bursting overhead with hellish
crash The smoke and dust blinded
us.
81 did not experience excitement
and only that my tooth began to ache
there was a strange sensation of con-
tentment amidst the scenes of death
which had no terrors after the first
shell had exploded Suddenly white
faced gunner pointed to battery Of
quick firing guns half way down the
hill which had been placed there to
prevent Japanese landing. ran
down and found the scene one of the
widest. There was a battle orgy Of
bursting shells and whistling frag-
ments, the smoke stencil reeking the
earth.
Bloody Sight at Battery.
"One shell had burst among the
gunners. A soldier was lying disem-
bowled and another had his skull
crushed A third soldier was deli
rious and there were splinters in his
head. One gun had been broken like
a reed. 1t was dreadful sight, with
blood everywhere"
In concluding the narrative, the
officer says: After the battle was
over, Lieutenant General Stoessel
commander at Port Arthur, pinned
the cross of st. George on my breast.
But what does it matter am in the
hospital
The Vladivostok editors find it al
most impossible to get out their
papers. The supply of paper is prac.
tically exhausted, they cannot get up
steam because the horses which
carted the water have gone, most Of
the reporters and compositors have
either been called to the colors or
have bolted, and no advertisements
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