The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-27
TWO SHIPS LOST.
Cruisers Kasuga and Yoshino Collide
and the Latter Sinks.
STRIKES A NINE
A Great Disaster to the Jnps
s9 Both OF the Vessels Lost
Were Very Fine

Vice Admiral Togo has reported as
follows:
] "a report from Rear Admiral Dewa
says that the cruisers Kasuga and
fYoshino collided during fog off Port
Arthur, on May Is. The Yoshino
sank, only 80 Of her crew being saved.
I "On the same day the battleship
EHatsuse struck Russian mine and
sank"
l. Giving details OF the disaster, Vice
admiral Togo says:
at II minutes past in the after
neon OF May Is, In deep fog off Port
Arthur. the Kasuga rammcd the Yo-
Ishino, sinking the latter in a few
minutes. Ninety OF her crew were
saved.
IA The same morning the IIatsuse,
Phile cruising of Port Arthur cover,
ing the landing of the soldiers, struck
"a mine ten knots southeast OF the
harbor entrance. She signalled for
uelp and instantly struck another
ipine. She sank in half an hour.
Three hundred of her crew were saved
y torpedo boats"
I VI = IN \ SohihO SluloCl VI LOU
!seSns displacement, and 10 600 indcat.
l. / horsepower. She was built in
England, was launched In 1892, was
ii2259 feet long, had 4G ID feet beam
and her draft was II feet. The
karmament Of the YoShino consisted
pf four 6inch guns, eight Al inch
guns aud twenty'three Founders.
che had five topedo tubes, her armor.
i id deck was l2 inches thick aud her
sun positions were protected by
fhieids l.2 inches in thickness. Inc
gruiser's speed was estimated to be 9.
Knots, her coal capacity was 900 tons
and her crew numbered 800 men.
The Hatsuse was a battleShip ol
lIt6,000 tons displacement and OF the
latest model. She was only completed
in 1900, was built in England, wa.
/ MOO feet long, had 76 ID feet beam
IIgrew 81 feet Of water, had 16 800 In
IGicated horse power, and was fitted
ltNIith water tube boilers. She wa!
Iaompletely armored with steel. He
Armament + consisted Of four l2-incl
jygunB, fourteen 6.inch guns, twent,
1 'ISl2-pounders, eight 3.pounders ant
i 3onr 12 Founders. She had fou
! siJrpedo tubes; her estimated speet
'as519 II knots. Her crew numbe
.imor.
t q uispauCn0S.TJM ST. Peteisbur,
ISays In naval circles the Japanes
catastrophe is matter for rejoicing
u though regrets are expressed tina
Np;aye men have lost their lives. Bu
this feeling of sympathy is swallow
ed up In the greater thanksgiving 70
the blow inflicted on the sea power Of
tlp enemy. 1t is pointed out tina,
the Hatsuse was one of Japan's finest
hattleship, and that the loss of two
ainG possibly four warShips at intervals
OF a few days cannot fail to deeply
AFFECT Japan and to influence the
course of the campaign. The genera
staff Thursday night is withouthout
direct news Of the sinking of the .Shik-
ishma and the Full, but there is an
Impression that it may be true. The
reports, at any rate, have Infused
@reSh life and enthusiasm in Official
circles, where it is bell ynd that the
Tide has turned. No surprise is ex.
pressed by the admiralty at the ,Iapa.
nese vessels striking Russian mines,
The admiralty expecting such mis-
hap to Vice Admiral Togo particular
ly since the naval commanders at Port
Arthur have faithfully duplicated his
plan which resulted in the sinking OF
the Pctropavlovsk. Wherever of Port
Arthur the japanese squadron appear-
ed during tie day, that same night
Russian torpedo boats stole out and
carefully planted contact mines which,
tioatirg bcloW the surface, would not
be touched b. the destroyers, but the
ships of haNier draught cruising in
the mine iiells would be sure % strike
them. The savorite point selected by
the JapaneS. for bombardn EMS OF
Port Arthur Is Lao Ii Shan oromon-
tory and the water there has been
thicklY sown with Russian IL ines
Other points besides Lao Iii Shan
have also been mined and it has been
dangerous fer the japanese ships to
cruise In those waters.
Says All Were Black.
God never made white nan. In