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STRAIN OF BAT TIE
SEVERE ON men
AWFUL TENSION RESULTS IN
=, NERVOUS PRosTRATIoN.
SYSTEM CAN'T REcUPERATE
Terrible Condition of Many Following
Naval Fight-Japanese Cap
\ ture British Steamer Of
Newchwang.

Andreieff, Of the Russian armored
Gruiser Rossia, of the Vladivostok squad
ron, passed through here on October on
the way to eastern Russia. He is suffer-
Ing from an acute form of nervous PROS
tration, the result of the terrific tension
during the naval fight with the Japanese
6eet under Admiral Kamimura, follow
Ing the departure of the Rossia, Gromo-
boi and Rurik from Vladivostok. The
same .ailment affects many Of the
wounded who are being invaded home,
and who look like living corpses. It
seems impossible for the nervous sys-
tenn to recuperate from the awful strain
10 which 1t is subjected in a modern
naval battle.
Japs Seize British Steamer.
Shanghai, Oct. 8. The British steam
pr Sishan, from Hong-Kong, has been
seized by the Japanese off Newchwang.
The Sishan carried a cargo of cattle and
hour, intended for Port Arthur.
4 The Sishan is steel screw steamer of
l,351 tons, and is owned by Thomas w.
Richardson, of London.
Russian Ships Reported Damaged.
Toxic, Oct. s. = 1t is reported here
That the fire of the Japanese land batter
les severely damaged four Russian war
ships in the harbor of Port Arthur. It
Is stated that one of the vessels was COM
pletely wrecked. The name of none OF
the ships was given.
No News of Sea Fight.
st. Petersburg, Oct 8.-The only ref
erence to the reported sea fight off Port
ARTHUR Is contained in delayed spe-
DIAL dispatch from Chefoo, which says
That on the night of October the sound
of firing was heard in the direction of
Port Arthur and that searchlights were
seen to be working in that vicinity. 1t
os thought there may have been battle.
but no confirmation of the report Of one
has been received.
The dispatch further states that, in
spite OF the tightening of the Japan
ese blockade, junks are still arriving
from the fortress bearing refugees who
say that all the attacks of the Japanese
have been repulsed and that it will be
necessary to institute long siege and
q complete blockade in order to reduce
The fortress. The blockade, according to
the refugees is not completely effect
I've, junks continually arriving with
food supplies and munitions for the gar
rison. The Japanese have instituted a
close patrol over the entire Yellow sea.
stopping every vessel sighted.
Horror Of Liaoyang Battle.
Mail letters describing incidents at
The battle of Liaoyang are beginning to
reach the newspapers here. An eye wit
ness, who was present in the town dur
Ing the fearful bombardment of August
30 and August 81, compares the scene to
seething caldron, veterans of the Turk
tsh war declaring that nothing ap-
preaching the intensity Of the shell fire
had been experienced at Plevna. The
hollow in which Liaoyang is situated is
described as being an awful mass of
death and destruction. Some of the jap
Rnese guns, posted in the Chinese corn.
paid particular attention to Russian
taptive balloon, firing shrapnel in the
hope OF puncturing it. The soldiers at
tached to the rope of the balloon were
compelled several times to hurriedly
drag 1t away, but the balloon was never
even touched. Maj. Gen. Kashtalinsky,
who was on high hill near Sitchun. told
p correspondent that the Japanese gun
ners tried vainly for whole day to To-
cate Russian battery posted in the corn
near the hill.
Off for the Front.
! st. Petersburg, Oct. S.-The first troops
ff the Tmnerial el1a rd loft CT Do+o,,l,,..