Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-19
SMASHES ANOTHER FLEET.
Japanese Squadron Has Five Hour
Battle with Russians.
CRUISER RURIK ISSUNK
The other Ships of Cars VIadivostok
Fleet Being Pursued by kamI-
mura's Fighters.

to the admiralty from the naval establish
ment at Takeshiki says Admiral hami-
mura met the Vladivostok squadron TWEEN
ty miles from Ulsan. Korea, at o'clock
Sunday morning. The battle ended at
1920 a. M The Rurik sank by the
stern, her bow standing up perpendicu-
larly. The japanese rescued 400 mem
bers Of the Rurik's crew.
The Rossia and the Gromoboi caught
fire several times and were heavily dam
aged.
Only one Of the japanese ships was
hit. Two japanese were killed and seven
were wounded.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-The
American consul at Nagasaki reports to
the state department that 900 Of the sur
yivors Of the big Russian cruiser Rurik
(of the Vladivostok squadron), sunk by
Admiral Aamimura, nave arrived at
Sasebo. Sasebo is the island used by the
japanese as naval base.
Toxic, Aug. 15.-By brilliant victory
over Russia's Nladivost0k squadron, fol
shattering the Cars Port Arthur fleet
Vice Admiral Kamimura has given
Japan the mastery of the Pacific seas
In terrific and bloody battle that began
at ) o'clock yesterday morning and lasted
five hours, l\amimura sunk the RUSSIAN
cruiser Rurik with all on board, propapiy
about 500 men, and damaged the cruisers
Gromoboi and Rossia, the two othel
ships of the NladivostOk squadron.
The Gromoboi and Rossia finally 1ec
toward Vladivostok. Kamimura, his
own ships almost unscathed, but with
scores of officers and men dead on the
decks, pursued the fleeing Russians. Ii
is Kamimura's purpose to send both Rus
sian warships to the bottom of the ocean
before they can reach their haven OF
refuge.
Following Japan's signal victories on
the seas it is understood that orders have
gone to Marquis Oyama to rush the
capture of Port Arthur At any cost. and
that he has been instructed to hurl an
army of 100000 men against the be-
leaguered fortress.
Wild Rejoicing in Japan.
All Japan is resounding, with cries of
"Barzain' and despite the early hour
throngs are marching up and down the
streets of the cities with flags and ban
ners and cheering over iAammura's vie
tory. All night the crowds surged to and
fro in the capital. From windows and
housesteps flags broke to the wind il
honor OF his gallant fight. Bells were
rung, cannons fred and lanterns set glim
mering behind transparencies that gave
the patriotic throngs news ofJapan's great
feat of arms All these showed that
Kamimura had met the Russians OF
practically equal terms and vanquished
them.
Rejoicing did not slacken as the night
grew. Rather it seemed to be iEtensi
fed for when the first wave OF JOY had
passed, the crowds wanted to know
whether kamimuras pursuit had beer
successful. With intense eagerness
the crowds scanned the bulletin boards
in hope that every succeeding announce
ment might relate that the GromOhoi and
Rossia had been destroyed. Morning
kamimura TO ailay the excitement with
chase.
Fought in Korean Strait.
Kamimuras victory over the Russian
squadron was wou in the Korean straits
off the island Of Tsushima and not fan
from the coast of Japan. With only 8
remnant of Japan's navy, he had beer
cruising in the vicinity of the island fol
many weary weeks, all the time expect
ing that the Vladivostok squadron woulC
come down and attempt to rescue the
Port Arthur squadron.
Togo meanwhile had lain off Port Ar
thur. His fleet in battleships and heavy
fighting cruisers was not equal to the
Russian squadron in Port Arthur. and he
could not spare reinforcements for Kami
mura, although he knew that the latter
did not have as heavy a force to pi