Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-14

service Spe;lking of his death, officers
here al remarked upon the strange
fatality that he should lose his life on
Il heavily armored battleship, to which
he had particular aversion. This
morning, for the first time he raised
his flag on a battleship, while preVi-
Ously he had gone out on board the
cruiser Novik or the cruiser Askold.
1t was at the urgent request of his
friends that he did not risk his life in
this fashion and so transferred his flag
to the PetrOpaVlOvSk.
1t is now an open secret that Vice
Admiral Makaroff was not anxious to
resign his command of CronStadt.
/ which necessitated his leaving his wife
and family. but the Emperor held such
Il high opinion of him that he declined
To consider other candidates. although
it WAS pointed out that Rear Admiral
Rojcstvcnski, chief Of the general staff
of the navy, who has just been APP
pointed to command the Baltic squad
ron and who is now destined to sue
ceed Makaroff. as we'll as others were
anxious to distinguish themselves
The Emperor in his summons to Vice
Admiral Makaron said
My choice has fallen upon you and
| will not take II REFUSAL. and so the
admiral went to the Far East. The
EmperOr'S sorrow is doubly keen on
this account. BY imperial command
ii requiem service will be celebrated at
the Admiralty church at noon. tomOr-
row, for the EmpcrorS favorite adj
miral.
Tonight. the grief stricken widow.
according to the Russian custom. had
:, requiem service celebrated at her
residence. She had been much worried
over the health of her husband, who
suffered from diabetes. reference to
which was made i'll Il recent telegram
from the admiral. in which he said he
was compelled to disobey orders as to
taking regular sleep.
The admirars death is also mourned
by his daughter Lille, Il beautiful girl
of l.? who was the belle of Kronstadt.
Both mother and daughter will attend
the requiem service at the Admiralty
church, tomorrow.
The coincidence is generally COM
mentcd upon that the icebreaker Yer
max. one Of Vice Admiral Makarom's
greatest triumphs. steamed majcsti-
cally up the Neva. today. having cut
through the ice from Cronstadt
There's Stefan Osipovich's ship" cried
the MoujikS vino knew and loved Max
aroff 50 much that they called him by
his I'atronymic
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky who
will assume command of the fleet at
Port Arthur. is Il man of an utterly
different mould from Vice Admiral
Makarof. He is Il very able sailor and
a man Of talent and ability. but he is
not so popular with the jackies as was
the dead commander-in-ch chief.
Makaroff is believed to have been in
the coming tower when the Petropav-
lovsk WAS blown UP. Grand Duke Cyril
probably owes his life to the fact that
ne is fine athlete and splendid
swimmer.
Count Grahbo. aide de camp to Grand
Duke Vladimir. will leave. tomorrow. to
pflnS the Grand Duke Cyril home
NothinS is known as TO the character
OF the grand dukes injuries.
There is Il romantic story connected
with the Grand Duke Cyrils anxiety to
&" t" the front He wanted to win his
spurs and then marry the woman with
Whom ne IS very much in love. but the
match had been opposed BY his pa
rents. The grand dukes lady love IS
MS cousin, the divorced wife of the
Grand Duke of Hesse. and a daughter
OF the late Duke of Sake Cohurc and
Gotha. who married a sister of Alex
ander Ill.
1t was announced from Rer1in Dao