The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-13
DALNF IS DESTROYED
Russians Blow Up Their Mag
Hificent Pacific Port.
FEAR JAPs WILL LAND THERE

A~fftt %Ft - ANt-~ A~fNN& AtAt~AtA -
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Property
saorifioed-Pflug Reports That New
chwans Has Not Vet Been Evacuated.
Guesses as to Karokis Whereabouts.
ST. Petersburg, May b. viceroy
Alexeien has telegraphed to the car
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dainy, Liautong peninsula, presumably
to render more difficult a japanese
landing at that point.
Later kilograms received here indi-
cate that the whole Of Port Dalny has
been destroyed by the Russians.
Port Dalny, on Talienwan bay, on the
east coast Of the Liautong peninsula,
was intended by Russia to be the chief
commercial emporium Of its eastern
donlinions An edict providing for it's
construction was issued by the Rus
sian emperor July 30, 1899, and Port
Dalny fully equipped with all modern
Improvements, docks, warehouses and
railroad facilities, was opened to COM
merce in December, 1901.
Talienwan bay is one or the finest
deep water harbors on the Pacific. 1t
is free from ice In winter time, and
ships drawing thirty feet Of water can
enter at low tide without difficulty
and without the sid Of pilots could sail
or steam alongside tie Immense docks
and piers, where their cargoes could be
loaded into railroad cars and run di-
rect for COCO miles into the city Of ST.
Petersburg.
Five large piers had been construct
ed. each supplied with numerous rail.
road tracks and immense warehouses
and elevators, gas, electric lights and
water, and large breakwater was be
ing constructed so that ships could lie
at the piers and load and unload re
gardless Of weather Docks for foreign
vessels, steam and sail, extended be
tween the piers and along the shore
for two miles. There were two first
class dry docks, one intended for ordi-
nary ocean steamers and the other de-
signed to accommodate the largest yes
sells Of war or commerce
The City Of DaIny.
The city Of Dalny consists first OF
the administration portion, III which
are located railroad shops for making
ears, etc; repair shops, shops for
steamship construction aud repair,
with various offices Of the port, steam
ships and railroad, residences Of me
chanios and general employees, togeth-
er with hotels. parks, churches, schools,
clubs and places of amusement. Then
there is the foreign residence section,
joining the general mercantile section,
but farther off toward the hills and on
gradually sIoping, higher ground, com
handing a beautiful view Of the bav
About three miles from the foreign set
tlement 70 the southeast IS an exec lent
sea beach, arranged for q summer re
sort ana connected with Dalny by a
very fine highway
over S6,000000 bad been expended
on the harbor system before Tie end
Of 1902 and it was estimated that the
cost Of completing the works would be
nearly S2000o000. but this does not In
any way represent the total cost Of the
erection Of this great commercial port.
During last year III steamships load
ed with merchandise and AIS Chinese
iunks entered the port and l1T1,S99
pieces of merchandise and As, 1874 pas
sengers passed through it
Major General Plug. telegraphing
from AIukden under date Of May III,
says that the reports TINT Newchwang
has been evacuated and that the troops
guarding the railroad are to be with
drawn aud to be replaced by Chinese
are devoid Of foundation
laps Proceeding Cautiously.
From official advices received here
1t is evident That tile Japanese are pro
ceeding very cautiously toward the in
vestmeut Of Port Arthur While an
interruption Of the telegraph and rail-
road may again take place at any time,
communication with the fortress was
still open last night AdYices received
by the general STAFF show that the In
vaders who landed at Pitsewo are
marching slowly ON Kinchou, which is
an advanced position defending the
Russian stronghold They detached
only small force 10 cut the line at
Polandien, thus giving rise to the re-
ports that they had effected landing
at Port Adams The Russians have
occupied Sisthao bay, on the east side
Of the I.iautong PENINSULA opposite
Kinchou, showing that they have no in
tention Of Withdrawing farther south.
ON the contrary, indications point to
stubborn resistance.
Rumors are widely current here that
fighting is in progress Mt Port Arthur,
but there is no official news confirming
the reports.