Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-03-30
THE HARBOR IS STILL CLEAR

ment ceased. Vice Admiral Makaroff
at once proceeded in steam launch
20 inspect the encmy'S Sunken steam.
! ers. The enemy's torpedo boats re.
appeared at > o'clock this morning
! They We're sighted south of Port Ar
thur. and the batteries re-opened on
them. Toward e O'Clock the enemy's
squadron appeared on the horizon. and
ours steamed out to meet it. At $50
the batteries opened fire. The ships
batteries soon ceased. the Japanese
drawing off to the southeast. evidently
declining an engagement. At 10
o'clock they disappeared below the
horizon
\ further telegram To the Emperor
from Vice Admiral Makaroff SAYS:
Il respectfully report that the enc
my having withdrawn | returned to
the harbor with the fleet
The torpedo boat destroyer Stiini.
which stranded on the reef in consc-
quence of damage caused to her en-
gines by one of the enemy's shells.
was floated during the course of the
night and entered the harbur. thanks
to the energies of her crew. Her com
mander. Lieut.. Krnizki who was
slightly wounded in the arm. did not
quit his post.
'On the fireships were Internal ma
chimes, the wires connecting with
which We're cut by Lieut.. Kedroff and
Ensign Pilsoudsky Of the irregulars
whom | dispatched on the tack. They
boarded one of the steamers as soon
as IL stopped. cut the electric wire and
eNtinguished the fire which would
have lit up the entrance of the harbor
to the enemy in the roadStead
In the morning floating mine was
found bearing an Internal machine.
but the latter was successfully remov-
cd
The inspection made showed that
the steamers utilized as fire ships
We're not old. They were each of about
1000 tons and they were armed with
light calibrc guns"
The Japanese practically repeated
the tactics OF February "a. by sending
in four fire ships. preceded by a tor
pcdo boat iiotilla. with the exception
that the fire ships this time were arm.
ed with Hotchkiss guns for the pur-
pose of keeping of the Russian tor
pcdo boat destroyers.
The enemy's attempt was discover
cd by means of the shore Searchlights
and heavy fire was opened from the
batteries and from two gunboats
which were guarding the entrance to
the habor. The Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Stilni was outside on scout
ing duty. and to the dash and nerve
of her commander. Lieut. KrniZki
is chiefly due the complete defeat of
the plans of the Japanese. He at
once made straight for the oncoming
ships under II hail of fire from the
HotchkisS guns. and torpedocd the
leading ship. which shcercd of. fol-
lowed by the others. three of them
being piled up on the shore under
Golden Hill and one under the light
house. Stilni then engaged the entire
six torpedoa boats of the enemy. COM
, ing cut from a terrific fight. with sew
en- killed and her commander and
twelve of her complement wounded.
but on the Japanese side only one
boats crew were saved. In addition.
according to unofficial reports, it is
7 believed that the Japanese lost two
| torpedo boats.
The Japanese cruisers which sup
ported the attack exchanged shots
with the batteries and then drew off.
after which Vice Admiral Makarom
took Il steam launch and examined
the fire ships. An hour later the Jap
anesc torpedo flotilla followed by
Vice Admiral Togo's feet. sailed out
10 engage The enemy. but after the
ships and batteries mad fired a few
long-distance shots. Vice Admiral To
so decided to decline the issue, and
disappeared TO the southwark
The conviction continues to grow
here that the Japanese may have con
cludcd that il would be inadvisable
10 make a direct frontal attack on
Manchuria from Korea against the
whole Russian army. and that 1T will
be necessary To land thanking column
III the Gulf of Liao Tung To divide
the attention of the Russians, and il
possible TO seize the railroad and cut
off Port Arthur. The ground above
New Chwang is perfectly familiar
TO tho Japanese. who occupied il for
ii year during the Chino-Japancse war