Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-18
RUSSIANS ARE
BECOMING CALMER
st, Petersburg Authorities RecOv
ering From Depression That Fol
lowed Last Weeks Disaster.
STILL IN DOUBT AS TO CAUSE.
Strong Discrimination Exists to Admit
That the laps Gould Have DESTROYED
The PetrOpayIovsk.

ST. Petersburg, April 1880 p. m.-
The authorities here are recovering
from the depression which followed the
last weeks disaster They seem i'm.
bued with new and feyersh energy.
The greatest activity prevails.
The public Is more aroused than at
any time since the war began, and now
is thirsting for revenge, Crowds gath.
er on the streets. The Russ extra bull
letin boards are constantly surround
ed, although little fresh news is post
ed.
The vivid eyewitness picture of the
torpedo boat fight and thePetropavloysS
disaster transmitted from Russian
correspondent OF the Associated Press
under date of Lilac Yang, Manchura,
last night Is reprinted here and is the
talk OF 81, Petersburg and Of official
and private circles, being the first con-
nected account published, II also con-
tanned the first definite information
that Vice Admiral Makaroff was at his
POST on the bridge when the explosion
occurred. Besides, II put at rest all
doubts as to where the ship was struck.
She went down bow first, as the Vic
toria did and exactly as Makaroffs
own model did when. during a lecture
which he delivered In 1894 he demon
strated the instability of heavily ar.
mored ships and the lmpossbiity at the
time OF disaster by collision with
rocks or otherwise, of restoring the
equilibrium Of such steel monsters.
The admiralty still lacks definite data
as to the cause OF the catastrophe, al
though the talk OF boiler explosion
and submarine boats continues. The
public shows an indsposItlon to accept
Vice Admiral TogO's version that his
mines were responsible. Members OF
the naval staff frankly admit that they
do not know the cause Of the disas-
ter but some OF them alread" are In
clned 60 the probability that the enc
my's avowal Is true. Perhaps the mys-
terry will be like that Of your Maine"
said a member OF the naval stan 10
the correspondent Of the Associated
Press. 1T win take an examination Of
the hull ia determine whether Che eX-
plosion was internal or external
CAN'T ALLOW TOGOs CLAIM,
The reason the naval star was dsln
Clined at first to accept the possibility
of Togo's claim was because II true the
mines were laid not only without dis
coyery but without even arousng tho
fantest suspicion,
Togo's report as telegiaphed To ,he
Russian papers, dates the loss of the
PetropaylovsS us April l9. whereas II
occurred on April lS, Togo also claims
that a night attack was made on Port
Arthu: April which Is officially de.
MED. The general staff has no infor.
nation IN regard 20 the rumored APP
pearance Of Japanese transports on Yin
Kow, the port Of NeTchwaug.
A special telegram from Port Arthur
says the cruiser Bayan exceeded her
trial speed when she went out 10 the
rescue Of the torpedo boat destroyer
St'ashnl Tho same dispatch reports
that japanese cruiser was sunk add |
ing that the cause Is unknown.
The Noyoe Nremya publishes IN ey- |
pert article showing the imposslbility |
and futiIlty OF trying TO raise the Petro-
pavlovsk as she lies.
SINKING OF THE SHIP.
In the dramatic description Of the
sinking OF the Petropaylovsk at Port
Arthur wired from Lao Yang last
night by Il correspondent Of the Assoc
lated Press portion Of tho account
Mas delayed II II az follows;
Moving nc reduced speed the pe,ro-
naylovsk came abreast OF Electric elf,
The torpedo boats were entering the
1arbor when suddenly from the star
BOARD side OF the Peropsylovsk's bow
White column shot M.
There was q double mufned eXplo-
lion and the whole flagship became COW
red with orange brown smoke. They're
lring broadslde, cried gunner