The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-25
GREAT BRITAIN IS
ABLAzE
Baltic Fleet Sinks Two Eng
l'sh Fishing Vessels, Killing
and W0und;ng Crews

Lonuon. Oct. s3.-An inoffensive nsh;rg
htet from HUI was bombarded last night
in the North sea by the warshlps OF the
Russian Baltic squa IRON. Seve. al YES
sells were sunk and many of their ere W
lost their lives All Eng am is aD.axr
over the outrage
Hull. EnI and. Oct GA. M. JacKso..
& Co. solicitors for the owners of ni,y
Hull fishing boats. have notl ell the
foreign Office ard admiralty of an a.
tack on the tishrg feet by he kuss.a:.
Pacific saua on commonly called t:.c
Baltic squadron commando by Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky)
The official inform1 uon H. that sho;.
ly after midn ght Friday the Rus;
squadron fell in wi the hull fish, 4
feet in the NORTH sea. TIL fist porto.
OF the fishirg feet passed safely. The.
the Russian ships turned tnoir scare.
lights on the Dri;ish vesse.s for scun
time. and a 1T lie ater openeo fl e. IN
steam t.awler Crane was SUNK and t.c
decap.tatcd bodies of her skipper anc
mate have been brought 20 Han. T.
boats were lowe ed and other members
o: the crew. who are understood to oe
seriously wounded are on beard Z m :
sion ship. The only slightly irjuFtc
member of the crew arrived at Hui.
The steam trawlers Moulme,n ano Mnc
have arrived at HUI. seriously damag =
by shots. tie latter having sixteen hoie.
In her hull. II is feared that other da-..
age was done to the trawlers and tina,
at least one more was lost vi n "a.
hands.
According to other reports, the afla;r
occurred 200 niles OF Spurn head. N
Russian ships were ming In lie. ae
leading ships of the fishing feet passee
without incident. thorgh most or n
Russian vessels turned searchlights ~
the trawlers long enough to prevent az
mistake as to Identity. Ar er the bu''
OF the squadron had passed 1t openec
fire, reariy all participating in the fling.
The Crane was struck below the wa'es
line and raked above de k. Skip e.
Smith ard Third Hand Loggott had the:
heads carried clean away by a She
many of the crew berg se.'ous,y woucc
ed. Another trawler also was sunk. bt'
the Seagull. which brought the news I,
HUI, has no particulars as to her fate
The news has created an intense sen
sation and indignation In Hun. The
Moulmein arrived with her fig at hal
mast. Her skipper states that the
trawlers were fishing about go ME
east of north of Sourn head at
O'Clock Saturday morn ng. the wea II
being hazy. when the outlines OF sever ::
vessels apparently war ships. sailing IL
a line, were dimly seen. While iae
crews were watching the warsh.pi,
searchiights were II ed won them.
tn. glare of which the Moul ne MS ere
observed what they took to be torpe''
boats approaching. apparently with th'
intention of boarding the Mculm:-'.
They steamed away. however, and
the fishermen were Lorrifed to find ire
were being fired upon. First one ana
then another trawler was struck by inr
flying shot. What ened TO be rcul'
shot went through the Moalne'n r.
ley. The Mlno, lying near by. also -
struck with many shots, but fosu
nately the damage was above he's wac
line and more of the crew was str ok
The bombardment las ed about TWEEN
minutes. When II had ceased the fe
sailed sou Inward and some of tls
trawlers sent up rockets.
The Moulmein steered In the directi5-
of the rockets. Soon cries were hear.
and the Crane was found sinking. wi =
another trawler taking off some OF her
crew Those seriously inj.reo we 'c
moved to a mission ship. and the bodi
of Smi and Loggott were placed aboars
the Moulmein. The other men wi
minor injuries were rut aboard he tFaw'
Ief SeaBull, WHICH At iasS Hodi 'A'
not arrived at HUI.
Crowds have gathered around the d2eh
here. bu. no further info. nation IS avail
able.
Represen. atives of the hshfg hee;
started late tonight for London to CO;
suit with the authorities there. No mo
tive can be assigned tor the ex raoid
nary procedure of the Russian warsip-.
There Is a rune thai the Great NOT Il
ern fishing flee, wsc also c., Esd ny s''e
Russians. 1n,i reps t has not yst teen
confirmd.
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