The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-07-15

cation. On the other side the round
ed hull was slick aud clean-copper
below Its water line and dull black
new war paint above. All Its wounds
were on the side now under There
were only two large holes there, Gen
eral Allen told me later. The rest
were small two inch holes that
made the port side look like a great
pepper box. One OF the big holes
was amidship, and that the fatal
one.
In two months the Japanese will
have reclaimed her and at $3.50, 900
expense will have about fitted her for
service.
The megphone sailor came to the
starboard side-ior him her eck-and
beloved again.
al want to catch him In the act"
said the photographer, and he stood
up and boldly snapped again at the
threatener. None but al American
would have done 1t.
eff that megaphone man were
American he would have shot the ca
m era out of your hands before this, "
we objected.
"What the blank" said the camera
man, screwing up another film
Don't you know how to deal with
these people, Just go ahead, like
Farragut.
We hoisted latten sail and bore
down toward where the upper works
OF the little Korietz were visible.
You have heard about the little Kori-
etz too. Eight years out of Stock
holm yaids barkentine rugged, with
ram bow and displacement OF only
I,4I3 tons, she fred the first shot
at an enemy's fleet OF FIVE ships of p,
700 tons, a feet accompanied by
eight torpedo boats and four trans
ports.
Even now nobody knows what the
Japanese looses were. Their policy is
to hide looses. We know, though no
reports OF the sort have been printed
In Japan or Korea, that they lost two
vessels. They were both torpedo
boat destroyers. Koreans reported
next day that they had seen Japanese
trying to cover the signs OF their loos-
es, trying to cut away below low wat
er the up extending parts of the two
torpedo boats sunk by the Russians.
I have leraned since that the Japa-
nese never allow looses to be reported
when they have the censorship OF
dispatches.
From the sampan General Allen
hailed an officer of the returning
Korietz.
"Iwill blow up my ship at 1 o'clock,
he said.
The Variag was coming In listed to
port, fatally damaged, ahundred kill
ed and wounded aboard. One officer
was blown overhead-only one arm
was left on the ship.
The Taebot English the Elba Qtal-
LAM and the Pascal (French) sent boats
to remone the men from the sinking
ship. American boats from the Vicks-
burg aided but sanctuary on the Vicks
burg was not included In the service
the men were all taken to the Pas.
cal, the Elba and the Talbot.
II have been criticised for not TAX
Ing them on the Vicksburg," Captain
Marshall said the other day. 81 Of
tered to take them aboard our collier
Ziphiro. The Russian commander
said he was much obliged, but the Of
fer came too late. My reason for not
taking them aboard a United States
warship was that they were In neu-
trail port, and the conflict was betwee n
nations with whom we were on terms
of friendship" His position Is spok-
en- of as technically correct.
At BIAS the last man had been tax
en- from the Variag and the Korietz.
The dead were placed In one cabin.
At precisely 4 O'Clock, by means OF
an elestric wire communicating with