The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-31
NEWS FROM VLADIVosToK.
Cruiser Almaz, Captain Chagin, Es-
capped the japanese.

st. Petersburg. May 30.-C3 p. M
The first definite news from Russian
sources of the naval battle fought in
the Straits of Korea came from Cap
tain Chagin of the cruiser Almaz, who
has arrived at VladivostOk. He tele-
graphed to the emperor that he had
witnessed the sinking of the battle
ship kniaz SOuVarOff and reported
that Admiral Rojestvensky was
Wounded
Captain Chagin saw Rojestvensky
lowered on board the torpedo boat de-
strOyer Bunny. and said the admiral
presumably. was saved. The Bunny,
however, had not reached NladivOstok
when Captain Chagin sent his teIe-
gram and her whereabouts was not
known
Guessing at Details.
Whatever other information was con-
tanned in Captain Chagin's telegram
was withheld and no details are known
except those contained In the foreign
dispatches. from which the naval Off
GERS have been able to reconstruct n
fair idea Of the long and bloody sea
fight. They figure that Admiral Togo.
with his main squadron. must have
lain somewhere off the coast Of Korea.
while Admirais kamimUra and Uriu
held their squadrOns further north to
head off the Russian vessels which
might 60 through to bar the entrance
to the Straits of TsugarU in case the
Russians should he reported moving
up the east coast of Japan When
/ TOgos scouts reported that Admiral
Rojestvensky was heading for the
eastern channel Of the Straits of KO-
rea the japanese admiral steamed
around the northern part Of the Tsu
I'll
steaming in double column with the
: cruisers to port.
Togo's Advantage.
Togo enjoyed the great advantage
Of tactical position When he opened
fire having the Hghtest of the Rus
sian ships between him and Rojest-
vensky's heavier vessels. thus smOth-
ering the fire Of the latter. Besides,
/ Togo was able to use all his broad
( sides, whereas the stern-mOst ships
OF the Russian columns coming on
/ line ahead formation could probably
/ only with difficulty use any guns at
all. Nevertheless, although suffering
! the complete loss of four ships in the
desperate encounter which followed
and being subjected to 4 series of tor
pedo attacks Saturday night, Rojest-
vensky was able to steam 200 miles
/ during the night. When Sunday morn
/ ing came the Russian feet was di-
vided into two divisions.
Flight of the Russians.
/ THE faster and stronger division
| under Rojestvenszy was met by KAN
/ imuTa and UTiu. while the slower di-
vision under NebOgatoff renewed the
| fight with Togo With some of the
| scattered Russian units il was a case
/ of save himself who can. In the run
| ming fight yesterday the japanese en-
| joyed the advantage OF superior
| speed. enabling them to concentrate
/ their fire and bring every crippled
/ Russian ship to bay. Admiral Nebo-
/ gatoff's battered remnant surrendered
| off LiancOurt rocks. while Rojestven-
/ sky. with the best remaining battle.
| ships. fought on for the honor Of tn,
| Russian navy
Went Down With Honor.
The admiralty learned with a sens'
| Of relief that the flagship Kniaz Sou
varoff sank under the foot Of the Rus
| sian commandeT-in-chief The surren
| der Of NebogatOff's two battleship.
even though the circumstances are no
yet known, is regarded as a disgrace
The ships still undccounted for herr