The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07


vice it is now evident that the Japa
nese Admiral has other and LITERAL
i d5ep,laid aids ae bis c mIand. Tner
is little d2ubU COW toat the charns
on the japanese side OF Tsu Snina
where the sea wsy is narrow an
twisted by numerous groups Of rock
iS!ets, sp cially c1arted mines wer
! laid.
Moreovsr, there are many Ve:le
intiGa:iyns that submarine beat
played part, irconspicuous bu
dreadful, in the fight.
Acd then, perhaps, Togo smiled
when 1t became evident that Rojes5
versky really intended to naintai:
his double column formation, and va
thus steam:ng into action, like th'
attack of q nassed brigade across a.
open plain, Togo must have smiled, :!
ever be allowed himself that un ori
entail luxury. The fight was to b.
fought tEen and there, and in>tantl,
Kamimuras. qadron steamed through
she Broughton Strait--the caannel OF
the Corean side of Tsu Shima, anc
s1ocd ready to prevent Rojes:vensky's
attempt TO retreat scuthwaro, OF te
attack on the enemY'S po-t column
from the south and west.
Nsx5 in order came what IS called
master move on Togo's part. Kami,
nura was ready on the south fink, sc
to speak, Of the Russians port column,
composed OF cruisers. On the eastern
side Of the Russians starboard col
umn, that composed OF battleships,
lay the broken and dangerous shore Ct
Japan. Ahead Of the Russians lay
Toso's Complementary s1uadrons, and
gathered for attack on ei5her Size OF
rsu Snima, was Togo's swarm OF tor
pedoerS. To say nothing OF mines
and submarines.
Togo's master move lay IN steaming
to attack on the port side Ct the
cruiser column. He thus had the
lighrest OF the Russian ships between
him and RojestvenSky's heavier YES.
sells, and while he was enabled with
his big guns to reach the double tar
get OF cruisers and battleshipS, the
Russian admiral's free firing was
smcthered by the line Of his own
vessels Not only this, but both Togo
anc Kamimura were enabled to hrs
by broa6side, while the rear ships oT
The Russian columns could scarcely
use any guns ct ali, coming on as
they oid, in line ahead for1at:on
RoJEsTvENsKY S SIGNALS DIsREGARED
Tae papers are flied with criticisms
b. naval experts on the Russian Ad.
miral's obstinacy in too rigid adher.
ence to his first formation, but in an
swer to these it is stated in ST Peters
curg dispatches that the com uander's
signals were not follo@ed. That con
fusion seized the Russian columns
there is no doubt, nCr is there Sny
that the shelling by the japanese
vas terrifi: ard deadly; foc all til,
part Of the fgnt, it must be Under
stood, was during the Daylight OF Sat.
urday, May 27, and before the Eight
attacks by the Japanese torpa6o5rS,
completed the contu>!on OF the ene-
my.
AS to the submarines it is on the
authority CT Captain Rcsbircf, com
mander Of the srmora1 cruiser Ad-
miral Naklim2f. ard nov q prisoner
OF war at Muj., Japan, tia5 his vessel
was destroyed, either BY a miue OF
submarine vessel. He ass6rt5 that
nis ship, which led the cruiser colamo
was ente:ing the Corean St1ait, when
suddenly tneIe was tremendous eX-
p!usion, the cruiser rose ou5 OF the
water, fell back broken hulk, and
Instantly sank, carrying most OF her
crew down with her. Captain Roshi
n,f f swan TO a damaged steam la2nch
which wandered about Until Sunday
morning, wnen it was picked up BY a
japanese gunboat. The ether sur
viqors used lie BOATS, and were rescu-
ed oy fishermen.
Toe saory Of the torpedo bost at
tack and l.e night pursuit Of the
shauter.o Russian f>eJ has ALREADY
bsea told. The fight Of Sunday has
ais, been referred to, but only in the
iigat Ct hurried and fragnentary re.
pcrts. Fuller and corfcnatory dis.
catches OF the action OF May 2S are
now to hand from Toxic. 1t was
this fight that ragged around the Lian
court R cks on Sunday afternoon.
These rock barren iSlets, lie to the
co,5heass Of T,u Shima. Tlere, it
Kill be reEsmaered, the battllsa!ps
N:colai I. and Orsl, and the coast d..
fence yes :eis ApIaxin and Senyanir
surrendered, WITH ABOUT 2 900 prison
ers, Including Adniral Naboga5If
while the projected cruiser Izomruo
COS away, al five having run ths
gauntlet Of Saturdays fight Ia the
Strait, and 6eicg hsaGed for the oper
Sea Of Japan.
STARTED AFTER a NEW FOE.
With the acceptarcs Of the surren
DIR of the four YES els the main force
IT the Jacauest, heet stopped pursuit
=no an attempt was made BY the ad
mi5al to get something like ccmpre
leDsive report from bis captains. But
the lookvuts reporting the appearance
Of large vessel in the southwest, TIE
japanese cruisers Iwate and Yakumt
aere dispatched to pursue her. Bott
cruisers are feet vessels Of a 81 kno
speed and quickly ovefhauled TIL
enemy which was made out to be Ii,
coast defence Ship Admiral UShakcf
At O'CLOCK the f.eing Russian wa
within easy gun rarge, AID see wa
invited to surrender. She refused
.he b bsuteries Of the two cruisers wer
turned loose and the Ushakof wa
sunk.
Her crew OF 800 men we're rescue
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