The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-02
People Are Appalled,.

SCll IN Lre heu SEA.
People Are Appalled,.
All censorship is. now removed from
foreign dispatches and the people are
appalled, at. the horrible stories of
slaughter on the Russian ships. The adj
miralty has not yet been able to estl-
mate even approximately the loss of
men, but as the ships were over rather
than undetermined, the total will be
greater than the ordinary complement
Of the vessels would indicate, and prob
ably will exceed 10000 if only about
4 600 were saved. - - "
REQUIEM masses are being celebrated
constantly in all the churches and chap
els for the repose Of the. souls of the
slain, altho the istractedsrelatives are
unable to learn definitely the fate Of
those dear, to them. The admiralty
has been unable to throw any light on
the situation except to announce the
safety of those who have reached Vlad-
ivostok. 1 49, -.. h -
Stories of Treachery. :.
| Ugly stories are circulating in this
city of the decentralization and even
treachery of the crews of the several
Russian ships during the battle, and it
tleship Orel bound their officers and
hoisted the white flag. The origin of
these stories, which are discredited by
all naval men here, cannot he traced, as
| the only direct information comes from
Japan, but doubtless they are based on
the trouble among the crew Of the Orel
before her departure for the far east.
She was sunk at her dock before she
left Kronstadt and later at Libau the
crew were mutinous.+ : r s>.;s ST..
Indignation against Rear Admiral
Nebogatotf is growing. The epithets
"coward' and q traitor are coupled
with his name, especially since the re-
ceipt Of the Toxic dispatches showing
that his surrender was not in the heat
Of battle, but with the land close under
1 his lee to which his crews could have
escaped after the destruction Of the
ships
Izllnirud Blown Up by Captain.
Official reports bearing on the naval
battle are beginning to be received by
the emperor and Grand Duke Alexis, the
high admiral: the most important of
these reports, revealing the fate Of the
cruiser Izunrud, being a telegram from
/ her captain, Baron Fersen, dated June
cruiser at the entrance of Vladimir bay
and reporting Us follows: j,
was cut off from the squadron and
i finding it impossible to rejoin it, resolved
to make for Vladivostok- put on full
speed and the enemy's cruisers came or
in pursuit. Owing to the insufficiency Of
my coal supply and the certainty of meet
ing the enemy's cruisers I subsequently
altered my course for Vladimir bay
where arrived on the night of Nav 90
Blows Up His Ship.
At 1870 o'clock the next morning, II
pitch darkness, the Izumrud ran full OF
a reef at the entrance Of the bay. Hav.
ing only ten tons Of coal and seeing tina
it would be impossible to ref1oat my YES.
sci, ordered the crew ashore and blew
up the 1zumrud to prevent her falling into
the hands of the enemy Ten of my sail
ors were wounded. in the battle, but tn,
officers and the rest of the crew are al
safe.
t Baron Fersen's report dispose of tn
statement sent from st. Petersburg yes
!, terday that the Izumrud had arrived a
l Fladivostck. -:
Surrender is Deplored.
J, According to the dispatches from
) Baron Fersen, commander of the cruise
Izumrud, the battleships remaining il
the fight were still in squadron forma
ton when he was cut off, and this in
creases the deep resentment felt her
at the surrender of the ships, the Novo
!, Vremya even declaring that the officer
: ought to be court-martia1ed and sho
for hauling down their flags and turn
ing their ships over to the Japanese
/. The paper cites articles Of the nava
!, regulations forbidding commander t
!, surrender except as a last emergenc,
II after taking measures to destroy hi
81 ship. 1t points out that it required onl,
!, the opening Of the sea cocks to send thu
, ships to the bottom. The crews would
be given, a good chance Of life, the pa
per says, and cites the example of til,
cruiser Rurik Of the Vladivostok squad
ron, which after the fight with Adnira
{ heroically with colors flying. u.
The report from Lieutenant Dournov,
8 of the torpedo boat destroyer BRAY
Z telling how that boat escaped to Vladi
\ v0stok thru the midst of a hostile Hotil
!. la of destroyers, awakens a CLEAN O
satisfactio and tho the .Izumrut
failed to reach " ladiyDStDk. her destr11e