The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16
HOH RUSSIANS GOT TO MANILA
oprWS or SHIPS THAT ESCAPED
THE JAPS WE'RE WORN OUT.


MANILA. June 5.--About the time that the
aim was setting beyond the guardian island,
Corrcgdor. which divides the channel at
,he entrance to Manila Bay. on the evening
# lime l. the first fighting ships engaged
II active warfare which have been In these
uate,a since the memorable entrance OF
nouov and his men steamed through the
hro,J channel and anchored just of the
,rarchsnt shipping in the front Of the city.
They we're as men exhausted with the
horrors Of a long chase and when the anchors
wore dropped there was feeling and hope
among the crews that they would not be
.i,ed a gain for long time. As matter
offact the stokers OF these Russian warships
sor the last twent y four hours had been
.capins about the corners OF the empty
hunkers and clearing the decks, and even
anna Of the wardroome and Off cabins,
.hich had been filed with coal in anticipa-
,,on Of battle and the long steaming which
might result.
The three ships which had reached nett
,r,l port on such . small margin were the
remnants Of Admiral Enquist's squadron
rho cruisers Oleg, Aurora and Zemtchug.
They csca ped from tho Japanese after the
battle Of tho Sea OF Japan.
few hours otter Admiral Train had put
70 ,ea the day before with his squadron.
consisting OF the flagship Ohio, the battle
sblps Wisconsin and Oregon, and the
cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati, Gov.
Wright received = message from one Of
the coast observers stating that three
ships, which appeared to he cruisers.
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Gulf Of Lingayen. This news was sent to
Admiral Train by wireless telegraphy. The
nss. at that time was engaged In squadron
msneuvers and IN testing distances and
tho effective ranges of tho wireless teleg-
rsphy apparatus. which has been recently
Installed Tho Raleigh and Cincinnati
we're Immediately instructed to watch
Tor the vessels. and the squadron headed
northvard,
About forty miles north OF Sub!z Bay
three vessels were discovered hugg!ng
tho shore and steaming very slowly. They
bad not been observed by the scouts. Thoy
wsre we'll within tho three milo limit and
apparently proceeding most cautiously. As
the American squadron drew nearer they
we're made out to be Russians, and proper
salutes were exchanged Admiral Train
continued northwsrd at cruising speed
however. keeping a watch for the Russian
vessels. which wore still steaming slowly
south along the coast. Suddenly they
spurted and before the squadron had turned
and appreciated what they intended to do
the Russians had almost disappeared. The
Raleigh and Cincinnati we're Immediately
sgnaled to take UP the chase and keep In
souch with the Russians, to ascertain where
shey wers going and whether or no. they
would put into any Philippine ports. The
other vessels Of the squadron followed at n
lively rate. Tho chase really continued until
about shutdown. when the Russians turned
10 past Corregidor. running at 1+to 10 knots,
clesely followed by Trains vesses
At d.ybreak on S,I nday morning tho
Ohio and the Wisconsin took positions at
each end OF the anchorage Of the three HUE
dan vessels and shortly after the Wisoon-
sin steamed over to her aoc,istomed lNrth
In Cavite and loft the Ohio on guard.
Admlrals Enquist and Train exchanged
calls and it was explained that tho vessels
were remnant Of the Baltic feet which had
scared In the thick Of the fight when de-
struotion seemed to he the fate OF all ves-
ss,s which remained. Enquist reported
that he had lcst II killed and that he now had
% board his three vessels ,3s wounded.
including Prince Puteaten and two other
officers, They needed coal suppl!ee. re-
pAirs and medica assistance.
Each OF the cruisers shows punishment -
the Oeg being tho worst damaged. with
ten large holes in tho starhoard side, three
Of which arc Immediately in line with tho
main battery; two shots having struck 40
close hat the holes caused by their entrance
wore united. These were almost In line
With the forward gun on the starboard
Ode and must have killed tho crew II II
wa serving the gun at the time. There
NE only two holes on tho port side made
BY ahells entering from that side. The
Aurora has eight large holes on the star
board one OF which ID OF sufficient size TO
permit two men to crawl through at tho
same time, and two holes on the port side;
one funnel is destroyed and another purity
carried away. The fnst cruiser Zamtchug
shows no holes in her sides, Tho officers
report that she is damaged below the water
line, There are shell marks in her funnel
and number OF small holes caused by
shell bursting on deck just beyond the tig
gun mounted on the after deck. This
shell which left very few marks beyond
small Jagged holes in the deck, is reported
BY the Captain to have killed two officers
and six men and to have wounded six
others.
Every where on board the cruisers are
the marks OF what would at first appear
to he fire from machine guns and others
Of light CALLER, but on closer examina-
don it is clear that they were caused Ivy
Jagged pieces of bursting shells OF large
size
Admixal Enquist and all Of his o'H""r.
who have been approached on the subject
testify to the extraordinary explosive
power Of the Japanese ammunition, which
causes the shells to separate into unusually
small pieces, which have done far moro
damage in killing and wounding than the
heavier shot Fellow decks tho 0os ard
the Aurora are badly torn up. In several
cases the shells passed clear through tho
ships, hut probably the majority OF the
shells exploded Immediately after contact.