The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-11
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lal anu supply shipS SrouPeu III eho
center as CONFERENCE.-The Japan
csc squadron suddenly appeared on the
scene without any warning, and form
ed flying wedge which pierced the
Russian lines, so that the Russian YES
sells were unable 20 use any of their
guns for fear of damaging their own
ships. As result. confusion reigned
supreme in the Russian ranks, which
soon became a panic-stricken fight,
when the Japanese torpedo boats, to
the number of some 80 odd, began to
get in their deadly work. and vessel
after vessel of the once proud Baltic
| fleet. on which all Russian honor was
staked, began to settle and founder
with all aboard.
| Twas then, he said, a case of "every
man for HIMSELF and Admiral En-
quist being the only Russian admiral
who was not killed or captured, he fed
with his badly shattered vessels to the
nearest neutral port for much needed
repairs. And right here let me say,
| that it is a miracle that the Oleg ever
survived the trip. With gaping horrl-
BILE holes here, there and everywhere,
some of them almost on the water line,
tits lucky she encountered no heavy
seas.
The submarines and torpedoes did
the most deadly work, according to
the Russian officers, though the heavy
! guns of the Japanese certainly did
| their share of destruction.
The Oleg had ten-inch shell pierce
her sides and go right through the
hospital, though fortunately no patients
/ ~, ID nd OF hap
a hospital was required, the officers
mess and ward rooms were converted
into temporary hospital quarters.
PITIFUL SCENE ABOARD.
The sight of the many wounded
would excite pity from anyone, no mat.
ter what side he took in this great
conflict. The poor fellows lay with
broken and shattered limbs, and mu
tilated, lacerated bodies from pieces OF
lfying shells; and still they would like
to have another ''go'' at their en-
envy. Though, / must say, all, Off
GERS and men alike, seem greatly de,
pressed in spirit. With shaggy boards
haggard looks and dirty, unkempt ap
pearance, they stoically watched the
many small craft tina tcircled round
and round their crippled homes, re
turning the greetings to the many that
called up to them.
Poor fellows, they certainly played
in hard luck, and one, as he watched
them, could form some idea of how
they felt, to be humbled and defeated
and mourn the loss of SO many brave
shipmates.
We visited every part of the vesse
that was damaged, and secured some
very good pictures, copies of which
I enclose you and which / hope will
please you.
|, INVESTIGATING COMMISSION.
Though tie. vessels arrived late OF
, Saturday night, early on Sunday morn
} ing commission was appointed by AID
} miral Train to examine into the dam
!. age done to the vessels, in order to de
, termine how long they could remain
here without bringing the United States
into complications for breach of tn,
neutrality laws; and l am glad to b.
able to state that the commission re
ported so favorably. as to the damag,
J done the vessels, that the Governol
: General granted them the necessary
: time to make repairs, or be dismantled
, in the case of the Aurora 25 to 80 days
: the Zemitchug days and the Oleg 81
| days. This permission has been re
: seinded by the President of the United