The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-01
SHOT FOR SHOT WAS GIVEN

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to the demoralizing effect of the naval
| disaster on the army, the news OF
which had already reached the troops
from Vladivostok and was rapidly
| spreading.
Rossia and GromobOi Reported Sunk.
Nagasak, June 1.-5 D. m.-The
/ fate of the remainder of the crew OF
/ the British steamer Oldhamia is at
present uncertain. They were on
| board the Russian battleship Orel but
it is supposed that they were after
| ward transferred to one of the trans
ports.
It is rumored that the Russian
armored cruisers Rossia and GrOmoboi
were sunk by torpedo boats.
VOelkersham Was Killed.
/ Washington, June THE state de-
partment has received a dispatch
/ from Minister Griscom at Toxic stat
/ ing that it has been officially an
/ nOunced that Admiral Voelkersham
viously reported to the department.
How VoeII1ersham Died.
Toxic, June Ill P. M-Rear Ad-
| nlral VOelkersam, who was comman-
| der Of the battIeship squadron of the
/ Russian fleet was it was announced
To-Day, killed the first day of the bat
| tie, May q, in the coming tower Of his
flagship, the battlesllip Oslabya, one OF
the vessels sunk by the Japanese.
Rear Admiral Voelkersam was ap-
!
squadron of the Russian feet in July
last and left CrOnstadt August 25 with
the other vessels commanded by Ad-
nniral Rojestvensky. It was VOelker-
which fred on the British trawlers in
the North sea, mistaking them for Jap
anese torpedo boats.
Many Bodies Wash Ashore.
Toxic June 1-Rough estimates made
Of the Russian losses in the battle
O an a.f To-, --11r4e civ Of
nearly 1000 prisoners vary from seven
to nine thousand. It is feared that the
majority perished. Calculating the
compliments of the sunlzen and captur-
ed ships at upwards of ten thousand,
seven thousand men remain unaccount-
ed for. 1t is possible that the ships
which escaped rescued some of the
members of the crews of the less fortu-
nate ships. Many bodies have been
washed ashore on the islands and on
the shores of the neighboring coasts
near the scene Of the battle.
ROjestvensEzy Has Numerous Wounds.
Toxic, June 1.-The serious wound
of Admiral Rojestvensky, who was
taken to Sasebo on a Japanese battle
ship. is a bruise on the forehead and
( a slight fracture of the skull. The ma
ture of his internal injuries is not
known The admirals temperature
and pulse are normal, and there is no
sign of brain trouble. He has other
$500 Prisoners Landed.
Nagasaki. June Fully $500 Rus
sian naval prisoners have been landed.
Three damaged Russian vessels
/ have drifted ashore off the coast of
the province of Nagato.
A Russian Version of the Fight.
Moscow, June 1.-The Russky
Slovo prints a dispatch from Vladi-
vostok describing Saturdays battle
and giving the japanese losses on that
day as three ships sunk, namely,
three-funneled vessel, a cruiser of the
Nisshin type, and a third the type of
which has not been determined.
According to the dispatch the bat
tie opened the morning of May 27,
when a Japanese armored cruiser and
four protected cruisers approached
/ the Russians. The battleship Mich
/ Olas I opened fire on the Japanese,
1 who retired. Admiral ROjestvensky
! then marshalled his fleet in order of
! battle. The ships continued on their
( course in two lines column ahead.
/ The main battle commenced at dusk
/ the japanese maneuVering in a circle
! around the Russian fleet. Rojest-
vensl1y's flagship, the Kniaz Souvaroff,
was set on fire five times before being
! destroyed. The Nicholas I turned
! turtle. The OreIS masts and stacks
were shot away and the Aurora lost
! her mast. Two battleships of the
/ BorOdinO type listed badly. A tor
/ pedO attack commenced before sunset
and was repulsed, but it was resumed
/ during the night and is believed to
( have been responsible for the sinking
| OF the damaged ships. Other details
in the Russly Slovo's dispatch are con-
t1icting, but are unimportant.
Cruiser Izlunrud Escaped
St. Petersburg June 1.-The Russian
cruiser Izumrud has arrived at Vladi-
/ VoStok.
According to the latest Japanese re-
! ports about the Izururud she was one
of five vessels surrounded by the Japa-
/ nese May 28 near Liancourt Rocks
/ northeast of Oki Island and fled while
| the other four vessels, the battleships
| Nico1ai I and Orel and the coat de
fense ships Admiral Senivin and Ad-
miral Apraxine surrendered
TorpedOes Did the Work.
Washington, June 1.-The state de-
partment over night received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
| 1T is stated in official reports that
in addition to the main fighting force
most of the second class Russian
cruisers and subsidiary vessels were
destroyed, so that the whole Russian
fleet was practically annihilated. The
/ Russian cruisers Aurora and Almaz
probably sank. Attention is called to
the fact that the Japanese torpedo
actions were highly successful and
| that a majority of the large Russian
vessels were sunk as a result of them.
] During the progress of the battle there
was considerable fog which prevented
a comprehensive report"
Russian Captains Story.
/ London. June 1.-The Daily Nails Toxic
( correspondent says that the captain of the
/ Russian cruiser, Admiral HakimOff, who
/ is now a prisoner, relates the following
story Of the battle between the Japan and
/ Russian fleets
I'VE first saw the japanese at 6 O'Clock
on the morning OF May Il when suddenly
/ and unexpectedly we encountered the en-
1 emy's fleet a S we were moving to the east
! of Tsu island. They steamed toward US
and opened fire. Only 80 minutes after the
firing began a sudden shock was felt un-
der the Admiral Nakimom and she began
| to sink with great raDidity. Ny belief is
! she either struck mine or a torpedo. My
crew numbered 600 men, a majority of
/ whom went down in the ship, as
there was no time to get the men on deck
-.MVself and q number of survivors