New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-02

-, co,iavin and the Admiral Apraxine
dropped behind.
,re-,,.ra 10 o'clock the japanese fleet appeared
e-s+ to mort and then to starboaro' WINNIE 'no
cr,,iser division maneuyred behlnd 'he nus
sions 70 starboard. Baron Ferzens account
continues;
WAS cut off from the squadron, ana, hllu sl5
- ,r,nossible to rejoin it, resolved to MAKE tpl
Vla6fyostok. 1 put on full speeu So Co. 70
oneTnv,s cruisers came on in pursuit. OWING 70
the iy1snfficiency of my coal supply and the
certainty of meeting the enemy u u ii
subsequently altered my course Tor . 90
paw where L arrived on the night OF Nay 30
90 80 o'clock next morning, in pitch DARK
ness the Izumrud ran full on reeI al tno en nf
trance to the bay Having ottS in rum to
again float my vessel, ordered the crew ASH ASH
md blew up the Izumrud TO prevent her Iai i
into the hands of the enemy Ten OF by saiiui s
I-eTa wounded in the battle, but the officers ana
the rest of the crew are all saIe'
The Emperor is understood to have received
dispatch from Rear Admiral NebogatoH con-
tanning an outline of the battle sent by courtesy
of the japanese government, but the coii'en''
are withheld.
From some OF the Toxic accounts of the pattie'
naval men here while not attempting 10 conceal
their admiratTon for Admiral Togos superb Tao
tics saw the Russian fleet made fairly good
showing until the flagship Kniaz SouvaroH was
sunk and Admiral Rojestvensky was no longer
$500 NEN
lines were thrown into confusion, but neverthe-
less the fight continued for forty-eight hours.
June 2-AccordiEg to the dispatch from Baron
Ferzen the commander of the cruiser Izumrud.
the battleships remaining in the fight were stili
in squadron formation when he was cut on
and this increases the deep resentment fell
here at the surrender of the ships. the NoVoe
Vremya" even declaring that the officers ought
TO be court martaled and shot for hauling down
their flags and turning over their shlps TO Ihe
Japanese. The paper cites articles of the naval
regulations forbidding a commander TO sur
render except as last emergency AFTER taxing
measures to destroy his ship. 1t points out that
it REQUIRED only the opening of the sea cocks TO
send the ships to the bottom by Whlch the
crews would be given a good chance of life and
cites tte exan7ple of the cruiser Rurik of the
Vladivostok squadron, which, after the nght
with Admiral Kaminura in August went down,
with coors flying.
The report from Lieutenant DournoVo OF the
torpedo boat destroyer Bravi, telling how that
boat was disabled the first day OF the hsht
and lmped to Vadfvostok through the hhasC oI
hostile fotilla of destrOyers being oDliSeu eve
to burn her woodwork to reach the harbor'
awakens CLEAN of satisfaction; and, though
the Iz,nrrd failed to reach Vladivostok, her de-
struction at the hands of her own crew IS re-
garded with almost equal pleasure.
The saddest note for st. Petersburg was
struck by the destruction Oh Tue pdttltSiiiP
ander III which was manned by sailors OF the
Guard and Differed exclusively by men prom,
mont in society and at court. Her crew served
during the winter a regiment OF the
| Guard of which the Dowager Empress was nom
orary commander
According to the -aJest japanese reports ABOUT
| the IzumruI she Is one of five Russian vessels
| surroundsd b. g Japanese May " near Liam
| court Rol Ks uJrtheast of Oki Island, and hed
| while the other four vessels dhe battlesnlpS
| Nicolai 1 and Orel and the coast defence shlps
| Admiral Seniavin and Admiral Apraxine) sur
| rendered.