Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
RUSSIAN BALTIC SHIPS
Steamed Past Singapore Four
Abreast.
A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT
az VESSELS IN THE FLEET, LED
BY A LARGE CRUISER.
Bore Evidence of Effects of Their Long
Sea Voyage-Traveled Eight
Knots an Hour.
A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT

SINGAPORE. Straits Settlements, April
s.-The Russian Baltic squadron pass
ed here at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon. The
forty-seven ships steaning slowly, at eight
knots an hour, four abreast, presented a
striking spectacle.
The vessels, however, bore evidence of the
effects of their long sea voyage, and at the
water line showed seaweed a foot long.
The squadron was led by large cruiser.
followed by three converted former Ham
burg-American line vessels Then came
the cruisers, coliers. battleships, etc. The
colliers were mostly In the center of the
feet The decks of the warships were coal
laden while the colliers and the former
Hamburg-American liners We're light of
draft.
The fleet passed seven miles out.
The Russian consul visited and gave dis
patches to torpedo boat.
The fleet consisted of six battleships, nine
cruisers. eight torpedo-boat destroyers.
three volunteer fleet vessels, sixteen col
liers, one salvage ship, one hospital ship
and three Hamburg American liners.
Fleet Did Not Stop.
The fleet did not stop to receive dis
patches or to consult with the consul. Sub
sequently the consul visited Vice Admiral
RoJestvensky's ship, talking to him from
launch. He did not board the vessel. but
was cheered heartily on leaving the side of
the ship. The consul gave to the fleet the
first news of the fall of Mukden.
The vessels are burning soft coal, and
tremendous smoke is visible for miles.
Gangways were not lowered and nobody
was permitted on board the vessels. No
news was vouchsafed: The only launches
allowed to approach the fleet were those of
the Russian consul and of the Associated
Press. Natives lined the sea front and
Were greatly excited.
Artillerymen and submarine miners were
kept at their posts all day manning the
guns and mines. As the fleet did not touch
the harbOr limits no salutes were fired
The squadron disappeared about o'clock
in the afternoon, still smoking black on the
eastern horizon.
Following is the composition of the Rus
sian second Pacific squadron, comma nded
by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, as far as
known:
Battleships-K Souvaroff Rojestven-
sky's flagship, Siassoi Veliky Voelker-
sans flagship. Alexander III, Oslabya,
Orel. Borodino and Navarin.
Cruisers - Admiral Nakhimoff,. Aurora,
Svietana, Oleg, Dmitri Donskoi, Jemtchug,
Almaz and Izumrud 90.
Torpedo destroyers-Blestlachy, Bedovi,
Bravi and five others
Volunteer fleet-Kieff, Voronej Vladimi-
rolf, Tamboff and YaroSlav.
Transports -kamtchatka, Korea, Gort-
schakoff, Anadyr, Malaga, Jupiter and sew
eral others-colliers.
Following Is the list of vessels probably
comprising the Japanese squadron COM
mandcd by Vice Admiral Togo:
Battleships-Mik thagship of Vice Ad-
miral Togo, Fuji, Asahi and Shikishima.
Battleship (second clasS)-Chinyen.
Armored crusers-Asama, Chiyoda Iwate,
Nisshn, Adsuma, Idsumo Kasuga, Tokiwa
and Yakima.
Also thirty unarmored cruisers. twenty
torpedo-boat destroyers and about thirty
five torpedo boats a large proportion of
which is believed to be with the admiral.