The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-03
TWO REACHED
VLADIVOSTOK

VlAdivnatok, May Si.-Two ahipS
alone II Vice Admiral RojeEtyersky e
powerful fiotillas the swift cruiser Al
ma1 and the torpedo boat destroyer
GFnEny, Ne At anchor here today In the
enrFing haFboF Of Golden Horn. they
having separated from the aeet 10 the
early stage Of the battle which began
in the Korean straits Saturday. and
headed. in obedience 90 orders. with
fuil speea % NiAdivoStnk. No other
vessel Of the Baltic feet has yet arTiv-
ed, aud tlie signal stations 1T Askold
and Rimsky koFHakoH islands reported
none la sight Officers 0f the AlmaG
and Gr0Ery ssy that both fioets had al
ready sustained terrible losses when the
Aimaz and GIoEny broke the hostile
line.
OF the japanese bastioahips two had
gone down before their eyes and two
cruisers. their sserns high ont Of the
water. seemed ready 10 plunge bow
foFcfmost 10 this bottomnift be sea
Ths Russian fleet. they say. Was even
IA = saddeF plight Rojestyensky q
flagship. the kniaE souvaTutf. and her
sister ship. the BoTodlno. and tbs crni-
neEs oNliab,A and Oral were utterly Dc.
stxuyed. aud when the fog closed down
and hid the scene Of battle from sight
HoEthward u the speeding ships third
great Russian bAttluship, the AleKan.
der Ill. sesmsd 10 sore distress. but
limping nurihwaTd, putting up y val.
liant fight against thronRa Of torpedo
beats and ktlh continuing her attacks
on the cruisers u the island empire.
ToFisdo boats were also cllning round
the other ships q this iieet like angezed
wasps. seporAta nostllas darting la
again aud again 10 iauaoh thciF wesp-
onA.
Tbs AlmaR. which arrived a. her an
chuFagu hsru Monday evening. bears
urars Of battle. Her miEzcnmast is
sllot away aud one o. her ainokestacks
IL pierced b. cannon soht. But tho
tirnzny. though engaged Tor several
hours In = running febt az short range
with = bong Jhpsnees destroyer. shows
30 signs 81 the fray. After her com.
mandsr. Captain Andriaak4, had bcen
wounded and al officer aud three men
bad been Allied The GTosny succeeded
Ia sinking her opponent with a luckily
| placed shot. and reached Nladivostok
without further adventure.
For the past two days Vladiogtck
has tseen buNaipg with rumor snd ex-
oitemcut
The fact that battle between the
rival fleets was imminent. II Rojestven
shy was not already AZ hand grips with
Togo was made known through tale-
grams from Europe, and when Il was
learned Monday morning that q Rus.
sian cruiser bad been sighted OF asst.
old island. headed for the bar Dor, the
city was filled with the widest reports
Of every nature.
The inhabitants clustered In the
streets. thronged the water sides, or
climbed the frowning hills overlook ing
tho harbor. Finally q graceful cruiser
with two snowy white stacks shot in
view. Excitement beyond undescriptiOn
seized the thionging spectators, who
with frantic huzEahs tossed high their
caps. Citizens embraced each other
and danced jubilantly on the pier.
while the crews Of the ships In the hRr
Dor Joined in the wild cheering.
In a moment the officers in the har.
Dor and the military officers in the haE
Dor and the from the fortress were
swarming on board the AlmaE 10 learn
nsws Of the fighting.
The tale was short According "a
the officers Of the AlmaE the fleet I'm.
der RoiestvenEky met the japanese IN
the strait Of Korea, near Tsu island
and the opposing fieets immediately
closed In.