The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-01
NINETEEN ARE sunk
Three Battleships, Admiral
Nebogatoff and 5000 Men
Captured-Not a SIN
gle Jap Warship
Injured.

Togo has met and vanqu:shed Rol-
estvensky. The embargo on naval
news was raised at Toxic MONDAY
morning and the Associated Press an
uounced that the the great naval bat
tile was fought Saturday and Sunday
in the Straits of Korea, the Japan
ese obtaining a complete and over
whelming victory. Rojestvenskys
feet, composed Of his most effective
and powerful ships, was completely
shattered.
Further ,advices confirm the magni-
tude of the disaster suffered by the
Russian feet, and point to the fact
that the Russians hopes, so far as
this war is concerned, now lie in
whatever may be accomplished by
the oft-beaten army in Manchuria. An
official report received from Toxic by
the Japanese legation at Washington
on Monday evening, says that the
Russian losses definitely known in
clude two battleships, coast defense
ship, five cruisers, two special SHIPS,
and three destroyers sunk, and two
battle ships, two coast defense ships,
one destroyer and one special service
ship captured, while over 5000 prls-
oners have been taken, including
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. Vice Ad:
miral Rojestvensky appears to have
escaped. The Japanese, at last &C.
counts, were still pursuing the Rus
SANS, and it may be some time be-
fore the final result is known.
According to Associated Press re-
ports, the number of Russian vessels
destroyed or sunk up to late Monday
night stood a nineteen. None Of the
japanese warships were injured.
How Conflict Began.
According to the correspondent OF
The London Daily Mail at Seoul,
Korea, early on Saturday morning.
Vice Admiral Togo, with practically
all the powerful fighting ships OF the
japanese navy, was at Masampno'
Korea, when wireless signals from his
scouts between Tsu and Quelpart
Islands announced the approach OF
the Russian feet in full force.
A few hours later, the scouts re-
ported that the Russians were not
ascending the western channel as had
been anticipated, but they were COM
ing up the eastern channel, which
caused some surprise.
Admiral Togo Immediately started
at full speed around the north OF
Tsu islands, and, when ne doubled
the island, he saw the Russians COM
ing in two columns. He then brought
a terrific fire to bear on the flank OF
the port column, and as the Rus
slams fell into disorder, then forced
them steadily eastward towards the
japanese coast, where they were at
tackled by every vessel that few tie
japanese flag.
Repeated torpedo attacks were de-
livered, some of them with greatest
success. The vessels which escaped.
the correspondent says, will probably
be able to reach Vladivostok.
Nicholas Weeps Over Disaster.
A st. Petersburg special says: After
waiting vainly all day and evening
for direct news from the scattered
remnants of Vice Admiral Rojestyen-
sky's destroyed and beaten feet, the
Russian admiralty at midnight no
longer attempted to hold out against
the overwhelming evidence pouring
in from all directions that the feet
on which all their hopes were CEN
tered, had suffered a greater disaster
than did the combined French and
Spanish fleets at Trafalgar.
More bitter even than defeat is the
japanese claim of the virtual annihi-
lation Of the Russian feet with prac-
ticallv no loss on their side, and many
officers cling doggedly to the belief
that Vice Admiral Togo must have
suffered heavily.
With every ship Of Rear Admiral
Nebogatof's reinforcing division, eth
er sent to the bottom or forced to
strike it's flag and only six o. Rojest-