Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-05-30


Post says that the Navy Department
has received an official telegram from
Toxic saying that the battle ship
Kniaz Souvaroff, Admiral Rojestven-
sky's flagship, went down in the action.
Break the News Gently.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-A long
cipher dispatch has reached Emperor
Nicholas during the night but the con-
tents have not yet been made public.
Unofficially it is stated that several Of
the fast Russian ships succeeded in
shaking off their pursuers and have
reached Vladivostock and that the
government is now in possession of its
own version of the naval disaster OF
Saturday and Sunday. Nevertheless,
it appears to be in quandary as to
how to break the news to the coun-
try So far as the newspapers are
concerned the public might believe Ro-
jestvensky achieved the victory.
st. Petersburg Hears the Tidings.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-The first
definite news from Russian sources of
lHG naval UdIIlC lOuSHC III ChO OIio'.S
of Korea came from Captain Chagin
of the cruiser Almaz, who has arrived
at Vladivostock. He telegraphed to
the Emperor that he had witnessed the
sinking of the battleship XMAS Souv-
aroff and reported that Admiral Ro-
jestvensky was wounded. Captain
Chagin saw Rojestvensky lowered on
board of the torpedo destroyer Bunny
and said that the Admiral presumably
was saved. The Bunny, however, had
not reached Vladivostock when Captain
Chagin sent his telegram and its
whereabouts were not known.
Bad News Confirmed.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-The re-
port that the Knaiz Souvaroff, the
flagship of the Russian fleet which was
defeated by the Japanese was sunk
and Admiral Rojestvensky was wound
ed and placed on board the torpedo
boat destroyer, is confirmed. The
whereabouts of the destroyer is un-
known.
Rojestvensky Reported at vIadivo-
stock.
st. Petersburg, May 30-Adm1ral
Rojestvensky has arrived at Vladivo-
stock on board of the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Buiny. During the battle he
sustained a wound on the head.
Rojestvensky Saved But Twelve Bat
teships Lost.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-Admiral
Durnova, member of the council of the
empire and superintendent OF posts
and telegraphs under the minister OF
the interior has received a dispatch
from his son who is in command OF
the Bunny which describes fully how
Rojestvensky was saved. The admiral
was washed off the deck of the Kniaz
Bouvaroff just before the flagship
foundered and was picked up by the
torpedo boat destroyer Bunny.
other private dispatches from Via
livestock say that the Russians lost
twelve warships sunk or captured dur
ing the engagement. According to
these dispatches, the Japanese torpedo
boats played the principal role in the
defeat of the Russian fleet. They
were sent in for action again and
again under perfect hail of shot from
the Russian rapid fire guns. More than
half of the Japanese flotilla of torpedo
boats was sunk The protected cruis-
er Jemtchug reported sunk in Toxic
dispatches has arrived at Vladivostock.
oe$ Mot CtnntA R0af.
Toxic, May 3O-The battle fought
in the Korean Straits is considered as
the greatest modern naval fight
Practically all the information ;e-
ceived came in brief wireless mes
sages transmitted when possible after
the fight and during the pursuit. Ad-
miral Togo has gone northward and
the navy department does not expect
extended reports until the fighting has
finished. Reports thus far received
indicate that Togo obtained the vic
tory without loss or serious damage
to a single battleship or cruiser His
casualties are reported Insignificant.
1t is believed that the Russian casual
ties are heavy although the Japanese
appear to have rescued a large num-
Der. The political effect Of the battle
and its influence on commerce has al
ready been felt. At noon today the
navy department notified shipping
men that the sea was free.
Running Away from Togo.
Nagasaki, May 30.-The Russian
war vessels seen and reported by the
Occidental and Oriental Companys
steamer Doric, which has arrived here,
we're Izumrud, a cruiser of the Aurora
class, and a gunboat, probably the
Kazarsky. The latter was leaking
The fighting continues off Okin Isla Id.
The SmoIensk Seeks Safety.
Washington, d. c., May 30.-The
American counsul at Shanghai has re-