The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-18
MUTINY DURING
THE SEA BATTLE
act OF Cowardice on the Russian
Warship Dmitri DonskOi.
QUAlLED WHEN UNDER FIRE
SOME WILL NEVER DARE RE-
TURN TO RUSSIA.
QUAILED WHEN UNDER FIRE

Victoria. B. G., June MANY tales
of mutiny during the battle OF the
sea of Japan on the part Of the sea-
men of the Russian ships are told with
other incidents of the battle in Japan-
csc newspapers received by the steamer
Armenian today. Two gun crews on
the Dmitri DOnskoi which had been
toTpedoed at night mUtinied when the
presence of the enemy was suspected
and were only kept at their spiritless
tasks under the threat of being shot
down petty officer Of the DOnskOi
said the attitude of many on that yes
sci under fire was cOwardly in the
extreme and when the facts we're of Of
flclal record many prisoners now in
Japan would not seek to return to Rus
STA at the end of the war.
Did Effective Work,
Survivors praised the work of the
japanese torpedo craft which, though
the Russians were diligent in the use
of searchlights, darinsly harried the
Russians and with cunning tactics did
effective work The officers were de-
termined TO achieve something to earn
the admiraPs commentator on this
occasion or die. One instance recorded
Of the deeds of the torpedo craft shows
that one of the three torpedo vessels
lost was disabled at 4 distance of 400
yards from a Russian battleShip and
another torpedo craft darted in and
took off her crew while she was in a
sinking condition without sustaining
loss from the Russian fire.
Commander Decorated.
The destroyer Sazanami won further
Tenown. II was she that forced the
Russian destroyer ByedOvi at UIIevong
TO surrender and captured ROjestVanSkv
and staff. The Byedovi fought desper-
ateiy, but was finally compelled to sur
render Commander TsUnezO has been
given the order of the Kite for his can
ture- When captured Rojestvensky
wore no tunic. He was in his shirt
with a manEled arm swinging useless
at his side He is resting at the Sasebo /
hospital near the captain and vice can
tain Of the Admiral Nakhimoff. who
were picked UP on drift wood by fish
erTnen, with their clothes shredded and
their faces burned with powder Many J
or the bodies are badly torn by gun
wounds. some terribly burned
The japanese killed number rs on all 4
ships, severely wounded, 1O4 and slight I
" wounded go. a total of 537 It is 1
significant that the most casualties 0c- (
CURED on Togo's flagship. the Mikasa.
which had eight killed and fifty-five /
wounded.
Fog Lured Him on.
The ffE which prevailed on MAY p /
IN the strait of TsUshima induced |
ItoJestVensky TO attempt the pasSage
ne battle was commenced with q shot
from a l2-Inch gun from the Nicholas.
ne Russians were in such faulty for
nation that decentralization soon fol- /
ioWed the camonading which began as
Ihe japanese surrounded them
II was shown according to advices
ny the Athenian that the OsIia bia and
guy aFoff were sunk by japanese guns
lhey owed their fate to the heavy sea
running at the time. the Japanese 'haV- J.
ms long pracuced firing in heavy seas {
Ihe battieshlp Orel, which surrendered
and was brought TO Maizuru dock ward J
had 1orty shot holes in her hull. Blood
ana mangled flesh were scattered on
the decks and many COrpses were bur
led at sea
Mail adYices were received to5o,-
from Port Arthur that the Kazan and
sAfeara have been foated and work was
almost complete TO SavS the Peresviet ,