The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-20

them away. 1t was like theatrical
performance. Gold He'll was G plat
form from which We could sec it all.
Tbe Russian feet was in the fore.
ground; the Japanese feet on the
horizon, and it's ships would come up
four at q time aud discharge their
batteries and retire; then another
Tour would come up. sometimes nearer
than the others, FIRE and retire. Che
hoss!sns constantly responded both
from the sbips and land forti6oations.
keeping up continuous cannonade.
The torpedo boats and destroyers
would be playing around trying to get
IN their work. I saw half dozen Of
these duels but comparatively little
damage was done by either sid 9,
More was done by the mines than By
the artillery. In one of the bsttles
the Japanese cruiser Chiyda struck o
mine and was toEed off badly injured.
I'm the meantime, the Japanese
army was surrounding the city, and
the bombardment began in earnest on
August z. The first shot struck only
q few feet from the Office Of the Rus
sian commsnder-in.ohief. The shells
struck all parts Of the town. The
gunners were evidently aiming Cor
the navy yard, but they had to shoot
over the hills that lay between and
could not see where their shots fell.
'Ihere were q great many killed aud =
good deal os destruction, hu. j. vas
mostly outside of the town, among
the outer lines OF defense. Only
about 20 people were killed in the
city while I was there. The firing
became monotonous after awhile aud,
as the Japanese closed in around the
town we were forbidden to 80 any
where or see anything, and our USE
Sulness was practically ended. We
knew the Russian feet was going to
ladivostok at the first opportunity.
1t went out twice with thas intention.
The iirst time it was drivsn back; the
second time it was badly broken up
and scattered. This left US nothing
further, to observe, and as we autioi.
pated that the naval operations would
be transferred. to Vladivostok We
asked permission to go there. !. !. i y. ~.
"Gen. Smirnof gave me pass, and
9th :"o iadies I cook q Chinese
soasting junk aoross the gulf (, to
Shan-haikWan. One of the ladies
=ss The wife oi . su=s;sn efaE:.=E, sd
the other .hs wife Of E F.enohmsn
living 10 Port Arthur, travelling with
her child. Capt. Hopman he'd been
recalled by the German emperor, and
wens out through thr Japanese lines
on safe cesduot. -.oat. Won. Gil.
genheim and .Viscount Ouveryil.,
vese intending to go with ME, hntt
we're not ready, and the junk ssiled
without. thsm. They started the,
next day, but they did NOT reash their
destination, and we|have never had:
any definite news conoerninE their.
fate. The Chinese authorities exc s.
!outed the Grew Of . junk ou' which IL
is said they sailed, but the evidence:
against them was only 'ciroumstaniial. 4
and it is mot certain that the smen
who :nere executed \. we're : Srespsou ,Is Il: J.
sible. f* No Direct B evidsuoa. . 4 vas .i
brought against them. S S They. may
have been guilty ofimakipx ID away with
Won Gilgeaheim and g CuIv,tesrville,,ssyetl3
at the same ,time, il isy poasibls that:
the officers may have been on 81 another ii
igak, whioa may aavo stsuGsa . III o,s
Or the Japaneae jf may haa,v,es ha,,ss ssan Il
them; or theynay have # been {: uap-#
:tured and murdered by Fliratas. & i o. 8.
body knows. Their fate is 'Siinvol Yssid.
10 complete mystesy. 81 N Nyot Ing slighs.SS1
satstraae Of them has aser BEEN dis,,a tii,
covered since they sailed from Port;
Arthur. We might & hayas &, met viii.
the same myaterions fate, btE foris tho tho
faot that Miss lHelsna OhaGanison, d !,
The young daughter ofS & lths / French
adyawfths ahom 81 rallied, !,wsas ablss zta3 81
eonystse freely with on hoatnIsns as m its. B
Ohfnese, AID could esxpisin,I "a Itos tharn
nv orders i and our ssiish IL I'D iiss,
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