The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-02
JAPANESE TALES
OF NAVAL BATTLE
EQUANIMITY OF OUR SAILORS

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Between the departure of our fleet
from a certain base and the COM
mencement of the Naval Battle of the
9th May, there was an interval of a
few hours, during which time the blue
jackets We're allowed to take a recess
Most of the crews awaited themselves
| of their leave by sleeping. On observ-
| ing this an officer, second-in command
of certain battleship, expressed his
admiration al the equanimity displayed
| by Our sailors.
CALAMITY OF AN OFFICER.
a gun lieutenant in another battle
ship during the battle -refrained from
entering the gun turret because from
that place he was unable to clearly
observe the enemy. He. however. re-
manned near mast and from that
position directed his gunners. The lat
ter repea tedly asked him to seek safety
within the turret, but this he refused
to do. Similar gallantry is said to have
been observed on board several other
vessels on the japanese side
A RUSSIAN HIROSE.
aIIiouS TIE 6uSSldH OIIlCefS ana men
who participated in the naval battle in
the Sea of Japan, there are some who
have earned fame worthy of warriors. |
In particular, Captain Rojonoff, Com
mander of the Admiral Nakhimoff, may
be compared u the immortal Com.
mander Hirose of our Navy The
Nakhimoff, as stated in our official |
report, was severely attacked by our |
main force and torpedo boats and de |
during the day and night of |
the 9th and totally disabled When |
she was about to sink in the vicinity
of Tsushima at dawn on the 2Sth the
of the vesse, ordered her
crew to land. at the eastern coast of |
Tsushima, and after disposing of all
the secret papers, being assisted in this
task by the chief navigating officer.
he calmly changed his clothes, and was
ready to share the fate of the vessel
Our commissioners appointed to cap
Iure the vessel tried to persuade him |
TO come to the Japanese vessel, but
all in vain. They forcibly conveyed |
him to the side of a boat, but by this
line the vessel had heavily listed, and
her end was drawing near The cap
ain looked for the chief navigating i!
officer, and, failing to discover him. |
'ushed into the vessel and sank with
Ter. Our commissioners were deeply .
ouched by the gallantry of this Rus :
ian officer. Fortunately he and the !
navigating officer We're afterwards ,
aved by a fishing boat and are now at !
ne of the prisoners quarters in this :
ountry.
COMMANDER KAMAYA.
The Sado Maru, which was almost
unk by the Vladivostok squadron in
IS raid to the Tsushima Straits in
une, last year, acted as special SER
ice ship during the recent battle. On
he afternoon of the 2Sth, she saved
he officer second in command of the
'ladimir Monomach and other Rus
lans, who We're drifting in the sea in
he vicinity of Karasaki. Tsushima
he same afternoon she buried with
ue honors a Russian stoker who had
uccumbed to his wounds. She then
ndeavored to tow the Monomach The
litter, however, was hopelessly dam
ged. At 2:3O p. m. a tremendous ex-
losion occurred in the vessel, and her
oWs began to sink. Commander Ka-
laya of the Sado Maru ordered the
'ew to assemble on deck and the band
as instructed to play the japanese
ong, With the life in hand" Thus
lie sinking of the enemy's vessel was
uIy respected