Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-30
Washed From Flagship
and Saved by a
Destroyer.
SEVERAL VESSELS SAFE
Russia Officially Informed of
the Extent of the Dis
aSter.

ST. Petersburg. May So.-AdmiraI
RojestVensky has arrived at VladiVos-
tok on board the destroyer Bunny. Dur
ing the battle he sustained q wound in
the head.
st. Petersburg, May 3o.-The report
that the flagship Kniaz SouVaroff was
sunk and RojestVensky wounded and
placed on board torpedo boat destroy
er is confirmed. The whereabouts of
the destroyer are unknown.
RojestVeRsI>y saved.
ST Petersburg. May 30.-AdmiraI
Durnovo. member of the council of the
empire. has received dispatch from
his son. who is in command of the
Bunny. describing fully how Rojest-
vensky was saved. The admiral was
washed of the deck of the KniaZ Sou
varoff just before the flagship founder
ed. and WAS picked up by the torpedo
boat destroyer Buiny. Other dispatch
es from Vladivostok says the Russians
lost II warships sunk and captured
during the engagement.
Torpedo boats Did BusInrs-.
According to these reports the Jap
anese torpedo boats played the prin-
cipal role in the defeat of the Russian
fleet They were sent in for action
again and again under a perfect hail
of shot from the Russian rapid firing
guns. More than half of the Japanese
tlotilla of torpedo boats was sunk.
The protected cruiser Jemtchug, re-
ported sunk in the Toxic dispatches.
has arrived at VladivOstok.
Foreign naval attaches have been
excluded from VIadivostok by order of
the government. 4aA
Admit Their Losses.
st. Petersburg. May 3O.-The ad-
miralty officially admits the sinking of
the battleships Kniaz Souvaroff. BOro-
dino. Oslyabya. Orel and the repair
ship Kamtchatka. The loss of these
vessels was definitely established by
Capt. Chagrin. of the cruiser Almaza.
who arrived at Vladivostok.
Chagrin telegraphs the emperor he
Witnessed the sinking of the battle
ship Kniaz Souvaron Rojestvensky
was wounded Chagrin saw Rojest
vensky lowered on board the torpedo
boat destroyer Bunny. The where
Ol the bulllN II iOl huONH-
swarm of MaEps.
Tsarskoe-Selo. May 3O.-An evening
received by the emperor from
Vladivostok containing details of the
battle in the Straits of Korea announc-
ed the losses. The squadron com
manded by Nebogatoff was attacked
by a swarm of torpedo boats and all
the ships either sunk or captured.
Main Squadron Lost Two.
The main squadron commanded by
Rojestvensky was attacked by Togo
and lost two ships. The others broke
through. Rojestvensky. it is reported.
then sent his fast light cruisers ahead.
the heavier fighting ships remaining
behind. They were attacked by KAN
imura.
The emperor was greatly distressed
by the news.
Hospital ship Arrives
Vladivostok. May 3O-The Russian
hospital ship Orel which was with Ro-
feet has arrived at Vlad-
iyostok.
Poles Rejoice mt Disaster.
Warsaw, MAY 3O.-The attitude OF
the Poles In regard to the latest Rus
sian naval disaster is one of secret joy
Il IS not even secret They
believe IL will lead the government iR-
TO making internal concessions.
Receives Cipher MeSsnEe.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-A cipher
dispatch reached the emperor during
the night, but its contents have not
been made public. II Is unOficially
stated that several fast Russian ships
succeeded in shaking of their puTsuers
and have reached VladiyOstok. and
hat the government is now In posses
sion Of it's own version OF the naval
disaster. Nevertheless IL appears to be
in a quandary as 10 how TO break the
news 10 the country.
Urged TO Issue ManIfeHtO.
a war council was held at Tsarskoe-
Selo last night, at which the emperor
was urged 10 issue an imperial mani
festo. but nothing has been decided
So far as the newspapers are con
cerned the public might believe Ro-
had achieved a victory.
The censor passed all vague rumors
favorable 10 Russians. but blue-pen-
ciled everything that indicated Rus