The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-31
fhe Gro.ny succeeded In sinking her OPP
moment With Il luckily placed shot and
reached SladIvostok without further nd
yti,tisrn MI II clock this morning.ss
I,oss eft Flagship.

Az Tie Almaz dropped anchor, excite !
mart beyord description seized the
fiirnngsnE spectators. who with franti',
ahrzaas," tossed high their caps; citi.
zens embraced each other and danced
iub,lantly upon the pier. while the crews
~, =; Inc sh,ns IN the harbor Joined in 4
Wild cheering. IN a trice the boats were
dronped from the davits, and III mo-
,neft the officers OF the cruisers ana
torpedo boats In tho harbor and the
military officials from the fortress were
swarming on board the Almaz to learn
the news Of the fight.
The story was short According TO
the officers of the Almaz the meet unu .,l
sJ,oiestvensly met the Japanese IN the
strait OF Korea. near Tsu Island, and
tbe or,nosing fleets Immediately closed in.
Reing lightly armored the Almaz, as
had been ordered by Admiral Rojestven.
sky before the battle, separated itself
from the main neet Mt the first oppo'-
tuntt and headed for NladiHostok, soon
after the commencement of the hctioh'
b,,t not TOO soon to observe that the
losses on both sides in the Titanic COM
bat were great. Early In the battle,
nm officer Of the Almaz, while watching
Rniestyensky's flagship, the battlesMP
ISniaz Souvaroff, for a signal, saw Inc
flagship shudder from stern TO stern as
II under a blow from gigantc h ,, !,
ana hesitated in her course. WINE .he
waves rose high from her arinored sides
T.ben she commenced to list and sirS
rho officers believe that the debut OF
HE submarine boat as an effective ngcnt
in naval warfare. or perhaps larsc
mine. caused the disaster to the khlaZ
So1varoff The damage however, was
so extensive that the flagship soon Wen'
down, leaving the deck officers a a.,
many OF the crew struggling IN ..e
-, tnrnpdOr
boats, either the destroyer Bunny or ,he
Rrayi, ran In and picked up number
Of swimmers, one of whom wns recog-
nlzed through a glass as Admiral Ro1est-
vensky.
Under n gruellng attack from the
Japanese wnrships aided by torpedo
boats, mines and submarines. the l5oro-
dino, Osliahin and t1ral were placed OUT
Of action and followed the fla gship 70
the bottom. The fog. which had raised
and lowered Internationally during the
morning began to settle down again
and the distance OF the Almaz, which
had now succeeded in disenGaging her
self5in the combat from the Struggling
ships, made 1t difficult Tor her to see
clearly. but the officers are positive that
they saw two Japanese battleships dis
.nnear beneath the sea before their
ewes, and that two japanese G 'uisers
appeared on the point of sinking.
The arrival of the Crosby at II I O'Clock
to-day wasJmarked by the same scenes
OF excitement as those which character-S
lied the advent of the Alrnaz. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press Wis
tied the wounded commander Of the
destroyer, Captain AndriffsK. 1t the
hospital. and the captain confirmed the
"details given by the officers of the Al
MAJ He described his combat as
running fight in which the Crosby was
engaged for several hours. finally sink
ing the pursuing japanese DESTROYER.