Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-13
TOGO'S SHIP is
LOST,599D DEAD
Japanese BattIeship
the Mikasa Blown Up at Tokyo
Magazine Exploded.
BOAT ON FIRE FIRST.

TOKYO, Sept. 13.-The Japanese bat
tleship Mikasa, the flagship Of Vice AL
miral Togo during the battle of the SCI
OF Japan, caught fire and sank.
The loss of life by the sinking of tht
battleship totals 800 officers and men
including detachments from other war
ships which Went to the rescue of tbc
vessel.
Inc battleship caught fire from an
unknown cause at midnight Sept. 10
II before the fire could be subdued
the hames reached the after magazine.
which exploded, blowing Il hole in the
port side of the Mikasa below tbe wa
ter line II causing her to sink.
The cause of the fire Is under inves-
tigation.
AT the battle of the sea of Japan Adj
miral Togo, a the engagement was
ABOUT to open, few the following sig
nal.
The destiny Of our empire depends
upon this action. You are all expected
to do your utmost
In that battle the Mikasa was the
heaviest loser of all the Japanese shins.
having sixty-three killed and wounded.
II approached nearer to the Russians
thal any other battleship. According
TO one report of the engagement. in n
coming tuIret a lieutenant at Admiral
Iogos side was wounded with a splin-
Ter from Il shell, and Togo went to his
knees and cared for the young officer.
After the battle when he arrived INF
Sasebo Togo allowed no one TO land
ana himself did not leave his ship till
ne visited the captive Russian com
handler, Admiral R~ojestvensky.
me Mlkasa was also the flagship of
Adniral Togo during the great naval
'attle fought off Port Arthur on Aug.
u, l904, on which occasion the Mikasa {
lso suffered the most damage but ,
in the fighting line. In that
attic the Mikasa had four officers and
Wenty-nine men killed, six officers and 4
Venty-nine men severely wounded and =
)ur officers and twenty-nlne men r
lightly wounded. :
Mlkasa was a first class battle .
mp OF 1920 tons displacement. She I
as built in England and was launched
1902. She was 400 feet long. 7G feet
breadth and drew 27t1 feet of wafer T
ne had 16,431 indicated horsepower.
wing her a speed of more than eight.
n knots. The Mikasa carried a crew
$50 officers and lei Her armored oil
lit was four to nine inches thick. her ri
'ck was protected by three inches of h,
NOR, She had six inches of steel on :
II sides above the belt. and her buIk. III
were protected by twelve inches &c
steel. She had fourteen inches of
'el arInor over her heavy gun posi- IN
MS II six inches of steel over her re
'ondary battery gun positions. DO
he disaster TO the battleship Mikasa Be
) cast a gloom everywhere. The Mi. ha
was Togo's flagship and was en-. o.
lred to the hearts of the people. The u,
WAS at anchor in Sasebo harbor y
the FIRE started Mt the base of
msinmast at midnight. 1t spread a.
h great rapldity. exploding the after Rr
gazine an iogV after tie fire had Ga
N discovered. The >Mlkasa sank IN on
-llow water, and it is>leIIeved the to
p can be repaired. Rescuin9~partles
sent from the various warshdps
the harbor, and there was heayyh
ualties among them.
arfous conjectures are current as ia PHI
cause of the fire. Some attribute ii I'm
IN ~overcharge of electricity. Great the
af was felt throughout Japan when str,
'as learned that Admiral Togo was
on board the ship at the time of the fer
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