The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-31
ROjESTvENSkY
T0C0'S CAP tive
Was Escaping, Badly Hurt,
on a Torpedo Boat
Destroyer.
SOME WARSHIPS GOT AWAY.
Cruiser Almaz at vladIvostok,
Others at Shanghai.

Cruiser Almaz at vladIvostok,
Others at Shanghai.
Togo Tells Story Of the Battle-Sank Seven.
teen OF the Russian Ships and Captured
Fiye-Denics That Any Of His Ships
We're Put Out Of Action-Does Admit
Four Hundred Casualties in One Divi.
sion-Auxiliary ships At Shanghai Tell
or Seeing Several Vessels Go Down
Another wounded Admiral Was With
RoJestvcnoxy When He Was Captured.
WASHINGTON, May 3o.-Doubt Of Admiral
Rojestvenskys fate was removed tonight
when Admiral Togo's report that he had
captured the defeated Russian reached
the Japanese Legation from Toxic
This and later report show that the
main engagement between the hostile fleets
ended on the afternoon OF May 49, when
the Japanese accepted the surrender OF
the remaining vessels Of the Russian line
of battle. The battleship suvarohr, Ad-
miral Rojestvenskys flagship, was sunk
at 500 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Rojestvensky and about 80 officers and
men escaped to the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Biedovy, which tried to get away,
but was overhauled OF the Corean coast
BY Japanese destroyer and compelled to
surrender. Rojestvensky and another Rus
sian Admiral whose name Is not given by
Togo, but who Is probably Voelkersam,
were found to be severely wounded.
Togo reports that the Russian ships sunk
or captured numbered ~. including all the
eight battleships Of Rojestvensky fleet.
He expressed the suspicion that the cruiser
Almaz, not included In the list OF Russian
casualties, sank also, but press despatch
from vladivostok reports her arrival there.
Two battleships, two coast defense vessels
and a destroyer were captured.
While no Japanese vessel was sunk or
even seriously injured, the personnel Of
the feet did not escape 80 easily. for Togo
notes that the casualties In one division
alone were 400. He had not secured a COM
plete report Of his casualties when his re-
port was sent.
As TOGO TELLS THE STORY.
The despatch to the Legation Is as follows:
Fifth report from Admiral Togo:
THE main force Of our combined feet,
upon accepting the surrender Of the remain
ing Russian ml7 force, n ear Lancourt
Rocks on the afternoon Of the 2sth, as already
reported, stopped pursuit
'While engaged in the disposition Of the
surrendered ships discovered In a south
westerly direction the Admiral Ousha-
kotY [coast defense shipl. Thereupon the
Iwate and the Yakumo [armored cruisersl
were Immediately despatched in pursuit
and invited her to surrender, but she refused
and was sunk at P. M. Her crew Of over
300 men was rescued.
THE cruiser Dmitri Donskoi was also
discovered in northwesterly direction at
6P. NJ; and was Immediately overtaken
and fired upon vigorously by our fourth
division and second destroyer f1otilla.
She was attacked that night by the second
destroyer flotilla and next morning was
found aground on the southwestern shore
of Urleung Island, OF the Corean coast
RoJEsrvENsKY FOUND.
Our destroyer Sazanami captured
toward evening on the 9th, to the south
of urleung Island, the Russian destroyer
Bedovy, upon which we're found Admiral
Rojestvensky and another Admiral. both
severely wounded, together with eighty
Russians, including staff officers from The
flagship Kniaz Suvaroff, which sunk at
$40 P. NJ. on the 27th. They were all taken
prisoners.
Our cruiser Chitose, while cruising north
ward on the morning Of the 2sth, found and
sunk another Russian destroyer.
Cur cruiser Niitaka and the destroyer
Eurakumo attacked at noon on the 2sth
a Russian destroyer, which finally went
aground.
According to various reports hitherto
received and statements Of prisoners, the
result OF the battle from the eth to the
2oth, is as follows:
"sunk-Kniaz Suvaroif. Alexander ILL.,.
Borodino, Dmitri Donskoi, Admiral Maxi
himoff, Vladimir Monomach. Zemtchug,
Admiral Oushakoff, one converted cruiser,
two destroyers.
-Captured-Nicolai l.. Orel, Admiral
Apraxin, Seniavin, destroyer Biedovy
According to the prisoners the Osliabya
sank about 3 P. NJ, and the Navarin also
sank. The Aimaz on May 81 was obser ved
in a disabled and sinking condition, but
her final fate is not known.
HIS OWN CASUALTIES.
Full particulars regarding the injury OF
our ships Is not at hand, but 30 far as
could ascertain none was seriously injured,
all being still en- ga ged in operations.
The tota' casualties are not yet ascer-
tanned. Casualties in the first division are
q little over 100. Prince Yorhito tn excellent