The San Francisco call., 1905-05-31
TOGO ACCOUNTS
FOR NEARLY ALL
OF SLAV GRAF 7
Reports Twenty-T TwoVessels
Destroyed Or Captured.
AdmiralSays Damage TOLLS
Own Fleet Was Slight.

TOXIC, May s0.-The fifth report re-
ceived from Admiral Togo since the COM
mencement Of the battle reached the Ma
val Department this afternoon 1t was
as follows.
The main force Of our combined feet,
upon accepting surrender OF the remain
ing Russian main force, near Liancourt
rocks, n the afternoon OF May Is, as al
ready reported. stopped pursuit and while
engaged in the disposition Of surrendered
ships found IN a southwestern direction
the Admiral Oushakoh. a coast defense
ship. Thereupon the Iwate and the va
kumo were Immediately dispatched in
pursuit and invited her TO surrender, but
she refused and was sunk at 6 p. m.
Her crew Of more than 800 men were res
cued-
The cruiser Dmitrf Donskoi was also
found in q northwestern direction at 5
p. n. and was Immediately overtaken
and fred on vigorously by our fourth di-
vision and second destroyer hotilla- She
was attacked that night by the second
destroyer hotilla and the next morning
was found aground on the southeastern
shore OF Crleung Island, OF the Korean
coast
CAPTURE OF ROJESTVENSKY.
"Our destroyer Sazanamo captured. to-
ward the evening OF May q, in the south
OF Crleung Island. the Russian destroyer
Biedovy. wherein were found Admiral
Rojestvensky and another admiral, both
severely wounded. together with eighty
Russians. including STAFF officers from the
flagship Prince Suvaroff, which was sunk
a. 5:29 p. m. on May o.. They were all
taken prisoners
Our cruiser Chitose. while cruising to
the northward on the morning Of May
22 found and sunk another Russian de-
str0yer. Our cruiser Niitaka and destroy
er MurakUmo attacked also, at noon on
Nay 2S. a Russian destroyer, which final
y went aground.
According to various reports hitherto
received and statements Of prisoners, the
result Of the battle from May q to May
- is as follows:
"Kniaz Souvaroff. Alexander III.
BOTOdino. Dmitri Donskoi. Admiral
NakimOn, Vladimir Monomach, Zemt-
chug. Admiral Oushakoff, one convert
ed cruiser and two destroyers sunk.
Nicolai / Orel, General Admiral
ApraXine. Admiral SeRiavin and de-
stroyer Biedovy captured. According
TO the prisoners the Oslab bya was sunk
about 3 p. N. and the Navarin also was
sunk
The AImaz. on May q. was observed
in disabled and sinking condition, but
her final fate is yet unknown.
The fun particulars regarding the in
jury 10 our ships are not yet in hand. but
so far as I could ascertain none were
seriously injured, all being still engaged
in operations.
The wAole casualties are not yet ascer-
tained. The casualties Of first division
are little over 800.
Prince Yorhito is in excellent health.
Admiral AIisu was slightly wounded on
May 27.'
NET LOSSES OF THE RUSSIANS.
Later sixth report was received from
Togo as follows:
The loss Of the Oslabya and the Nav
arin is confirmed. The Sissoi Veliki also
definitely reported 10 have been sunk on
the morning Of Nay 2S.
"OmciaI statement of Russian losses I
50 far be ascertained:
"The following six battIeshipS were
sunk: The kniaz SouvarOH, ImperatOr
Alexander j, BOrOdinO, osIabya. SissiO
Neliki and NaVarin.
The following five cruisers were
sunk; The Admiral NakfmoR. Omit
ri DOnskOis Vladimir MOnomach, rSviet-
lana and Zemtchug.
The coast defense ship Admiral
OushakOf was sunk.
Two special service ships, the re-
pair ship Kamchatka and three de-
strOyers also were sunk.
1.-Two battIeships, the OreI and the
imperatOr Nicholas l. the cOast de-
Tense ships. the General Admiral
ARraxine and the Admiral SenIavin and
one destroyer, the BiedOvy, are cap
Iured.
'sThus the Russians lost altogether
twenty-five ships, the aggregate ton 4
mage whereof amounted 10 I53,4II tons, /
besides the cruiser AImaz. believed to 4
have sunk"