Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-02

order, II was a,l3 o'clock when the
Rugplans opened nrc, The nlst two
shots ION short " our line ana II was
s0mu minutes later before We CONS
moncod nrinM rhon the battle was ON
Win nrlng from both sides our de-
slroycrN Kept on the port Wdc or lha
main squadron and IN this formation
We pressed the Russians against the
coast IN klushlu ana they were
Obliged Ia change their course 10 inc
east We also munouNorrd our ships pa
~ "a have their bows parallel 10 the
north side ~ the Russian line, 80 the
MiknHa of our first division which had
huCn leading changed to the rear OF the
me, while the knNgn headed the me,
The engagement now became very
lerro, The liorodmo was soon 10 hp ON
IRE, 4 little later the Russians headed
west ana we changed our course ho.
cordinglN Five ahipa " our second
division concentrated their IRE on the
lioroduo our first division now be-
KAN llrlng vigorously proceeding par
allol with the Russian line, ana as w.
began to nloss against the head OF the
Russian line our third division Nccf,d
n the Russian rear thus cnNeloplnB
their ships The engagement proceed.
Cd hutlN our second division Followed
u course parallel with The northern $40
Of the Russians ana thln movement
completed the development The RUS
sinn ships were seen trying ia brcnk
through and our destroyer flutlllu inter.
ceptod their new course, Thls state Of
development continued unlll the fol-
lowing day with the ships AZ varying
distances, Thus onClosCd ON all Sides
the Russinns were helpless ana power
less 60 escape the circle, Previous m.
structlonS had been given tho destroy
ots ana ,orpodobOHtS 10 attack NO
Russian ships Following instructions,
the nth destroyer notllla advanced
against n Russian ship, upon which the
eocond division had been CONCENTRATING
ltH Ere, signalling "Wo are going 10
Rive the last thrust NJ them
The Russian ship continued 10 nght
and seeing the approaching torpedo
bontn directed itg IRE on ihom, ln'
dauntod, our dcstloyorH pressed for'
ward, the Chtosc meantime contlnuln 4
lle nro The torpedo ilotllla arrived
within 200 meters ~ the Russian ehlp
and the Shlrunua fred the FIRST shot
Two other torpcdobonts fred one onch,
The Nhirnnup received two shells but
the other boats were not damaged Tho
Russian Ship was completely sunk,
Shutdown saw the battle raging fun'
0usly our shells were evidently tell
INK on the Russians, who showed slgn'
of confusion our lfth torpedo flotlllnl
after destroying the BorodlnO, followed
IN the wake of our second division tn
signal reading, Something like the
Russians submarines have been sighted
ATTACK ,hom." The fotilla followed ana
located the object which proved TO be a
sinking shin with its overturned bottom
showing Thirty survivors cung 10 the
wreck crying for assistance, flrlng
ceased with the approach of darkness
According 10 orders previously given
for a torpedo attack after dark all tho
destroyer llotllln dividing into two
squndrOng, proceeded 60 attack the Rus
SLAMS during the whole night The llus'
SLAMS frustrated the ilrst ana second at
tncks with scarchlights \ third at
tempt was carefully made ana the WI
girl sank shin Of the Borodlno type
and also nj others,
During the night the Russians Con'
tlnucd To- move and we preserved on
onycloping movement some distance
from the Russian position Tho Rue
sian shipa headed northeast after day
break, hoping 10 roach NlOdivoslok GU
officers ana men were determined tina
not n shin should escape ana resolve.
not 10 relax their efforts untll they
had succeeded IN either sinking or cap
turing every Russian ship
our ships always Kept ahead NJ ihr
Russians The battle was resumed N
. O'Clock sunday morning l2 miles east
" Chyupyon bay and lnstod nll day
Here the Russians suffered their honVl.
ost losros They seemed quite unpro.
pared Ia ropol night attacks, During
our first night attack the Russians
showed nine sonrohlighla ana frustrat.
cd the attacks, but clearly gave NJ thd
locnlion Of The neet which brought sues
cess later