The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09
TOGO's REPORT.
Makes It impossible to Frame
Detailed Report,

The armore cruisers Admiral Max
himoff and Vladimir Monomach. after
being In the general engagement during
the day time. where still further dam
aged by torpedoes during attacks by
night and were eventually completely
disabled. They drifted into the vicinity
of Tsu islands, where they were discov-
cred Sunday morning by four auxiliary
cruisers which were about to capture
them, but they all sank.
The crews of our auxiliary cruisers
rescued 9l5 OF the crews of the sunken
ships.
The battleship Navarin was tor
pedoed -four times after shutdown Sat
urday and sunk. Survivors of the Nav
arms crew confirm the story of her
destruction.
The cruisers Niitakam and Ottawa
discovered the Russian cruiser SWEET
lana at 9 o'clock Sunday morning in
the vicinity Of Chappyan bay and i'm
mediately attacked and sunk her. Com
mande Niitaka reports the fact.
1T Is suspected that the Russian
cruisers AlmaZ and Aurora We're sunk
by torpedoes on the night of the eth.
Former reports included the state
ment that the Russian cruiser Jemt-
chug sunk. but this remains uncon-
1rmed."
Judging from this and former reports
the enemy's main strenth. consisting
of eight battleships. was destroyed or
captured.
HIS OWN LOSS is SLIGHT.
"Thre armored cruisers and three
coats defense ships were destroyed or
captured. With the secon class cruis-
ers and other vessels destroyed the
enemy's fighting power is thus annihil-
ated.
Later reports show that during the
night of the 9th three Of our torpedo
boats We're sunk by the enemy's fire.
Comrades rescued the majority of the
crews.
Besides the bov there was no dam
age worth reporting. No warships nor
destroyers suffered any loss Of fighting
or navigating power. Our casualties
do not exceed 500 killed and wounded.
Nearly the whole strength of both
combatants met In the battle n the
area Of fighting was very wide.
FOUGHT IN PARTIAL DARKNESS
The first day proved to be foggy,
and even without the smoke and fumes
resulting from battle, 1t was impossible
to see five miles. Consequently, during
the day it was impossible to locate or
observe all the ships under my COM
mand. Moreover. the fighting having
lasted two days and the ships of my
command being scattered for the pur-
pose Of chasing and attacking the
enemy, having received special orders
after the battle. 1t Is impossible to COL
lect and frame any detailed report
covering the whole battle at the same
time.
1T Is understood the emperor in
tends to direct that the Russian officers
captured in the naval battle be given
terms of parole identical with those
granted to army officers taken at the
surrender of Port Arthur.
NOT ON HIS FLAGSHIP.
IAN officer of the Russian battleship
Borodino. brought as a prisoner to
MaiZura navy yard. says that While
Rojestvensky had raised his flag on the
battleship Kniaz Souvaroff, he was
really on board the Borodino during the
action. When the Borodino was sink
ing he boarded the destroyer Bedovi on
which was eventually captured by the
Japano
VoLEKERsAM KILLED AT POST
Toxic, June 1.-Rear Admiral Voel-
kersam. who was cOmm< nder of the
battleShip squadron of the Russian
fleet. was killed during the first day of
the battle in the coming tower of his
flagship, the battleship Oslabya.
1t was Noelkersam's squadron. ac-
cording to report. which fired on the
British trawlers in the North sea. mis-
taking them for Japanese torpedoboats.
MORE SURVIVORS ARRIVE.
Washington. June 1.-The japanese
legation today made public the follow
ing dispatch from Toxic:
The eighth report from Togo was
received May 81. The commander Of
the kasuga returned this afternoon
with the survivors Of the Dmitri Don
skoi. He reports that the Donskoi, on
the morning of the 18th. opened the
kinston valve and sank. Those on
board, including the survivors from
the Osliabia and the destroyer Douinva.
landed at Urleung island
1t appears that the Bunny took aboard
R~ojestvensky and staff before the sink
ing, of the flagship on the afternoon of
the 9th and also 200 from the Usliabia.
but. finding navigation difficult, trans
ferred ROjestvensky to the BiedOvy.
and while running northwest on the
morning Of the 2Sth the Buiny san her
self.
The Osliabia. according to other sur
vivors. had the coming tower struck
at the first straight shot of the battle
of the 9th. and admiral Voelkersham
was killed. After a succession of shots
1t sank about 8 in the afternoon.
Survivors Of the onsko say they
saw two destroyers sink In the thick of
the battle at noon on the eth. This,
If true. makes five Russian d~estroyers
sunk.
RoJEsTVENskY MAY DIE.
Nagasaki. June IA report reaches
here to the effect that little hope is
entertained Of the recovery Of Rojest-
vensky now In the hospital at Sasebo.
His Ounds consist Of a severe bruise
OF the forehead. a slight fracture OF
the skull and other slight wounds.
Fully $500 Russian naval prisoners
V been landed. Three damaged
Russian vessels have drifted ;.shore
off the coast of the province of Vagato.
The fate of the remainder of the
crew Of the British steamer Oldhamia
Is at present uncertain. They We're
on board the Russian battleship Orel.
but 1t Is supposed they were afterwards
transferred 10 a transport.
JAPS CAPTURE cAPTORS.
Russian t~orpedoboats from Vladi-
vostok captured the Japanese steamer.
Daishen. off Hokkaido and placed a
prize crew Of thirteen men on board
with orders to take the vessel to port.
BY mistake the Russian commander
of the Daishen headed for Gensan and
met a Japanese transport. The Japa-
nese captives aboard the steamer, on
seeing their compatriots, attacked the
prize crew, recapturcd the vessel and
eventually took her to Gensan. The
Russian prize crew has been taken to
Sasebo as captives.
ENQUiST WAS CAPTURED.
Vice Admiral Enquist was captured
with AdrA'ra! R~ojestvensky. The Rus
sian pris y rs, Admiral Togo says, will
exceed 1000.
MAY HAVE SUNK TWO OTHERS
II Ia r1~nrad that tho p,vo{,p 1000,