The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
COMMANDER OF BEATEN FLEET
AND ANOTHER ADMIRAL IN
JURED DURING BATTLE.
SUFFER ANOTHER DISASTER
RUSSIAN CRUISER BLOWN UP BY
JAP MINE AT VLADWosToK
AND ALL ABOARD LOST.

Washington, May 31.-The Japanese
legation has given out the following
cablegram from Toxic, containing the
fifth report from Admiral Togo, receiv-
ed on the afternoon of May 30:
The main force of our combined
feet, upon accepting surrender OF the
remaining Russian main force near
Liancourt rocks In the afternoon of
May 20, as already reported, stopped
pursuit and while engaged in the dis
position of surrendered ships found in
q southwestern direction the Admiral
Ushakoff, coast defense ship. There
upon Iwate and Yakumo were imme-
diately dispatched in pursuit and invit-
ed her to surrender, but she refused
and was sunk at 6 p. m. l-er crew OF
over 800 men were rescued.
Cruiser Dmitri Donskoi was also
found in the northwestern direction at
p. m and was Immediately over
taken and fired vigorously by our
Fourth division and Second destroyer
flotilla.
ST. one was dlldChSu IHdI ulSuI ny Tic
Second destroyer fiotilla and the next
morning was found aground on the
southeastern shore of Urleung island,
off Korean coast. Our destroyer Sa-
zanami captured toward the. evening
of May q in the south of Urleung is
land the Russian destroyer Biedoyy,
wherein were found Admiral Rojest-
vensky and another admiral both Sc
verely wounded. together with eighty
Russians, including staff officers from
the flagship Prince SOuvaroff, which
was sunk at 5:29 p. m. on May 27.
They were all taken prisoners. Our
cruiser Chitose, while cruising to the
northward on the morning of May %
found and sank another Russian de-
stroyer. Our cruiser Niitaka and de-
stroyer Murakumo attacked also at
noon on May % Russian destroyer
which finally went aground. Accord
ing to various reports hitherto receiv-
ed and statements of prisoners the re-
suit of the battle from May 81 to May
20 is as follows:
Eleven Warships Sunk.
"Prince Souvaroff, Alexander Ill,
Borodino, Dmitri Donskoi, Admiral
Nakhimoff, Monomakh, Jemchug, Ad-
miral Oushakoff, one converted cruis-
er and two destroyers sunk.
"Nicholai l., Orel, Admiral ApraXine,
Admiral Senkavin and destroyer
Biedovy, captured. According to the
prisoners the Osliabia was sunk about
p. M. and the Navarin also was sunk
"Almaz on May 81 was observed in
a disabled and sinking condition, but
her fate is yet unknown. The full
particulars regarding the injury to
our ships are not yet in hand, but so
far as l can ascertain none were seri-
ously injured, all being still engaged
in operations. The whole casualties
are not yet ascertained. Casualties of
First division are little over 400.
LOSS of Osliabia, Navarin con-
firmed. Sissoi-Veliky also definitely
reported to have sunk on the morning
of May %.
Official statement of Russian losses
30 far as ascertained:
Following six battleships sunk:
Prince Souyaroff, Imperator Alexander
Ill, BorodinO, Osliabia, Sissoi-Veliky
and Navarin.
Following five cruisers sunk: Ad-
miral Nakhimoff, Dmitri Donskoi,
Vladimir Monomakh, Svietlana and
Jemchug.
Coast defense ship Admiral Ou-
shakOff sunk.
1.-TWO special service ships, KAN
chatka and three destroyers also sunk.
1.-Two battleships, Orel and I'M
perator Nicholai l., two coast defense
ships, General Admiral Apraxine and
Admiral Seniavin, and one destroyer,
Biedovy, captured.
"rhe Russians lost altogether TWEEN
ty-two ships, the aggregate tonnage
whereof amounting to 153,411 tons, be-
sides cruiser Almaz, believed to have
sunk"