The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-31
TWO JAPANESE BATTLESHiPS
SUNK, 2 CRUISERS LISTED.
Russian Officers Who Reach viadivo.
stok Claim Togo Suffered This
Loss, Anyway.

vladivo tok, May 30. 4;30 p. m.--
i(Bulletin) The Russian protected
cruiser Almaz and torpedo boat de-
stroyer Grozny have arrived here
Their officers report that in the naval
battle, two Japanese hatileships wore
sunk and two Japanese cruisers dan
gerously listed with their heads down
at the officers last sight Of the battle
Saturday afternoon. A heavy fog then
dropped and prevented their being
able to Zee more Of the result
Jap Torpedoes Great Work.
The Russian fleet the officers say,
was even in sadder plight. Roiest.
vensky's flagship and her sister ship
and cruisers Osliahia and Urel, were
slutterly destroyed and when the fog
lclosed down and hid the scene Of bat
lie from sight nothward OF the speed.
ling ships third great Russian bat
| tlGship, Alexander Iii seemed Ia sore
distress, but limplng northward put
ting up valiant fight against throngs
of torpedo boats. and still continuing
her attacks Japanese cruisers. Tine
| torpedo boats were also cllnging
round the other ships Of the feet like
lcngered wasps, separate iiotillas dart
ing in again and again TO launch their
weapons.
/ One Of the Survivors.
| The Almaz, which arrived at her an
chorage here Monday evening, bears
scars Of the battle. Her mlzzen mast
Is shot away, and one of her smoke
stacks pierced by cannon shot But
the Grozny, though engaged for seY-
eral hours in a running fight at short
range with large japanese destroy
or. shows no sign Of the fray After
her commander Captain Andriffski
had been wounded and an officer and
three men killed. the Grozny succeed
ed In sinking her opponent with a
lucky hot and reached Vladiyostok
without further adventure al eleven
o'clock this morning.
Arrival Caused Excitement.
The sound of the Almaz's salutinl
guns and responses by vessels in ths
harbor and fortihcations created Ink
widest excitement among the crowds
in the streets. The people were so de
/, lighted that vessel had escaped IN,
Japanese that they cheered franticall,
embraced each other and danced jubi
lantly upon the pier Almost instant
"a. H.. lr,oH .xt., ettrrnto,lad ~, t,..a 4,
carrying officers from vessels in th'
, harbor and military officials from th'
, fortress eager TO learn news OF th'
fight.
Story Of the Battle.
! The story was short According Il
officers Of the Almaz tho feet unGe
Roicstyensky met the Japanese In tn
, strait of Korea near Tsu island an,
, the opposing fleets Immediately clos
cd in. Being lightly afmored, the Al
. maz, as had been ordered by Rojesl
i vensky before the battle. separated II
self from the main feet at the frs
opportunity and headed for Vladiyc
stok soon after the commencement o
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Z losses on both sides in the titanl
I. combat which were great
$ Loss Of Rojestvensky's Flagship,
o Early in the battle an officer Of tn
0 Alma2, while watching Roiestyeusky
I flagship for signal, saw the hagshi
Q shudder from stem 70 Stern ~ Il unde
4 q blow from q gigantic hammer an
0 hesitate in her course while III
: waves rose high from her armore'
/ side. Then she commenced to lis
and sink.
n The officers believe thai the dehu
OF the submarine boa, as an cffectiy
agent in naval warfare or perhaps
large mine, caused the disaster 10 th
kniaz Souvaroff The damage. how
4 ever, was so extensive that the tlal
G ship soon went down. leaving the dec
o officers aud many of the crew strug
G Cling In the waves
a Picked Up Roiostvensky.
One Of the Russian torpedo boats