Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-01


Ink lasted two days and the ships Of
my command being scattered for the
purpose of chlelng ana attacking the
enemy, some having received special
orders after the battle, II IN impossible
to collect ANA frame any detailed re.
port covering The whole battle at the
same time"
Nagneaki, juno !, 0 p m. THE fate
Of tho remainder Of the crew of the
British steamer Oldhnmia, is ut pres.
ont uncertain, They woro on board of
the Russian baltloship Orol, but II Is
supposed that they were afterwards
transferred 10 one Of the transports,
II IN rumorod that tho Russian arm.
oicd cruisers Rossla and Gromoboi were
sunk by torpedobolts,
DESCRIPTION or BATTLE,
Toxic Wednesday May "a, $3.50 y, N,
-.CDchyed IN uunsmipslon) "A number
or wounded japanese sailors have az,
rived ui the hospital nt nid2ura navy
yard, They describe tho battle between
me Japanese and Russian fleets Az
follows
AT dawn on Saturday our squadron
left " rendezvous and advanced
through Tsushmu channel At 90S IN
the afternoon we sighted the Russian
feet, Gradually closing IN we found
the kniag Spuvaroft leading the line
with the Bcrodlno the Alexander III,
the Ofol, the OslinblH aud the Nayarin
Following IN the order named, TN
Nlcolni | brought NJ the rear Parallel
10 10 this line We observed ave cruisers,
After them came the special service
ships md torpodoboDt dostroyors. We
counted 81 Russian ships IN ALL
a.. A..
leading, proceeded toward the Russians
IN vertical line formation The sou.
vafor opened fire first and then sud.
denly turned reversing her course, Al
most simultaneously the Miknsa opened
IRE win her biz guns and thus the CUT
tain 1850 on the great sea battle, Tha
hostile fleets gradually closed In TOWARD
each other exchanging vigorous ilrc,
Tho nrmorod cruiser Asamn approached
within 5000 meters Of the Russian fleet
and carefully observed It's action
AFTER shot but fierce llaht the ADJ
mrl Ouehakins deck was observed TO
be lbln1c ANA the shlp left the Inc,
ly i,30 IN the afternoon The Russian
lino wHe disorderod ana its nro slaok-
oncd, Tho BOrodlno aud kumtcnatkl
had been disabled ana soon sank Tho
Borollno continued 10 Are braycly until
the ship was submerged,
Tho Japanese fleet continued 20
malniuin onNolopng positions from sum
down until dawn, sunday morning Op.
cned misty but the weather soon cleared
and the search for the remnants Of tho
Russian fleet was begun Five Russian
ships were discovered IN the vicinity OF
Liancourl island aud they were immo-
dlatoly surrounded, ono, supposed 10
be the l2umrud, escaped a, full speed,
The remaining four offered no resist
ancc and hoistod thc'Japancse llng oyor
the Russian c0lors, apparently offennB
10 surrender Capt, Ynshiro, command
| Ing the Asama, started In u small boat
| 10 ascertain the real intentions of IN,
Russians, when Admiral Ncbogatoit
| lowered boat and came ON board thu
| Asamu, whore he formally surrendered,
| The prisoners were distributed among
| the japanese ships and prize crews
were gclcctod 10 take possession Of the
captured vessels,
About this time we received a mes.
| sage saying that n portion Of our squad
| ron WAS holly engaging the remaining
| Russian ships The AeamO hnstonoi
| to the scene OF combat ana found tho
Russian cruiser Dmltri Donskoi Viaor'
| ously resisting the Japanese attack, The
| Donfkol attempted lo escape ana wa
| pursued untll after shutdown, resumlng
| torpedo attacks at niRhlfall On Mon'
| day morning tho search was resumed
| by portion Of the Japanese squadron
and Il was learned that the Donskol
had hocn bonchod on lllmn island We
were ordered 10 brlng the Orol 20 Maid
buru on the way the captain Of th'
Orel died Of wounds received during thu
batil, While we were proceeding We
| were advised ~ the capture of Rojcal'
| yonsky aud our mon were greatly
choorcd by the news"