The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-01
Caught Russians In Trap and
Then Covered Them
with Lead.
STORIES OF The BATTLE.
Torpedo Boats In Night Attack
Old Terrible Execution.

fOll0WcO Up the WORK or tho battle8npd
and Cruisers In Brilliant StyIe-After
Roj estvensky's Fleet Had Been Thr0 wn
Into Confusion Togo Gave Orders
to Close In--Captain OF the Make
himOn Thinks His ship Struck Mine
Most Of HIS GOO Men Were Last.
LONDON June THE Tele0rdphs cor
respondent at Moi says that the combined
Russian squadrons arrived in Japanese
waters through the Bashee Straits. The
plan Of Admiral Rojestvensky was to divide
the Japanese strength at the outset, and
his fast cruisers were sent ahead to scout
the Straits Of Tsu Shima.
The main Russian feet changed its course
as If to return to Bashee Straits, but at s
O'Clock in the morning OF May 81 1t steered
through the Straits Of Corea in a south
easterly direction within the waters Of Xxi
Island. At this time the combined Japanese
fleet had left it's prearranged base and
squadron was detached to press the Rus
SLAMS toward Xxi Island. The enemy went
full steam ahead, every ship steaming at
its maximum practicable speed, afYording
most impressive and majestic sight.
Meanwhile the Japanese were lurking in the
neighborhood.
The Russians passed through the strong
current running past Xxi Island and pro-
ceeded on a due northerly course. The
Japanese were ready, and their auxiliary
fleet to the north headed of the enemy.
FALLS INTO Tooo's TRAP.
Now the great battle began. Admiral
-Togo's vessels unanswered with perfect
precision, and soon the Russians were en-
fladed. not In tho ordinary sense. but in
front and on both fank'
The scene, which the correspondent
witnessed, was superbly terrible. The
guns OF nearly fifty warships were being
fired and now and again crash was heard
as the reports coincided. For time the
belligerents gave shot for shot, and through
the conflict the fleets were on the move,
but the Russians deviated from their orig
inal couIss.
With hostile squadron on each side
and another ahead Rojestvensky was
practically defeated within few hours
There was no possible direction for him to
turn. He had fallen in to the trap which
had been awaiting him ever since he left
Madagascar. Hesitation was displayed in
the tactics of his feet and this proved the
OF utter confusion.
The Japanese knew instantly the enemy
was beaten and the concentrated fire now
became absolutely internal. Every gun
was trained. The Russians we're caught
in a cul de sac. Long lines OF smoke like
clouds fioated across the water. interspersed
with flashes Of artillery. At 2IO p. NJ.
the bombardment reached its zenith
FIRST SHIPS 90 DOWN
Between and 8 o'clock in the afternoon
q Russian cruiser Of the Admiral Nakhimofs
class and the special service ship Kam-
chatka fo,ndered Previously their upper
works had been shattered into splinters of
wood, iron and steel.
Then the Russian fleet broke into utter
disorder. Tie vessels no longer preserved
their formation. They went along in a
zigzag course, some pointed east and Others
west.
At that moment it became evident that
was completely defeated.
The Japanese, with judgment which in
supreme moments amounts to inspiration,
now advanced to closer quarters.
The Russian ships under fire were dam
q ged all the more terribly by the shortened
range at which the Japanese were shooting
and no longer existed as feet The de-
tached squadrons coordinated in no direc-
ton and were utterly demoralized. Gradu-
ally they we're pressed toward their enemy's
coast OF the Nsgoto Province.
The fighting oontinu until sunset.
The wind had now gone down and it was a
glorious night. The Corean sea, usually
70 rough, was now smoot h and transparent
n the blue darkness Of the night. The
hips stood out, something more than
.pect err, something less than fearful cit
ldels. When darkness set in the Russians
we're still edging toward the north, but the
Japanese in horizontal lines lay across the
bows. an effective barrier linked
With guns.
NIGHT ATTACK by THE DEsrRoYERs.
At 8 p. NJ. the Japanese destroyers and
orpedo boats went forwa rd like a gre Mt
loud OF loousts. The sea was swept by
he pale tracks of innumerable search
ights. The work Of the day was over.
nd the work OF the night had begun. The
arge Japanese warships, which had 40