Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-17
SANK IN TWO MINUTES.
.l3oaresc Cruiser Sinks and Captain
Goes Down With Her.

T.,in. Fen. G-Cummandcr Olluda. sec
ogI IN command al the Inflated J%paNrS"
GGlscr ShiN'n. when Russian mlnr 500
G+l % H.. -. tom. has given the llrSt de-
tailed @I.itD.:utHt Of The disaster. Ills re
,itai. winch follows. shows that he uhi-
,,rS ?rd CT, y displayed splendid bravery
i'm tA. ia,.. OF death. special instances of
tlirintic h,tuiSm being the rcSri" 81 an:
Portraits at III" Emp r"r. Empress ana
,ipwu prince. and nh ships secret signal
hG1s. Th.. commander said:
The SIiN'u WAS in Louisa bay. Nov
%. co-"l"rl,.uG with the army which was
inh ,upt@rd in an dttIcl against The on
,ml struu,htldS ON 2n3 Metre hill. A
IN +. n. thrr" waS Il sudden explosion
ami almost immediately the ship listed 1"
cap Taiima aud all oc us realized at
oar' that atl Nnp" %! saving lhe vessel
VAS last. 'rhe ship had struck ON" OF tn"
,si,iay'~ mines. 7 he mia" hit below the
i'a ward engine room, killing IN" t.Vr mes
an duty in the forward enSin" room and
tiI'r uf .ho.r in tn" after engine rooms.
'''Er snip mau" water Very last hut our
CHraiu remained on the bridg" and di-
rert"d m" !" tax" steps |" Sav- N" crew
As the snip WAS quickly sinking. | AT
Vis.d the captain 10 yak" IN Il boa;, but H.
t"cin"d I" IL" -. and remained at his
pct will G.afh came - him.
"1h" enemy ON l.iaotic mountain, Obj
serving our condition. nicrCIicSSly poured
= IL Idlv hr' on as and tn" CurnrH6" ships
which hurried 1" Ollr Rescue. The latter
ihr llc" "i 4 vigorous fire from the en-
tmv
TN" Sliycn ordinarily carried five boats
and lauHrh. i'uN. stripped for ACTON, W
htd only three uf The boats. only two
Of the iUdtS could he lowered and into
th-', under command of TIE chief pay
nr, Ter AND 4 sub lh3GtrnInt, went ~
men
When TIL. ship sank The captain was on
N" mort Side at .he bridge and I ON the
'l''""ird sid". and as the ship listed To
$j"Ii"ar" J must have gone down before
III" 'apl1in did | sank very deep. but
!M'Hua"lN gained tn" surface anu caught
h"Ii ui . hammock. which kept me ailuat
WtIl | w9S picked up.
~ hill" in The water did not feel the
'oli. which was very intense. hut was
rhill"l when lifted aboard the vessel tina :
ld'N'd m" ny. OF III" rescued. five died
nom Exposure. only two minutes elapsed
between til" explosion ana the sinking.
hut am glad to say that no confusion
"i any Kind occurred.
O"r only thought was for the safety
oi oir ship. but when TINT hone was gone
We determined to save the portraits of
,hlr NECESSITIES and the crown prince.
AdNi"Alinr Lieut. Nashitomi wort into
iHr cabin and with difficulty SuCne eded in
Mla@inS Gus thu E,mpcrors picture and.
rNjrUStiug it to the keeping of Chief Sig
'HhdH NamlSuChi. again went below 81
recover TIA" other Two
! Il" ship was then fast filling. but
AiSlIt"m sucCocdcd i'll getting them. and
i'2ahiu% tho deck. sprans into the sea
lnSi ~ thH ship went down.
l y"Ni"uely M shitomi had instructed
'Ei'ln'"r Tam" 10 S;tNe and preserve thu
SlsI@ti book, Tam" hcing the nearest man
'Nllrhlr. The signal book was already
NrII h:d"r water. hut Tune. knowing It's
value. dove i"to the flooded room and
'"'"Et Tn hook Ia the surface.
u was 'lu" to the vaor Of our comrade
Sn'!'S lha' L officers. warrant oftlccrs