The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
THREE ESCAPED.
Rear Admiral Enquist With
Damaged Russian Cruisers.
Turns Up in the HarbOr Of
Manila, P. I.
JEMTCHUG IN THE LOT.
Japanese Reported That They
Saw Her Sink.
Escorted Inside the Bay by
Admiral Train, @. S. N.

this morning on board his flagship, the
protected cruiser Aurora, accom-
panied by the protected cruisers Oleg
and Jemtchug. All the vessels were
more or less damaged and there were
many wounded men on board. Rear
Admiral Train, on board his flagship,
the batteship Ohio. with the Wiscon-
sin, Oregon, Raleigh and Cincinnati,
was outside the islands maneuvering
when the Aurora saluted with 1S guns
and the Ohio answered.
Admiral Train and his squadron ac-
cOmpanied the Russian vessels to Ma
Mia.
Likely to Be Interned.
Washington, June 3.-The navy de-
partment today received a cablegram
from Vice Admiral Train dated Ma
nila stating that while cruising off
Lingayen gulf this morning he sighted
three Russian vessels, the Aurora, the
Oleg and the Jemtchung, close in
shore. He said he found many wound
ed on board and escorted the vessels
to Manila. The admiral added that he
Will send further particulars. This
cablegram was received at the navy
department shortly after the AssO-
ciated Press bulletin from Manila and
was transmitted by Admiral Con-
verse, chief of the bureau of naviga-
ton, to Secretary Morton at his resi-
dence.
Earlier in the day Admiral Train
had cdbled the department that sew
eral warships. supposed to be Rus
slams, had been seen maneuvering off
the coast of Luzon. He further re-
ported that he had started at once
with some of the vessels of his fleet
for the port of Sual, about 120 miles
to the northward of Manila on the
gulf of Lingayen, to investigate.
Admiral Trains dispatch was i'm
mediately sent to the White House by
c., -f~,rrv Fr,--f
cussed b. the president and Secretary
Taft 1t is said at the state depart
rnent that the Russian vessels wih be
treat precisely as were those which
arrived in the Chinese ports during
the earlier stages of the war, namely,
they will be allowed to remain 2
hours if undamaged and seaworthy
Otherwise they may make absolutely
necessary repairs and they may p&e &
interned until the end of the war. It
is expected that the latter course VIII
be followed Instructions will be
cabled Admiral Train this afternoon.
Roiestvensl5y viii Recover.
Toxic. June 3.-Rear Admiral Ro-
iestvensky is resting well with no dan
gerous symptoms and MS speedy re-
covery. seems certain
The officers of the Russian battle
ship Orel have declined to accept pa
role. They have been given an addl-
tional day to further consider the
| question.
Why Rojestvenslzy Lost.
Toxic. June 3.-The cardinal causes
of ROiestvensky's defeat have been
| the subject of general discussion mere.
one japanese expert gives the follow
20 7.F'irst, an imperfect reconnaissance
and incomplete, faulty and mislead-
/ ing intelligence
8Second, an imperfect battle forma-
/ ton which indicated that Rojestvensky
! n meet Togo off the
ssThird, the weather. the direction Of
/ the wind and the sunlight were un-
/ favorable to the Russians, Togo hav-
/ ing the sun behind him and firing with
/ the wind. while the Russians had the
sunlight in their eyes and fred against
| sFourth, the Russians wasted their
ammunition and eventually ran short.
! It is believed that the surrender of
| Nebogatoff was necessary because his
ammunition had been exhausted
Fifth the craftsmanship, the in
! feriOrity of the Russian gunners."
/ Some experts criticise Rojestvensky
/ for essaying the Tsushima passage.
NebogatofT's Ammunition Gave Out.
! St. Petersburg, June "a statemen
/ that the ammunition on board Rear
! Admiral NebOgatOff's ships was ex-
hausted when he surrendered has been
received with some relief, this being
one of the conditions under which, ac-
:
/ cording to the Russian naval regula-
/ tions a commander is allowed to sur
render the other conditions being
when the crew of a vessel is so de-
pleted as to be unable to manage her
and work her guns and when the ship
is burned to the waters edge and
about to sink Nevertheless most of
the naval men continue to be of the
1 opinion that the seacocks should have
I been opened and the ship sunk.
( Stories of mutiny on board the Rus
4 sian vessels continue to circulate in
/ the clubs and cafes and the admiralty
| viii not admit that it has received any
/ information tending to substantiate
j them The officials admit, however,
/ that some of the sailors mutnied OF
/ the coast of Madagascar and that a
number of them were shot by Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's orders
How RojestvensI1y Was Taken.
Toxic, June 3.-Torpedo boat de-
stroyers which have returned TO Sase-
/ bO furnish details Of the capture OF
! Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. The de-
stroyers Kasumi, Usugumo, Sazanami
and Kaeeru were ordered to attack
the Russian warships the night OF
/ Nav 81 and were steaming ahead
when they suddenly encountered d
number of Russian ships. The Ka-
sunni narrowly avoided collision with
4 a Russian cruiser, the cloSeneSS OF
which seems to have saved the de-
stroyers from being damaged by the
! heavy fire which the Russians direct
tack the vessels forming the destroyer
aOtila divided The Sazanami an6
! Kaeeru continued the search for Rus.
sian ships throughout the night anc
in the morning discovered two torpedo
/ boat destroyerS. One of them steamed
away but the other was unable to dC
so. On approaching the latter the
1 Japanese dfscerned a white flag hyins