The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 30, 1905, Page 1

THL THEATERS. ALCAZAR—* Matines T—vmessee s Pardner.” The Country Girl."™ Matines b day. CENTRAL-—“Why He Divorced Her." Matinee to-day. thirty b ‘ zal;fl’l‘i;«[\\inm_ilegilflbiuume to-day. San Francisco and vicinity—Fair | . e of EKAN- Tuesday, warmer; fresh west winds. A. G.\McADIE, i - = =3 o fill ME XC \wa\fl 183, SAN }<R.\\TCI§CO TUE SDAY 1905. PRICE FIVE (‘\I’\'TS. M~\\’ 60 NINET[EN AUSSIAN WARGHPS IE SUNK OR CAPTURED: JESTRUCTION OF REMNANT OF THE FLEET CONTIUES it 3 TOKIO, May 29, 9 p. m.-—-The number of Russian vessels of alI descrlptlons sunk or captured by Admiral Togo’s fleet now stands at nineteen. It is possible that three additional warships were sunk in the fight on Saturday and others later. The Navy Department refrains, however, from crediting reports of this nature until it It is believed that the tra?isport’ reported captured is the Ural. lb assmed of their correctness. 200 H ALy BRIEF REPORTS TELL TOGO'S STORY OF HIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT 4Our Damage Is Shgh’( the Cheering Mes- sage From the Japanese Naval Com- mander to His Emperor. S SO SRR Belief in Tokio Is That Vice Admiral Rojest- vensky Met Death When His Fleet Was Shattered. 0 a. m.).—Tokio celebrated night. The nmn lhomughmxm Inpau's streets o (3 ering crowds. In*pmmpm pmccx\wna mu\cd in The paraders carried lanterns and went sing- the streets, following bands. Plans are afoot for an 1al celebration of Togo’s victory. personal fate of Vice. Admiral Rojestvensky is not [here.is a belief that he perished. h 1 he known. Saturday last in the Straits of Korea. 's brief reports thus far received are as fol- received on the morning of May 27, immedi- the report that the Russian squadron had been report, ately on receipt of ighted “Our combined fleet is now going into action. The - weather is clear, but the sea is rough.” Second report, received on the night of May.27: “To-day, near Okinoshima (southeast of Tsushima),, we at- tacked the enemy’s squadron, casing it heavy damage. At ‘lutst four Russian ships were sunk and others were heavily damaged Our_damage is slight. commenced an attack after sanset.” Third report, received Monday morning, May 30: “The main strength of our, combined’ fleet continued.the at- Continned on Page 5, Columsns 1 and 2, Nebogatoff and 3000 others were captured dur-, Our destroyer and' torpedo boat flotillas * V 7/ W//L > mme \ O BOARY HE “HOELTIER." \ THE “NELSON 0¥ I'HB FAR EAST,” HIS FAME.Y AND X\HDENTS OF HIS CAREER. EXTENT OF SLAU DISASTER IS HOURLY INCREASED. Later advices confirm the magnitude of the dl.saster suffered by the Russian fleet ,and point to the fact that Russia’s ]mpes. so far as this war_is eoncerned, now lie in \\lmtowr may be accomplished hy the oft-beaten army in Manchuria. An official report received from Tokio by the Japanes Legation in Washington on Monday evening says that tlie Russian losses definitely known include two battle- ships, a coast defense ship, fivescruisers, two special service ships and three destroyers . . sunk. and two battleships, two coast defense ships, one:destroyer and-one special ser- ' vice ship captured, while move than 2000 prisoners have been faken, including Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. The Japanese, it would seem, are still pursuing the Ihlsqmns and it may be some time before the final result is known. : There is nothing to clearly indicate the extent of the ]1paue~0 Tosses andl it is suggested from one source that the Tokio Government is waiting to hear- from the remnants of Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet, by way of Vlmlnostok before announcing to what extent its fleet has suffered. The news of the disaster has caused deep «lepresswn in ofticial Russia, though it is not yet known generally among the Russian people. T Rojestvensky’s defeat has eiven rise to’ renewerd talk of peace. It is pointed out by a St:-Petersburg correspondent -that Russia in this erisis -will tarn to France, through.its Forelgn Minister, Delcasse, while_from Washington - comes information . that President Roosevelt, in accordance with his promise announced a long time ago, : is taking steps to do allin his power to:bring: abvut peace negotiations. ; Nothing has been heard from: Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. In: Tokio there is. some belief that he has perished. while’another suurce ‘says he was rescued by a tor- pedo-beat, but that he is wounded. Aok . The Call’s Washington correspondmw yit] ,'pm’itneness flmt seeret ad- viees received in Washington indicate that the Russian eommander sank with his flag- ship. The fact that Washington gave out - reliable news. bearing upon sthe losses sustained in the" lmtfle mfim!flefi ‘that fi'mw‘stmfvmmhmnn 'utfhenmw : | } I i | | | I T0GO'S SUDDEN FLANK ATTACK WINS BATTLE Quick »Onslaug'hrt Doubles Up Rojestvensky’s Fleet. Captalns of Elght Vessels Per- ish During Engagement. LONDON, May 30.—The Tokio correspondent of the Daily. Telegraph says a Russian warship has arrived off Iwami, on the southwest coast of Japan, and hoisted the white flag. The dis- patch says that 300 officers and. men, most of whom are wound- ed, are being assisted by the Japanese Red Cross there. ¢ A dispatch to the London Evening News from Tokio says eight captains of Russian warships were drowned during the bat- tle of Saturday in the Straits of Korea. According to the corre<pondem of the Daily Mail at Seoul, Korea, early on Saturday morning Vice Adiniral Togo, with prac- tically all the powerful fighting ships of the Japanese navy, was at Masampho, Korea, when wireless ‘signals from his scouts be- tween Tsu and Quelpart Islands announced the approach of the Russian fleet in full force. A few hours later the scotts reported that the Russians were not ascending th! western channel, as had been expected, but that they w ere coming- up the eastern channel, which caused some surprise. - . Admiral Togo immediately started at full speed around the north of Tsu Tsland, and when he doubled the island he saw the Russians coming in two columns. He then brought a terrific fire to hear on’the flank of the port column, and, as the Russians. fell into disorder, he forced them steadily eastward, toward the Jap~ anese coast. where they were attacked by every vessel that flew the Japanese flag. Repeated torpedo at¥acks were delivered. some of them with the greatest success. The vessels which escaped, the correspondent says, will pmbablvbeable to reach V ladivostok, aind he adds that other opcr:mous of the utmost importance are prx,wcdmv . The Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, in a dis- patch dated May 30, says: Contiuned on Page 3, Columns 3 and 4