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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1905
Page
12
A historical account recalls 1863 actions in the Straits of Shimonoseki where the American steamer Wyoming under Captain McDougal faced Japanese batteries and vessels. The engagement included Pembroke and Daniel Webster, with American artillery breaking the Japanese line and prompting indemnity claims.
From Vladivostok on June 4 the report describes the May 27 engagement as the Russian fleet, with battleships in front and transports behind, was attacked by Japanese cruisers Chitowa Kanage Sushi ma and Nihaka in heavy fog. The Rich fleets flagship took heavy fire, and within hours the Kaz Rouvaroft and Culunthia were sunk.
A Japanese officer recalls the carrier of signals at 1:00 AM, the eastern channel action off Taushine, and the torpedo boat and battleship exchanges that broke the Russian line. Ships pursued, the Borodino sunk the morning after heavy fire on Alexander II, and the Russian fleet scattered as Japanese destroyers pressed the engagement.
Tuklo Times correspondent recounts a naval engagement between Japanese and Russian squadrons. Admiral Toyo and Vice Admiral Kamimura pushed a decisive night torpedo assault, wrecking ships including the Borodino, while Russian destroyers and torpedo boats fought to escape. Survivors clung to wrecks as darkness fell and battle resumed into the next day.
In the strait off Japan a naval engagement lasting about one hour ten minutes saw the Wyoming and other American vessels charged by Japanese batteries. McDougal directed a bold and steady defense, with the Lancefield and Lancefield’s shelling taking a toll. The Wyoming was hit over twenty times, six sailors killed and four wounded. the Daniel Webster and Lancefield suffered as well, while the French ships later captured Japanese batteries.
June 1 dispatch from St Petersburg reports a string of criticisms of Russian artillery in the Far East. The Tsarist general staff is accused of slow reforms and reliance on outdated guns as Japan’s forces improvised and advanced. The piece cites the 1903 battery improvements as delayed and underused, leaving Russia with inferior artillery compared to Japan by early 1905.
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