THE RUSSIAN OUTRAGE IN THE NORTH SEA: THE CRANE SINKING- UNDER THE SHELL FIEE OF IHE BALTIC SQUADRON—THE GULL STANDING BY TO RESCUE SURVIVORS. The Gamecock fleet was fishing off the Dogger Bank, at a point 200 miles east by north of Hull. Shortly before midnight on October 21, the Baltic Squadron hove in sight, and passed through the fleet. The first division left the trawlers unmolested, but the second, for some unexplained reason, opened1 fire on the fishing boats, and sent one of them, the Crane to the bottom. Her captain and the third hand were killed by a shell, and six of the crew •were severely wounded. The boats showed the international fishing signal, so that the outrage is the more inexplicable. The picture show; the Russian warships to +he left firing on the trawler Crane, and using searchlights. —Prom the Illustrated London News^

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THE RUSSIAN OUTRAGE IN THE NORTH SEA: THE CRANE SINKING- UNDER THE SHELL FIEE OF IHE BALTIC SQUADRON— THE GULL STANDING BY TO RESCUE SURVIVORS. The Gamecock fleet was fishing off the Dogger Bank, at a point 200 miles east by north of Hull. Shortly before midnight on October 21, the Baltic Squadron hove in sight, and passed through the fleet. The first division left the trawlers unmolested, but the second, for some unexplained reason, opened 1 fire on the fishing boats, and sent one of them, the Crane to the bottom. Her captain and the third hand were killed by a shell, and six of the crew •were severely wounded. The boats showed the international fishing signal, so that the outrage is the more inexplicable. The picture show; the Russian warships to +he left firing on the trawler Crane, and using searchlights. —Prom the Illustrated London News^