Sevastopol Attacked

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1496, 1 December 1905, Page 2

Sevastopol Attacked

*• Oponed by Mutinous Warships Loyalist Forts' Reply. ' ierious Damage to* a Battleship' % * \' r ' I j i A Cruiser in Flames Warship and Torpedoers Sunk :bel CommanderMortallyWoundfed 6 ~ \ Sevastopol Half Demolished PrtM Auooiation CjpTrinht;.. London, Novembai 30 'HE Stall/aid's St Petersburg corresornlenl reports that according to elegrams attributed to Jhnkraini Lientenant Schraidtj com^ oandev of the mtitineers,'opened tire vith the cruiser Otchakof? and battle; hip Eniae-Potemkin at three' this ftemoon on the south forts, anc hat ut portion of the Black Se f iquadron and a portion of the coas irtillery lesponded, The north forts holped the .rautileore, and the Bailors in barrack went into the streets and'bpened:flr on the infantry and a Maxim com pany, The battle lasted two. and a-hal hours. ' The Otchakolf .was pierced, an burst into Games, The cruiser Dnieper, another :.vei ael,and SBveritl torpedoers were snnl ' The Kniaz Potenikin. was bfidl hit, and has several holes in her side Lieutenant Schmidt, was mortal! wounded, and surrendered the mul nous vessels. The north forts were taken at tl point of the bayonet by the Bre and Biolystok regiments, • Half the town of Sevastopol is d molished. Admiral WireniuS' asserts that i I such telegram was received. - , | The editor of thetftow asserts th ' he saw Admiral* Ohukin's telegra at the Admiralty. v London, November 30 : Laffan's St.-Petersburg agonoy r port 3 that; the- loyal vessels boi barded the OlchakofE and Ktiii Potemkin, and that both are in sinking condition, The artillery bombarded the mu neers' barracks,. and many na 1 mutineers were arrested. .• Sevastopol is in flames, The'' battle was continued Wednesday evening.