Thrilling Stories of the Russian Japanese War a Vivid Panorama of Land And Nava
Thrilling Stories of the Russian Japanese War a Vivid Panorama of Land And Nava
Miller, James Martin, 1859-1939
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Then they held aloft the golden crucifix which the bishops, priests and officials rev- erently kissed. Then 200 brawny men drove home the wedges and split the keel blocks out. The beams that had shored up the ship in her 2, z6 ' DESTRUCTION OF THE PETROPAVLOVSK. cradle were knocked loose anetthen the men stood waiting for the sig- nal to cut away the "shoe" pieces, or last restraining timbers. One of the bishops advanced with a large crucifix and a Russian naval officer with a golden sword. Sid...e by side they stood against the prow and waited while a final benediction was pronounced. Then, as the crucifix and sword touched the prow together the workmen tore out the last remaining "shoe" pieces, and the Petropavlovsk was launched upon a career which ended so disastrously just outside of the harbor at Port Arthur. The following graphic description of the loss of the Petropavlovsk is from the pen of a war correspondent who witnessed the disaster : "Tuesday, April 12, Vice Admiral Makarofif took to sea with his entire squadron, including fourteen torpedo boats.
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