The Japan Times" is it debted to Capt. Gund: tsen of the Russisn steamer Progress ior the following empty of his statement mide to the Hakodate Marine Court, ling the recut e-llisiv between his N.Y.K. stermer Tokai Maru, in explains thst his reason for furnishing the Press with his statement ix because the accounts of the disaster so ished in Tukiv and Yokohama 1903, about 7 ys un, wit 490 1008 of coal tous of coke for Vindivos'ock.
heppened until 4am, on the 20th, Hakodate By bearing UN. four miles or more Then w sighted two top lights of a steamer, about" two points on our port bow, the course then being S. W., with strong N. W, gule, bus clear, The chief officer who wee then on the bridge, told the soco d officer who celigved hm te tell we about i h he did. Tent immstiately on the bridg and saw the two mast-lead lig ts of a Seamer; then wot out my glasses und sew which was a long way scout ofice: to see if our ere burning brightly, which he did and resorted to! me that they were bristly. Thereaft rT went ing ists in the b storer.
Then I ordered the second atticer and alo the quartermaster to keep a straight course, went below. 1 ay. overcoat and immedixtel on the bridge, and stout there watching th approaching; steamer for about a quarto re. When Taw tis long b'asts on the whis lo to notify them of approaching danger, but no anewer sizmel wan gi n' her and she eyeded on her when T saw 2 collision was unavoidable E went full "peed astern and Hew thres short blasts on the whi-tle, at the same time putting the heat hard-a-starboard to lessen avoid the collision, but the Progress did not answer her helm ae she was ne stopped and the engines were wor stern, and we collided with her shortly after striking her on the starboard bow near her rigging. The time was than 4.30 oan. 29th October, 1903.
1 then save orders to the chief officer to ascertain th extent vf our own damage, the suns time ordering the second atticer to get the bats oat and bang as many ropes as possible over the side." After the enllision, when the Bre ped astern of the other steamer. L heard her blow four short biosis, whic' I answered with four 3 or Hate; stopped the engines frm going astern; went slow alead, the helm hard-a-p tt; came slowly upon the port side of the steamer, aad sai that her bow was lower than her stern. From that time it was about ten minutes b-fore she sunk, and T began to think th t she would reach xkodate.
Whes our boats were out (we have only twe) we manned them and went tothe assistance of the other ship and saved fifty-
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