The Archive · 1904

A GRAPHIC. STORY

THE SINKING OF THE "HANYEL"

From tHe "Jaray Gazerre."

As reported, the "Tokio Asahi's"? ill. fated despatch boat Hanyei had on board a torpedo at the time of her sinking by the Russian Squadron, bub it was a spent projective which was picked up by an islander of Tochitao after the recent torpedo tight in Pigeon Bay. The torpedo measured about 18 fect in length and was prerented (for a consideration of $40) by the islanders to the Hanyei's crew, who called at the island on the 25th and had apparently attempted to bring it to Chefoo as a souvenir of me fight. The crew of the Hanyei consisted of twenty-three men of whom ten Japanese and ten Chinese are relieved to have been seized by the Russians. The remaining three had narrow escape and returned to Chefoo on the 29th ult. as already stated in these columns. They are Capt. Toyama, an oilman, and a diver. The "Asihi's" Chefoo correspondent wires their graphic story of the disaster which we condense as follows

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