The next afternoon, at 3 o'clock, saw the Gromoboi and Rossia return. The condition of these vessels was fearful. "As soon as these vessels shackled to the buoys, ambulance lighters were quick-cly towed alongside and the dead "fat board who were not buried at sox, having died on the way coming through Peter the Great Bay. 'THen eight large light-ets full of badly wounded were towed to the jetty, end the'sufferbts wore carried on stretchers to the marine hospital. All these lighters passed the Calchas, and one could'see all the occupants plainly. These masses of sufferers wote. fon ful to seo, "and their mons could be clearly hoard. For days of wards we saw the funeral proves si marching to the cemetery, and solemn hotes of the "Dead March were getting s usual thing at about, 10. o'clock each morning. Other lighters were towed: to the sutiallor hospitals, these "cases" being loss serious. The greater average of these wounded had over the head and ears. Those near the cruisers could see the decks being washed, and-'btreams of blood flowed through the scuppers, reminding one more of a slaughterhouse than mian-of-war.
As to the conilition of these vessels Of the two, the Réssia was the worst damaged; the marks Iapancso was very accurate. namber of holes were under the water-Tine, and it was only through the watertight compartments that these vessels we braga holes on the vessel's quatters edutld be soon, large endagh to drive a horse atid cart through! The funnels bd large holes, and were riddled with smaller ones. Ten big holes were on each of the vessel's. sides.
Muzztes of the guns were broken'off; only two could be "tunsin." The fore lower mast of the Rossis had a huge hole through it. It was wonder the stood at all. The searchlights and sin: quick-firing guns. were all blown off the ting tops; the'after bridges on, both the vessels were blown'to pieces; the charthouses were al¥o blown tostoms.
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