The " Nagasaki Press" of the 14th has the following account of this disaster. adds that iv believes Admiral Togo was not on board at the time, having left Saseho on the 10th for Toki An olticit! report was issued by the Navy Department on Tuesday evening giving brief details of a'serious mishap t the battleship Mikasa, The report so; "On Monday at 0.12 o.m., a fire broke out on bourd the battleship Mikasa when she was near the entrance to Saseho harbour. Every effort was made to subdue the flames and to prevent. them reaching the magazines, In spite of the precautions taken, one of the powder ma-gaziness exploded, causing immense damage to the port side of the vessel. The water rushed into the ship and at 230 a.m, she sank in Saseho harbow Of the crew, 599 are reported killed, wounded, and missing. An investigation is uow bring made-into the cause of the
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