The mistake made on July 21 by the official Russian telegraphic agency im announcing the death of Admiral Rojestvensky is the talk of all St. Petersburg. The agency now throws! the blame on the German official agency, the Wolff agency, but, however this extraordinary mistake originated, it gave the Admiral's friends " shock. On the strength of this news the German Government telegraphed to its naval attache here telling him to inform the Russian naval authorities that the German Government desired to render fall military honours to the remains, if they were interred in Germany, and the Russian Admiralty went to alor of trouble io making arrangements for the funeral, a it was decided that the body must be brought to Russia. The Naval Minister received an enormous number of telegrams of sympathy; some from foreign admirals, some from ren sky and who also went to great officers who bad served under Rojest-
trouble in getting wrestlis for the faneral. The wife of Admiral Rojestvon sky received sbout one hundred telegrams of condolence and all the naval attaches in St. Petersbarg called at the Naval Staff to make inquiries.
All the newspapers in Russia published the sad news and most of them commented on it. The "Evening" published " portrait of the Admiral and some reminiscences. The " Retch" and the " Slovo" had long articles, wherein they gave an historical sketch of Rojestvensky's career, dwelling particularly on the battle of Tsushims, " The hero of Teushima is dead," said the " Retch" in conclusion, "Can we say the same thing of the system which led to Teushima?" The "Slovo" was released by the Admiral's death from the necessity of concealing say longer the fact, communicated to the editor by Rojestvensky's immediate subordinates, that at the commencement of the famous voyage to Tsushima the Admiral betrayed signs of insanity.
To complete the resemblance to the great Peking Legation "fake," it only remained for a faneral service to be offered up for the "dead" man, and this was done, for s solemn Requiem Mass was said last night at the instance of the sorrowing relatives, who also sent telegrams to Nauheim asking the Russian Consul there to see that no steps were taken with regard to the faneral until the arriv deceased's widow and daughter.
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