As briefly reported in our telegrams, the Japanese cruiser Naniwa stranded at 11 a.m. on June 26, during a dense fog, on the eastern shore of Proton Island situated between Etorofu and Uruppa in Chishima, The Japanese naval authe immediately sent a wireless message to the Japanese torpedo-cruiser Musashi, then in the vicinity of Hokkaido. Two salvage, vessele were also despatched from Yokosuka, As the Naniwa gradually began sinking preparations were made for the crew to take refuge on shore. The crew, it was reported, are all safe. It is surmise ed that the cruiser has become a total wreck.
The stranded vessel is a third-' class cruiser of 3,709 tons, with engines of 7,604 horse power, cap able of steaming 184 knots, She was launched in England on March 18, 1885, The Naniwa when in command of Capt. (now Admiral) Togo was the chip which fired into and sunk the L-C.8. Kowshing when war broke out between China and Japan, in 1894.
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