Show JAPANESE WARSHIP SUNK struck a mine in pigeon bay day and men went down with th the ship A toldo dispatch under date of october 11 brings the information that the japanese armored gunboat ile yen struck a mine in pigeon bay west of port arthur on tho the night ot of september 18 and sank one hundred find and ninety of her compA complement ement of pien went down with the ship permission was granted by the au all thorit les on the alth to publish the de tails of the disaster two petty officers and two sailors managed pian aeed to reach Ch laopal island froni from which they were readied rescued the hel ilef yen which was engaged lu tu guard duty off pigeon bay was nas missed by the fleet and a search for the veasel was immediately begun the potty petty officers and sailors found 0 on a Ch laopal island reported that at dusk on september 18 a storm came up accompanied by high seas the hel yen you endeavored to return to her base when sho she suddenly truck a floating mine mice which exploded under her starboard side amidships tho the vessel vesse I 1 b began to sink and an attempt was made to lower tho the boats the boats were swamped and the crew jumped into the sea where owing to the heavy combers com bera they were quickly drowned the japanese fleet carefully search cd ed the patrolled locality but failed to find any other survivors |