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Show JAP8 L08E WAR8HIP. Vessel Sinks 8hortly After Striking a Mine, Which Burst Under 8trn. A dispatch from Toklo saya tho Japancso dispatch boat Mlyako was destroyed In Kerr bay by striking a submerged mine. Tho Mlyako was lost while assisting In tho operations of clearing tho Russian mines from Kerr bay, northeast of Tallen Wan bay on which Port Daly Is situated. Admiral Katako, commander of the Third squadron, protecting two flotillas flo-tillas of torpedo boats which had been detailed to complete sweeping the harbor by tho romoval of the mines. Flvo mines wero discovered and exploded ex-ploded and tho work was being suspended sus-pended for tho day when the Mlyako struck an undiscovered mine, which exploded with tremendous force under un-der her stern of the port side, and Inflicted In-flicted Immenso damage to tho hull. Tho Mlyako sunk In twenty-two minutes. min-utes. Two sailors were killed and twonty-flvo men wero wounded. The rest of tho crew wero rescued. |