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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA
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almost heeled over at once — then settled under the water. A tremendous rush of water and the partitions were naturally useless. The devil himself couldn't have done anything!” he hysterically exclaimed, and, covering his face with his hands, went on deck.

About 7 p.m. the enemy's torpedo-boats appeared across the course on which our main force was steering, but rapidly drew off as our cruisers opened fire on them.

“Perhaps they've laid mines!” I thought to myself, and turned on my box, trying to make myself more easy.

“The Borodino! Look! the Borodino!” was shouted on all sides.

I raised myself, as quickly as possible on my arm, but where the Borodino had

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