Sanshilipu occupied by Japanese, 49; General Fock's blunders at, 55 Schwartz, Captain, succeeds Rachevsky, 280; continues his diary, 283 Scurvy, 271, 317, 319, 320; neglect of preventive measures, 321 Searchlights, Japanese, during siege, 172; Russian withdrawal to Kinchou from, 56 Sebastopol, comparison of Port Arthur with, 113 Selinen, Colonel, deprived of his command, 19 Second line of fortifications, retirement to (January 1), 312; its works, 313 Semenoff, Colonel: conversation with Kondratenko, 111; at the attack on the Green Hills, 113; appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Czar, 181; at last Council of Defence, 304 _Sevastopol_, the, 99, 262; destroyed on surrender of Fortress, 328 Shell, 11-inch, introduction of, 206; some effects of, 230 Shaopingtao, Japanese advance from, 92 Sia-gu-shan Hills, importance of holding, 88, 92; condition of, 139; loss of, 142 Sickness breaks out, 230 Siege, progress of the (last days of August), 179; Raschevsky's diary, 207, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215 Signallers from the hills to be shot, 15 Signal Hill recaptured, 207; final fight at (January 2), 330 Sappers: deficiency of officers and men, 293; ignorance of Stössel and his staff as to the capabilities of, 294, 295; neglected in rewards, 296 Sapper Company, the Kwantun, 293 Skridloff's battery, 113, 119, 120 Smirnoff, Lieutenant-General, 1; is chosen to supersede Stössel, 7; organizes Fortress Gendarmerie, 9; protests against surrender, 18; arrival at Port Arthur (March 17), 23; horrified at the want of preparation, 24; orders Kinchou to be fortified without delay, 28; his energy, 29, 30; is overruled by Stössel, 86; persuades the Council to occupy the outer position, 88; fails to assert his authority over Stössel as Commandant of the Fortress, 137; attempts to retake Ta-ku-shan, 145, 155; drafts reply to proposal of surrender, 159; his coolness and courage during the attack of August 21, 170; his message to Kuropatkin about the district command, 173; his quarters shelled, 208; inspects the mine galleries and fires the camouflet, 217; attacked by Fock in the memorandum of November 3, 227; refused money to pay labourers, 235; speech to Council of Defence (December 8), 267 _et seq._; action on the death of Kondratenko, 277 _et seq._; his message to Kuropatkin as to Stössel's behaviour, 291; at last meeting of Council of Defence, 304; his speech, 307, 308; telegram to Kuropatkin, protesting against surrender, 331; his report of strength of garrison on the day of surrender, 388 Solomonoff's battery at Battle of Kinchou, 68 Sortie of fleet (June 22), 96 Spy, a Japanese, 335 Staff, disorganization of the Fortress, 5 _Steresguschy_, loss of the, 21