text_original: Every attempt of the Russian fleet to escape from the harbour was defeated, and the Japanese tried again and again to sink vessels across the narrow strait. After two vain attempts they were partly success  ful on May 3d. In this last enterprise eight Japa  nese vessels were sunk across the harbour entrance, while their devoted crews went down with them, cheering and firing upon the Russians even as they sank.
text_transcription: EVERY ATTEMPT OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET TO ESCAPE FROM THE HARBOR WAS DEFEATED AND THE JAPANESE TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN TO SINK VESSELS ACROSS THE NARROW STRAIT AFTER TWO VAIN ATTEMPTS THEY WERE PARTLY SUCCESSFUL ON MAY THE THIRD IN THIS LAST ENTERPRISE EIGHT JAPANESE VESSELS WERE SUNK ACROSS THE HARBOR ENTTRANCE WHILE THEIR DEVOTED CREWS WENT DOWN WITH THEM CHEERING AND FIRING UPON THE RUSSIANS EVEN AS THEY SANK
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi ɐtˈɛmpt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən flˈiːt tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌmðə hˈɑːɹbɚ wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd, ænd ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz tɹˈaɪd ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn tə sˈɪŋk vˈɛsəlz əkɹˌɑːs ðə nˈæɹoʊ stɹˈeɪt. ˈæftɚ tˈuː vˈeɪn ɐtˈɛmpts ðeɪ wɜː pˈɑːɹtli səksˈɛs fˈʌl ˌɔn mˈeɪ θɹˈiː dˈiː. ɪn ðɪs lˈæst ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz ˈeɪt dʒˈɑːpə nˈiːz vˈɛsəlz wɜː sˈʌŋk əkɹˌɑːs ðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ˈɛntɹəns, wˌaɪl ðɛɹ dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd kɹˈuːz wɛnt dˈaʊn wɪð ðˌɛm, tʃˈɪɹɪŋ ænd fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈʌʃənz ˈiːvən æz ðeɪ sˈæŋk.