The morning call., 1894-09-20

fleet to clear for action. This order was
promptly obeyed. In the meantime the
japanese squadron was coming up rapidly.
making direct for the Chinese vessels
The transports had run in toward shore
and hurried preparations were made to
send the troops ashore. Many OF them
were landed before the battle commenced.
The Chun Yuen, one of the most pow
erful vessels in the Chinese navy, fired a
shot at the Japaneoe as soon as the latter
came in range of Ter guns. The fire was
promptly returned, and soon the Chen
Yuen was holly engaged with two large
Japanese cruisers. one of which is said to
have been the Chiyoda.
The other Japanese vessels got into the
positions they desired and the fight then
became general. For six hours the battle
was waged furiously. the deep boom of the
great guns comminglng with the sharp re-
ports OF the rifles. Nearly all the vessels
on both sides were engaged for the whole
six hours.
The splendid cruiser Chih Yuen took a
prominent part in the engagement Her
hrupp and Armstrong guns were well
served. and she poured a hot and we'll
ed fire from her auxiliary batteries.
One of the Japanese vessels discharged a
torpedo at her. The missile sped well
from its tube and struck the Chih Yuen
fairly. When it exploded it was apparent t
that 1t had done great damage, for the
Chih Yuen began almost Immediately
to settle. Her crew, however, stuck to
their guns and delivered some effective
shots before the vessel sank. The belted
cruiser Kang Yuen met similar fate,
being struck with torpedo and sinking
shortly afterward. Many of the crews of
both vessels went down while standing at
saved, and 1t is reported that 600 officers
and men were drowned by the laundering
of the two vessels.
After the Chih Yuen (not Chin Yuep)
and the Kang Yuen had gone down. the
cruisers Yang Wei and Choa Yung ran
aground while maneuvarng for position.
They were helpless and destructive fire
was poured into them from the big guns of
the japanese.
Some of the Japanese warships devoted
themselves for time to the transports
which had not time to get out of range.
1t is believed several of the transports
were sunk, including one from which the
troops had not been landed. 1t is esti-
mated the total Chinese loss in killed and
wounded is 1900. 1t iS reported the Jap
anese loss was 1000 killed and wounded.
Up to the lime of sending the dispatch it
was impossible to learn the name of the
Japanese vessel that the Chinese alIegs
was destroyed in the engagement
The latest advices from Shanghai seem to
establish the fact that it was the Chin
Yuen that was sunk By the Japanese and
not the Chen YueD. as some of the earlier
reports had IL.
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Shanghai stating that the So
called cruiser Tsi-Yuen. which was at
tached to the Chinese Northern squadron.
was one of the vessels attacked by the
Japanese fleet off the mouth of the Yalu
River, but that she was for some reason
not slated in the dispatch sent out of the
action.
The dispatch shows that if Admiral
Ting and Colonel Won Hannekin were
wounded during the engagement their in
juries must have been very slight, for it is
now said they both have resumed their
places aboard the Chinese fleet.
II is added that the Japanese occupied
Ping Yang on Mondav