Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-29
Graphic Account of the Bat
 tie off Yalu.
MOST FURIOUS COURAGE.
Ninety Minutes of Incessant Can nonading-The Best Chinese Ships Injured so They
 Cannot be Repaired
 Before Winter.

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 Tien Tsien says: From Chinese officer:
 with dispatches who have arrived here . and later messages from Port Arthur
 the fUll narrative of the naval battle of
 the Yalu IS obtained.
 Admiral Ting commander of the Chi nese northern squadron was instructed
 by the council of war here to convoy six
 transports and land troops, guns and stores at To Chow, from which bsse China intended to renew operations in
 COrea. The squadron arrived st the en- trance to the Yalu river Moaday morn- ing and GiFem barkation proceeded rap idly, war ships being anchored outside. At II o'clock smoke on the horizon iDdi- cated the approach of large flotIlla. ! The situation was grasped immedi- ately and Admiral Ting gave orders for weighing anchors and the placing ot the ships in hattle array. His position was d difficult one. If he remained near shore his movements would be cramped, and if he steamed out for sea room he ran the risk Of Japaneee boat running in among the tran ports. lie close the | lesser of the two ., ills and formed a fighting line to guard the estuary in sin gle column.
 The Japanese fleet approached at full speed until within range. They then advance in columns, forming into two lines. Nine ironcad cruisers formed the fighting line, while three gunboais and five torpedo boats formed the sec ond line. Firing commenced forthwith The guns on both sides worked unceae- ingly at long range and Lits were Infre- quent. The Japanese crept close and the gunners made better progress. The Ting Yuen was fret to suffer, a shell bursting in her battery. The Japanese directed a powerful fire upon the Chi nese battle ships Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen. For ninety minutes the terrific csnnonade continued. The result was one Japanese cruiser, reported to have been the Saiko, was placed out of action. One Chinese officer declared he saw her sink.
 In the mean time the two big guns on the Chen Yuen were disabled and the other ships ghowed signs of damage. Both fleets were under easy steam. the Japanese manOuvering whll- the Chinese held their original positions. Suddenly two Japanese cruisers sought to bre- tarough tie Chinese iine or the star boa sIie. Three torpedo beats swiftly pursued them. The Chen Yuen and Chang Yuen went at full speed R-etern to avo.d the catastrophe. The boats fired tOrpedoef, but the nets about the Japanese cruisers stopped them.
 In the mean time other guns were brought to bear upon the cruisers, which it Is b-leved to have been tae AkitsushIma and tte Yoshlmi. They were beaten back by the weight of metal in an almost helpless sta e. Chinese officers declare that both sunk. The Chinese had fared little batter for the Ching Yuen had been several times hulled and pierced upon the water line, while the Chen Yuen had stranded while trying to evade the Japanese torpedo boats, all attempts to float her had been frustrated by the fire directed upon her. Finally she burst into flames from shells from the big guns. The Chen Yuen was disabled, but remained in the fighting line, workip2 her smaller and machine guns. Tsin Yuen retired to the second lines and Ting Yuen was in terrible plight. A shell burst through her decks and set fire to her and with the flames bursting from her she slowly settled.
 score of times the Japanese sought to break through the Chinese lines, but to the last the Chinese guns were able to stop them And the Japauese never reached the transports. The Chinese vessels gave way before the attacks and ] while doing so the Yung Wei was stranded stern first. Her fate was similar to that of the Chan Yutn. The Chi Then was nothing more than a waliowing wreck when struck by a tor pedo and she sank with all on board. The scene was now appalling. The guns on several ships on beth sides were disabled and the great ships rolled heavily. Streams of green water pour ing from most of them, showed the steam pumps were working necessarily and testified to the extent of the dam age inflicted. Some of the Chinese ships oo0Oo euCiI ohl AublIloH uuTlng the last hours of the fighting. More than one of the Japanese vessels seemed to be on the point of laundering.
 It was not until dark, however, shat the firing ceased and the battered Jap anese fleet slowly departed in double line formation. Towards morning the remnants of the Chinese fleet with six transports started for Port Arthur, which was safely reached. The dam age to the best Chinese ships is so ex- tensive that it can scarcely be repsired before winter. Officers say both sides showed the most furious courage.