Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-20
A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT.
Huch BTaT,Fy aud SkIlllul Tactics
on Both Sides.
GREAT LOSS OF LlFE REPORTED.
The Empress Of Japan Provides for
the wounded-war ContFibu.
tions-Li Hung chang.

tions-Li Hung chang.
YOKOHAMA, Sept 3).-Long bcior,
the rejoicing over the capture oil
Phyong. Yang had begun to aublide,
Japan was excited TO fresh enthusiasm
~ the news Of n naval victory Of even
greater significance, IN the northeast.
ern inlet OF the yellow tra. On the
18th Of September Admiral Ito, oom'
msnding the squadron stationed nj the
mouth Of the Taitoug or Daido river,
was notified shat large Chinese flsel
Lad arrived ~ the Balu river, IN
cuargo OF transports conveying rein.
ofeomonts 10 the army on the frontier.
lie sot sAil on tho following mlrniug
With all the niun.oi.WAr that could be
immediately summoned, namely: The
matsushima, flagship; Hashidatu, ilsu-
Aushima, ioahinU, Takacuthu, AkIt.
suushimn, Naniwai, Chiyoln, Fuse,
Akagi aud Hiyci. Accompanying
thetc eleven waa tho Saikio, mtf.
chant steamer, taken in tho national
service isiuos tue war began, Of no
strength anu not Intended Tor heavy
Work IN action. she would not have
luiuei the exp ditinn bul tue desire vi
Niscou & kaDayBma, the naval chief
ui tho stan, who, being on visit OF
Inspection NJ tho north, could not resist
tie temptation 10 witu,tH the ozpsulod
engagement. Between ~ ani /
O'Clock fourteen chinete chips anu
hiA Torpedo boHis we're discovered
little souih OF n hnrbDr called Taiko.
tAn In Japanese pronunciation, and
tust OF lSaiyUto island. The shin. we're
lhr l1ug fuen, flagship; Chen Yuun,
lsAi Yum. King fuun, Ching Yunn.
4 hiu iurn, Ping Yuen, Cuao Yucn,
lang Wei, kwang khh, Vol Yum,
Awnng Plug, anu two others whose
names nre ttili unknown. o. thtse
the iifst two carried Ktupp guns Of
thiTty u,nlimrtrr aud nftoun centlme.
trf. The next Tour carried twenty zone
cuntimeier aud fifteen centimetet
kfupls, anu the next two had twunty
nye-lun Armstrong. Contrary ~
authorizations they tHdvanced uuhesi-
taungly anu commenced nra when
400 meters distant from tue Japhnusr,
Nnu reserved their titst discharge un-
NJ snolnor Thousand meters had been
coveted, the SERIOUS lighting began
teiweuu the vessels At tho Cmueiu
usnt anu thr japanese lot, the nag.
snips on either side leading thu onset.
by uuc O'clock sue contest was general.
BJth liutn maintained their position
steadily Tor over an nOuT, when the
Chinese showed tigus VI wAveriug.
Thee Of their snip' either by accident
Ct utaigu, had iOr some lime been
maize special objects Ut attack, an
though they cOutuuded vigorously to
tue 1851, they we're sunk, one alter
auOihu., this cft w. climbing IN their
figgingb a. each uOtceudtd and rig.
nailed wildly Tor help 10 both theIT
lmlHniOua and Esssilanif. Thee
weru the Lh Nurn, cain
Nuen and ChRo iuen. A.
tuOn ns they were disposed Un
tue foremost japanese sui directed
their aSsaull against tue immense Cor.
man Luilt vessels OF tho nrnu OF the
Chinese column, but Tor "a long time
without effect upon the heavy steel
plating winch protected them. Al
last, however, "A lucky shell struck the
Ting fuen n little above the water,
and seemed 10 tho japanese observers
10 pierce tue amor thrUug and through.
Their belief that this ient had been
achieved was increased when a thick
bUuy VI smoke was soon rising from
thr nighship, aud although no
dlminutiOn Of activity on board was
petceptible, they were convinced that
she had been sut on fire and remained
burning up 10 tho hour OF her hhsty
departure. Whatever her condition,
shr succeeded In iunlcling heavy pun.
ishmunt upon her chief adversary.
The MalsushimH was struck 10y two
l2.inch shells, the iirst OF which upss,
anu battered out VI shape one OF her
large Rune, while tue second exploded
an ammunition box, dealing dreadful
havoc among the crew, anu etarting u
IRE which WIS subuutd only with
great difficulty. In consequences OF
tnese mlshnps, the Maisushima with.
crew from the scene uLd moved 20.
ward the Iaitnng, Admiral Ito trans
forfing his flag 10 the Hashidgtr.
MeRuW nile three other japanese YES.
sells had undergone extremely rough
treatment. The SaikiO, which Vitclunt
Nabayama persisted IN keeping ia the
thioh Of the light, uotwithstanu
ing her obvious uubuiMbillty iof
,uoh duty, los. control OF hog
iudurb anu found herssli IN much
closer proximity than was desirable l.
the fing Nueu ana Chen Yueu. A.
che could not avoid thom, she mnuo
uifecily tor them, misleading them, II
Is SUPPOSED, into the belief that she
was about to ram them. Tho Jupauesu
ure Of the opinion that II was undei
his Illusion that the two huge SHIPS
HparnteI, allowing the Sn,kiO pas-
snRe about iorty fathums wiue through
which 10 escape. lorpedous were dif.
charged at her ms Hhs went by, but
witnnut avail. Tho Hiyd having
been unable ry reason OF nHr slow ese
TO keep pace with the rest Of the fleet,
became conspicuous object 10 the
Chinese, anu was no deluged with
missiles that sho was rot on fire bofor,
Tho afternoon was half over. Her
mail crew was greatly reduced, and