The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-26
Other Powers May Interfere.
JAPAN AND CHINA FLEETS MET.
A Naval Combat In Which Both Sides
Suffered Severely,

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SHANGHAI. Sept. 1a-Dispatches from
Corea announce that the frat battle be.
tween modern ships of war has taken place
ON. the Yalu river north Of the Gulf oil
| Cores, and both sides claim victory. The
Chinese squadron, It appears was covering
the landing of large force of troops des-
tined to reinforce the Chinese army oper.
| ating against the Japanese in Corea. Ac.
cordinY to one account the Chinese sue.
ceeded in landing the troops but In the
engagement which followed with the jap
anese fleet the Chen Yuen Of the Chinese
| fleet was sunk, and the Chao Yang and
Yang Wei are reported to have been run
ashore burning. Three japanese ships are
also said to have been lost. Admiral Ting.
commander of the Chinese northern fleet.
and Colonel Won Hanneken, formerly aide
de-camp to Viceroy Ii Hung Chang. are
reported killed In the engagement. Colonel
Won Hanneken Is the German officer who
was on board the transport Kow Shuns
when sunk by the japanese cruiser, with q
loss OF about ], 600 men. Another report
says the japanese prevented the ian.iin e
anese claim . victory. 1t is added, how.
ever. that the japanese lost four warships
and the japanese feet was compelled to re-
treat after having suffered heavy losses of
killed and wounded. Tho Chinese fleet, It
is also said, has returned to Wei Hal Wei
A second report says Admiral Ting and
Colonel Won .Hannsken were not killed. but
severely wounded.
Confirmatory kilograms
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Times from Tien Tsin today says the hos
tile fleets met yesterday at the mouth Of
the Ya!u river. whore the Chinese were dis.
embarking troops. The japanese fleet com.
menced the attack at noon, and the battle
lasted until 5 o. m. The Chinese lost five
ships. The Chen Yeun was sunk, the Kiag
Yuen was burned. and the Chao Yang and
Yang Wei were standed and partly burned.
The Chin Yuen, the Chinese vefsel which
" a. engaged In the fight July ~, escaped
and 10 supposed to be safe. The dispatch to
tho Times also agrees in saying that the Jap.
anese are supposed to have lost three ships.
and it adds that many Chinese were killed
and wounded. among the latter being ADJ
miral Ting; Colonel Won Hannekin and
Captain Tyler. the two latter being volun.
teers. The Times correspondent confirms
the statement that the Chinese were sue
cessiul in landing their troops.
A Terrific Naval Duel.
LONDON. Sept. IA dispatch from
Shanghai. dated 7:45 p. m. today says:
Later dispatches say that ~ Chinese war
ships arrived yesterday at Port Arthur for
repairs. The dispatch says that on Mon
day last the Chinese fleet consisting of IA
war ships. arrived off the mouth of the
Yula river, conveying transports with 5000
troops. II was the intention Of Admiral
Ting to disembark the troops inside the
mouth of the Yula river in order to form
force with which 10 intercept the japanese
advance upon Moukden Manchura, from
which there 10 railroad running to Tien
Tsin.
While engaged In landing the troops, q
heet Of 10 japanese warships. accompanied
by tieet Of torpedo boats. was sighted ap-
preaching. As soon as they were within
range, the japanese attacked the Chinese,
Then followed terrible conflict lasting six
hours. during which the great guns, rapid
firing guns and machine guns and all sorts
OF guns were used with fearful effect on
both sides. Both fleets also used torpedoes
repeatedly and fired at each other continu.
ously from rapid firing guns mounted in
the tops OF the different warships.