The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-22
ONE OF The GREATEST.
More News of the Late Naval Engage
ment between China and Japan.

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between Japanese and Chinese forces /
have been confrmel Z. Both sides
are vet claiming the victory. The
loss was very heavy on both sides,
the Japanese having three vessels sunk |
during the engagement while the |
Chinese lost two, including the flag |
ship. Chin Yuen, the pride OF the |
Chinese navy. Early dispatches re-
ported the loss OF this boat, but IL was
supposed IL had been COMPOUNDED with |
the Chao Yung. The latter was rammed |
SO hard that she was beached ia order
10 avoid capture by the Japanese.
The Chinese claim they defeated tho
Japanese fleet This claim is not en-
tirely indorsed 10y the correspondent
at Port Arthur. which lies across the
Gulf OF Corea from the scene of the
engagement He says he has seen
some OF the Chinese officers who took
part in the battle, and from what he
cleaned from them il is apparent they
did not believe their fleet had been
victorious.
Some half dozen OF the Japanese
war ships put into Port Arthur after
the fight. All OF them were badly
damaged and were fun Of wounded.
Ii will require considerable time for
the vessels 10 effect the repairs neces-
sary TO make them again serviceable.
The battle was fought on the bay at
the mouth OF the lalu river. The
Chinese troops were the Second
Army corps, composed entirely Of
Hunnese. According 10 the Chinese
version there was no thought 81 SUR
render on either side The ships Of
both nations, IL Is admitted were
terribly damaged. The Japanese had
the advantage 81 the weather berth
! and 50 maneuvered that both the Chr
| nese war-boats and transports had 10
| apht ID out The Chin Nuen, after
fighting her guns 70 the last, was sunk
by torpe6ocs and smaller Chinese
/ vessel, which was unarmed, was blown
up. The steel cruiser Chuo- Gung,
/ II is added, was 50 damaged that
She had 10 be beached 70 escape
capture. The cruiser Yang llei
was also driven ashore and has
become a hopeless wreck. The Chinese
/ claim that three Japanese warships
were sunk, but their names are not
given in these dispatches. The news
Of the naval battle has caused intense
| excitement, and il is believed that II
| the Chinese admit this much the actual
facts must be very serious.
The fight was started by he Jap
anese. who attacked the transports
conveying Chinese troops 10 Corea.
Nothing WAS seen of the enemy until
the mouth Of the Yalu river was
reached. Then neet Of war ships
was reported 20 be Ia sight and bearing
down for the Chinese squadron.
| Signals were hoisted and the Chinese
flagship ordered the transports 20
make with all possible speed for a
place OF safety. Signals were also SCI
for the Chinese fleet TO clear for me-
ton. This order was promptly obeycd.
In the meantime the Japanese squad
ron was coming up rapidly, max
ing directly for the Chinese YES
sells The transports had run
in toward shore and hurried
preparations were made 10 send
the troops ashore. Many of then
were landed before the battle com
menced. The Chin Yuen, one Of th,
most powerful vessels In the Chimes,
navy, fred shot at the Japanese a.
the latter came in range OF her guns
The fire was promptly returned ano
soon the Chin Yuenwas hotly engaged
with two large Japanese cruisers, one
OF which is said TO have been th'
Chiyoda The other Japanese vessels
got into the positions they desired an'
the fight then became general Fo
} six hours the battle was waged fu
riously, the deep boom of the big gun
commingling with the sharp reports O
b the marine rifles, Nearly all the YES
sells on both sides were engaged 70
the whole six hours.
The splendid cruiser Chin Yuen tool
a prominent part i'm the engagement
Her Krupp and Armstrong guns wer
well served and she poured hot AM
Z well-sustained fire from her auNiliar.
battery. One Of the Japanese vessel
discharged torpedo AZ her
: The missile sped wen from It's tub
: and struck the Chin Nncn fairly. Whc
r III exploded il was apparent that ~ ha
: done great damage, for the Chin Nuc
&, began almost Immediately 20 settl,
1 AitE tItAAs LiMNNAlf nAltAtN w WV
, guns aud delivered some eficctiv
|, shots before their vessel sunlo Tn
beltcd cruiser King Yuen met with
similar fate, being struck with TOT
pedo and sinking shortly afterwar-
Is Many of the crews Of both vessels wen
down while sim standing at clos
= quarters. Only few OF those on boar
d were saved, and il Is reported that %
Q officers and men were drowned by III
% laundering ~ these two vessels
u After the Chin Ynen and King Hua
:, had gone down the cruisers Yang W.
G and Chao Yung ran aground whil
T. maneuverinp FOR position. Then the
i were helpless and destructive III
g was poured into them from the bi
p guns of the Japanese. Some of IL
Is japanese warships devoted themsely,
e FOR time 60 the transports which ha
d not time 60 get out Of range.