Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-02

The Stalking OF ~" KoW shuuT "a.
Gold by - "rimes" correspondent.

roid nv - "Times' Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. The Tmcs has
received tne following account VI tue
sinking OF the Chinese TRANSPORT Kow
5hung from The Foo. ChigM
On July 70 h the japanese admiral
on the cruiser Matsusninn Kan, with
two other men-ji.war ia his uommAnd,
sighted the Kow Shung, when was
carrying 1000 Chinese troops Tor Cores,
IN Coreau waters. lie sisnalcd the
how Shung 10 "stOp where you are OF
take tbs consequences.
The transport, which was flying the
British ensigu, promptly came to an.
Choir The CniucSe mar.0tWAr
steamed away. The kow shuns,s
captain, trusting 10 the protection Of
tue BnusI dag refused 10 slip her an.
ohof anu run.
Inc Japanese cruiser Naniwa Kan
steamed up near the kow 5hung anu
svnt party 10 ner vita instructions to
make stfict scrutiny Of tue ships
pagers. Alter this had been done, me
pcfomptOrily ordered the kow shung's
captain 10 follow with nis vessel
Great eNuitcment nj once arose
among the Chinese tr0oIs. Iney told
tue English UiliCefB OF tno hhip they
would not surrender. They saiui 1--WE
refuse TO become prisoners. We wound
sooner die here. II you move the snip
except 10 return 10 China we viii ALI
yOU.n
Toe officers Of the Kow shunr dig.
nalud H. ths NaniwR kan requesting
that another boat bu sent with On Cill.
cef.
When the boat arrived Colonel Won
Hhnboky explained tho situation TO
the Jspsuo,v officer. lie told MIN the
how hhuug haJ left China IN time
VI pcuc, tuat thrfo had bton no dtclaf. |
alton VI whf; that the vessel was a |
Bliith ship sailri uuuvr n British flag.
IA. then urged the impossibiltty 0f |
executing tie uruer ~ the Naniwa |
Kan, anu claimed that the flag shUull |
be respected aud thuship escorted back |
10 tue Chiucsv coast.
The boarding parry returned 90 the |
Nhniwa, aud n little later the kow
5hung was tignallvd by the cruiser,
70 AZ tie ship ~ sOou ~ possible. Tue /
kow shung replied that II was impaa.i.
Die 10 quit ship. Tue Naniwa tnefe.
upon HeW ma answering pennani,
steamed up quickly and liued up bruau.
side oDi nj n distance VI 200 meters
from The hoN Snung, aud Immediate.
" discharged = torpedo Ut hrf, follow.
lng THIS with two ofOadsidtH with oil
her guns, completing two Of twenty.
hvo tons aud Tour ui ten tons. Inu
excitement aboard the kOw Shung wa,
awful,
rus troops had teEun fitting una
number OF email mountain guns when
the NHuiwa threw the tori odo. Tue
missile struck a coal bunker and burst.
cd one OF tue boilers, the explosion
being terrible but not sufficient 10 sink
tue vessel. Iho Chinese lfOops ffed
on the NRniwA win Tiflep anu small
guns, ana exhibited the greatest bTAv.
Bry.
The Naniwa Continued 10 hfe her
len tonues AMI soon had the kOw
5hung Ia badly disabled condition.
Many OF thu Chinese sOldirfs jumped
lvetboHrd, and ON these tue Naniwa
-ainei bullets from her deadly ms
shine guns. The kow 5hung gTAdu.
'lly began TO Hlnk, aud after nftten
ihchafgtA from the cruisers big guns, ,
'hu went down In eight iathOms Of !
water, The troops who remained
hoard kept up their IRE 10 tho very
ast, some Of their shots being aimed vi I
heir own people who were swimming Z
'wuy, they being determined all
hould die together. Tho vessel sank I
tern nrsi, Tying the red ensign Of tue {
jhlnuse. I
One heavily armed boat was lowered
rom the Nanlwa, and from this
Ire was directed upon the troops, still
n the water. There was no attempt 10
ave life. II was evident that no v
nariet was 10 DO given, All were to .
- mastered. !
Colonel Hanneky had n miraculous 4
tcapr, aud arrived at Chemulpo In Il
,orean nshing boat on July .sth. He c
as sworn 10 an affidavit buiore the d
british contul In regard to the evidence o
bove narrltej. The Chinese troops, Il
o says, uied lighting 10 the last. b