Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-03
Shot Down in The Water.
German Passengers Murdered by
the Japanese.

Shing by which nearly 1000
persons lost their lives:
When the Kow Sling was oyer
hauled by the japanese cruiser
the latter sent boat alongside The
transport with prize crew TO
convey her to Japan. The Japa-
nese boarded tho KOw Shing and
ordered her commander, Captain
Galsworthy, an Englishman, to
proceed to Japan. Captain Gals.
worthy refused to obey this order
and the Japanese withdrew to
report to the commander of their
cruiser. The latter then opened
fire upon the transport, using the
machine guns mounted in the tops
of the Japanese ship, I his fire
was so we'll directed that 1t soon
cleared the Kow Shing's decks.
The cruiser then discharged two
torpedoes at the transport, sinking
her and drowning nearly all OF
about 1000 souls on board. Colonel
Won Hannekin, German, formerly
the Vlceroy's aide-de camp, and a
number OF other foreign officers
we're among those killed by the
fire from the tops Of the CT uiser
before the torpedoes were dl>char.
ged.
The effect OF the explosion of the
tOrpedoes is said to have been
terrific. Gaping holes large enough
to pull boat through we're torn
In the steamers side, and through
these apertures the water poured,
drowning between decks those who
did not leap overheard.
GERMAN PASSENGERS SHOT.
According to the reports receiy-
ed here two German passengers
who we're on their way to Korea,
in order to settle up business aft airs
before the VIII broke ontln earnest
jumped overheard when the trans
port being to sink and succeeded
in swim ming to the Japanese
crusier. But iu spite of their
appeals to be taken on board aud
their announcement that they were
non combatants the two Germans
we're shot by the japanese marines.
A number Of Chinese who swan to
the cruiser shared the same fate.
The japanese absolutely refused
10 give quarter.
The transport sank near ShoplOnt
Island, for which place Captain
GalswOrthy was steering, intend
ing to beach her, under the fire of
the cruiser, when the fatal tor
pedOes were discharged at the
Kow Shing.
A French warship, the Lion,
attracted to the spot by the sound
of the firing, steamed up as the
transport sank and succeeded in
rescuing some of the unfortunate
Chinese soldiers; bat all the
foreigners are reported to have
beer killed on DO lrd the K)w
Shfng while returning the fire OF
the japanese, or else they were
drowned by the sinking OF the
transport.
The japanese are said to have
behaved with an utter disregard
of the laws OF civilized warfare by
refusing to receive OH board the
drowning people who swan to the
cruiser from the sinking trans
port.
CHINESE ARMIES on THE MOVE.
A large C1lnese army has cross
: ed the Northwestern frontier of
Korea and is marching down the
peninsula.
A second army IS being hastily
equipped to follow the first army
nto Korea.
1t is reported that several
Chinese steamers have been cap
tured and a number OF other des.
trOyed at Taxa by Japanese
cruisers. Steamers often wait a
week at Taku before they are able
to cross the bar, and il Is said that
there was quite a fleet OF Chinese
steamships of Taku, when they
we're surprised by the Japanese
warshlps and either captured Ct
sunk.
Torpedoes have now been placed
| in the Shawelshan channel Of the
Yang Use Klang river in order tc
comp / vessels to pass within easy
range of the WOOSung f1rts.
Peklu, July So The following
is the Chinese official version of the
engagement which recently took
place between the Chinese and
Japanese fleets in the Prince Je