St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-31
THE JAPS WERE FiENOS.
NO QUfRTE8 GIVEN THE SINKING
OF THE K0W SHUIG.
1900 CHINESE PERSISTED.
The Foreign Nou-Combatants on
Board the Vessel Mercilessiy
Shot Down-Latest Version OF
the Naval Battle in tho Orient
Chinese Claim to Have Dis
abled Japanese GunbOats.


Chinese Claim to Have Dis
abled Japanese Gunboats.
SHANHAI, July S0.-The folio wing is
the latest Chinese version OF the sink
ing of the troop ship Kow Shung, char
tered by China from the China Mer-
chants Trading and Steamship com
pany:
When the Kow Shung was overhauled
by the Japanese cruiser the latter sent
a boat alongside the transport with a
prize crew TO convey her To Japan. The
Japanese boarded the Kow Shung and
ordered her commander, Capt. Gals
worthy, an Englishman, to proceed TO
Japan. The captain refused, 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 III the
tops OF the Japanese war ship. This
fire was SO we'll directed that it soon
cleared the KOw Shung's decks. The
cruiser then discharged two torpedoes
at the transport, sinking her and
DROWNING NEARLY ALL ON BOARD,
about 1900 souls.
Col. Won Hannekep, German. form
erly the viceroy's aide-de-camp, and a
number OF other foreign officers. were
among those killed 10y the fire from the
tops of the cruiser before the torpedoes
were discharged.
The effect of the explosion of the tor
pedoes is said TO have been terrific.
Gaping holes large enough to pull
boat through were torn in the steamers
side. and through these the water
poured, drowning between decks those
who did not leap overheard.
According to the reports received
here. two German passengers, WHO
were on their way to Curea in order to
settle up business affairs before the war
broke out in earnest, jumped overheard
when tie transport began to sink, and
succeeded in swimming to the Japanese
cruiser. But in spite of their appeals
to he taken OH board and their an
nouncement that they were non-com-
battants. the two Germans were shot
by the Japanese marines. A number
of Chinese who swan to the cruiser
shared the same fate. The Japanese
absolutely
REFUSED TO GIVE QUARTER.
NV" transport sank near Shopiont
island, for which place Capt. Gals
worthy was steering, Intending to beach
ner. unuer the fire of the cruiser, when
the fatal torpedoes were discharged at
the Kow Shung.
y rrencn w.r ship, the Lion, steamed
up as the transport sank and succeeded
i i'm rescuing some Of the unfortunate
Chinese soldiers. but all the foreigners
are reported to have been killed on
board the KOw Shung while returning
the fire of the Japanese, or else they
were drowned by the sinking Of the
transport.
me Japanese are said to have be-
haved with an utter disregard for the
laws of civilized warfare, by refusing
u receive on board the drowning peo-
pie who swain to the cruiser from the
sinking transport. A large Chinese
army has crossed the northwestern
frontier of Corea and is marching down
the peninsula. A second army is being
hastily equipped to follow the first into
Corea
No details have been received of the
battle which Is SAID to have taken place
at Asan retween the Chinese and Jap
anese forces.
1t is reported that several Chinese
steamers have been captured and a
number of others destroyed at Taku by
| Japanese cruisers. Steamers often
| wait week at TaKu before they are
| able to cross tine bar, and it is said there
was quite fleet of Chinese steamships
| off Taku when they were surprised by
| the Japanese war ships, and either Cap
| tured or sunk.
| Torpedoes have now been placed in
the Shaweshan channel of the Yang
T<e Kiang river in order to compel YES
sells to pass within easy range OF the
| Woo Sung forts.