The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
CHINA'S DEFEAT At SEA.
The Row -Shung'S Commander Refused
TO Surrender.


Better Prepare for Hostilities Com
plications May Ensue With England
if the Kow-Shung Was Flying the
British Flag.
Shanghai, July 3O.-The following is
the latest Chinese version of the sinking
of the ntroop ship Kow- -Shung. When the
kow-Shing was overhauled by the Japan
csc cruiser, the latter sent boat along
side the transport with a prize crew to
convey her to Japan. The japanese
boarded the Row-ShunC and ordered her
commander, Capt, Galsworthy, an En-
glishman, TO proceed to Japan. Capt.
Galsworthy refused to obey the order,
and the Japanese withdrew TO report
TO the commander OF their cruiser.
| Ihe latter then opened fire upon the
| transport, using machine guns mounted
In the tops Of the Japanese ship. This
fire was so well directed that it soon
cleared theSKow-Shung's decks. The
cruiser then discharged two torpedoes at
the transport, sinking her and drowning
nearly all of the about 1000 souls on
| board.
Col Won Hannek, a German, for
merly the viceroy's aide-de-camp, and a
number Of other foreign officers, were
among those killed by the fire from the
| tops of the cruiser before the torpedoes
were discharged.
WHY WAR ISN'T DECLARED.
1t is understood that China will not
! formally declare war until the vessels
! and ammunition which she has ordered
abroad shall have been got safely into
| Chinese ports. The transports Nee Foo
and Too Nan, which the Chinese feared
had been captured. have arrived at Chez
! Foo. Sixty torpedOes We're sent up the
Jiau-Gyin channel Of the Yang -kiang.
| The fOrty-one survivors of the kOw-
| Shung disaster, who were picked up and
landed at Chee Foo by the French gun
| boat Lion, tell story differing in few
! details from previous accounts of the
Kow -Shungs end. When the Japanese
began the attack, they say, the Kow-
! Shung bore away for safety. The Japa-
/ nese warship drove her into bay so
| shallow that the Chinese captain
! hove to rather than run the risk
| of running aground. Several japanese
! officers then came aboard to say that they
had orders to sink the ship and offered to
take off the Chinese officers and crew.
! The Chinese captain declined the offer.
| The japanese repeated IL, but the captain
| persisted in mis- refusal even to consider
! it. The Japanese then left the ship,
which went down but a few moments
after being struck with a torpedo. The
survivors, who are almost exclusively
coolies confirm the report that not an
officer vas saved.
SURVIVORS SHOT
The following additional details Of the
sinking Of the Chinese troop ship Kow-
Shung have been received here: Accord
ing to the reports received here two Ger
man passengers, who were on their way
to Corea, in order to settle up business
affairs before the war broke out
in earnest, jumped overheard when
the transport began TO sink, and succeed
ed in swimming to the japanese cruiser
| But there in spite of their appeals to be
taken on board and their announcement
/ that they were non-combattants,
they were shot by Japanese marines.
A namber of Chinese, who swan to
the cruiser shared the same fate.
The Japanese absolutely refused TO give
! quarter. The transport sank near SnOpi-
ont island for which place Capt. Gals
worthy was steering, intending to beach
her under the tire of the cruiser, when
the fatal torpedo discharged.
FEW RESCUED.
A French warship, the Lion, attracted
| to the shot by the sound OF the firing
steamed up as the transport sank, aud
succeeding IN rescuing some of the
| Chinese soldiers. But all the officers arc
reported to have been killed on board the
Kow-Shung, or drowned when she sank
| The Japanese, according to this report
are said to have behaved with an utter
disregard of the laws of civilized war
fare.
The reports that a large Chinese army
has crossed the northwestern frontier
of Corea and Is marching down the penin-
sular are confirmed. A second army is
hastily equipping TO follow the first.
! No details have beeQ received of the
battle said 70 have taken place at Asan
between the Chinese and japanese.
IL is reported that several Chinese
| steamers have been captured and a num-
Der of others destroyed at Taku by Jap
anese cruisers.
Steamers often wait week at Taku be-
fore they are able TO cross the bar. and ii
/ is said there was feet of Chinese steam
1 ships off the Taku when they we're sur
| prised by the Japanese warships, and
! either captured or sunk.
THE CHINESE STORY OF THE FIGHT.
! Pekin, July 30-The following is the
! Chinese Official version OF the engagement
/ which recently took place between the
| Chinese and japanese fleets THE col
/ lision between japanese and Chinese
/ ships occurred in Prince Jerome Cuff, in
/ the inlet on which Asian is located. The
| japanese attacked the Chinese vessels.
which were escorting the second and
smaller division OF troops dispatched
| from Taku 10 re- enforce the Chinese army
| at Asian.
''The japanese opened fire. The Chinese
were under strict orders not 10 fire unless
they were attacked or in case the landing
of the Chinese troops was opposed. The
result OF the action was that one Japanese
ironclad was disabled by the Chinese bat
tleship Chen Yuen.
'tJ'he KOw ShunR which was sunk by
the Japanese, was chartered transport
flying the British flag No news has been
received here Of the loss Of the Chinese
warship Tsao KianR, said 10 have been
captured by the japanese. The Chinese
and japanese ministers remain at their
posts"
EHGLAsD WAITING FOR NEWS.
London. July 3O.-The absence Of ofi-
ciai news from Great Britains represent
atiyes Ia Pekin and Toxic has caused
much complaint IN the House Of Com
nous. The foreign Office. therefore, tele-
graphed orders this afternoon 20 the
British consuls and the ministers 30
China and Japan that they must send
more comprehensive dispatches aud not
permit the Chinese or japanese officials
~ delay the forwarding Of the same
C@lr H. Mccartney secretary ~ the
Chinese legation, made q .oag cab % the
foreign once today ite siil urges
negotiations for peace
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