The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-21
But The ChlnamsD We're No Match for the
Japanese.
ACCOUNTS OF The naval FIGHT
The Japanese Losses Are Slight While
the Warriors of Ii Hung Ne
Slaughtered Like Sheep-The'W-
kado's Expert Gunners Do Effective
Work Throughout the Engagement
and Display Proficiency in Modern
Warfare-Detais of the Battle.
LONDON, Sspt. 20
LONDON, Sspt. 20.
0PHE Japanese legation here re-
ceived a dispatch from Toxic
this morning stating that the

5PHE Japanese legation here re-
ceived dispatch from Toxic
this morning stating that the
u Japanese feet. ut o'clock in
the afternoon of Sept. 16, met eleven
Chinese warships and six torpedo boats
thirty-five miles northeast of Hai-Yang,
Tao. and that in the ensuing battle four
of the Chinese ships were sunk and one
was burned.
According to the Central News ad-
vices. at noon on Lept. II, instead of
p. m. Sept 16. as stated in the dispatch
to the Japanese legation, nine japanese
warships conveying two armed trans
ports sighted twelve Chinese warships
and six gunboats. The fighting began
by an attack upon three of the Chinese
warships, which were sunk. As the
fighting progressed another Chinese
warship was set on fire and destroyed,
but the remaining eight, only one Of
which was uninjured, together with
the six gunboats, succeeded in getting
away. The Japanese warships Matsu
sbima and Hi Yei were slightly dam
aged and one OF the armed transports
was seriously crippled, but none of the
Japanese warships was lost. The Jap
anese loss was twenty men known
to have been killed and forty-six
wounded.
DETAILS OF THE ENCOUNTER.
The correspondent of the Central
News at Tien Tsin telegraphs further
details of the naval battle off the
mouth of the Yalu river as follows:
The work OF transferring the troops
and stores from the Chinese transports
to the shore was proceeding rapidly
when the Japanese feet was sighted,
Admiral Ting signalled to his feet to
weigh anchor and form in line OF bat
tie. The japanese feet advanced at
full speed while the Chinese columns
were forming in line. until they came
Within range, when the warships
formed in line Of battle, nine of them
in the first column and three gun boats
and five torpedo boats in the second
column. The firing at the outset OF the
engagement was of an Indifferent order,
but the Japanese were gradually creep
ing to the Chinese ships and their gun
ners were improving their aim by prac.
tice.
The Chinese barbette ships Ting
Yuen was the first to suffer any severe
injury, shell bursting in her battery.
A ceaseless cannonade was kept up on
both sides for an hour and half, when
the Japanese ship Saikio was rendered
helpless and according to the assertion
of Chinese officer, sank soon after =
ward. Two of the big guns of the bat
tleship Chen Yuen were disabled but
she continued to use her smaller guns,
DESTRUCTION OF THE CHING YUEN.
The Ching Yuen was several times
pierced by shells. The Chao Yuug ran
ashore while retreating and became a
target for the japanese guns until she
was set ON fire. The Ching Yuen was
in a terrible plight. A shell burst
through her decks and she slowly
foundered. while flames burst from all
parts of her. The Isl Yuen withdrew
from the first in the second column.
The cruiser Yang Wi went ashore
stern foremost and met fate similar
to that of the Chao Yung.
The captain Of the cruiser Ching
Yuen fought bravely when his ship
was little better than wallowing
wreck, until the cruiser was sunk. by q
torpedo and her crew engulfed. The
scene at this point is described as ap-
palling Many guns on both sides
wore disabled. the battered ships
rolled heavily and their steam
pumps were kept constantly at
work to keep them ahoat. During the
last hour OF the battle some of the
Japanese ships threatened to founder.
At dusk the Japanese ships moved
slowly southwark in double line. 1t
seems impossible that the surviving
Chinese ships can be repaired before
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