The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-22
.IT'SASURE ENOUGH war
JAPAN LOST VERY HEAVILY
Some Of the 0lggest and Best War
Shlpo In Asietio Watore
Sent 70 the Bottom Of
the Sea.

account Of The naval battls OF Yalu %
obtainable.
Admiral Ting. commanding the Chi.
nsss northern squadron, was instructed b.
the council Of war here to ce0vsy elk
transports and to Land troops, guns and
stores at 70 Chow, from which plaes
China intended to renew operations In
Corsa. The battle ships Ting Yusu, Chen
Yusn, King Yuen, Ping. Yusn, u Yuen
and Tsi Yuen and cruisers Chi Yuen,
Ching Yusn, Chao Yusn. Yang We,
Kwans Kai and Wang Tin, together with
four torpedo boats escorted the trans
ports. They arrived tths entrance TO
Yalu river Monday mornine and dissmr
bArkation proceeded rapidly. transports
stsaming into the river while the war
ships were anchored outside.
THE FLEET APPHoACuES.
Al II o'elock smoke on the hosisoo indt
Gated the approach Of . large Aotills. The
situation was graspsd Immediately and
the admiral gave orders for the weighing
Of anchors and the placing Of the ships In
battle array. He formed . flshtins line TO
guard the estuary In single column In the
following order from poet 10 stasboard:
Yang We, Chi Yuen, Tsl Yusu, King
Yusn. Ting Yusn, "a Yusn. Chin Yusu.
Ping Yusn, Ching Yusn and Chao Yusu.
A. . second fighting line, and to meet any
japanese ship which might succssd In
forcing the fighting line, The Kwang Kai
and Wang Tin, With four torpedo boats.
were stationed at the mouth oe the river.
FIRING CoMMENcED.
The Japansss feet approached % full
spsed until within range. Then they I'd.
vaneed In columns, foemlne into two
lines. Nine irouclad esuisses fossned .
fighting line, while three sunboats and
flvs torpedo boats formed . second line.
The firing commenced.
SURE ENOUGH YrGHrrNo.
The guns on both sides we're worked nm.
eeasinely ct long range and hits were In.
frequent. The japanese crspt close and
the gunnsrs made better progress. The
Ting Yusn was the first to sufRer, Q she'll
bursting In her battery. From the outset
tho Japansss directed . powerful 6rs
upon the Chinese batslsships Chin Yusn
and Tins Yusn. For 90 minutes Q terrible
cannonads continued. The result was
that one Japanese cruiser 10 rspostsd to
have been sunk. TIE Satko Was placed
out Of action. One Chinese ofncsr de.
clared hs saw her sink.
In the meantime the two Zig guns on
the Chen Yuen were disabled and the
other ships showed signs OF damage.
Both Aests were under easy steam. the
japanese mansuvsrins. while the Chinese
hsh their original positions.
Suddenly two Of the Japanese cruisers
sought 10 break through tho Chinese line
on the stasboard side. Thsss tospsdo
boats swiftly pursued them. The Chin
Yusn and Chang Yusn went at full speed
asteru to avoid . eatastrophe. The boats
fred their tespsdoss. but the nets about
the Japanese cruisers stopped them. In
the meantlme other guns were brought "a
bear upon the cruisers, which are be.
lioved to have been the Akitsushima and
The Yoshimo. Thsy we're beatsn back BY
The weight Of metal In an almost helpless
stats. The Chinese ofllcers declare both
snnk.
AWFUL SCENES.
The Chinese hsd farsd little better, fos
the Ching Yuen had besn several times
hullsd and piercsd upon the water line
while the Chen Yuen had stranded whila
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Of timcs The Japaness soueht "a brssI
throa,sh ths Chinese linz hut untII ths is.,
The Chinsse suns ver, Ale to stop then
and the Japsness never reached the franz
ports.
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The Chinese vessels gave way befoF'
the attacks and while doing % the YAM
Wei stranded stern first. Her fate VA
similar to that OF the Chan Yuen. Th,
Chi Yueu was nothing more than wal
when she was struck by torpedo and eh'