The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-09-27
MORE DETAILS.
me Naval Engagements Between
Japs and Chinese.
-no Chfng-Tucn Was Several Times
Acrced by SheIis. Took Fire and Slowly
1oundered-The Cruiser Yanc-Wei
went ASHORE and Also Foundered,

LONDON, Sept. sl.-The correspond
ent OF the Central News at TienTsin
'elegraphs further details as follows:
ne work OF transferring the troops
uho stores from the Chinese TRANSPORTS
70 the shore was proceeding rapidly.
"hen the japanese feet was sighted.
Admiral Ting signaled to his feet to
FORM IN line Of battle. In obedience to
Inns ORDER the fleet was formed in a siu-
gie Inc, with the exception of the cruis-
1f h"ang-H -kwang and four torpedo
ooats, which were formed in q sec
ond Ine at the mouth Of the river. The
Japanese fleet advanced at full speed
"f1le the Chinese columns were form
Ing IN line until they came within
range, when the warships formed in
1ine OF cattle, nine of them in the first
column and three gunboats and five
torpedo boats in the second column.
The firing at the outset of the cngage-
n1ent was OF an Indifferent order. but
'ne japanese were creeping gradually
closer to the Chinese ships, and the
gunners were improving by practice.
The Chinese barhette ship Ting-Yuen
was tho first to suffer any serious in
jury A japanese shell bursting in
her battery. A furious cannonade was
kept up for IN hour and half. when
the Japanese ship Sailo was rendered
helpless and, according to the asser-
ton OF Chinese officer. sank soon
afterward. Two OF the big guns of
the battle ship Chcn-Yucn were dis
abled, but she continued to use her
smaller guns. The vessels of both
fleets worked very easily under steam.
md the japanese were constantly
maneuvering, but the Chinese held
their original position.
Suddenly two japanese cruisers. be-
lieved to have been the ASitsushima
and the Yoshino, eEdcavored to break
the line. They were followed BY three
torpedo boats. AS the japanese ships
advanced, at full speed. tho Chinese
ships Chang and Chao-Yung
backed at full speed astcrn to avoid
disaster. The Japanese torpedo boats
fired, but their projectilcs were stop
ped by nets. The guns OF the other
Chinese ships were trained on the two
japanese cruisers, and they retired in
short time almost helpless The Chi
nese declare they were sunk.
The Ching-Yucn was several times
pierced By shells. The CnaoTung ran
ashore while retreat;nC, and became
target for the japanese guns until she
was set on fire The ChingIucn was in
terrible plight A Shell burst
through her decks, and She slowly
foundered, while flames burst from all
parts. The Tsi-Yuen withdrew from
the first into the second column. The
Chinese torpedo boats attempted to
put the japanese on the defensive, but
the Japanese rcmained the aggressors
throughout. although two or three at
temptS to break the Chinese line were
repulsed The cruiser Yang-Wei went
ashore, stern foremost, and met fate
similar to that of the Chao-Yung.
After the first three hours of the en-
gagement the firing was intermittent.
The Japanese war loans, the list OF
which closed September 20, has re-
ceived subscriptions covering three
tines the amount of the loan.