The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
ADMIRAL TOGO.

shing had increased, and the Chinese
prevented them from leaving her. Some
time then passed, and at length Togo
signaled GalswOrthy to take one Of his
own boats and come over to the Nan
iva; but the British captain was not
allowed to do so. For four hours Togo
stood off and on, trying to save him
and the ship, but finding there was no
chance of doing this, he at last ordered
the red flag, which announced that he
was about 10 fire, TO be h0isted. A few
moments later a well-directed shot
from the Naniwa struck the engine
room and penetrated the hull of the
Kowshing, which soon afterward filed
and sank. As GalswOrthy and his men
ieaped over the bulwarks of the trans
port into the sea they We're fired on BY
the Chinese. Togo at once sent out
boats and rescued as many as he
could.
In this way Togo began the Chino
japanese war. His countrymen have
never forgotten the part he played in
this episode. Togo" they say. 1T
was Togo who sank the Kowshing-"
And the draw a confident auguTy
from it.
In the course of the war Togo saw
a great deal Of actual fighting, so he is
! a naval man OF no little experience.
He was present at the first battle Of
! Phungdo, at the battle Of Hisyang,
took part in the bombardment Of Tang
chow. and saw the final overthrow and
destruction of the Chinese fleet. Nor
did his ship, the Naniwa, pass entirely
scathless through these Ordeals, though
she received no vital damage. But
ever the fame of Togo Heihachiro
grew: he was known as man Of reso-
luton and resource. most of all as q
hard and determined fighter
After the war he was raised TO the
rank of rear admiral, and promotes
TO the third command ia the japanese
fleet. Prior to his present appointment
has was comfnender-in-chief at Maiz-
uru, a dockyard on the Sea of Japan.
Maizuru Is not one Of the largest yards
l in the igland empire, but il may be-
/ come OF great Importance as a suitable
port from which troops can be dis
/ patched to Korea, owing to its COM
parative nearness to that peninsula
/ His. present rank is that of vice admi-
! raj.
/ All information with respect TO the
i Japanese fleet has been so absolutely
withheld for the past few weeks by the
/ censor that it is not quite certain OF
: which ship Admiral Togo has hoisted
his flag, but It Is understood that the
i Hatsuse is the vessel. The Hatsuse is
I a sister ship OF the Mikasa-that is te
/ say, she IS one Of the largest and most
powerful battleships aAoat, having over
/ 1900 tons displacement.
In person Admiral Togo is a short
/ somewhat stout man, with full black
! beard and mustache. and a distinctly
! japanese appearance. He is not &
4 great talker; indeed, in manner he is
+ somewhat reserved. Above all, ne is
a good, resOlute, determined, very cOu-
/ rageOus sailor. quick and alert Of per-
( ception, but calm and unprecipitate il
action. He knows his fleet Well-knOW;
what il can do to a nicely. He knows
: the spirit and temper Of his men
{ freshly and passionately moved at thi,
time by a consuming fever of patriot
ism. japan confidently expects much
I from him and them, and has no feai
that they viii disappoint her ferven-
] antieipations.