The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-17

most powerful OF the clans or japan,
but many men from all over the empire
are TO be found in both services. When
Togo entered the navy. however, its
whole personnel was Satsuma.
Admiral Togo received a great part of
his education at the naval college at
Greenwich. where ne went through the
regular courses Of instruction current
some 80 odd years ago. He thus
Understands a good deal Of the history,
training and traditions of the British
navy, and he has brought the know
ledge thus acquired to bear on his own
with excellent effect. Returning to
Japan, he was employed in various
capacities. In 1S94. when war broke
out between China and Japan, he was
in command of the Naniwa, a cruiser of
1850 tons, one of the vessels composing
what was then known as the first flying
squadron of the Japanese navy. Dur
ing the war he greatly distinguished
! himself, earned the reputation of being
a first-class fighting man. 1t was in
connection with the episode Of the sink
ing of the Kowshing that his name first
came into worldwide prominence. AT
the time some adverse criticisms of his
action on that occasion were heard, but
these ded away on fuller knowledge of
| the circumstances. The story reveals
something Of the character Of the man.
so it is worth telling again.
1t was wearing on in the year 1894
Though there had been no actual
declaration of war. it vast evident
enough that Japan and China were
about to fight over Korea. Warships
had been assembled. an large bodies of
troops We're either on the field or were
on the way to the scene of conflict.
TIL Kowshing. a transport vessel flying
the British flag, with British captain
and crew, and carrying some 1900
/ Chinese soldiers for Asan, was met by
Togo in the Naniwa, who signaled to
her by firing two blanks cartridges to
stop, which she did. Thereafter a
Japanese lieutenant went on board the
Kowshfng with peremptory order
from Togo that the transport must pro-
coed no further toward her destination,
but at once accompany the Naniwa to
the main Japanese fleet Cape Gals
worthy of the Kowshing was willing to
obey these orders, but not so minded
were the officers of the Chinese forces
on the vessel; they Immediately raised
a great clamor. and threatened Gals
worthy.
Seeing what was occurring, Togo sent
a boat to bring off Cape Galsworthy,
and his crew; but, meanwhile. the dis
lturbance and confusion on the Kow-
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 Naniwa
but the British captain was not allowed
by the Chinese to do so. For four hours
Togo stood off and on trying to
save him and the ship, but finding
there was no chances of this, he at last
ordered the red flag, which announced
that he was about to fire to be hoisted.
A few moments. laaer a weil-directed
shot from the Naniwa struck the en-
gine-room. and penetrated the hull of
the Kowshing, Which 500 afterward
filled and sank. AS Galsworthy and his
men leaned over the bulwarks of the
transport into the sea, they were fired
on by the Chinese. Togo at once sent
out boats, and rescued as many as he
could a
In. this way Tego began the Chino
Japanese war His countrymen have
never forgotten the part he played In
this episode. Togo they say, ut was
Togo who sank the Kowshing And
they draw confident augury from It.
I'm the course OF the war Togo saw d
great deal Of actual fighting, so he il d
naval man ofn5 little experience. He
was present at the first battle of
Phungdo, at the battle of Haiyang, took
part in the bombardment of Tanchow,
and saw the final overthrow and des-
ltruction at Wei-hai-wei of all that was
LETT Of the Chinese fleet. Nor did his
ship, the Naniwa, pass entirely scathe-
less through these ordeals. though she
received no vital damage. But ever the
fame of Togo Heihaehiro grew; he was
known as a man of resolution and re-
solution and resource, most OF all as d
hard and determined fighter.
Aster the war he was raised to the
rank OF rear admiral, and promoted to
the third command in the Japanese