The surgical & medical history of the naval war between Japan & China : during 1894-95 / translated from the original Japanese report, under the direction of Baron Saneyoshi by S. Suzuki.
- Saneyoshi, Yasuzumi, Baron.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The surgical & medical history of the naval war between Japan & China : during 1894-95 / translated from the original Japanese report, under the direction of Baron Saneyoshi by S. Suzuki. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![5. —At 2.o4 p.uu, a 26 centimetre shell disclun-ged from the Ping Ynen ])erforated, at a poinr, of 6.6 metres above the sea level, the jness-roo!ii on the port side of the middle parf: of the lower deck where the surgeons were stationed, destroying more than hah the medicinal nrticles ; then the shell perforated the torpedo magazine and passing beneath the torpedo discharger, crashed the side plate at the entrance to the engine room. Lastly it struck against the gun- mounting of the 62 centimetres and tore it to pieces (without ex])lod- ing,) damaging stores, oil-tanks, and medicine-chests. Py the scatter- ing of the fragments of the iron plate, the beams above the torpedo-discharger, the rails for the torpedo, a fish-torpedo (a j)art of the body being perforated without explosion), the scullery, lavatory, bath room, a part of the gun-room water-closet, and the surrounding parts of the lower deck were destroyed. At this time, Sid>Lieutenant A. Ide who Avas directing the torpedo was thrown down by the pass- ing force of the shell; he was also injured by a ]>iece of the iron plate, three of the torpedo crew Avere killed by the shell, and four men Avere more or less wounded by the iron and wooden s])linters. 6. —At 2,42 p.nn, a 67 millimetre shell perforated the engineer’s room on the port side of the iniddle ])art of the lower deck, at a. point of 4.5 metres above the sea level, and exploded against the mounting of the 62 centijuetre gun, but no marked damage was sustained. 7. —At 6.10 ]).m., a 47 millimetre shell perforated the torpedo- chamber on the port side of the middle part of the lower deck, and exploded against the shell-mounting under the main mast. At this time, a torpedo man was sevei'ely wounded. <S.—At 6.26 p.m., t.Avo 60.5 centimetre shells simultaneously struck at a point of about 4.5 metres ab(^ve the sea level, Xo. 4 bat- tery of 12 centimetre gun on the port side of the fore part of the loAA^er deck. The one struck the gun obliquely and changed its direction a](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24867652_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
