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
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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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    I HK KATTI.E OF YALfT. st!irl)o:ird Indder,the booms for the torpedo-net,and the torpedo-net itself. o.—At a time not ascertained, a 47 m.m. steel shell passed thron<^h the rig'ht side of a tire casing, at :i point 7.5 metres aibove the sea level, and sinaply fell down upon the boiler without e.'C[)loding. No c;asu;ilty. ().—At a time not ascertained, n 47 m.Tii. steel shell perfonited the ii’on cover of the funnel laangiiag on the right side of tlie tire casing, but, as it lodged without ex[)loding, it caused no injury. 7. —At ai time not aiscertaiined, aa 57 m.m. steel shell sto])ped in ai Inunmock, perforating beneath the st;arbo:ard hammock netting on the upper deck under the bridge, at a ])oint (1.7 metres above sea level. 8. —At a time not ascert.ained, :a 57 m.m. steel shell cut otf the chains of tiae midships stockiide of the starboard side aat a [aoint 6.1 metres aabove the sea level. It also destroyed aa pirariiice :and dingy, :and stopped iit the lowei' jaortioia of the door, leading to the officer’s galley without explosion. No case of killed or injured. 9. —At a time not aascerlained; :a 57 m.m. shell penetnated the starboard midshi[), at :a point 7.58 laietres aabove the sea level, and paassing lha-ough a whaler and a, barge, fell into the sea without ex[)losion. 10. —At a time not ascertained, a. H7 m.m. steel shell, at :a point of 6.7 meta-es aabove sea level, exploded agaiinst the lower portion of ;an aiwniiag stanchion outside the staarboard hamiaiock netting on the ui)I)cr deck below tlie bridge; the pieces of the slaell fell into the water without caaasing :any casiaalty. 11. — At a tiiaae not .ascertained, a 47 m.tai. steel shell c:ame fa’om the st.arboard side aaiad fell into the water on the ]>ort side jaerforating the naiddle of the flaLf lioisted on the mainfnitf. Besides the above anentioned, a man who was serving with the