Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-30


tleship Victoria, flagship of the Medi-
terranean squadron, and hundreds of
lives have been list. The Victoria,
which flew the flag of Vice Admiral
Sir George 1ryon, X. c. B., was run
into off Tripoi by the british
battleship Camperdown, also be-
longing to the Mediterranean
squadron and under command of
Capt. Charles tombstone. The Vic
torla had all enormous hole made in
her side through which the water
poured in great volume The immense
hull of the Victoria at once began to
settle. and before those on board of
her could cast loose their small boats
she went to the bottom, carrying
down with her nearly all on board.
Some of the officers and crew managed
to get out of the suction caused by the
sinking vessel and were rescued.
=, Among those lost is ViceAdmiral
Tryon.
AS soon as the officers of the Vic
toria saw that there was danger of
their ship laundering orders were
given to close the collision bull<h
in order to keep the water in tue COM
partments into which the Camperdown
had 81 owed her ram. The sailors tried
to obey the order. bnt the ship was
making W.. ter too fast to allow of clos
ing the bulkheads, and while the men
were still trying to shut them the YES
sci, with her immense guns and heavy
top hamper turned over and carried
them down.
The first reports of the disaster
stated that about 200 men had been
drowned, but later dispatches show
that the loss of life WAS far greater,
not less than 400 of the officers and
crew of the Victoria having gone down
with their ship.
The Victoria was twin-screw
battleship of 10,4TO tons and 1900
horse She was armored and
,.ounted ntteen' guns The Camper
down is also a first class twin-Screw
battle ship of 10000 tons and Il, SEQ
horse 20 Yer and CARRIED ten guns
Admiral Sir George Tryon was Com
mander-in-Ch of tbs Mediterranean
station He was made Vice Admiral
August 20, 1891.
Among those saved is the Rt Hon.
Lord Richard Clifford, Vice Admiral
Tryon's flag Lieutenant and eldest son
and heir of the Earl of Clanwilliam.
The details Of the accident are
meager and are received in a Struggling
manner, owing to the remoteness of
Tripoll.
kear Admiral Albert Fl. Markham
of the Trafalgar, the flagship of the
Rear Admiral in the Mediuerranean,
has autographed to the Admiralty from
Tripoli, Syria, under date of to-day,
as follows:
Il regret to report that while ma
neuvering off Tripoli, this afternoon,
lided. The Victoria sank in fifteen
minutes, in eighteen fathoms of water.
She lies bottom, uppermos The
Camperdown's ram struck the Victoria
forward of the turret on the star board
side. Tw enty-one officers were
drowned. Two hundred and ffty-five
men were saved. The injury to the
Camperdown has not yet been fully as
eertained, but it is serious, and will
necesitate her going ON dock for re-
pairs. / propose to send the survivors
to Malta"
The complement Of officers and crew
of the Victoria comprised six hundred
men. The list of officers drowned in
cluded besides Vice. Admiral Tryon,
Chaplain Morris, Lieut.. Munro, Fleet
Paymaster Rickord, Fleet Engineer
Foreman, Engineer Harding, Assist
ant Engineers, Deadman, Hatherly
and Seaton, Gunner Howell, Boat
swain Barnard, Carpenter Beall, Mid
shipmen Inglis, Grieva, Fawks, Hen
ley, Gambler and Scarlet, Cadet
Stocks and Clerks Allen and Savage.
A change had been recently made in
the Commander attached to the Vic
toria, Charles L. Ottley having been
detached and succeeded by Commander
Fellicome, who was saved, as were
also Captain the Hon. Maurice A.
Bourke and fifteen other Off GERS.
The Victoria was single turret
ship, carrying two 11O-ton guns,
mounted in forward turret, coated
with IS inches of compound armor,
one 1O-inch 29-ton gun firing aft, and a
broadside auxiliary armament of
twelvr 6-inch 5-ton guns. OF artillery
of smaller nature she carried TWEEN
ty-one quick-fring and eight machine
guns. Her maximum speed was 1915
knots. She could stow ! 200 tons of coal
in her bunkers and her radius of action
at ~ knots speed with her full compile
ment Of coal was estimated at 1000
knots, Her armored belt and bulk
heads consisted of compound armor
from 16 to Is inches IN thickness She
was built at Elswick.