The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-24
A SHROUD Tn THE OCEAN WAVE!

ball to have taken place at Buckingham
palace tonight.
Gladstone was greatly shocked when
informed of the fact. He informed the
house OF commons of the accident, and
paid a most glowing tribute to the worth
worth of Vice Admiral Tryon, VINO,
he said, was one OF the hlghest,
ablest and most esteemed officers IN
the service. Gladstone said there were
GIL officers, seamen and boys, and lU7
marines on board. 1t was feared that OF
this total of 718 souls, 4S0 had been lost.
He was sure the deepest sympathy OF the
house would be felt for the brave men
who found an early grave in the service
of their country, and that would be ex-
tended to their relatives and friends.
Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton.
formerly first lord of the admiralty, en-
dorsed everything Gladstone had said
and expressed the deepest regret for the
calamity that had befallen the country IN
the loss of SO many brave officers and
men.
Details of the disaster are meager and
struggling, owing to the remoteness OF
the spot where the collision took place.
The duke of Edin burgh received a dis
patch from Emperor William expressing
his deepest sympathy and saying that all
vessels in the German navy have their
! flags at half mast.
A court circular issued this evening
says the queen received the news with the
deepest grief and that her heart oleeds
for the many homes plunged in mourn
ing. The queen will publish tomorrow
a special letter of coincidence with the
families afflicted by the disaster.
A dispatch received at O'Clock this,
Saturday, morning from Beyroot says
The collision occurred at O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon about seven miles from
Tripoli. The vessels were almost at right
angles when the Victoria was struck.
Those on the Victoria deck at the mo
ment of the collision scrambled away ant
were rescued by boats from the Camper
don and several other vessels. The mer
below had DO time to reach the deck a
the sudden heeling of the Victoria caused
her to begin to fill Immediately and NJ
escape was possible. She went down in s
fathoms of water.
1t is difficult to obtain the names OF tn
rescued as they are aboard several vessel
and so far all efforts have been devoted t.
recovering the bodies. Shortly after TIL
collision five bodies were taken from tn
water, one of them the body of the chic
paymaster. They We're buried last even
ing with military honors at Trlpol1.
The Camperdown was severely dam
aged forward in the collision. Temporary
! repairs will be made and she will the
, start for home. 1t is said here that sew
eral times the Victoria has shown sign
of weakness in her steering gear. On
theory is that on account of this weak
! ness she became unmanageable and coul
not be got out of the Camperdown's way
In discussing the disaster this evenin
: Lord Brassey, for some time secretary {
the admiralty, said the sinking of tn
: Victoria supplied strong argumer
: against building more big men-of-wal
? 1t was evident, he said, that the Victc
. ria's armor afforded her no protectio
. from the Camperdown's ram. While ne
convinced that smaller vessels were safe
! than large ones, he thought it wiser I
distribute the country's naval strengt
= among less pretentious men of-war rattle
! than among q few monster battle ships.