The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-24
ENGLISH BATTLEsHIp SUNK.
The Victoria Goes Down With
Over 400 Souls.
xpe Great Ironclad Sunk Ia Naval
Collision or the Coast of Tripoit-she
coilided With q Sister warship and
Sank in Fifteen Minutes Intense ZEE.
element In London.

element In London.
LONDON, June GA most terrible
calamity has befallen the British battle
ship Victoria, the flagship Of the Medi-
terrsnean squadron, and hundreds OF
lives have been lost. The Victoria,
which flew the flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir George Tryon, X. C. B., was run
into off Tripoli, near Cyprus, by the
British battleship Camperdown, also be-
longing to the Mediterranean squadron
aud under the com mand OF Captain
Charles Johnston.
The Victoria had an enormous hole
made In her side, through which the
water poured in torrents. Theimmense
huh 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 oil on board.
Some of the officers and crew man.
aged to get out Of tho suction caused bv
the sinking vessel and were rescued.
Among those lost is Vice.Admiral
TrSon.
The first reports of the disaster stated
thRt about 200 men were drowned, but
.seoA uAopehShoo SuoW tnA1 Tue 1858 OF
life was far greater, not less than 400 OF
the officers and crew of the Victoria
having gone down with their ship.
ThG Victoria WAS twin.ecrew battle
shipof lO,470 tons and $4,000 horse.
power. She was mounted with fifteen
guna.
The Camperdown is also Hrst-olass
twin-screw batiie-ship She is OF 10, GOO
tons and 800 horse power and carries
ten guns.
Admiral Sir George Tryon was con.
mander- chief of the Mediterranean
station. He was made vice-admiral
August 20, 1891.
Rear admiral Albert Ii. Markham. of
the trafalgar, the flag ship of the rear
admiral in the Mediterranean, has tele-
graphed to his admiralty from Tripoli,
Syria, under date of to day, as follows:
II regret to report that while maneu-
vering off Tripoli this evening the Vic
toria and Camperdown collided. Tho
Victoria sank in fifteen minutes in
eighteen fathoms of water. She lies
bottom uppermost. Camperdown's ram
struck forward of the turret on tho
starboard side. Seventyone officers
were downed, 255 men saved. The injury
to-. She Camperdown has not yet been
fully ascertained, but is serious and
will necessitate her going on deck for
repairs. propose to send the sur vivors
The complement of officers and crew
of the Victoria comprised 600 men. A
list OF the officers drowned include, be-
sides Vice Admiral TrYon, Chaplain
Morris, Lieutenant Murry Fleet Paw
master Rickcord, Fleet Engineer Fore
man, Engineer Harding, Assistant
Engineers Deadman, Hatherly and
Sealon; Gunman Howell, Boatswain
barnard, Carpenter Bell; Midshipmen
Fawee, Langon, Henly. Gambler and
Scarlet; Cadet Stokes and Clerks Allen
and Savage.
change was recently made in the
commander attached to the Victoria
Charles l.. Ottley having been detached
and succeeded by Commander b. Fell
come, who was saved, as were also the
captain, Hon. Maurice a. Bourke, and
fifteen other officers.
AS soon as the officers Of the Victoria
saw there was danger of their ship
laundering orders were given to close
the collision bulkheads in order to keen
the water into the compartment into
which the Camperdown had showed the
ram. The sailors tried to obey the or
ders, but the ship was making water too
fast to allow the closing of the bulk.
neaus, and while the men were still
trying to shut them the vessel, with
her immense guns and heavy top ham.
per- turned over and carried them down.
LONDON, Dune 23.-When Queen Vic
toria learned of the disaster to her
naval namesake she ordered the post
ponement OF the state ball that was TO
have taken place at buckingham
palace to night. The prime minister
informed the house of commons OF the
accident and paid glowing tribute to
worth OF Vice Admiral Tryon, who, he
said, was ore Of the ablest and most
esteemed officers in the eervice of her
majesty.
Mr.. Gladstone said that there were
GIL officers. seamen and boys and lO7
marines on board the ship. 1t was
feared OF this total OF IT'S souls 400 had
been lost. In the house OF lords Earl
Spencer, first ord Of the admiralty. re.
ferred to the disaster in terms similar
to those employed by Mr.. Gladstone in
the house of commons. Details of the
accident are meagre and are received in
struggling manner owing to the re.
moteness OF Tripoli.
Baseball To-day
There will be match game of base.
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