New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-01
PART II.
JULY I, 1893.
THE VICTORIA'S SURVIVORS
THEY ARE TRANSFERRED AT MALTA TO
THE ORION.
ruorsANps OF PEOPLE CHEERED THEM AS
THEY ENTERED PORT ON TIE EDGAR
AND THE PHAEToN-DETMLS OF
THE GREAT DISASTER.


AND THE PHAEToN-DETAII.s OF
TIE GREAT DISASTER.
valetfa. Malta June 30-The British cruisers
t1cor and Phaeton. belonging to the British Medi-
,erronean squadron. arrived here to-day, having
On board the surviving officers and crew OF the
b,tteship Victoria. which was sunk of Tripol
SYRIA. on June -. in collision with the battle
shin Camperdown. 1t was believed that the wee
see would arrive her" to-day, and large crowds
Gathered everywhere alonc the water front await
ing their coming into port Everybody was ex-
cited and eager to learn the full particulars of
tse catastrophe that had resulted in the loss of
ono Of Engand's best war hips and the death of
If her most able and popular naval officers, Vic"
Admiral Sir George Tryon, and hundreds of the
vessels officers and crew
As soon az the two cruisers were reported of
the mort. hundreds Of small boats. converting
relatives and friends of the Survivors and a num-
hor of the relatives of those who had lost their
lives pu1 outside the harbor to meet the warehips
The latter came into port slowly. thus allowing
the small boats TO keep up with them without
much difficulty The survivors crowded along
tho hulwarks OF the cruisers chilling TO their friends
In the small boats. and answering as fully as
POSSIBLE the hundreds Of questions PIT TO them by
tho>, within hailing distance.
Every available craft in the harbor was crowded
and the hastions of the Notifications were black
with people As the warships slowly steamed TO
their Anchorage. cheer upon cheer broke from the
crowds on the shore and they were taken up and
repeated by those the cruisers. Business was
partially suspended in the city, everybody being
intensely anxious TO see the men who had es-
capped, and TO learn from them if possible" the full
particulars of the frghtful disaster. number
81. at
Victoria, land it is known now that ninety Maltese
went doyn with the ship.
As sosn as the Edgar and Phaeton came TO
anchor preparations were made 10 transfer the
survivors to the coast defence ship Orion, which is
stationed here The transfer made.
-Four officers and twenty-one men who arc sick
or who were hurt in the accident were among the
number transferred All the sick and injured
are doing well.
The Edgar brought officers and 40 men and
the Phaeton officers and 127 men, a total of p
officers and 267 men.
The representative here Of the United Press
had talks to-day with several of the survivors
of the disaster and the stories told by them
confirm the report as 10 the collision with the
Camper Town as tclegraphcd from Beyrout by the
agent of the United Press there.
An eyewitness Of the running down OF the
Victoria declares that the cause of the disaster
was the impossbity Of turning sixteen points
when the Ships only six cable lengths
apart. This statement implies that Vicc-Admiral
Tryou, in offering the movement Known as
changing columns at the time he did. was re-
sponsible for tho accident.
An officer who was an eyewitness of the whole
affair. after detailing how the ran Of the Cam
pcrlown had stove an enormous hole in tn"
hull of the Victoria below the waterhne, said
~ that almost Immediately after the collision the
Victoria began to settle by the held. and in four
minutes the vessel TUNED partly over, with her
bows under water The officer added TINT he did
not see single man jump overheard nnt'i
tie order was given for every person TO save
himself MANY Of the men were good sw1m-
mer.. hut they were unable to get at safe
distance from the ship before she turned conf
p,etcly over ard went down They were caught
IN the vortex caused by the tounderng ship and
their strength an1 ability as swimmers availcd
nothing against the suction. which drew them
down While the ship lying on her DEAN
ends the engines Continued 10 work and one OF
the two screws. which completely ont OF
the water. r1ced at very high speed In"
other screw was submerged. and It's revolutions
causod the water on one side OF the ship TO
Ao,x in a strong current toward its rapidly
revolving blades Many of the men who w'r"
ewiynmn NO were caught in this curre"t. ara. de
snitn all their efforts. number of them were
s.rrck by the screw and killed Perfect disci-
plIne prevailed from the time the Victoria was
struck until the order was given to abandon the
ship -. .,o victori,
soii thot T., was below wien tn" COLLISION oc-
cmr,.d When no felt the shock hc stajtd 70
nm IN rho upper deck tn" water began I"
nour INFO tho ship in an enormous voun' IN,
mcliatcy after the collision. Wncn n reach
the upper deck he saw VICE tinira' irion an,
Cantain Maurice Rourk" standIng ~ Their p's,s
Every man on duty was at his station. shortly
after tho sailor got ~ the upper deck tle = up
listcl heavily 10 starboard, and an orr VIZ
a;van fnr every man 70 say" himself Until tha'
ordo, was given no. man left his post. altiou>h
Tho vessel was lying al such an angle 'h"' "
wac necessary for the men :" h"li on ~ SIP,
rorts 70 keen them from sllnG ovcrooH1 ~
tncNy iGc Victoria was do0nc J. hnf every MI, ~,
.."oJ he her until orlcre1 to abandon her Ire
sailor said h. felt him.elf being Or WI dow ny
,h" suction OF tho snISn. vessel ann'%' ~
600, as Inc ir-npcd, but in SOM way h, got on
- thc downfow OF tho water ald was SON
aftcrword picked no by a boat IRON ano'.nI
"ns.al From the time Of tho olision 10 tae
time he was picked mp scarcely iI'c'n Minutes
"ndon Jnrc 3O.-Thc fund bcing colcc'el 3y
.,. TnrI N,vor Of London TO" thu benefit Of the
t,mili,s of those who lost flcr hv's Ia Tie
t1-;,n.,o disaster now arnpnPfs TO E2l .OOo
'C,,n,., lime 3c.-Tbc Dominion Ioverninnnt
la, decided 10 grant $4,000 t. IN" war mo We
t"rj, rolief fumd as i tangible expression o'
Canads's sympathy.
hAtr WAREHOUSE DESTROYED.
,ao, June Goa disastrous fire occurred 10