Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-29

Cdl6Iulby lids DtlailSu Vic bIltISu DdU
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 Tryon, X. C. B., was run
into off Tripoi by the British
battieship Camperdown, also be-
longing to the Mediterranean
squadron and under command OF
Capt. Charles tombstone. The Vic
torIa had an enormous hole made in
her side through which the water
poured in great volume. The immense
hull of the vi toria at once began to
settle, and before those on board Of
her could cast loose their small boats
she went to the bottom, carrying
Gown 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 Viee-Admiral
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 bulkheadS
in order to keep the water in the COM
partments into which the Camperdown
had showed her ram. The sailors tried
to obey the order, but the ship was
making water 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
1,,+ LOT l,r,>,+alo, cI,
that the loss of life was far 81 eater,
not less than 400 Of the officers and
crew of the Victoria havinggone down
with their ship.
The Victoria was twin-serew
battleship of 1O,47O tons, and Ia 900
horse power She was armored and
mounted fifteen guns The Camper
down is also a frst-class twin-scDew
battle ship of 10000 tons and IL, 500
horsepower and carried ten guns.
Admiral Sir George Tryon was Conn
mander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean
station. He was made a 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..
INC uctdllS vi Vic dCCIuCub Dbl y
meager and are received in struggling
manner, owing to the remoteness of
Tripoll.
Rear Admiral Albert H. Markham
OF the Trafalgar, the flagship of the
has telegraphed to the Admiralty from
Tripoli, Syria, under date OF to-day,
as follows:
81 regret to report that while ma
neuvering off Tripoli, this afternoon,
the Victoria and Camperdown col
lided. The Victoria sank in fifteen
minutes, in eighteen fathoms of water.
She lies bottom uppermost. Til
Camperdown's ram struck the Victoria
forward of the turret on the star board
side. Twenty-one officers were
drowned. Two hundred and ffty-fve
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. p"
The complement of officers and crew
of the Victoria comprised six hundred
men. The list of officers drowned in
Guided besides Vice Admiral Tryon,
Chaplain Nj Orris, 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. Otuley 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 a forward turret, coated
with is inches of compound armor,
one 10-inch 29-ton gun firing aft, and a
broa dside auxiliary armament of
twelvr 6-inch 5-ton guns. Of artillery
of a smaller nature she carried TWEEN
ty-oue quick-fring and eight machine
guns. Her maximum speed as 1913
knots. She could stow 200 tons of coal
in her bunkers and her radius of action
at 10 knots speed with her full compile
ment of coal was estimated at 1000
knots, Her arnIored belt and bulk
heads consisted of compound armor
from 16 to Is inches IN thickness. She
was built at Elswick.