St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-26

ceived, however, was
the names of those who have been
saved. which came to hand at $50
o'clock this morning.
In the meantime an immense crowd
gathered around the admiralty office,
ready to grasp any speck of informa-
ton. In the crowd were many sallow-
faced women and children and young
girls, whose husbands, fathers or sweet
hearts were members of the Inflated
crew. Hundreds Of persons living in
the provinces, who had relatives
or friends ON board the Victoria,
could not wait at home for the re-
ceipt of further details of the dis
aster. AS soon as they heard of the
laundering of the ship they took
trains for London, in the belief that at
the admiralty Office they would soon
learn whether their loved ones had es-
capped or gone down with the ship on
which they served. Many Of those
stood silently throughout the night,
their drawn faces and respondent atti-
tudes showing the great mental strain
they were undergoing. 1t was sad
scene, and one that will not readily
be forgotten by those who wit
messed it. In some cases persons com
posing the crowd argued that their par
ticular relatives or friends must have
escaped drowning, but their tones and
language were such, that it could
readily be inferred that they were hop
ing against hope, and Steeling their
hearts for the worst news that could
come to them.
Through the long hours of the night
the crowd gained in numbers, and when
the list of names of the saved was post
ed today there was a terrible push to-
ward the bulletin board to learn who
had escaped the fate that had SO sud-
denly carried off hundreds of England's
defenders. Those who were in the rear
of the crowd or were too far away to see
the names inscribed on the bulletin
were aided in their search for informa-
ton by StentorIan men who
read aloud the names of the saved.
1t was wonderful to see with
what eagerness and intense pain they
listened. When women found that the
names they were listening for were not
on the list, they cried, and turned and
walked bitterly and despondently away,
while others tainted, and had to be at
were on duty. The only gladness to the
scene was when some of the crowd
heard the name of some hus-
band, father or lover read. In an
Instant the look of despair would
vanish, and be replaced with smile
and frightening of eyes that brought
forth reciprocal smiles from those who
were only attracted to the place through
curiosity. Many of the crowd still
liDger about the admiralty office, wait
ing the possible receipt of further news.
1t is stated this morning that no at
tempt will be made to recover the
bodies OF those who went down in the
Victoria. The vessel lies in $50 feet of
water, and it would be an almost impos-
Slbe task to recover the dead. 1t is
probable that in the course of very
few days number of the bodies will
float out from the hull, and all these
will be watched for and given burial OH
land. Funds are being started in diff
ferent parts of the country to aid
those who have lost their supporters.
Gratifying subscriptions are being made
to these funds, and it is believed that
large sums of money will be raised.
Among the prominent subscribers are
the lord mayor of London and the
queen, who is donating 9100 to aid the
stricken families.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Malta states that
the Victoria was cut in two. Most of
those who lost their lives were drowned
by being drawn under the water by the
suction caused by the sinking ship.
Vice Admiral Sir George Try0n was
picked up shortly after the
laundering of his flagship and
carried on board the battle ship
Edinburgh, one of the feet under his
command, where he died soon after