The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-25
TO SLEEP UNDER THE SEA.
No Effort to Be Made to Raise the
Bodies from the Victoria.


Those Which Rise to the Surface of
Their Own Accord Will Be Given
Burial on Land-Secretary Gresham
Expresses the Condolences of the
United States.
London, June 24.-It is stated that no
attempt will be made to recover the bod
les of those who went down in the Victo-
ria. The vessel lies in $50 feet of water
and 1t would be almost impossible to re-
cover the dead, 1t is probable that in the
course of few days number of bodies
Will float out from the hull, and all these
will be watched for and given burial on
land.
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
1t would be hard to describe the feelings
that prevail everywhere in the kingdom
in regard to the calamity that has befallen
the country through the loss of the bat
tle-ship Victoria off Tripoli, and the
drowning of so many of her officers and
crew The lack of details, caused by the
remoteness of the scene of the disaster,
allows of no expression of definite opinion,
and full reports of the accident are eager
ly awaited. 1t is not believed that full
story can be obtained until the arrival at
Malta of the Camperdown, which ran into
the Victoria, or some other vessel belong
Ing to the British Mediterranean squad
ron, conveying survivors from the Vic
toria
A special staff of officials was kept on
duty all night at the admiralty Office at
Whitehall for the purpose of receiving
any official dispatches that might arrive.
The only information received, however,
was the names of those who had been
saved, and that only came to hand this
morning at $3.50 O'Clock In the mean
time, an immense crowd gathered about
the admiralty office, eager to grasp any
scrap of information. Through the long
hours of the night the crowd gained
fresh accessions, and when the list of
the saved was posted this. morning stem
torian-voiced men read aloud the names
of the saved, bringing gladness to some
in the throng and sorrow to many more.
FUNDS FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Funds are being started in different
parts of the country to aid those who
have lost their supporters. The queen
has subscribed e10O to the lord mayors
fund.
A dispatch to the Exchange telegraph
company from Malta states that the Vic
toria was cut in two aft of the barbette
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 Tryon was
picked up shortly after the laundering of
his flagship and carried on board the
battleship Edinburgh, where he died
shortly afterwards.
The dispatch vessel, Surprise, Com
mander B. F. Tillard, is expected to ar
rive at Malta tomorrow. She will con-
vey to Malta the body of Rear Admiral
Tryon. The remainder of the fleet is due
to arrive at Malta Monday. Rear Ad-
miral Markham telegraphs that the dam
age done the Camperdown is much less
than was expected.
MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY
Washington, June 24.-This morning
the following cablegram was sent to the
United States Ambassador in London;
'Bayard, Ambassador, London. Convey
to Her Majesty an expression of the heart
felt sorrow of the president and people of
the United States by reason Of the appall-
ing catastrophe to the Victoria GRESHAM