The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-07-01
POINTED FOR SHORE.
The Victoria Goes to Bottom While Seek.
ing Safety.

the following special from Tripoli, SYRIA
describing in detail the sinking of the
British ship Victoria:
About 8 o'clock last Thursday afternoon the
English feet came in sight of Fl Nina the port
and town of Tripoli. II coming from the
northeast and making directly for the harbOr.
The i've big iron -Cads-Nictoria, CampcrdoWn,
Edinburgh Nile and Sans Parei-wcre drawn
up IN full front. The Victoria was in the center,
the famperdown WAS on her LETT and the Edn-
burgh on her right When they were within five
miles of shore Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon
signaled to turn and form in douhl" line. This
meant that [ g Victoria and CampeI down were
to go ahead a llttlc and describe Il turn-the Vic
tora turning 10 the left and the Camperdown turn
ing TO the right-then they would advance side
by side in the direction from which they had
come, the Others would swing into double col
umn order and advance two by two behind the
leaders When the order was given the distance
between the ships was less than two cables
length The execution of the order was easy
enough for ships further away from center, but
extremely difficult for the Victoria and the
tampcrdOwn. In turning their bows would
pass within few fathoms of each other even if
the movement were executed with the greatest
precision.
Whether because Admiral Markham Of the
CampeTdown could not believe this movement
was to be tried when the ships were SO close to-
gether, or because he thought Admired Trvon
had misCalculated the distance he did not set
about executing Admiral Tryon's order hut
ssnaled that he did not understand it. The
Victoria and the other vessels had not hc>itatCd
nc NlCtVila heSah 70 TURN AT once, ana she stlI
heid To the signal The tHmpcrdOWn no longer
heSltated but also began TO turn. The brief de-
Iay' however had bctl iatai. The Victoria had
nearly turned, and the Camperdown, swinging
"iPntIh' PntI npLt ,iY" u upon her;
r. r n"ti @ @aulIiIItis a. were quick 10 act Admiral
1TYon swung the Victoria so as to receive at the
smallest angle the blow which both officers saw
@ WAS me ltahle ana Admiral Markham did the
same fDr the tamperdoWn, besides reversing
per screws ne etWelye-foot ram Of the Camper
t oM.', ~ utk lhe nun oi me Victoria JuSt IN
~; htl arl rlnorta hHIkhta4 and plunged INTO
uc INN PldicS OF bcr StaTboaTd side. The
afmor cnd at the bHkhcad and the forward
pafl OF me Victoria above the water line was
mere mere cardn9ard TO the great iron wedge. There
~, nas a siIaSHlHE OF WOOD ana iron plates. and
we lai ht,l eight 1eet OF the bow OF the Camper
TI T4"h craShcd twenty feet into the Victoria
nt inlTruoNh was haitcd by the heavy
as aIIanl ~ the victoria; ana as her screws were
reversed, she at once began to back away. As
an an The other vessels were moving to get into
ho..lIc ! iiiIc othlhd the Two leaders they were
rearing down upon the cnlangled ships, and
tataSlio ioiie liiIolAlhg ali the lroncladS WAS
lil!nlitlI 'hiE the cooIISSS and prompt action
81 9 lhe other commanders prevented general
olSaSteI.
The Eictoria'S bow was now nniufoJ fi,Il
towards the shore II seems thar ta,nir,I rr,o,,
did not realize the extent Of tho damara Tho
Victoria. Asno accident of exartIy mo Eind lae
happened before, he could not know what the
effect of the hole in the commitment ,yas to ba
No doubt he ii ought that the cOp2rartr1nrt ,,os
damaged and the others W0pId tpnD his sbi,,
afoat 50 " hen he other shin. sj,,,,f III ,- y
boats he replied that he did not med tbe,n o,'I
the Victoria began To forge straight for fhr sbore
under, full steam. 1t is one Of tbr mis- ~ tbo
British navy that if shin is i'm danonr ~ .iTl.
ing and shore is not far away >hn n7ust 10 c0t
into shallow water 50 that if She goo, down bo
may be raised again 50 Admiral rr,nn n.os
making foI the shore ana was widrninG M. ,IisS
tance between the Victori;l and ntErr sTit,s
When the Camperdown's ram struc, rhr Vic
tOria, Admiral Tvr0n tho nayirafIng onicor ~
signal' off ,.rrS aud t,a No., - IL, W.
unon the bride citbcr ~ f,,lI IL "ig' NGIe
chart house Most Of tbn Grow. 80 ~ ~ 4, ~ ~
"niu dtck IuuIIfl- asaos.,, = = 80 ~ - t,}di
under the blazing sum with the crash they
rushed INTO the battery and as far atlas possible
nul Wfeh tHc Two NesSciS separated all returned
70 thSf piaetS' blSctPlhe was perfect. The adj
mira % ana oIhcelH remained slcadtast upon the
bila2e: sctIhG aii example 20 good was The
DiSCi llihe t.al ihhFc minutes after the blow
HiNilE sun A'n h'eh Drought on deck and
ilSel Nas Stl,ihA ~" II 10 "hrE al! order 70 20
otIgN ahi hii ON ne extent oi he damage
ne HBFlG ll& ana getting under full head
way hau tahti SOM iittIe uInc. AhoHt ten
minutes altSi tic bio" the lct"}ia, having got
solhcIhlh8 Ike Two hlieS nearer shore, all at
once lcanrd AVA! over 10 StaThnaTd and with
great ron ana plunge bhTlcd htr bow beneath
the cam Shrlace "t the sea. II was almost in
Stantaheons mere was only chance for few
via cries and tHc Victoria was half submerged :,
bow foremost with her swiftly revolving screws
wh1rilng clear OF the water, high in the air
Those on deck were plunged Immediately into
the water ! he men forward and below had no
Time TO rush 10 the deck but found Themselves