The evening world., 1893-06-26

| A moment more and new peril more hor-
rlblc descended upon them. The great en-
gne deep In the heart OF the hull and in
closed In water-tigbt compartments was
still throbbing ut fun speed and the great
steel phlanges OF the twin.screws were
whlrlng round up In the air.
/, As the vessel sank these screws came
nearer and nearer to the water and descened
into the midst OF struggling human beings.
The vessel sank slowly and when the
screws were low enough to begin to whigl In
the water again the suction had increased
until there was a deepening vortex like a
maelstron.
| SCENE or DEEPEST HORROR.
| AT the bottom OF this maelstrom the screws
were revolving like circular knives The
poor creatures battled In vain against the
suction. they were drawn down and thrown
| against the swift blades.
Then came scens which made the oflicers
On the decks of the other warships OF the
fleet turn away, sick with horror. screams
and shrlcks arose, and In the white foam ap.
pearcd Redeemed arms and legs and wrcnched
and torn bodies. iIcadless trunks were tossed
out OF the vortex to linger a moment on the
surface and sink out OF sight.
All within reach of that vortex lost their
presence of mind. Men who knew hoN to
swim ceased swimming and fought with the
waters. Men clutched each other In frenzy
ana struck each other on.
The deep cone OF whiring water with the
swift knives Chopring human bodies at the
bottom OF 1t, was horror 10 dauut the
| braycst.
one man who escaped says that he saw In
this great vortex at least nifty Of his fellows
hghting with each other and with inevitable
death. In moment or 80 the knives disap-
pcared and the vortex began to close up.
THEN THE BOILERS EXPLODED.
The ship was beneath the surface Just as
the whrl was Swallowed almost TO the sur
face. Then there was a mufiied sound OF
thunder. the waters were tossed up and a
steam burst from them.
Again the shI ieks and screams burst from
the swimmers. Tho boilers had exploded,
the sea hau rushed into the furnaces, and the
swimmers were beating waves OF scaldlng
water.
. Thus In less than ten minutes. death In
three awful forms attacked the officers and
crew Uf tho Nictoria-death by drowning,
death by the Enife-iike screws and death by
scalding water.
| uEIP WAS SPEEDY
With the first Under plunge OF the Victoria
Gil the boats were called away from all the
other ships, aud came straining over the calm
sea to save the strugylers.
These boats were soon picking mp tn Sc
fortunate ones who had got out OF reach OF
the terrible vortex. 50 long as the vortex
was there the boats dared not venture near,
but they did llft from the scalf!ng water
several rretched sailors, who were horribly
burned 1t Is thought that more than hall
u those drowned got out OF the ship, but
were caught in the vortex or scalted TO death
by the boiling water.
TRYoN STUCK TO HIS SHIP.
Admiral Tryon stuck on the bri lge anu
refused to leave II. Just before the Wet ora
made her underplunge he saw wat was
about to happen and issued an order for each
man TO save himself, but the order never gOv
beyond the bridge, for ruin ucsccllcl
straightway.
Tho diver whom he had ordered below u
look into damage was stili on deck and
dressed for his descent except his helmet
He would have been dragged TO bclton by his
heavy ead-solcd shoes had 1t not teen for a
seaman who stopped 10 cut htm loose IRON his
heavy clothes. rhe diver was saved, but the
man VINO cut him Tee was drowned.
MANY ACTS or uERoIsX.
There were many acts OF herosm, self
forgetluuess and daring.
The peril OF those IN the water was In.
creased by the tact that the sea Aercnpguts
Is iIie- cI with sharks.
II /. lAs duty VI tie mar.lcs when COLT
son occurs to Immediately 60 below and
close all The water-llgLI Compartments.
Nhen the Camperdown struck the Nic'o
the NlcL.ria's IrarlE-s vent beloS Tor their
duiy, ana as a result uUt OF l.O ualiues on
tie victoria 90 were lost. PnKH.
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