The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-07-01
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An extra edition OF the Ercuiag
World of New York, under date ot
June 26 gives the full "details of the
sinking: of the flagship Victoria At
3 o'clock last Thursday afternoon the
English fleet was sighted, making di
rcctly for the harhor Of Tripoli Five
big ironclads, Victoria, CamNcrlowr,
Edinburg, Milo and Sonsparcil, wcro
drawn up In mll front The Victoria
was IN ,ho center the CamperloWu ON
the lett md the Eduhurg on the right
When Within five miles of the shore
Nicc-Admiml sir George lNrou signal.
cd to turn and form IN double line.
When the order was given the distance
between the ships was less than two
Cablcs' length, and the execution Of
the orGcr was extremely difficult for
the Victoria aud Campcrdown, Al.
miral Markham, Of the Camprrlowu,
signalod he did net understand It,
The other vessels did not hesitate. hut
began to turn. The hricG delay, how
ever had been fatal TheNicloria had
scarcely turned when the Cumpcydovu
swinging around bore down upon her
Both admials were quick toact and
swung their vessels SO as to rrvciveN Nt
the smallest angle, the blow which both
officers saw was inevitable, and the
Campcrdown hogan reversing her
screws. The ram of the CampruioWu
struck the Victoria just in front ot her
armorcd bulkhead, and plunged into
the thin plates of her starboard side.
The other vessels moving to grt into
double line, were bearing down upon
the cntanglcd ships and n catastrophe
involving all was imminent Only
the coolncSs and prompt action ot the
commanders prevented n general disa,.
ter. 1t seems admiral Tyon did not
realize the extent of the damage to the
Victoria, for when tho other ships sig.
nailed offers OF boats, he replied he did
not need them. The Victoria began to
forge straight for the shore under fun
head of steam. rhe discipline was per.
feet. The admiral aud other officers
remained steadfst upon the bridge,
and within five minutes after the blow
a diving suit was brought on deck aud
u diver was getting into it to obey an
ord5r to 80 below aud find cut the cx-
tent of the damage. About ten min
uteS after the blow, the Victoria hav-
ing steamed two miles nearer the shore
all at once leaned over to the starboard,
and with II great ROLAND plunge buried
her bow bcucath the calm surface of
the sea. 1t was almost instantaneous.
There was only the chance for few
wild cries and the Victoria was almost
half submerged, bow foremost, with her
swiftly revolving screws high in the
air. Those on deck were thrown inn
mediately into the water. The meu
forward and below had no time TO rush
to the deck, and there was little more
time for those in the officers quarters.
The huge hull was drawing on water as
it went down, aud the several hundred
men hurled suddenly into the water
fully dressed, had 10 battle against the
increasing suction. y moment more
n new peril and more horrible descend
ed upon them. A. the vessel sank the
screws came nearer TO the water and
descended into the midst of the s,rugg-
ling men. The poor fellows battlcd
against the suction. They were drawn
down and thrown against the swiftly
revolving blades. Then came a scene
which made the officers on the other
warships turn away sick with horror.
Screams and shrieks arose, and in the
white foam appeared the mangled arms
and legs and wreuched and torn bodies.
All within reach of the vortex lost
their presence Of mind. Men who
knew how TO swim ceased swimming
and fought. One man who was saved
says he saw in the great vortex So Of
his fellows fighting with each other
and with inevitable reath. rs the YES
sci went down the boilers burst sculd-
Ing many. The boats OF the other YES.
Sels soon picked up the survivors. Adj
mlral Iyrun issued orders for each man
to save himself, but tie remained on tie
bridge and went down with his ship.
II Is the duty OF the marines tu close
all waier-tighI compartments ia case ui
collision. Accordingly when the ships
struck they went below for duty ana
out of l-U Oh The Victoria 80 were
drowned.
Cosmopolitan Cooking.
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