Grand Rapids herald., 1893-06-24
IN A WATERY GRAVE
The B4ttIsship Victoria Sunk By
the csmpssdown.
FOUR HUNDRED lives LOST
Ehe sil-Sssesf Vessel u.ass o9 Tssp<sk
ke~s Up. n t;ishse<a Fash-
osAs - Wsaes.


LoSpos. June 23-lier msjesty's .
great tssn sores hartisship Victoria.
flying ne tax q Vice Admiral George
4. Tryen. X c. h. commander d the
Mediterranean station. was sunk In
sighteea fathpms u water of Tripoli
this afternoon. znd ar iesss tour hun
dsed "a her oftcers and eEes wuat % the
bottom slth her. lhs disaster was due
10 the fearful buayilng "a either her
o~n e.niecrs or those of the tattieship
Csmpessiogn- la broasi daylight.
dnrng a nsansasrr. an. vas run irto
head ga bs her companion ship. and In
irS~ than 4asrtsr " an hour she bad
disappeared IN the waves. CARRYING wlth
her al oe board Twenty one oflicsrs.
including Vice Admiral Tryon,. are re.
ported dFoxne5. and the great4ghting
ship iks useless wreck, bottom side
up beneath the waves.
Ma CRACK ship.
The inforna,ion ~ far recessed is
scaat. but enough eews hss come from
syria e. make II apparent that the dis.
asier j. oEe q the mosst horrible. as neil
a. oEc x the most dssgFsesful. tina, na<
ever tef4iien the knglssh navy The
Nirtosla . a. hattieship II sie.iIO t,ns
and llttO kor~s power and mounted
ngts guns. She wa- built by the Arm-
strsflzN aad was regarded as ore ~ the
sraek lighting machines II the British
navy. Her mocel ~ now IN Chicago 1T
tise exppsstloa. She was ss1eetsd as Sir
George tryon's hsgsAip wnon Iryon
was madc Vice admiral. and assigned to
Ire Mediterranean station August ~.
l<il- Tho Camperdown is also II the
Mediterranean heet and il slightly
smaller boat than the Victoria. She u
Of ie.tso tons ani Il 30 horse power.
seen. or the Disaster.
Tripoli. near where the collision hap
pened, il but seventy niles from Dsaias-
Gus n has a small harbor. which IN so
shallow a. 70 be noteworthy unsafe. Ii
= supposed that the Victoria found a
lack q "a room IN putting about as the
tsmpefshswn caale on. and the latter
boaf hit the flagship squarely oa the
startoard side with her ram The
Carar~rcoxn uss moving under high
steam pressure and the effect was fuch
a. veald have bcen made with an AK on
plank The plates of the Victoria
last forsare of the furret were torn
apart and 4 s~sfect Hood poured into the
hnid Of the flagship. She began 10 sink
Immediately. The engines of the Can-
psrslown weTe reversed ~ cnee, but not
before -he had bat the Victoria d second
time and con pietesi the work - des.fruc
tion. Every effort Was made to cave
the ship. bur the Victoria settIed ~ fast
- =.
The men losing all discipline. cast louse
the small boats aud attempted 10 reach
the CampeFtiown.
Two itundrs-si and Fifty saved
Only three u the boats got free II the
suction of the ssnksng ship. The rest
were overturacd and many 81 the occu-
pants - these we're drowned with the
inen eho Uere ecoped up in the tattle-
ship beyond all chance % rescue. Vice
Adnirsi TryOn i said 10 re one of those
who vent down with the ship The Vic
toris hardly moved forward after the
blos The water poured so rapidly into
her engine room that the fires were ex.
tllEuished before the e0ginecr had time
% ask TIE trouble.
The Csmp@s,loxn Was IA command oi
Capt. Charles Johustous. Every effort
oss made hy her uflicers aud crew 70
save TIE wre;ehed men II the Victoria.
Al her hoa.s ~cre put out and many of
The Nicfria men were picked up IN the
vafrs be~sdcs those taken from the Tor.
tunaie hiafs q the flagship The mum
l-ss - saFcd = gwen az 80
Bravery of the Omcers.
The officers q the Victoria are r..
ported O. have acfsst sith gseat hrnsery
ass cooiosss. Most nf fhenl stuck Is
fh,r ship tii the last. trying 20 steady
tatf ssen aod cast hose the boats. The
a. loa Il zoe yfanger officers u ssspcc.
iai ' comaensisft HauY II them vent
down sith tho ship The Victoria sack
sserif -isli ne water IN the stsrtoard
siae nuiied her ever when she capsizsd
ceaplsfeiy. vita her kcel IN the sif.
the sirst o'ftiai Information recrised
b. ths sfiutrslfy sss the following die
patiA fsoaa Rear Admiral Albert VI
Narkhaa .f The flagship TFafslg'u, who
virra frpm syria:
regret - report that Vile sasnxu
se7ug of Tripofi this sfterntoc,,t
y i-iufia aoi it'snper3ova coiihied. The
Nleierm sank IA hfteen minutes 10
eg ateeu fattruls e wsfer. She lies
b. fiorp appet@oet The csmpcrsicwns .
rsu truek fork - The turret on the
sfs 5arsl si6e Twenty oae officers
pef irasnet I've hundred and fifts
~ u,~n ~rre saved The injury 81 the
Sanpefsiowa has set jet beer fsiiy IA
ccttaiptd. bet q y serious ard will
Dereseitsfr her going on deck -. r.
pasrs PROPOSE - send the survivors
~ Malta
CONSIDERATION in England
The eelii@ssn s.sussi TIE greatest con
.trrnasicn N Enxlsna Elessuse - IL
the 4usrn has postponed TIE haif w4h.h
sts - have been gwen tonight The
Victoria has hfsen favar1te ship n the
ai1een The srigiaai Intention II the
admiralty Nas - ran8e The tafticahip
the Eenoen. uut it Esz cszFn plsfel ~
l-S[ and IN koadr - f8e 1ues.ns iufalee
it aas chriffened Nlet ria \ silver
rtssasi q tae boat sas preaenlrd 81 her
maifzfy
l neefi II ~ the asinifaltf has t'pen
calieti snd - aow ~ pr 0rres. = great
eresd e pAt,fsle ircitsiiag 1ens Fhn
ha.l r.fs.ffss.s ~ ffsrss<fe on fha tirf,Hla