The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-07-01
A CALAMITY.

Two British Battle-ships Collide in tie
Mcditcrrnnean--Ovcr Fort Hundred Lives
Lost.
LONDON, June 24.---A most terrible
calamity has befallen the British battle'
ship Victoria, flagship Of the Mediter-
ranean squadron, and hundreds OF hves
have been lost.
The Victoria, which few the flag OF
Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon, X. G.
b.. was run into off Tripoli by tho
British battleship Camperdown, also be-
longing to the Mediterranean squadron,
and under the command Of Capt
Charles Johnstone.
The Victoria had an enormous hole
made in her side through which the
water poured in torrents. The immense
hull Of the Victoria at once began TO
settle, and before those on board could
cast loose their small boats she went to
the bottom, carrying down with her
nearly all on board.
Some of the officers and crew man.
aged to get out of the suction caused
by the sinking vessel, and were res
cued. Among those lost is Vice Adrni-
raj Tyron.
The first reports OF the disaster
stated that about 200 men had been
drowned, but later dispatches show
that the loss of life was far greater, not
less than four hundred Of the officers
and crew of the Victoria have gone
down with their ship.
The Victoria was an armor-clad YES.
sci made of steel, and was launched in
1887. Her side-armor thickness was Is
inches. She carried two 11-inch guns,
one 29-tonner and 12 five-tonners
Only one other of the British war YES
sells has her horse power 14,0oo), that
is the Trafalgar. She had a record OF
1917 knots-over 10 miles-an hour, and
was the pride of the royal navy.
The Victoria was o twin-screw bat
tle-ship of 10,470 TONS
The Camperdown is also first-class
twin-screw battle-ship. She Is Of 10,60(
| tons and 1850 horsepower and carries
10 guns.
Admiral Sir George Tyron was com
mander-in-ch of the Mediterranean
| station. He was made q vice admiral
August 20, 1891.
Rear Admiral Albert II. Markham, o.
the Trafalgar, the flagship Of the real
admiral in the Mediterranean, has tele
graphed to the admiralty, from Tripoli
under date of Friday, as follows:
neuvering off Tripoi this afternoon
the Victoria and Camperdown collided
The Victoria sank in fifteen minutes in
eighteen fathoms Of water. She liel
bottom uppermost. The Camperdown',
ram struck forward of the turret on the
starboard side. Twenty-one officerl
were drowned. Two hundred and fifty
five men were saved. The injury tx
the Camperdown has not yet been fully
ascertained, but it is serious, and will
necessitate her going on the dock fo
repairs. propose to send the survivor
to Malta"
Capt. Bourle was in command Of thu
Victoria Friday when she sank. Ac
cording to the navy list the principa
officers of the Victoria were:
vice-admiral, Sir George Tryon; Cap
tain, Maurice A. Bourke; commander
Charles Ottley; chaplain, Rev. Samue
S. O. Morris; feet surgeon, Thoma
Bolster; feet paymaster, Valentine D
J. Rickord; feet engineer, Felix Fore
man.
The complement Of officers and crew
Of the Victoria comprises 600 men. Th
list Of officers drowned include, beside
Vice-Admiral Tryon, Chaplain Morris
Lieut. Monroe, Fleet Paymaster Rick
ords, Fleet Engineer Foreman, En-
gineer Harding, Assistant Engineer
Deadmon, Hatherly, seaton, Gunner
Howell and Boatswain Barnard.
Capt Bell, Midshipmen Fawes, Ian
yon, Henley, Gambler and Scarlet
Cadet Stokes and Clerks Allen and Say
age.
A change had recently been made Il
the commander attached to the Vic
toria, Charles L. Ottley having been dc
tached and succeeded by Commando
B. Fellicome, who was saved, as wer
also captain, the Hon. Maurice A
Bourlce and Is officers.
The first dispatches detailing the az
cident led to the belief that the disa.
ter had occurred off the coast of Tripo
in northern Africa.
Later advices show that the scene G
the calamity was near Tripoli, set
port town on the eastern Meditel
ranean, so miles northeast of Beyroo
,, Syria, and comparatively short di
!, , tance from the Island of Cyprus.
The eastern Mediterranean has prove
q most unfortunate cruising ground e
the Victoria, for, as above stated.
was in this part of the sea that she me
with her serious accident in January
1899.
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