Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-29
There Were 463 Victims Of the
Great Naval Disaster.
THE EXCITEMENT TX LONDON
Groat Crowds Besiege the Ad-
miralty Office.
HOW THE COLLISION OCCURRED
Due to a Mishap to the VIC
toria's Steering Gear.


The Greatest Calamity in the British Navy
SincSstlic Inss of the Royal Georgc-- The
Victoria and the Camperdown Collide
While Manmuyring on TripDli--Ths
CHmperdnwn's Ram Tore an Enormous
Hole in TIA, NictOriais Side, and the
Water Poured in, sinking Her in i'if-
teen Mimutes.-A bout -Four Hundred Vic
tins. IncludinE Rear Admiral sir GEORGE
TrNOnand Twcnty-0no Ofiicers.
I4oSppN, June 2a.--A most terrible
calamity has bplGl!en the British battle
ship Victoria, flagship Of the Moditcr-
ranran squadron, and hundreds of lives
have bern lost.
The Victoria which flew the ilag Of
Nicc-aimiral Sir George Tryon, K G..
B., was run into of rripoli by the Brit
ish bnttlship GAmperlown, also belong
ing To the Medlrrraudau squadron, and
under the command Of Captain Charles
Johnstanc. The Victoria had an enor.
nous hole made IN her side, through
which tic water poured in torrents
The immense hull Of the Victoria at
once began to settle, and before those
on board Of her 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
managed u get ont of the suction caused
by the sinking vessel and were rescued.
Among those lost is Nice-admiral
Tryon.
FULLY FOUR HUNDRED WENT DOWN.
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 iOC
of the officers and crew Of the Victoria
having gone down with their ship.
10Th ARE BIG SHIPS.
The Victoria was twin-screw battle.
ship Of t0,410 tons and $4,000 horse.
power. She mounted 10 guns.
The Camperdown is also tirst-clas;
twin-screw battleship. She is of 10,60C
tons and II 500 horsepower and carries
10 guns.
Admiral Sir George Tryon, was com.
mander-in chief of the Mediterranean
station. He was made vice-admira
August Goth, 1891.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE DISASTER
Later-Rear-ad Albert IL. Mark
ham of the Trafalgar, the flagship Of the
rear.admiral in the Mediterranean, has
telegraphCd to ,nc admiralty from Fri,
poll, syria, under date Of to-day, as fol
lows;
II regret to report that while ma
npuvring off Tripoli this afternoon til,
Victoria and Camperdown collided
The Victoria sank in 10 minutes in Il
fathoms of water. She lies bottom up
permnst. The Campcrdown's ram Strucl
the Victoria forward of the turret. ~
the starboard side. Twenty-one officer
were drowned Two hundred and fifty
five men were saved. The injury t,
the CampeIdown has not yet been fulll
ascertalncd, but it is serious and vii
necessltate her going on dock forrcpairs
/ propose to send the survivors Il
Malta"
THE VICTORIA AN USFORTGNATE SHIP
In January of last year the Nictori;
n aground of the Greek coast nca
atea, and she was only lloated OF
ter an immense amount of labor ant
rge expense. 1t was said that that nc
lent was due to CartlesSness A boat
ew from the Victoria was sent TO mari
'th buoy II shoal, the existence o
1ich was known to the Victoria off
s. The shoal is Il narrow one and eX
ads ont from the Greek shore. Ih,
bat's crew was instructed tn proceed
long the shOal from thc shore until II
athoms Of water was reached and thel
10 mark the spot With buoy.
When within II hundTCd yards OF tn
end the boat got off the shoal and as tn
,Xt sounding showed 10 fatboms o
water, the buoy was anchored. Tn
Victoria then came along nj good rat
of speed ut right angles to the shoal t.
take Il position for torpedo practice, am
passing well outside tie buoy, struci
the shoal and remained fast.
a TIM CAPTAIN REPRIMANDEp.
The Hon. Maurice A. BOurkc, captai
of the Victoria, and Il son Of the lat
Earl of May, who is the youngest post
captain in the British navy, was he'll
responsible for the accident and wa
severely rcprimauded BY Il cuurt-martia
CAPTAIN Bourke was in command q
@ Victoria when she sunk.
THE vICToRrA's uFEICEEs.
According 10 HE naval list, the prir
cipul officers of the Victoria were; NiCt
admiral, Sir George lryon; Captain
Maurice A. Bourlie: Niceeommandel
Charles l.. Ottley; Chaplain, the liG'
Samuel :. @. Morris; Fleet Surgeon
Thomas Bolster; Fleet Paymaster,Edlcr
tine d. j, Rickcord; Fleet Lnginec
Felix Foreman.
TOTAL or OVER SEVEN HUNDRED.
The officers and crew Of the Sictori
comprised over 200 men. The list {
officers drowned includes, besides Nict
admiral Tryon, Chaplain Morris, Lier
tenant Munro, Fleet Paymastt
Rickcord, Fleet Engineer Harding, Al
sistant Engineers Deadmant Hathert
and Seaton, Gunner Howell, BoatsWai
Barnard, Carpenter Beall, Midshipne
IDglis, Griveo, FawkcS, Lanyon, Henlel
Gambler and Scarlet, Cadet stocks an
Clerks Allen and Savage.
CAPTAIN BouRKE SAVED.
a change had recently been made !
the commander attached to the Nictori
Charles L. Ottley having been detache
and succeeded by Commander Fell
come, who was saved, us was also Cal
tain the Honorable Maurice A. Buurk
and 10 other officers.
WHERE THE DISASTER OCCURRED.
The first dispatches concerning Il
4, .ident led TO the belief that the disa
,cr had occurred of the coast Of Tripoi
m Northern Africa. Later advices sho
hat the scene of the calamity was ne;
Tripoli, a seaport town on the Faster
Mediterranean, 30 miles northeast
Bsyroot, Syria, and q comParatiVel