The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-06-30
FOUR HUNDRED DROWNED,
The English warship Victoria Sunk In .
Collision and Nearly all Her
Grew Drowned.

Collision and Nearly all Her
Crew Drowned.
A most terrible calamity has bcfallen the
British battlcship Victoria OF the Medlter
rancan squadron and hundreds Of lives wcrt
lost. The Victoria, which few the flag Of
Vice Admiral Sir George Tyron, X. q. B.
was run Into of TrIpoli by the British battle
ship Camperdown, also belonging to tn.
Mediterranean squadron and under the com
mand Of Captain John johnson, on the 23rd
The vessels with others were man euycrlns
within comparatively small space neal
Tripoli. The vessels were almost at right
singles when the Victoria was struck by tn.
ram Of the Camperdown. Those on thu
Victoria's deck Mt the time Of the collision
scrambled away, aud were rescued by boat.
from the Camperdown and several othcl
vessels. Tho men below had no time to reach
the deck. The sudden reelIng of the Vic
toria caused her to begin to All Immediately,
and no escape was possible. She went down
In nineteen fathoms OF water, bottom up
wards.
AS soon as the officers Of tho Victoria saw
that there was danger Of their ship founder
Ing, orders were given to close the collision
pulkheads In order to keep the water In the
compartment ram. The sailors tried to obey
the order, but the ship was making water toe
fast to allow OF closing the bulkheads, and
while still trying to shut them the vessel, with
her Immense guns and heavy top hamper,
turned over and carried them down.
Inc Victoria was a twin-screw oattleshlp
OF io'410 tons and 1900 horsepower. She
mounted hftecn guns. Tho Camperdown Ia
also hrst-class twin-scrcw battleship. She
io'ooV IONS anu ii,ooo horsepower and car
rieo 'cn guns
ING complement OF oniccrs and crew OF
'ao 'ic'oria comprised OIL men, besides
"no'h 'ncrc "ero iot Marines Inc list OF
VI, arowhea moulded vice Admiral
i'.on ana 'wcnty.one Others.
ennhRe hau peeh recently madc In the
G'mmanaer a.'aeaed 70 the VICTORIA onafles
~ Jury having oeen ac'acheu ana succeeds
eu Wy COMMANDER feiiieomc, VINO was saved
"' "e.' A'' o"p'"in iio"' 'iaurice bourke
ahu hiteen other oriccrs.
Two huhared ana hity men are thought to
hNe peeh sa'cu' Out VII attcnuon Is uevoted
u recovering the acau bodies.
Inc news OF the calamity has caused the
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most intense excitement not only among
'nose VINO had friends on board the ill-fated
sup out among All classes OF the population.
ne auniraity oiiee In whitehall is besieged
ny relatives anu irlends Oh The officers and
ere"' reporters seeking iurther details OF the
disaster ana throngs oil people attracted by
curiosity, so dense was the throns In the
vicinity mat Inc admiralty officials were COM
peiied 10 summon the police to restrain the
crowd.
All Official kilograms In regard to the loss
oil the ship Will be sent at once to the queen
at Windsor castle. As soon MS her majesty
received Rear Admiral Markham's dispatch,
which was Immediately forwarded to her, she
gave orders for the posiponement OF the state
ball, that was to have taken place at Buck.
ingham palace that night.
Mr.. Gladstone was greatly shocked when
he was Informed of the sinking of the We