The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-06-24
FOUR HUNDRED DROWN
Her Aijs;ty's Battle Ship, Victoria,
Goes 10 The Bottom.
FLAGSHIP OF THE FLEET
She Coliided With the camperdown
SO Great Was the Rush OF
.. Water That Few Men
We're Saved.

LONDON, June Is. "A tragedy on tho 500
without u parallel in naval annals was re-
ported to-day. The British battle shin,
Victoria, flagship Of tho Mediterranean
squadron, completed her checkcrcd career
by sinking, oil Tripoli, after collision with
the Campcrlown, a sister ship of the
squadron, tho tragedy resulting in the loss
of 40 mon, including the vice admiral OF
the squadron. The disaster has not been
equalled in fatal results since the sinking
OF tho Royal George in 1882, when 900
souls found their shroud IN tho ocean
waves. Tho account of tho disaster is
mcagrc, aud the responsibility for the
wocful loss of life has not been fixed.
Fifteen minutes after the Victoria re-
ceived her fatal blow. the water closed
over her and tho brave hearts that werc
prepared to hattie with all enemies OF
their country had ceased 10 beat, because
of the probable mistake OF friend moro
deadly than the design of foe.
The loss of this ship. with the attending
terrible sacrifice of life, is looked upon rs
confirming the opinion of many naval Of
flccrs concerning tho monster warships of
the present day. Naval engineering. they
point ont. has not progressed as rapidly rs
naval architecture, and the stupendous
mass of 1o.00o-ton warship cannot bo
controlled with the ease that naval OIL
Ger generally desires. Taking it alto
Rethcr, the disaster Is regarded by naval
people as o severe lesson to the navies Of
the world.
Some of the officers and crew managed
| TO get out of the suction caused by tho
sinking of the vessel and were rescued.
Among those lost was Vice Admiral
Tryon. The first reports of the disaster
stated that about 200 men had been
drowned, but later dispatches show tho
loss of life was far greater, not less than
400 officers and crew of the Victoria hay-
ing gone down with the ship.
The Victoria was a twin-screw battle
ship of 1O.i7J tons aud 14.OOo horse power.
| She mounted Is guns. The Camperdown
was also flrst-class twin-screw battle
ship, l6,60l tons and II 500 horse power
and carried 10 guns. Admiral Sir George
Tryon was commander-in-chief of the
| Mediterranean station.
Rear Admiral Albert H. Markham of
the Trafalgar, the flagship of the rear adj
miral in the Mediterranean. tclegraphctl
the admiral from Tripoli, Syria, under
dato of to-day as follows:
IL regret to..rcport that while maneuver.
ing off Tripoli at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, the Victoria aud
Camperdown collided. The Victoria
sank in 10 minutes in 1s fathoms of water.
She lies bottom uppermost. The Camper.
downs ram struck the Victoria forward OF
the turret on the starboard side. Twenty.
one officers were drowned: 255 men were
saved. The injury to the Campertlown is
not yet fully ascertained, but is serious
aud will necessitate her going on the dock
for repairs. ] propose TO send tho sur
vivors to. Malta"
The vessel carried 900 officers and men
Tho officers drowned, In addition tc
Tryon. include Chaplain Morris. Licuten
ant Munroe. Fleet Paymastcr Rickford
Fleet Engineer Foreman. Engineer Hard
ing; Assistant Engineers Goodman. Hath
criy aud Seaton; Gunner Howell. Boats
vain Barnard, Carpenter Beall; Mitlship
men Inglis. Grieve. Fawkes. lieuly. Gam
bier and Scralett; Cadet Spokane and
Clerks AIKEN aud Savage.
As soon as the officers OF tho victoriu
saw the danger of the ships founderinr
orders were given to close the collision
bulkhcads and to keep the water into the
compartments into which the Cainpel
showed its ram. The sailors tried to obe,
tho orders. but the ship was making
water too fast to allow the closing OF TIM
ou'kneaas: anu WINE .he men were sun
rshg 70 shu' mem 'ne vesse'. WIN lis I'M
mehsc guns anu nea'y Top hampers
'".hed over aha carr'e. mem oo"n.
hs 500" as news VI 'ne u'sa.e. "ecaui'
known IN Lohoob' ,ne puke Oh Ea'nnuren
iateiy nrohio'ea 10 tne pos''ioh Oh adnhra
of the fleet. visited the admiralty and con
ferrcd with the officials. a meeting o
the admiralty board was held and tele
gram of instructions sent to Rear Admira
MARKHAM.
w. % tho ca,aw;,v cous.d ,ro., a.,
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'ehse eNc"e.e"'' "o' e"H "moG .'"s'
who had irienns on ooari the iii-fatet
ship, but among all classes OF the popula
ton.
| Tho admiralty office in Whitehall VA
be.;eucd Inv relatives and friends Of ~,
.Woors ,ud crov re,orers sooL;n,
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