The Lamar register., 1893-07-01
THE VICTORIA'S '
HOW THEY WERE X
Terrible scenes ~ the Time
iision-Mangled by the
harmed by the stel
or Drowned.

A special from Tripoli. Syria,
York World gives the following
sinking OF the Victoria, after i,
by the Campordoxn:
II seemed that Admiral Tryoa
Alsze the extent OF the damage ID
As no accident of exactly this <
pened before he could not kna
effect of the hole Ia the compard
be. He no doubt thought ,ha,
compartment was damaged the
keep his ship anoat, 80 when the
and the other ships sicnallea
boats he replied tha, he did no,
The Victoria began TO fors
the shore under full steam Isl
rules OF the British navy that Il
danger Of sinking, and the shor
away, she must be got into saail
that II she goes dosn she may Dc
so Admiral Tryon was making ID
and was wideniBg the distance
Victoria and the other ships.
About ten mlnu;ei after the hs1
ioria. hAyins got something d
nearer shore from the scene o, 1
al Al once leaned ssay over to 1
md with a great roll and plGEgl
DaE beneath the sea. II uA
stAntaneou. There vas only a
few Wild cries and the Victoria
submerged bow foremost. sid
revolving screws shirTias clear
and high la The air Those "a
plunged inmr'iiAtciy into Iss|
met forward and below had no I,
on scck bat foand thcn.civcs
, Or Of rooms aliel wiih x
tcssed alr.
The huge hull sAs drzw.a< n
weat aosn aad several l.
hurled suddenly Into the water, 4
bad 70 sztflc agaias, the iacre8sl
wsnca; later = aes peril d.
thcu The great engine. desp
Of the aall aad enclosed In wasa|
pariments, sAs s,iil inrobbiaE \
and the great steel ssarcs q tns
Sere 5hlriing aruaad IA the ar.
sci sunk The serrv, came nearef
to the raisr snd dcsesndei latel
the struS=iiux human beta<s
The vessei sank sio~ly .ant Ehr
we're low enoREh 70 heSin %
water again the sueiioa bad iat
there ~az a derplug vortex like
At the bottom % the rnacistruus
serr revolving like circular knly'
creatures hratiisyi In va.n against
Tlhey ~crr drawn dosn AHd n
ssiftiy-retolvia- blades
Thea came a seeue wh.ch rsad
90 the decks OF The other VA
acsi tara assay siek vita hort
and shr5eks zsus<. aaf Ia the nj
pe4rod reSsdenesi arrs and legs Al
and torn bodies Hcadiess irEaks
oai Of the sorter TO iiaEer a uol
ssrfaee and sink cut o. sisht
one nan who escaped says ;hsi
this vortex Al lsas; afiy II hts I
Tag with each other and via
death. Ia a moeaeat o. 90 the (
p-arrd and the vortex he-zn to
chip was beneath the sarfaoc.
just A. The swirl ~as shailoa,
the surface. there saa a nae;
thander, the waters scrc tossed
steam hurst from thesa- Asa,a 4,
paia bar-s from the s4InDer-
had e1plo.iei-the ssa bal Fusa
furnace aud the s~iasasers were d,
Of .caiding uAier.
Thus In les than ten minutes a
awful forms attacked the ofsierrs
the NictoriA--sieath by dro~nin.
kaife-likr serrsA aaa death
water
VITA the hrsS naiefpiung- Of {
all the boAt- pulled away from
ships and came quickly oTcr the
save the struzgler-- Thre boats
picsiaS up the fortunate ones .
out Of reach Of the terrible vosts
as the vortex was there the boat
rentgrc near. but they did III fro
ing Sater several wreiched sallol
horribly burned. !, q thought
ihAn half Of those droEned 20;
ship, but we're caught Ia the yorie
to death