The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-23
TOLL FOR THE BRAVE
Four Hundred English
Hearts of Oak Lost
in the Levant.
WARSHIP VICTORIA SUNK.
In Collision With Her Consort Cam
perdown-Admira Tryon
Among the Victims.

calamity has befallen the British Battle
ship Victoria. flagship of the Mediter-
ranean squadron, aud hundred of lives
have been lost.
The Victoria. which flew the flag OF
vice-Admiral Sir George Tyron, K. c. b.,
was run into off Tripoli by the British
Battleship Camperdown, also belonging
to the Mediterranean squadron, and un-
der the command of Captain Charles
Johnstone TheVictoria 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 of her could cast loose their boats
she went to the bottom, carrying with
her nearly all On board. Some OF the
officers and crew managed to get out OF
,1ne suction, caused by the sinking yes
>sel aud we're rescued Among those lost
is Vice Admiral TryoD.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
The first reports of the disaster stated
that about two hundred men had been
drowned, but later dispatches show that
the loss of life was far greatersnor less
than four hundred OF the officers and
crew OF the Victoria having gone down
with their ship.
THE CoLLIDING VESSELS.
The Victoria was twin screw battle
ship of the first class. She was an
armored vessel of 10,479 tons and 1000
horse power. She mounted fifteen guns.
The Camperdown is also a first-class
twin screE battleship. She Is of 10, 800
tons and 800 horse power aud carries
ten guns.
Admiral Sir George Tryon was Com
mander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean
station. He was made d Vice Admiral
August 20. 1891.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Rear Admiral Albert ii. Markham OF
the Trafalgar. the flagship OF the Rear
Admiral in the Mediterranean, has tele-
gtuphed TO the Admiralty from Tripoii,
ky la. under date of today. as follows
Il regret to repor; that while man G nv
ring off Tripoll this afternoon the VIC
toria aud Camperdown collided. The
Victoria sank in fifteen minutes in eigh-
teen fathoms of water. Sne lies bottom
uppermost. The Camperdown's ram
struck the Victoria forward of the turret
OH the starboard side. Twenty-one Off
GERS were drowned. Two hundred and
fifty-ive men were saved The injury
to the Camperdown has not yet been
4 Hyasce rtained, and it is serious and
wfis nacessitate her going on DOCK for
repairs. i propose to send the survivor
TO Malta"
THE yICToRIA'S OFFICERS.
According TO the Navy list. the Drinci-
PAL officers of the Victoria were:-Vice
Admiral, Sir George Tryon; Captain.
Maurice A. Bourke: Commander. Charles
L. OtIiey; Chaplain, the Rev Samuel s.
o. Morris; Fleet Surgeon, Thomas Boil
ster; Fleet Paymaster. Valentine d. j.
Rickcord; Fleet Engineer, Felix Fore
man.
The complement of officers aud crew
of the Victoria comprised six hundred
men. The list of officers drowned in
cudes. besides Vice Admiral
Jryou, Chaplain Morris. Lieutenant
Munro. Fleet Paymaster Rickcord.
Fleet Engineer Foreman; Engineer Hard
ing; Assistant Engineers Deadman,
Hatherly aud Seaton; Gunner Howell;
Boatswain Barnard, Carpsnter Beali;
Midshipmen Iugiis, Grieye. Fawkes.
Lanyop, Henley, Gambler and Scarlett;
Cadet Stocks, and Clerks Alien aud Saw
age.
A change had recently been made In
the commander attached to the Victoria,
Charles l.. Ottley having been detached
aud succeeded by Commander Fellicome,
who was saved. as were Captain Maurice
A Bourke and fifteen other officers.
LATER PARTICULARS.
The first dispatches concerning the ac-
cident led to the belief that the disaster
mad occurred off the coast of Tripoli in
Northern Africa. Later adyices show
that the scene of the calamity WAS near
Tripoli. seaport towD on the Eastern
Mediterranean. fifty miles Northeast of
Beyroot, Syria, and a very short distance
from the Island of Cyprus.
VAIN PRECAUTIONS.
l. AS soon as the officers OF The Victoria
saw that there was danger of their ship
founderiDg, orders were given to close
the collision bulkhead in order to
keep the water in the COM
partment into which the Cam
rha h 1sor ho
sailors tried to obey the order. but the
snip was making water too rast to allow
of The cIosiug OF the bulkheads, and
while the men were still trying TO smut
Them the vessel, with her immense lRuus
and heayy top hamper, turned over and
carried them down.
PANIC IN LONDON.
AS soon as the news of the disaster
became known in London, the Duke of
Edinburgh, VINO was lately promoted to
the position OF Admiral of the Fleet,
visited the Admiralty and conferred with
the officials there.
A meeting OF the Admiralty Board was
held, and a telegram of instructions was
sent to Rear admiral Markham.
The news of the calamity has caused
the most intense excitement, not only
among those VINO hat relatives and
friends on board the Inflated snip. but
among all classes OF Che. population.
The Admiralty Office in White
hall is besie2ed by relatives and
friends of the officers and crew.
reporters seeking farther details OF the
disaster, and throngs OF peopielattracted
by curiosity. So deuse was the throng
in the vicinity that the Admiralty o III
cials were compelled to summon the po
lice to restrain the crowd.
NO Information has been received at
the Admiralty since the receipt of Rear
Admiral Markham's first official tele-
gram.
STATE BALL POSTPONED.
All official teiegranS in regard TO the
loss of the ship will be sent at once TO the
Queen at Windsor Castle. AS soon as her
majesty received Rear Admiral Mark
bam's despatch, which was Immediately
forwarded to her. she gave orders for the
nostponemenJ of the State ball that Was
10 have tageu place at buckingham
Palace tonight.
GLADSTONE SHOCKED.
Mr.. Gladstone was RreAtly shocked
wnen he was informed of the sinking OF
Lhs Victoria and the great loss of life
that had attended the fouudering
of the vessel The Prime Minister
Informed the House OF Commons of
me accident. and paid most
glowing tribute to the worth of Vice
Admiral Tryon, who, ne said, was one of
the service Of Her Majesty. Mr.Gladstone
said that there We're Gil officers. sea-
men and boys, and 1g7 marines on
joerd the ship. IT was feared OF this total
vi 7lS souls 430 had been lost. He was
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