The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-23

who had foundten early or We in the SER
vice of their country. aud tn .t It would
be extended to their relatives and friends
The Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton,
formerly First Lord of the Admiralty.
endorsed everything that Mr.. Gladstone
had said. and expressed the deepest re-
grel for The calamity that had oefalle Il
the country in the loss of so many brave
officers and men.
AN UNLUCKT SHIP.
In January of last year the Victoria
ran aground off the Greek coast near
Platea, aud she was only fioated off after
an immense amount OF labor and large
expense 1t was said that this accident
was due to carelessness A bouts crew
from the Victoria was sent TO marx With
a buoy shoal. the existence OF which
was known TO the Victorla's ofhcers.
The shoal is q narrow one, and extenus
out from the Greek shore. The boats
crew WAS instructed to proceed along the
shoal from the shore until ten fathoms
of water was reached, and then to mark
the spot with buoy.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
When within hundred yards OF the
end the boat got off the shoal, aud as the
next sounding showed ten fathoms OF
water the buoy WAS anchored. Tine
Victoria then caue along at a good rate
of speed at right angles TO the shoal to
take position for torpedo practice, and,
passing we'll outside the buoy, struck the
shoal and remained fast. The Hon.
Maurice Bourke. Captain of the Victoria,
and a son of the late Earl of Mayo. who
is the youngest Post Captain in the
British Navy, was held responsible for
the accident and was severely reprlmand-
ed by Court Martial.
Captain Bourke was in command Of the
Victoria when she sank.
The Victoria was first class turret
battleship of o,40O tons and II knots OF
speed and IS inches OF armor. She
mounted the largest guns ever put afoat
Ill tons-but they had not been sue
cessfu,, and. owing to their failure, the
British Admiralty lately decided to
mount no larger guns than 67 tons. The
Victoria was built in 1887 and cost over
81, 000, 900.
The Camperdowu is first class battle
ship of the barbette class and mounts four
67 ton guns in her main battery. She
measures 10000 tons, has IS inches of
armor. was built in 1856 aud cost $3. $780,
600. Her speed is seventeen Knots.
Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon, Z. C..
B., was one of the most distinguished
English naval officers, and has long COM
manded her ships on the important Chan
mel and Mediterranean stations. He
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the occasion of the Queens jubilee cele-
bration in Portsmouth Harbor in 1889.
This collision recalls the accident
which occurred In the English Channel,
off Dover. fifteen years ago this spring.
when a German man-of- war was run
into and sunk by companion ship. caus-
ing the loss of over three hundred lives.
The collision occurred about midday in
perfectly clear weather, the sea
at time beirg as smooth as
millpond. ThA three ships COM
posing The German Squadron were on the
regular summer cruise In the North Sea,
and on board the vessels were number
of naval cadets. The vessels were sailing
in straight hue, and were about 800 yards
apart Suddenly the second ship In line,
the Grosser Kurfurst, slowed up a little,
and the Kaiser Wilhelm, which wa
astern, shifted her helm little, so as to
avoid running into her.
The Kaiser Wilhelm then attempted to
pass her consort and in doing SO struck
her and she sank almost Immediately.
Only about half her crew were saved.