The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-24
down With zoo
The British Battle Ship Victoria
Sunk by Collision With the
Camperdown.
They Wore ManeuverinR or Trip
oil, Syria, When the Crash
Occurred
Before Anything Could Be Done tn
Victoria Turned Over and
disappeared.
Vice Admiral Tryon Is Drowned
With Most Of His Ohlcers
and His Men.
The Ram Of the Camperdown Did the
Work-How the Nsws Was Received
In England and Elsewhere.

LONDON, Jane GA tragedy ON tho sea
almost without . parallel in naval annals
occurred Thursday. The British battle
chip Victoria. the flagship Of the Nediter-
Eansan squadron. completed her oheckered
career by sinking of Tripoli. Syria, after
collision with the Campsrdown. her sister
ship Of the squadron. The tragedy, result
ing In the loss Of 400 men, Including the
vice admiral of the squadron. 10 not
squsllsd In fatal results since the sinking
Of the RoysI George in 1852. when 600 souls
found their shroud In the ocean waves. The
details Of the disaster are meager and tho
responsibility for the woeful loss OF life
has not been hxed. Fifteen minutes after
the Victoria received the fatal blow the
water olosod over her. and tho brave hearts
that were prepared to battle with all the
enemies Of their country had ceased to beat.
because Of . probable mistake Of friend.
mere deadly than the design of foe. The
loss Of this ship. with the attending terri
Bile sacrifice Of life, IL looked upon ~ con-
firming the opinion Of many officers con-
cerning ths monster war ships Of the pres
snt day. Naval engineering. they point
out. has not progressed a. rapidly as naval
architecture. and the stupendous mass Of .
10.O00-ton war ship cannot be controlled
with the case naval officer generally de-
sirss. Taking IL altogether. the disaster is
regarded BY naval people 10 severe lesson
TO the naviss Of the world.
The Victoria. which few the flag Of Vice
Admiral 6ir George Tyron. X. G. B., was
run into Of Tripoli. Syria, BY tho British
battlsship CampsEdown, also belonging 10
the Mediterranean squadron. and under
command Of Capt. Chas. Johnst one. The
Victoria had An enormous hole made in hor
side, through which the wateS poured in
torrents. Az soon ss the officers of the
Victoria saw thers was danger OF the ship
foundering orders were given to close tho
collision bulkheads to keep the water in the
compartment into which the Camperdown
showed her ram. Ths sailors tried to obey
the order, but the ship WAS making water
too fast to allow Of closing the bulkheads.
and. while the men we're still trying to shut
them. tho vessel. with her immense guns
and heavy top hamper. turned over and
carried the majority of them down before
they could cast loose their small boats. Some
Of the officers and crew managed to get ont
of the suction caused by the sinking vessel
Auu WSSo IOoCu0us AMOuk tuOb0 lO0b -
Vios-Admiral Tryon. The drst reports of
the disaster stated shat about 200 men had
been drowned. but later dispatches show
the loss Of life was far greater. NOS less
than 400 officers and crew of the Victoria
having gone down with the ship. The Vic
toria was = twin screw battle ship of TO- 40
tons and a. 600 horse power. She mounted
fifteen guns. Her officers. Grew and mar
ines numbered ovsr 700. The amperdown
was also . frst-class twin screw battle ship
of 10. 600 tons and 1850 horse power, and
carried ton Rans.
Admiral Sir George Tryon VAS the COM
mander-in-c n-chief of the Mediterranean st a.
tion. The officers drowned in addition to
him include: Chaplain Morris. Lisus
Monroe Fleet PAymAstsr Rockford, Fleet
Engineer Foreman, Engineer Harding,
Assistant Engineers Deadman. Hatherly
and Ssaton. Gunner Howell. Boatswain
Barnard, Carpenter Bsall. Midshipmen
Insles, Grieve, Fawkes. Henley. Gambler
and Scralett. Cadet Stocks and Clerks
Aklen aud Savage.