The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-23

LONDON, June 22-The British battle
ship Victoria has foundered off Tripoli.
She was run into by a sister ship, the
Camperdowa. yesterday afternoon just
off Trlpoli, aud more than 400 lives were
lost.
The Camperdown struck her in the
side ami she sank almost Immediately
with nearly all on board.
The first reports of the disaster gave
the death list as 200, but la er advices
state that not less than 400 of he officers
and crew of the Victoria sank into n
watery grave A few OF tnoss on board
succeeded in getting OF the sinking YES
sci and were rescued.
Among those lost was Vice Admiral
Tryon.
The Camperdown is a first .class twin
screw battleship She is OF 10000 tons
and II, $50 horse power, and carries ten
guns.
Rear Admiral Albert II. II. Markham
of the Trafal gnr. the flagship of rear
admiral ia the Mediterranean, teIe-
graphed the admiralty from Tripoli as
follows:
~ regret 10 report that while manm l.
vering off Tripoli his afternoon the VIC
toria and Camerdown collided.
"The Victoria sank in fifteen minutes
in eighteen fathoms OF water. She lies
bottom uppermost. The Camperdown's
ram struck the Victoria forward OF the
Jurrer ON tire starboard 81 lie.
"Twenty-one officers drowned. Two
hundred and thirJy-fve men were savel =.
The injury to the Cam Derdown has not
yet been fully ascertained, but ii is SER
ious and will necessitate her going on
dock for repairs.
IL propose TO send the survivors to
Malta"
The Victoria was the flagship OF the
Mediterranean squadron carrying the
hag ut Vice Admiral sir George Tryon
Her captain was Hon. Maurice A.
Bourke, and her commander, Charles
l. ,ttley. she mounted fifteen kguns, had
n tonnage of i0,470 and was of 1900
horse power. Sue was rated as frs
class battle ship. and had a compliment
of GOO officers aud men Jhe number and
rating being approx matsly as follows:
The vice admiral anu his staff, consist
ing of his flag Lieutenant, secretary and
four secretary's clerns, a captain, "A CON-
mander. staff commander Qor navigat-
ing duties) six heuten nJs, two sub.
iieutenants, thirteen mldshipmen, seven
warrant officers, three marine officers a
chaplain and naval instructor, three sur
geous, n pavmaster, chief engineer and
five assistant engineers.
The ships Company was composed of
some forty cnief first and second class
petty officers aud leading seamcn, 26O
seameu and boys, 90 marines, Is engine
room artiticers and 12O stokers, the rest
being landsmen and other non-com bat
ants. |
The scenes at the wreck beggars de-
scription. The widest confusion RACED
and many OF The crew were imprisoned
between decks With no chance for escape.
The sinking OF the Victoria brings To
mind that other dsas er OF over O ne hun =
nred years ago, the los, oil the Ro,al
George. The Royal Georxe. a man Of
war, carrying los guns was lot OIL Spit
head, Aug. 20. 49,. While keeled over
TO repair pps a. sudden gust OF wind
washed the sea ilto the ports
and she went down. The Rear
ADMIRAL * inDenfeIdt, the crew.
many marines and women, about
coo IN all, were drowned. The shin was
examined by the use OF diving bell i'm
May, 1917, aud portions of the vessel and
cargo were brought up in 1915 AZ, when
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