New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
THE BATTLESHIP DISASTER.
DEEP SORROW PREVAILS THROUGHOUT
GREAT BRITAIN
DETAILS OF THE LOSS OF TIE VICTORIA WITH
400 OF HER OFFICERS AND GRE" Noi iEf
oprA1vAn1E - yIcE.ADMIEAL TRYoN


onrAINAaLE - yIcEADM1EAL TRfoN
WAS ALIVE WHEN FIRST PICKED UP:
r.unor Iups pl-It would be hard to describe
tho feeling that prevails everS""e'c III ''e MUG
dom in regard to the terrible calanHN 'ha' hae
,cfa,,en the country through inc loss OF III" pat-
tleshin Victoria. Off Tripol Hyria' ana the drowh-
jnr Of 40 many of her ofhcers ana crew Ho'-
us, 70, ,,n desd and sympathy for the relatives
.na friends Of those who went down with the
.,,;, !. widespread In some quarters certain
-. ~ Indignation is expressed that such an
aooidant should occur, but so far as known there
- No foundation for this feeling The lack OF
d.o;,s caused by the rcmoteness OF the scene OF
,h disaster allows Of expression of definite
,;,iou and full reports of the accident are eager
To- awaited 1t is not believed that a full story
Of the sad affair be obtained until the ARRIVAL
81 Malta of the Campcrdown which ran into the
Victoria or some other vessel belonging 10 the
British Mediterranean squadron. conveying sur
vivors from the Victoria.
A specal staff of officials was kept on duty all
night at the Admiralty Office at Whitehall for
the purpose OF receiving any official dispatches
that might arrive. The only information re-
ccived. however was the names of those who hal
been saved. and that only came TO hand at 9 80
this morning. In the meantime an immense crowd
grasp any scrap of information In the crowd
wcre many sad-faced women and children and
vounr girls whose husbands. fathers or sweet
hearts were members of the Inflated crew. Hun
drcds of persons living i'll the provinces. who bld
relatives or friends on board the Victoria. could
not wait at home for the receipt of further details
NJ the disaster As soon as they heard Of the
laundering Of the ship. they took trains for Lon
don in the belief that at the Admiralty once
tley would soon learn whether thcir loved ones
had escaped or gone down with the slip on which
they served Many of these stood silently through
out the night. their drawn faces and Respondent
attitudes showing the great mental strain they
were undergoing
In some cases persons composing the croWu
argued that their particular relatives or friends
n,ust have escaped drowning. hut their tones and
language were such that il could readily be in
fcrrcd that they were hoping against hope and
s,enIug their hearts for the worst news that could
come 70 them. Through the long hours of the
night tho crowd gained fresh acccssions. and when
the list of the saved was posted this morning
there was terrible pushing toward the bulletin
board to learn who lad escaped the fate that hai
SO suddenly carried of hundreds OF Englanda
defenders Those who were in the rear of the
crowd or were too far away TO sec the names IN
serilWd on the bulletin were aided III their sc'r'A
for information by men who read aloud the names
of the saved. 1t was painful 10 see with what
eagcrness and intensity the pcope listened when
women found that the names they were listen
ing for were not the list they criei bitterly
ard turning from the crowd walked dcspoAdcnty
awiy Others were more violent in Their demon'
STATIONS of sorrow while some tainted away ami
had 10 be attended by tho police. Tho only touch
Of pladness 10 the scene was when some one in the
crowd heard the name of husband. father or lover
read.
II is stated today that no attempt will he made
10 recover the bodies of those who went down
IN tho Victoria The vessel lies in 4s0 feet OF
water, and it would be an almost iinpcsslple TASK
TO attempt to recover the dead. II - pr"""oie
that in the course Of a few days a number Of the
bodies will float out from the hull, and al these
will lie watched for and buried OH Lane
Ecar-Admral Albert II. Markham who, since
tbc death of Vice Admiral Tryon. is III com'nanu
Of the British Mediterranean squadron. has t'''-
eraphed to the Admiralty that the damage sus'
fnincd BIZ the Camrcriown in accidentally ram
ming the Victoria prcve upon examination 'o
have been less than was expected. He adds that'
though the vessel is seriously domascd. ne hopes
that she Will Ike ready 10 proceed Tor Mai'a Ill
few DAYS. where she will 60 in dock for repairs
"A dispatch 10 the Exchange telegraph Com
pany from Malta states that the victoria WIS c"'
in two att of the barhe;tc. Most OF those WHO
lot thc,r lives were drowned by being drawn
under the water by the suction caused oy 'he
sip,iny shin Vice-Admiral Sir George IrNon
MAS picl,cd up shortly after the .ounderILg oil his
flagship and conveyed on board the battle'hip
Edinburgh, one Of the fleet under his coniinahd'
where he died shortly afterward
tfhe dispatch vessel Surprise, Commander D. T.
T;llar1 is expected to arrive AT Malta to-moiro"'
She will convey 10 Malta the body OF hear-hN
miral Tryon The remainder OF the ncct Is uuc
10 arrive al Malta. OIL Monday. go, -.
Funds are being started IN different paris VI
The country 70 aid those VINO have sufferer througn
tie disaster. Gratifying SUBSCRIPTIONS dre wing
made TO these funds, and il Is believed tiat iaiee
sums of money will be raised Among the PROM,
incnt subscribers the fund starte-; by the Lori
Mayor Of London is Queen Nict0ril, WHO Has
,,jycn flrO 10 all the stricken iamics
According to Admiralty officials VINO WERE we're
seen TO-DAY the statement tha' me o, ANY,
{ anncrdocSn were at right angles 10 cich otrr
st the time of the collision Is clearly naccnra;".
II Is lar more likely, say these authorities tna, ic
accident happened IN The couf.s o 'h ,ermcI tHe
called chgnaing columns, sonntlh"s 'eInH' Wv
" eridiron~ Tho Victoria, according TO this view.
was al the head Of the first column ahi .ne
CsnErrdown was leading ne scond IN rn u,
distance of 400 yards, but the 'anpcrdoWn'
through miscalcilated deviation. struck III" VIC
SIDE 80 humber Of waier-tight compartments
could have saved the Victoria seeing wa, ~
balance was destroyed by the rush OF water, Inc
Camperdown could not possibly have r;,mm"d
tie Victoria at right angles say the Admiralty OF,
fcials: otherwise th" Victoria wo"'d ho' nav
q u" down quickly -, x.,a ~
when tire Iron Duke rammed TIE vanguard oi,
the coast of Wicklow in 1873. the latter vcss'!
was seventy minutes in sinking. being KEPT alloao
that length of time by her water-tighf compari-
mcn.s. IL is clear that an enormous rent must
have been made the whole length Of re victor;
side rendering her compartments oI no aNaIl.
IT, tart that not a single man escaped except
those who werc on deck at the time Of tn" col
iision proves the appalling rapidity with which
.hn vent down Although twelve minutes are
ssSa 70 have elapsed before she disappeared she
Was undoubtedly found..rinG from the moment she
was struck Many Of those below at the time OF
tile collision must have been crushed by inc r"''i'
,Is sox WENT DOWN WITH TIE VICTORIA.