The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-24
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.

HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
Admiralty Offices Besieged by Friends of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Expresses Sorrow
LONDON. June 23.-As soon as the news
of the sinking of the battle ship Victoria
became known In London the Duke of
Edinburgh, who was lately promoted TO the
position Of admiral of the fleet, visited the
Admiralty end 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 caused great excite
ment, not only among those who ad friends
on board the ill-fsted ship. but among all
classes OF the population. The Admiralty
Office was hesieged by relatives and friends
of the officers and crew, reporters seeking
further details of the disaster and
throngs of people attracted by
curiosity. So dense was the throDg in the
vicinity that the Admiralty officials were
compelled to summon police to keep back
the crowd. All official kilograms in regard
to the loss of the ship are sent at once to
the Queen ct Windsor Castle. As soon as
her Majesty received Admiral Markham's
dispatch she gave orders for the postpone
ment of the state ball that was to have
taken place at Buckingham Palace to- u ght.
Mr. Gladstone was greatly shocked when
be was Informed of the sinking of the Vio-
tended the laundering of the vessel. The
Prime Minister informed the Honse of
Commons of the accident, and paid
most glowing tribute TO the worth
Of Vice Ad%ira. II. Tryon ysS;.. Who nt he said
esteemed officers in the service of her
Majesty. Mr.. Gladstone said that there
were Gil officers, seamen and boys and 107
marines on board the ship. 1t was feared
that. of this total of us souls, 430 had been
lost. He was sure that the deepest SYM
pathy of the House would be felt for the
brave men who had found an early grave
In the service of their country. and that it
would be extended TO their relatives and
friends. The Right Hon. Lord George
Hamilton. formerly First Lord of the Ad.
miralty, indOrsed every thing that Mr..
Gladstone had said, and expressed the
deepest regret for the calamity that had
befallen the country In the loss OF so many
brave officials and men.
In the House of Lords. Earl Spencer.
First Lord of the Admiralty, referred TO the
disaster IN terms similar to those employ ed
by MIR. Gladstone IN the Commons.
A court circular Issued this evening says
that the Queen received the news with the
deepest grief, and that 'her heart bleeds
for the many homes plunged in mourning"
The Queen will publish tomorrow special
letter of coincidence with the families az
ticted by the disaster.
The Duke of Edin burgh has received this
dispatch from Emperor William ii:
Words cannot expess our horror. We all
sympathize with your British comrades.
As token OF our sympathy your ensign is
flying from the main mast of our ves-
sells with our own ensign at half mast. ac-
cordIng to my ORDERS" The Duke of Edin-
burgh replied: "Tbe Britieh navy and ma
tion feel deeply the sympathy expressed by
your Majesty and our brother officers in the
70 oxrU inf n 10 0vs "A tAv
The Queen has sent Colonel Carrin gton to
express her sorrow and sympathy TO Lady
Tryon. On the evening following the after
noon of the disaster the Lady Tryon, who
holding her fast reception of the season.
Two hundred guests were present. When
the news of her husbands death reached
her she fell in faint. Royal functions on
the programme for next week have been
postponed. The Lord Mayor has opened o
fund for the benefit of the needy families
who lost mem bers in the disaster.
The morning newspapers are filled with
articles describing the vessels. and with
obituaries of the most conspicuous officers
dolence TO the friends OF the drowned men.
Every leader euiogizes Woe Admiral
TryOn.
The Daily News Gays editcrially: Amer
lea Will thrill al the news. coming as it
does when the New York cheers for our
squadron have hardly died away. Are we
to pay much In millions and broken
hearts only 70 learn that the department.
system is delusion and snare"
The Times says: THE inquiry into the
causes of this disaster must be searching
and exhaustive-the punishment if blame
be found TO exist. adequate and unfllnch-
ing. Only so osn the lesson of the great
calamity be turned to account. The true
lesson is not that maneuvers at sea are too
hazardous. but that only by incessant prac-
tice OF evointlons at high speed can tho
navy be fitted for the necessities of WAR;