The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-24
FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The British WarSAlp Victoria Goes DOYn
in q FaF or Sea.
srggE 4 FEW MINUTES IN COLLISION
wearing us souls. the Great Battieship at
Nsptune's Mercy in the Twinkiing Of
nn Eye-Dotails Meagrc.

ed. Victoria thc flagship of the Mcdi-
,.--.n.an squadron and hundreds Of
lives are lost.
rse Victoria. which few the flag Of
,,.a-A Admiral Sir George Tryon. Is. c.,
~ Was rsn into on Trpoh by the Brit
,., bat1e-shib Camperdown. also belong
me 10 rle Mediterranean squadron and
p.8er command Of Captain Charles john
stone
The Victoria had an enormous hole
made m h,r side. through which the
v,ter poured in torrents The immense
lgI ~ thc Victoria at once began TO
e-.ro and before those on board OF her
c.l cast loose their small boats she
,e..f to the bottom. carrying down with
I.r nearly au ON board.
Some of the officers and crew man
ee.I tl get out of The suction caused hy
re sinking vessel aud were rescued.
Among those lost les Nicc-Admiral Tryon.
Tia first reports of the disaster stated
tat about 2D men were drowned, but
later dispatches show that the loss of
la is far greater. not less than four
hundred Of The officers and crew of the
Victoria having gone down with their
SHIP.
qfe Victoria was q twin screw battle
ship of f0. 800 tons and 1900 horse power.
Size mounted fifteen guns. The Camper
down ls ALSO nrst-class twin screw
hatttslIu. She is OF IOfU tons and
$500 horse power and carries ten guns.
Admiral SIR George Tryon was com
mauder-in-cnicf of the Mediterranean
station. He was made Nice-Admiral.
August Cd. lNl.
Rear Admiral Albert H. Markham. Of
tle Trafalgar. the flagship of the rear
admiral iu the Mediterranean. has tcle-
erhphcd to the admiralty from Trpoh
Syria. under date of to-day AS follows:
"1 regret 90 report that while mauocu-
verlug Off Trpoh this Afternoon the Vic
toria aud CamperdoWn conided and the
Victoria sank iu fifteen minutes Don cieh-
teen fathoms Of water. She lies bottom
uppcrm0st. The CamperdOwns ram
struck forward of the turret on the star
loard side. Twenty-one officers We're
drowned Two hundred and nfty-hve
men were saved. The injury 90 the
CampordOwn has not yet been fully as
ceriained. but 30 is serious and viii me-
cessitate her going on the dock for re-
pairs. / propose 20 send the survivors
10 Malta"
The complement Of officers and crew
OF the Victoria comprised COO men, The
list Of officers drowned include. besides
Nice-Admiral Tryon. Chaplain Morris.
Lieutenant Arunre Fleet Paymastcr Rick
cord. Fleet Engineer Foreman. Engineer
Harding, Assistant Engineers Deadman,
Hatherlv and Seaton. Gunner Howell.
Boatswain Barnard, Carpenter Bell MIDI
tnipmen Fawes, Lanyon. Henley Gam
bier and Searlctt. Cadet Stokes aud
Clerks Allen and Savage.
change had recently beer made in
che commander attached 90 the Victoria.
Charles J.. Otuey having been detached
and succeeded by Commander BFcuIc0me.
who was saved. as We're also Captain
Honorable Maurice a. Bourke and fifteen
other officers.
The first dispatches concerning the ace
cideht led 10 the belief that the disaster
had occurred off the coast Of Tripou. in
Northern Africa. Later advices show
nat the scene of the calamity was near
Irpoi seaport town ON the Eastern
Mediterranean, fifty miles northeast Of
heyrout Syria. and comparatively
short distance from thc Island Of Cyprus.
AS soon as the officers of me Victoria
saw that there was danger Of their shin
iouudcflng orders We're given 10 close
the coiision huIkheads in order 10 keep
me water in The compartment into which
The Camperiown had showed her ram
The sailors tried Oh obey the order but
me ship was making water too fast %
'iio" OF closing the hulkheads. and while
the men We're stll trying 10 shut them
The vessel with her immense guns and
heavy top hamper. turned over and car
red them down AS soon as the news
'i the disaster became known i'm London
ihe Duke OF Edinburg. who was lately
promoted 20 the position OF Admiral Of
.he Fleet visited the Admiralty and con-
iered With the officials there.
meet ing OF the Admiralty Board was
le'l ana a telegram of instructions was
.3nt TO Rear Admiral Markham.
The news OF the calamity has caused
he most intense excitement. not only
imong those who had friends on board
he Inflated ship. but among all classes
% the population.
The Admiralty office in Whitehall was
sicgcd boy relatives and Tricnds Of the
ulcers and crew. reporters seeking fur
Der details of tine disaster. and thrones OF
'rHple attracted by curiosity So dense
'as the throug I'm the vicinity that the
.Imiralty officials were compelled 10 !
lnmon thc police % restrain the crowd !
The Victoria was a sincle-turret shin. |
rfying two ll0-tou guns mounted in /
r"ard turret coated with is inches 90 |
Mround armOr, one l0-inch 29-ton gun |
ring AIT and a broadside auxiliary arma- |
lent of twelve G-inch 5-tOn guns. OF /
''ulery of smaller nature she carried |
"tniy-One quick-nriug and eight machine |
iih. Her maximum speed was l67l /
hois' She could stow 200 tons OF coal |
her bunkcrs, and her radius OF action
ZEN knots speed with her fun compile
.nl OF coal was estimated al 1000 knots.
rr afmored belt and hulkhcads consist
oi compound armor from 10 10 is inches
thickness. She was built at ElsWick.
4n January OF last year the Victoria
.h aground on the Greek coast near
'tiea and She was only foated on after
% immense amount Of labor and large
'pense lt was said that this accident
AS Que 20 caIclessucss. and her COM
-nder Captain Maurice Bourkc, was
'rfeiy reprimandod by a court-martial.
'-ihe was ln command when she sank.
Action Taken by the Government.
LONDON, June % When Queen Vic
fa learned OF the disaster TO her naval
'ile. axe she ordered the postponeueut
me State ball that was 10 have taken
tce az Buckingham Palace tonight.
Ihe Prime Minister Informed the House
commons OF the accident, ana paid a
81 glowing tribute 40 the worth Of
.e-Admifal Tyon. who, ne said. was
I' OF the ablcst and most esteemed of
.rs I'm the service Of Her Majesty.
"r Gladstone said that there were Gil
Ncers, seamen and boys and l07 marines
, board the ship n was feared OF this
ial OF us souls, four hundred and thirty
id been lost.