The Russellville Democrat., 1893-06-29
EIGHTEEN FATH0MS DEEP.
The British Ship Victoria Sinks With All
on Board.
TWENTY OFFICERS.
She Was Run Into and Sank in Fifteen
Mlnutes-TerribIe Disaster.

LONDON, June 23.-A most ter
rible calamity has befallen the Brit
ish battle ship Victoria, flag ship Of
the Mediterranean squadron, and
hundreds of lives have been lost.
The Victoria, which few the flag
of Vice Admiral Sir George
TyIon, K. G. B., was run into off
Tripoli by the British battle ship
Camperdown, also belonging to the
Mediterranean squadron and under
command Of Capt. Charles John
stone. The Victoria had an enor-
nous hole made in her side, through
which the water poured in torrents.
The immense hull of the Victoria
at once began to settle, and before
those on board of her could cast
loose the small boats she went to the
bottom, carrying down with her
nearly all on board. Some of the
officers and crew managed to get
out Of the suction caused
by the sinking vessel
and were rescued. Among those is
Vice Admiral Tyroh. The 6rstreports
of the disaster stated about 200 men
had been drowned, but later dis
patches show the less of life
far greater, not less than 400,
officers and the crew Of the Victoria
having gone down with the ship. The
Victoria was twin screw battle ship,
of 10,470 tons and $4,000 horse
power. She mounted fifteen guns.
The Camperdown was also a first
class twin-sc battle ship She
is 10000 tons and 1880 horse
power and carries ten guns. Admiral
Sir Geo. Tyron is commander in chief
of the Mediterranean station. He was
made vice admiral August 20. 1891.
Later Rear Admiral Albert Fl.
Markham, Trafalgar flag ship, rear
admiral in tho Mediterranean, tele-
graphed to the ad niralty from Trip
oil, Syria under date of to-day as fol-
lows:
~ regret to report while man
euvering off Tripoli this afternoon
the Victoria and Camperdown col
lided. The Victoria sank in fifteen
minutes in eighteen fathoms of
water, She lies bottom uppermost.
The Camperdown's ram struck the
Victoria in the forward turret
OH the star board side. Twenty-one
officers were drowned. Two hundred
and fifty five men were saved. The
injury to the Campertown has not
yet been fully ascertained, but it is
serious and will necessitate going on
docks for repairs. propose send
ing the survivors to Malta.
The full complement of officers
and crew of the Victoria comprised
GOO men. List of officers drowned
included, besides Vice Admiral Ty-
ron, Chaplain Morris, Lieut..
Munro, Fleet Paymaster Rich
ards, First Engineer Fore
man, Engineer Harding, Assistant
Engineers Deadman, Hatherly and
Seaton, Gunner Howell, Boatswain
Barnard, Carpenter Beall, Midship-
men Inglis, Grieve, Fawkes, Lanyon,
Penley, Gamliaer and Scarlett.
Cadet Stocks and Clerks Allen and
Savage.
A change had recently been made
in the commander attached to the
Victoria, Charles Lottley, having
been detached and sue
ceeded by Commander Fellicome,
who was saved, as was also Capt.
Hon. Maurice A. Borke and fifteen
other officers.
First dispatches concerning the
accident led to the belief that the
disaster occurred on the coast of
Tripoli in Northern Africa. Later
advices show the scene of the calam-
ity near Tripoli, a seaport town on
Eastern Mediterranean fifty miles
northeast Beyroot, Syria, and a
comparatively short distance from
the Island of Cyprus.
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