Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-24
GALLANT ADMIRAL TRYON AMONG THE LOST
Great Excitement Caused In London by the
News of tho Catastrophc-Queen Vic-
toria Postpones the state Ball
Gladstone's Tribute to the Dead.

LONDON, June 23-Advices from Tripoli
Syria, report a frightful occurrence during
the mancuvers of the British Mediter-
ranean squadron The battleship Camper
down ran her ram into the battleship
Victoria. on the starboard side, for
ward Of the turret, tearing great
hole, from which she sank SO
quickly that it was impossible for
most of those on board to escape, and more
than 400 of the officers and crew went down
with her. Among the los: is Vice Admiral
Sir George Tryon, X. c. b., commander-in-
chief on the Mediterranean station.
The Victoria lies bottom upward in eigh-
|, teen fathoms of water. The Camperdown is
seriously damaged
Rear Admiral Markham telegraphs that
twenty-one officers of the Victoria were
| drowned and 255 men saved.
The Victoria was a twin-screw battleship
Of 10,4T0 tons, 14,0O0-horse power and
mounted fifteen guns. The vessel CARED 7lS
officers and men.
The officers drowned, in addition to Tryon,
includes:
CHAPLAIN NORRIS.
LIEUTENANT MUNRO.
FLEET PAYMASTER ROCKFORD.
FLEET ENGINEER HARDING.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER DEADNIAN.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER HATIIERLY.
ASSIsTk Mt ENGINEER SEATON
GUNNER HOWELL.
BOATsWAIN BARNARD.
CARPENTER BEALL.
MIDSHIPMAN INGLIs.
M1DSHIPMAN GRIEVE.
MIDsHIPMAN FAWKES.
MIDSHIPMAN HENLEY.
MIDSHIPMAN GAMBLER.
MIDSHIPMAN SCRALETT.
3 CADET STOKES.
CLERK AKLEN.
CLERK SAVAGE.
No Chance to Save Them.
The water came in so fast that it was i'm
the great topweight caused the vessel to
turn over while the men were trying to shut
them.
The news of the accident created the
greatest excitemcnt, not only in official cir
cles, but among the friends and relatives of
the drowned men. The crowd gathered
around the admiralty Offices was so great,
seeking information, that it took squad of
police to restrain them.
The queen has postponed the state ball at
Buckingham palace tonight
Gladstone in announcing the calamity to
| the House of Commons, paid n high tribute
20 the gallahtry of the officers and men. He
said that in all there were us souls on
board of whom it appeared that 430 were
lost.
Admiral Tryon was fam )us naval officer,
having been in the service since 1853 and
held many important posts.
HAD no Chance for Their Lives.
A dispatch received at . o'clock this morn
ing from Beyroot says that the collision oc-
CURED at 5o'clock yesterday afternoon about
seven miles from Tripoi. The vessels were
almost Mt right angles when the Victoria
was struck. Those on the Vlctorias deck {
the moment of the collision scrambled away
and were rescued by boats from the Camper
down and several other vessels Tho men
below had no time to reach the deck. The
sudden reoling of the Victoria caused her
To begin TO fill Immediately, and no escape
was possible and she went down in ninety
fathoms of water. 1t is diffic ult to obtain
the names of the rescued, us they are aboard
several vessels, and so far all efforts have
been devoted to recovering bodies.
Shortly after the collision five bodies were
taken from the water, ono the body of the
chief paymaster. They were buried last
evening with military honors at Tripoli 1t
Is said here that several times the Victoria
had made signs of weakness in her steering
gear One theory is that ON account OF this
weakness she became unmanageable and
could not bo gotten out of the way
Sinking OF tho Royal George.
The laundering OF this newest type Of war
ship calls to mind somewhat similar accl-
dent as far as the loss OF life is concerned
that befell the English line of battle ship
Royal George in l1Ss In that case
the Royal George carrying 1O7 guns
was lying off Spithead, She had
been keeled over for repairs, when a
sudden gust of wind caused her to heel over
until the sea entered her open ports. She
filled and went down with all on board, in
rluding Rear Admiral Kempenfeldt. A mum
Der of women were on board at the time and
they too were drowned. Altogether about
COO persons lost their lives in the disaster.
The accident has never been equaled in
point of'liyes lost in the annals of history.
Cause of tho Accident.
K. r. Hon. Arthur Bower Forwood, a well
known ship owner, senior partner of the
frm OF Leech, Harrison & Forwood and
formerly secretary TO the Admiralty, said in
an interview that il was wonder that such
an accident had not occurred before. The
Victoria had a longitudinal bulkhead running
through her, besides number running
across ship She was thus divided into
COmpurtments ON each yide NJ thu longi