The state chronicle., 1893-06-24
-FOUR HUNDRED
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The British Battle Ship Victo-
ria Founders.
BY Cable.


BY Cable.
LONDON, June 23.-A most terri.
bic calamity has befallen the British
battleship Victoria. a flagship of the
Mediterranean squadron, and hun
dreds Of lives have been lost. The
Victoria, which flew the flag of Vice
Admiral Sir George Tryon, K, G. B.,
was run into off Tripoli by the
British battleship Camperdown, also
belonging to the Mediterranean
squadron and under command of
Capt. Charles Johnston. The Vic
tcria had an enormous hole made in
her side through lich 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 their small
boats she went to the bottom carry
ing down with her nearly all on
board. Some OF the officers and
crew manage to get cut Of the sue
ton caused by the sinking vessel
and were rescued. Among those
lost is Vice Admiral Tryon. The
first reports Of the disaster stated
that about 200 mon were drowned,
but later dispstches show that the
loss Of life was far greater, not less
Il an 400 Of the officers and crew of
the Victoria having gone down with
their ship. The Victoria vas twin
screw battleship Of 10,47O tons and
$4,000 horsepower. She mounted
fifteen guns. The Camperdown is
also first class twin screw battle
ship. She is Of 10000 tons and H..
500 horsepower and carries ten
guns Admiral Sir George Tryon
was commander in chief Of the Med
iterranean station. He was made
Vice Admiral August 20th, 1891
LATER
Rear Admiral Albert Fl Markham
OF the Trafalgar, flag ship OF the
Rear Admiral in the Mediterranean
has telegraphed TO tho admiralty
from Tripoli, Syria, under date O.
today, as follows: II regret to re-
port that while mane1vring of
Tripoli this afternoon, the Victoris
and Camperoown collided. The Vic
toria sank in fifteen minutes il
eighteen fathoms Of water She lies
bottom uppermost. The Camper
downs ram struck her forward Of th.
turret on the starboard side. Twenty
one officers were drowned. Two
hundred and ffty-fve men were
saved The injury to tbs Camper
down has not yet been fully ascer
tanned but is serious. and will ne
cessitate her going in dock for re
pairs. l propose to send the eu-
vivors to Malta"
| The complement of the officer
and crew of the Victoria comprised
600 men. The list Of officer
drowned include besides Vice-Ad
miral Tyron, Chaplain Morris, Lieut.
Munroe, fleet paymaster Rickcord
fleet engineer Foreman, enginee
Harding, assistant engineers Dead
man, Hatherly and SeatoD, gunne
Howell, boatswsin, Liarnard ,carpen
ter Bell, midshipEen Fawes, Len
yon, Henley, Gambler and Scarlet
cadet Stokes, and clerks Allen an'
Savage. Change was recently mad
in the commander attached to tn
Victoria, Charles L Ottley havinj
been detached and succeeded b
commander B. Fellicome, who Wa
saved, as were also the captain, Ho,
Maurice A. Bourke, and fftee
other officers. The first dispatche
concerning the accident led to tn
belief that the disaster had occurre
off the coast of Tripoli in Norther
Africa. Later advices show that tn
scene of the calamity was nes
Tripoli, seaport town on the cas-
ern Mediterranean, fifty miles nortl
east of Beyroot, Syria, and con
; paratively short distance from th
island of Cyprus.
AS soon as the officers Of the VII
toria saw there was danger OF the
ship laundering, orders were give
Z to close the collision bulkheads,
3 order to keep the water in tt
4 compartment into which the Can
: perdown had showed her ram II
sailors tried to obey the order, b'
the ship was making water too ia
to allow of closing the bulkhead
q and while the men were still tryln
d to shut them, the vessel with b
l. immense guns and heavy top har
h per turned over and carried the
down. AS soon as the news OF Il
disaster became known in Londo
: the Duke of Edinburg, who W
lately promoted to the position
admiral Of the feet, visited the a
: miralty and conferred with the OF
. cisls there. A meeting OF the a
a. miralty board was held and tel
:,,4r,otirna was sent