Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

all the doors were closed and up 10 what
bulkhead the shin had Allied, went in the
starboard flats and saw that the doors were
closed and scuttles had been shut. | called
round and asked II everything was tight.
and was answered with yes, but by whom
could not say,
II then heard the order for every one to
go on deck and the men in the Hat where
! was, on the staTboard side all went up,
then got up on the mess deck and aft and
down into the starboard engine room.
The engines were being worked and ]
heard the gongs Of the telegraph. Ispoke
to Engineer Deadman. who was there and
who told ME there was no water In the
engine room. He told me all his doors
were closed. Then | asked for the fleet
engineer. He told me he did not know
where he was.
~ then ran along the main deck passage
to see II those doors were properly closed
and met the fleet engineer coming aft, who
said that all was tight us far as he could
make out abaft the foremost boiler room.
then went on deck to report TO the com
mapder and got on the after-bridge, where
all were at their stations TO get out the
boats, The ships company, in great num-
oers, were OH the port side OF the upper
deck. then went along the port fore and
aft bridge to the admiral, the ship having
heavy list to the starhoard.
Just as reached the cutters foremost
davit on the port side the ship gave a great
lurch starboard and / clutched ut the rail,
| found myself sucked down, but came
up TO the surface again among the wreck
age. ], with many others, was picked up
by the Niles boats. The conduct and
steadiness of all ut their stations was be-
yond praise. There was no panic Of any
sort or description"
LONDON. July 3.--All the newspapers
to-day publish long editorials on the
subject Of the Victoria disaster, and all
of them warn the public to suspend
Judgment on the matter until the result
of the court martial 10 be held in the
case shall have been made known.
The newspapers admit that Vice.
Admiral Tryon Numbered in giving the
order he did for the manmuvre that led
to the accident, and state that he further
Numbered when he signalled to the
vessels of the squadron not to lower
their boats, which they were upon the
point Of doing for the purpose of going
TO the rescue of those on the Victoria
Some of the writers attribute the vice.
admirals error TO the fact that he was
just recovering from an attack of sick.
ness,
The relatives of the survivors are
getting letters, in which the story of the
disaster, as told in these dispatches, is
repeated with little variation. Some oil
tho survivors hint that Vice Admiral
Tryon realized his blunder when toe
late and did not afterward care to live
Amid the general blame of the vice,
admiral, many comments are made
upon the conduct Of other officers in
obeying an order that was certain to re-
suit in collision between the ships.
A rule in force in the navy provide:
that a subordinate is not bound to obey
an order from superior officer il the
execution of the order Is certain to in,
volve an accident. With this rule In view
some OF the papers rather severely com
ment upon the action of Rear.Admiral
Markham, who in his own dispatches
shows that he was fully aware of the
danger attendant upon the man@uvrt
ordered from the flagship.
AS q matter of fact, however, the re-
| sponsihility for the disaster cannot BIZ
placed until court martial hears the
evidence in the Gaze and renders it's do
cision.
THE RELIEF FUND GROWING.
The fund held by Lord Mayor Stuar
Knill for the benefit of the families O.
those who lost their lives through tn,
! laundering of the Victoria now amounts
| to ESQ, 900 (Hl60 ,000,l