New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-04
THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY ACTS
A COURTMARTIAL on THE VICTORIA DIS
ASTER TO MEET AT ONCE IN MALTA.
SIR CHARLES dixie on ADMIRAL TRYON'S
FATAL BLUNDER-COMMENTS OF THE
LONDON PEEsS-ADMIRAL MARK.
HAM CRITICISED.

HAM CRITICISED
London. July BIN the House Of Commons TODAY
Sir L. Kay ShuttlcwOrh. Secretary To the Admiralty
said in response TO inquiries the subject that the
Admiralty had decided 10 convene Immediately at
Malta a cour martial in the matter Of the loss Of the
bateShip Victoria.
Sir Charles Dixie. Of England's most noted lay
authorities naval and military matters, was asked
today concerning The reports that Admiral TTvOn
suffering from temporary mental arrangements when
he conducted the manocuvrcS Of Trpoh. sir Charles
said: While tho Foreign Office has deal say on
This subject. l must confess that Admiral 1ryon
never gave the Idea that he had auy mental weak
ness whatever. one Of the lords of the Admiralty
said tina, better sailor than Tryon never trod
ships deck. The bunder simply pl,scs comprchcn
sion. Had Tryon lived he must have been adjudGcd
guilty according to the present evidence. and unless
the Crovh used itS prcrogativc. have been shot"
Mator-Gencrl Walter Codsworthy said This after
noon Tryon sorvel with me in Abv,>ina. He WAS
a tircesS and clcarhcadcd worker. never heard Of
any mental deviation want Of precision hi part
His fatal error In Judgment must have ari'cn from
illncss.r
All the newspapers to-day publish long editorials
the subject II the Victoria DISASTER. and all of
Them warn the public 10 suspend judgment the
matter until the result OF the urtmartid shall have
been made known. The newspapers admit tnat Nicc-
Admiral TryOn hundcr,d I'm giving the order he did
scrt that he further bundcrd when he signallcd to
The vessels Of the squadron to their boat
which they were upon the point Of putting into the
water FOR tho purpose Of going to the rc>cue Of The
mon on the Victoria. some Of the writers attribute
tho Vice Admrals error 70 the fact that he Just
recovering from attack Of Illness
Tie relative, OF the survivors getting letters
in which the story Of the disaster tod In these
dispatches Is repeated with little variation. some
Of tho survivors hint that Vice Admiral ryon realized
his llundcr when too late. and did not aerwaId caro-
to live.
saiior who was on one of the smaller vessels
writes IN refcrcnc" to Admiral Tryou's Signd: wv"
All stood amazed such signal, knowing very
VOL thai thee was not room for IL" ship, 10 turn
hut the order, had 60 be olr.ycd. Although the VS.
sci va, sinking nndcr him. Tryon sir
nailed. refusing boats. May never soc
such a cs,c Of wholesale murder again. We saw
'hc men FIJI In AZ command four deep. Oh the
iorcca,lle TN the water reached Their feet. ln"n
they received order, 70 fall in on the quari"rd"rH
All the time they never attempted 10 20 near tho
boats. This viii show YOU how naval discipline l.
ground into people. Tie whole feet could 500 til"
poor fellows .tandlng In perfect order, quietly drown
Ing in their ranks"
Arnld ,hc gcnclal blame u tho Vice-Admiial many
comment, arc radr upon he conduct Of other officer,
In obcync an order that certain 70 result IN
collision between the ships. rule in force in tie
navy provides that q subordinate lS not bOnni 10
obey al order from superior officer II The execution
Of the order Is cNr,in 20 inyove accident. Nlth
This ule in view +)mc Of m" paper rather severely
continent upon the "cton Of RearAdmrIl Narkhnn.
whD I'm his own q . ichcs shows that be- Wa iullt
aware Of The dan, attendant upon the mauo"nvro
OIdercd from the q ship. ~ matter Z fact. how
ever. he responsibility for the d,a,tcr cannot lc
placed until n conrtnartih shall hgv" heard Oh"
evidence and rendered II, dccl Ion.
The fnnd being raised bv L,Id Mayor kulll ior the
benefit Of the fsmili", - ~ who i'-t their Nv'-
through The fOundcrng Of The Victoria now amount
to 100000.