LATER PARTICULARS.

Feilding Star, 24 June 1893, Page 2

LATER PARTICULARS.

TUB VESSEL BAMMED ADMIRAL TYRON GOES DOWN WITH THB SHIP. Whilst the ressels of the Mediter* ranean Bqhadron were manoeuvring off Tripoli yesterday afternoon, the ironclad Camperdown. a ship cf 10,600 tons, rammed the Victoria just forward of the starboard turret. Toe latter went down with appalling rapidity in 80 fathoms of water. She appeared to sink bottom upwards, and in fifteen minutes wn.i out of sight. The Camperdown herself was seriously injured. There were 660 men on board the fUg'iiip, of whom 266 were tared. The survivors wore sent lo Malta. Owing to this lamentable catastrophe Her Majesty has postponed the State ball. The Premier referred to tiie calamity in the House of Commons to-day. He was deeply moved, and his words were listened to in death-like stillness as he described the disaster. He felt certain the deepest sympathy would be excited for the unhappy fate of this band of brave men, who had cone to an early grave amid circumstances of peace, from which the pomp and splendour of war were absent. He added that there were 718 men aboard, of whom 611 were officers and seamen and 107 marines. Four hundred and thirty were believed to be drowned. The Premier paid a high tribute to the capacity and services of Admiral Trjon. When the news of the disaster became known, the relatives of those serving on lie Victoria besieged the Admiralty, and many heart-rending scenes occurred. Later. CapUin the Hon. Maurice A. Bonrke and Commander Charles L. Ottley were saved. Admiral Tryon refused to leave Ins ship, and went down with her.