| Show THE VICtORA DSASTER Sorrow for the Dead Sympathy for the Relations Widespread THE VESSEL WAS CUT I TWO Touching Scenes When the List of the Saved Was Posted Crowds of People Remained All Night Before the Admiralty Office Anxious An-xious to Obtain Definite Information Infor-mation of the Horror ALAMITIES like i 5 the loss of the battle ship Victoria Vic-toria seldom fall upon a country and it would be hard to describe the feeling that prevails in regard to the loss of the vessel and the drowning of so many of her officars and crew Sorrow for the dead and sympathy for the relatives and friends is widespread In some quarters indignation is expressed that such an accident should occur but so far as known there is no foundation for this feeling Lack of details caused by the remoteness of the scene of the disaster dis-aster allows no expression for definite decision I is not believed that the full story can be obtained until the arrival at Malta of the Camperdown or tome other vessel conveying survivors from the Victoria A crowd of people remained all night before the admiralty office in hopes of getting definite information infor-mation in regard to relatives on board the illfated battle ship Victoria At 6 this morning a list of those saved was received re-ceived and the list was posted on the bulletin board of the office When the list was read to the crowd many touching scenes resulted some overwrought by the strain of anxiety fainted with joy when the name of a loved one was mentioned among the saved Others overcome with grief when the list was completed and the missing ones name was not mentioned swooned mentoned and fell to the ground Hundreds came in from the provinces to get earlier news Liberal subscriptions are being made for relatives of the dead The queen subscribed I sub-scribed 100 A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Malta stateS that time Tic was cut in two aft of the barbette Most of those who lost their lives were drowned by being drawn under the water by the suction caused by the sinking ship Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon was picked up shortly after the foundering of his flagship and carried on board the battleship bat-tleship Edinburgh where he died shortly afterwards The dispatch says the vessel Surprise is expected to arrive at Malta tomorrow She will convey to Malta the body of Admiral Tryon The remainder of the fleet will arrive at Malta Monday ExAdmiral Albert H Markham who since the death of Rear Admiral Tryon is in command of the British Medeter ranean squadron IIPS telegraphed the admiralty that the damage sustained by the Camperdown proves upon examination examina-tion less than expected He adds though that while the vessel is seriously damaged he hopes that she will be ready to proceed to Malta in a few days where she will go in dock for repairs |
