Show THIRTYSIX LIVES LOST Torpedo Boat Destroyer Run Down by British Cruiser Portsmouth England Thirtysix men including Lieutenant MIddleton tho commander of the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger lost their lives in the collision off tho Isle of Wight between I hat vessel and the Hrltlsh cruise I Berwick The vessels belong to the Portsmouth Ports-mouth division of the British home fleet and wero engaged In night maneuvers man-euvers in tho channel while on their way to Portland The night was very dark and the Berwick was steaming slowly When the dcstrojcr attempted attempt-ed to cross the big cruisers bow she was caught amidships and cut In hall t with knifelike perclslon Mnklns almost al-most Immediately The deck crew who were dressed In heavy oilskins and boots went down with the vessel not having time to free themselves from thoso heavy encumbrances 01 tho twentytwo men who were rescued res-cued most of them were engineers and stokers who having light cloth ing on were able to keep themselves afloat until boats from other ships which were Immediately launched picked them up |