Show THE VICTORIA fearful and sudden sadden death to officers and crew LONDON juno 23 As soon as the news ortho disaster became aane known in london londo the duke of Edin edinberg birg lately promo promoted tid to the position of admiral of the at visited tho admiralty and I 1 confer conferred with the officials A meeting of the admiralty board was hold held and a telegram of instructions sont to roar rear admiral mark ham the news of the calamity caused the most in tentie excitement not only among those who had friends onboard inboard the ill fated ship but among fall all classes of people the admiralty office in whitehall was by relatives and friends of tho officers ceis and crew reporters seeking further details of tho the disaster and throngs thrones of people attracted by curiosity so dense was tho the throng that tho the admiralty officials were compelled to summon the clio police to restrain the crowd no information has been re ived at the admiralty sinco since vie the re apt lpt oje of rear admiral Mark MarI hamB charns first 4 above repeated 10 11 official telegrams in regard to a loss of the ship wore were sent at once the queen at castle As m n as her majesty received rear adral markhams Mark hams dispatch she aho gave lers for the postponement of tho the to te ball to have taken place al ching clingham ingham ck harn palace tonight to night gladstone was greatly shocked when 14 formed ormed of tho the facts ho informed house of commons of the accident d paid a most mosta glowing glowin tribute to oe admiral tryon who he said was 3 of the ablest and most os esteemed teemed acors m in the service 1 said there were offis seamen and bos bors and marines board it was feared that of this lal al of souls has been lost io e was sure tho the deepest sympathy the bouso would bo be felt for the cave ave men who found an early grave the service of their country and it t it would be extended to their reives lives and friends lord george amilton Il formerly rt lord of the admiralty Admi indorsed endorsed indor sed scything ory thing gladstone said and d 1 tho deepest regret 0 for the calamity that t had befallen the country in the loss s of so ao many brave officers and men in the rhe victoria was rogar regarded ded as a por feet sac example of modern war ship and a silver model of her was preson presented ted to tho queen as a naval jubilee pro sout it oakland enquirer |