Show VICTORIA TRIAL PROCEEDS bear admiral markham of the camper down on the stand VALETTA july 19 rear admiral mark hain of the camperdown Camper down was the first witness today belore before the court martial investigating ti gating the tile victoria disaster I 1 ilis I 1 is official dispatches to thead miri alty court reporting the fact and details of 0 the disaster were read and gestate he stated d I 1 he is bed bad nothing to add to them when the big I 1 of vice ad aderial rial tyron was hoisted on the victoria ordering the sir six cable lengths distance kear Rear admiral markham said to hie his flag lieutenant that is irn poast 0 s 8 ible ble since it is an impracticable manou te ver r 1 the witness said farther further after a consultation with the flag bag lieutenant the tile conclusion waa was reached the victoria would ease her he helm ru and circle around a r aund on the outside of the division which was being led by the camperdown Camper down had this assumption been founded on fact the maneuver would have been attended by bv no danger the tile rear admiral stated he wit was cognizant of vice admiral T onia memorandum in oran durn in re regard ard to the discretionary 1 aar etin obedience of orders when strict obedience would entail disaster when the signal victoria Victori awas was hauled down the camperdown Camper down was powerless to avoid the collision hear admiral Markl markham isra also said if his ills order to go foil fall speed astern had bad been obeyed tl tte tle e damage inflicted on oil the victoria vietoria would not bayo been so great when que 8 tinned as to his placing two meanings meaning si on t the he signal he lie said other captains of the fleet answered the signal they interpreted fremed in the same way he lie did lid I 1 am enre 1 would have done nothing to prevent the collision after the victoria and camper down had turned with their bows to each other if I 1 had gone astern with both screws the edinburg would have rammed me the rear adru admiral iral said ho lie had never seen the manc euver performed before captain the camperdown Camper down and flag licate lieutenant nant bradshaw corroborated the tile rear admi admirand raid testimony |