§ MR. RITCHIE (Tower Hamlets, St. George's)I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Whether the Admiralty is in possession of any information with reference to an accident which is reported to have occurred, with loss of life, on board Her Majesty's ship Albatross?
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. R. W. DUFF) (Banffshire)Yes, Sir. I regret that there has been a lamentable accident on board Her Majesty's Ship Albatross. The information which has reached us is contained in a telegram from the Commodore at Hong Kong, dated yesterday. It states that the accident is due to the bursting of one of the Nordenfelt guns. I regret to say that by this accident two men have lost their lives, and two others have been wounded. The names of those who have lost their lives are John Murray, able seaman, and Charles Dale, boy. The names of the wounded are Frank Harvey, petty officer, severely wounded, but progressing satisfactorily, and Charles Callaghan, able seaman, slightly wounded.