THE ADMIRAL'S FATAL MISTAKE
On 22nd June 1893, Admiral, Sir George Tryon was on manoeuvres with the Mediterranean Fleet off the coast of Syria.
Suddenly he gave orders for his ship the Victoria, and the nearby Camperdown to turn inwards and steam towards each other.
It was obvious to all on board that disaster was imminent, but none of his subordinates dared overrule or question Tryon’s extraordinary command. In consequence, the two ships collided and the Victoria sank, taking the Admiral and four hundred mariners to a watery grave. As the ship went down Sir George was heard to say. ‘It is entirely my fault.’
THE ADMIRAL'S DOPPELGANGER
At more or less the exact moment that Sir George Tryon was plummeting to the ocean bed, his wife was holding an, ‘At home’, in their house in Eaton Place.
Suddenly Sir George, resplendent in full naval regalia, appeared before over a hundred guests, strolled across the room, and vanished.
Lady Tryon did not see him herself and was mystified when told by her guests that her husband had just walked through the room. She explained to her guests that he was far away at sea.
Next day, however, word reached her of the tragedy, and she realised that her guests must have seen her husband’s ghost.
