DISASTERS.—In “By Human Error,’" Captain G. 51. Bennett, R.N., recalls some 20 of the major disasters of the last 100 years, each attributable to human error. Disasters on the land, on the sea, and in the air are included. The sinking of H.M.S. Victoria after collision with H.M.S. Camperdown, with the loos of half the ship's company of H.M.S. Victoria, was caused by the aberration of an admiral, who himself was drowned. Other disasters that qualify for inclusion in the book were the holocaust at Bombay docks in 1944, when an explosion wrecked 26 ships and much of the port works; the loss of the rigid airship R 101; and the disaster at Quintinshill that involved five trains. The abortive revolt led by the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905 is less obvious—but the Potemkin’s story is as good as any in the book. The picture above, showing H.M.S. Victoria sinking, is a striking example of what photography could achieve in 1893. “By Human Error” is published by Seeley Service and Company.

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DISASTERS.—In “By Human Error,’" Captain G. 51. Bennett, R.N., recalls some 20 of the major disasters of the last 100 years, each attributable to human error. Disasters on the land, on the sea, and in the air are included. The sinking of H.M.S. Victoria after collision with H.M.S. Camperdown, with the loos of half the ship's company of H.M.S. Victoria, was caused by the aberration of an admiral, who himself was drowned. Other disasters that qualify for inclusion in the book were the holocaust at Bombay docks in 1944, when an explosion wrecked 26 ships and much of the port works; the loss of the rigid airship R 101; and the disaster at Quintinshill that involved five trains. The abortive revolt led by the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905 is less obvious—but the Potemkin’s story is as good as any in the book. The picture above, showing H.M.S. Victoria sinking, is a striking example of what photography could achieve in 1893. “By Human Error” is published by Seeley Service and Company.