Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1889-TWELVE PAGES.

tho lignts of ti.a men-of-war, and even abovj the rushing and roaring of tho wind and waves the shouting of officers and men on board came faintly across tho water and struck terror to the hearts of all who listened. It could be seen that the vessels were dragging, as the lights were moving slowly in diuerent directions and apparently crossing aDd recrossing each bther. Every moment it seemed as thongh two or more of the great war ships were about to come together, and the watchers on tho beach waited in breathless anxiety to hear the crash of the collision and to see the vessels go down to distraction. A little after 5 o'clock the first rays of dawn broke upon the scene and revealed a spectacle not often witnessed. The position ofthe vessels was entirely . changed. The wind, which was blowing 1 from the northeast, had swept them from their former moorings, and they were all bearing down in tho direction of the reef. ; Black smoke was pouring from their fun- : nels. showing that desperate efforts wero ..being made to keep them up against tho . wind. The decks were swarming with men J clinging to masts or any other object on : which a hold could be obtained. The hulls of the warships were tossing about like corks. Ore moment tho vessels seemed to x stand upon their beam ends, and the next 'instant their sterns would rise oat of tho ' water and expose to view their rudders and rapidly-revolving propellers. Then ithe prows would bo lifted high in (the air, only to plunge into tho I next wave and deluge the ships with a torrent of water. Several small sailing vesj eels had already gone ashore in the westi ern part of the bay. The Trenton and , Vandalia being further oat from shore than ( the other ships, were almost obscured by 4 blinding mist. - THE TRAGIC EXT OF THE ZDER. The vessels most plainly visible wero I the Eber and Adler, and tftp Nipsic. 5 They were very close together and only a few yards off from tha reef. The f little gunboat Eber was making a desper- ) ate struggle for life, but every moment she was being drawn nearer and nearer tho ' reef. Her doom was certain. Suddenly Vhe shot forward a if matin or ft last strn tr-

gio w cacapo uesixuction. alio currem, ., however, bore her off to the right, and her ;prow struck the port-quarter of the Nipsic. The shocic carried away several feet ox the Jfipsic'a rails and one boat. The Eber then icll back and fouled with the Olga, a bat neither vessel sustained much damage j by the collison. Thetwo collisions, however, j had checked the Eber's progress, and she to save herself. Sho swnnj around broadeide to the wind and drifted slowly toward the reef. Awful seas brokp over the little vessel and forced her on to destruction. In a moment a great wave rolled in toward , Ahore. The Eber was lifted high on its crest and carried broadside on the reef. She . came down with awful force, and in an inJ stan t there was not a vestige of her to be ieen. She struck fairly on her bottom, .rolled over toward the open sea and disap- ( appeared from view. Every timber of the gunboat must have been shattered and the poor wretches aboard of her crushed to 4 death before they felt the waters closing about their heads. Hundreds of people were on the beach by this time, and the work of destruction had occurred in full view of them all. They I stood for a moment appalled by the awful scene, and then a cry of horror arose from j the lips of every man who had seen nearly a hundred of his fellow-creatures perish in an instant. Then, with one accord, they all rushed to the water's edge nearest the point where the Eber had foundered. The natives ran into the surf, far beyond the point where a white man could have lived, and stood waiting to save any poor creature who might rise from the water. There was no thought of the war between Germany and Samoa. There was no sign of enmity against the people who had carried off their King and banished him on a lonely isle a thousand miles from his native land. The savage forgot the oppression which a civilized people placed upon him, and he now held out his hand to save a human life, caring little whether it was that of a friend or aloe. At f first it seemed as if every man on the ill- ', fated steamer had gone to his death. Not i even a hand appeared from the berths where the Eber sank, but the breakers on . the reef had hidden a few struggling men : Trir harl rnmA tn the nrfar nrl utmrlc out feebly for the shore. Presently a man : who had not been noticed before was seen clinging to the piling under a small wharf near by. Willing hands soon grasped him and drew him upon the shore. He was a young man, with a handsome, boyish face, and wore the uniform of an officer. He 1 proved to be Lieutenant Gsedeke, and he was the only officer of the Eber who was saved. : He was in a dazed condition and unable to realize his escape. Lieut. T. O. Fillette, the marine officer of the Nipsic, who has been in charge of the guard at the American consulate for several months, took the . German officer by the arm, led him to the consulate, and provided him with dry ' clothing. Four sailors from the Eber were j aeen struggling in the water near the shore rescued by natives, and also taken to the to know how they escaped. They felt t iucuucica dug siuiavo vi iud naict, auu .were soon grasped by natives and taken . ashore. There were six officers and seventy men on tho Eber when she struck the Teef, and cf these five officers and sixtyiz men were lost. Lieutenant 'Jaedeke, the surviving officer, was alIrnost heart-broken over the sad fate of l his fellow-officers and men. He stated that l he was officer of the watch, and was on the bridge when tho Eber went down. The I other officers were below, and were probab--1t crashed to death. Soon after the shin ,onk he found himself floating on the water ins part drifted ashore and was saved. . BESCUE 07 THE ADLEIt'S CREW. . ' It was about 6 o'clock in the morning ?hen the Eber foundered. Durin g tho ex- ; citement attending that calamity the other "vessels had been for a moment forgotten, bnt it was soon noticed that the position cf several of them had become more alarm 4ng. The Adler had been swept across the twty, being f or a moment in collision with the Olga. Sho was now close to tho reef, -bout two hundred yards west of thd point where the Eber struck. Like. it i l. i. : l doom broadside on. In half an hour she ' ra lifted on top of tho reef and turned completely over on her side. Nearly every fcnan was thrown into the water, Foriunatelv. however, the Adler was thrown 90 far up on the reef that when she turned -over on ner side nearly the entire hull was out of the water. He deck was at right mntrles with the water, and was facing the pLore. Consequently that rortionof the , Vessel was well protected from the storm. Most of the men who were struggling in the water had but a few feet to swim to reach the deck, where they clung to the guns and masts in safety. Of tho 130 officers and men aboard twenty men were drowned or killed when the steamer capsized. All of the othcers. including Captain mtz. who was in com mand of the Germ an squadron, were saved, llanv on the Adler wero badly injured. among them Captain Fritz, who received a severe shock and a number of cuts and "bruises. The natives stretched a rope from the shore to tho deck of the Adler during 'the day, and a number of sailors escaped in that way. But the rope parted betoro all had left the vessel, and the others wero 'not taken oil till next day. They clung to the wreck during the long, weary hours of tlirt rlir ami niffht. and vrero irreatlv ex hausted when the storm subsided and boats could be sent out to take them off. The "bottom of the Adler. however, formed such a protection against the storm that the men aboard were comparatively sais. EFF0HTS TO SAVE THE XIPSIC. Just after the Adler struck, the attention of every one was directed toward theNipeic. Sho was standing off the reef with her head to the wind, but the three anchors which she had out at the time were not holding. The steamer was beating back .toward the point where the Eber went down. It was only by most skillful management that her officers and crew wero aved from the same fate that befell tho Eber. Tho Nipsio also narrowly escaped destruction by being run into by tho Olga. and it was , the blow which she received from that vessel that finally sent her ashore. The Nipsic had on all the steam it was possible for her to carry, and had just succeeded in getting clear of the reef vrtea the little schooner Lily got in her track and was cat down. Tho Olga was bearing down on the Nipsio at the time, and the latter vessel was trying to avoid collision with the Eber when she struck tho iJj, The schooner sank in a moment.

There wero three men on her Captain

Donclas. a pilot, living m Apia; Anthony Ormsby, a trader and a Hawaiian native. All three struck out tor tne uiga, nut oniy one was saved. Douglas Rank underneath the Olga twice, but finally succeeded in grasping ono of the anchor chains and drew himself up on the steamer. Ormsby almost reached tho chain, but was washed away and drowned, Ihe Hawaiian was swept out to sea. Life buoys wero thrown to him from the Calliope and Vandalia, but he was not able to save himself. The Nipsic got well away from the reef after she Rtruck the Lily, and her men had attached a hawser to a heavy eight-inch rille on the iorward deck, and were preparing to hoist tho gun overboard to assist her anchors, when the Olga a train bore down upon her. The Olga struck the Nipsic amidship. Her bowsprit passed over the port side of the Nipsic, and after carrying away a boat and splintering the rail, came in contact with the smoke stack. Tho smoke-stack was struck fairly in the center and fell to the deck with a crash like thunder. It was difficult to realize for a moment what had happened. A great concussion occurred. Tho crew believed that the steamer was going down, and men ran up the rigging for safety. The officers allayed their fears as well as they were able, liie iron smoKestack rolled from side to side with every movement of the vessel, and men ran to keep clear of its track. Heavy blocks were placed under it. but by that time it was found the Nipsic had swung around and was again approaching tho reef. It was an anxious moment for ah on board. They had seen the hber strike on tho same spot, ana it seemed certain that they would go down in the same way. Having lost her smokestack the Nipsic was unable to keep her steam power up, and it was useless to attempt to steam out from the reef in tne face of the wind. Captain Mullen was upon the bridge at the time, aud remaipeu cooi and couecieauunng me uaneerous moment. Excitement on the rsinsic had reached the highest pitch. Several men stood by their posts nobly, but many were demoralized and refused to listen to orders. It was plain that in another mo ment the Nipsic would bo upon the reefs. and probably every man on board would be lost. Captain Mullan saw that any further attempt to save his vessel would be useless, so he gave the order to beach her. One anchor was slipped and the few pounds of steam which could still be used. Kept the vessel in deep water until she had cleared tho end or the reef, ijoxes of salt pork and other inflammable material were thrown into the furnaces to keep up the fires. Her head was put around to the shore, and she had a straight course of 100 j-ards to the sandy bach in front of the American consulate. Her engines worked as hard as the limited amount of steam would permit. NOBLE WORK OF THE NATIVES. When the Nipsic struck her engineers did not take time to stop her engines, and her propeller continued to revolve for an hour, while her bow struck fast in the sand, about fifteen yards from the water's edge, and the vessel swung around, form ing an acute angle with the line of the shore. Orders were given to lower two boats. Five sailors jumped into one, but the falls did not work properly, and before the boat was lowered one end dropped. The men were thrown into the water and drowned. The other boat, containing Dr. E. Z. Derr, the ship's surgeon, and half a dozen sick men, was lowered in safety, but it capsized before it reaehed the shore. All of them half-swam and halflloated until they came within reach of the natives, who were standing waist deep in the surf, when they were pulled out on the beach. Several of the sick men were much exhausted, but they were quickly removed to the consulate, and revived in a lew hours. Several men on the Nipsic ran to tho rail and jumped overboard, amon g t hem being Lieutenant 11. G. Davenport. They all reached the shore in safety, except two sailors, who were unable to swim through the current, and were swept out into the bay and drowned. By this time every man aboard had crowded on the forcastle. Ihe natives rushed down near the bow of the steamer and shouted to those on deck above to throw a line. Double hawsers were soon made fast from deck to shore, and the natives gathered around the lines to assist the men off. Taea, chief of the Apia disii li; i, uuu ditiu Auu, rvtiig .litiaaiu t erct-n--tary. directed the men in their work. Tho sceno was one of intense excitement. The sea broke upon the v stern of the Nipsio with awful force, and it seemed as if tne vessel would be shattered to pieces before, the men on her decks could be saved. Tho waves were rolling high, on the beach, and the undertow was so strong that the natives narrowly escaped being washed out into bar. The terrible force of the wind can hardly be imagined. The rain continued to pour, and clouds ox Hying sand grew thick er. Above the roar of the wind and waves could be heard the voices of otlicers shout ing to the men on deck, mingled with the cries and singing of the Samoans, as they stood battling against the surf, risking their lives to save the American sailors. early all the American and English residents of Apia were on the shore in front of the consulate, and there seemed to be a willingness on the part of every man to render whatever assistance was in his power. Ensign J. L. Purcelh of the Nipsic, who had been on shore during the night, was up to his waist in water helping to rescue his comrades from their perilous position. On board the is ipsic the excite ment which had prevailed among the men just after the fall of the smoke-stack had subsided, and there was no attempt made to leave the vessel in disorder. Cant! Mullan and several other othcers stood by the rail where the hawsers were made fast and directed the movements ofthe men. All who were in anv wav sick or iniured were al lowed to leave first, and after that the men came down the ropes quickly. The seas were rolling so high under the bows of the steamer that when the men had advanced ten feet down the ropes they would often be entirely eubmerge'd, and nothing but the noble efforts of the natives prevented them from being wasned oft and carried away by the current. As soon as cacn man would come witnin reacn. ne would be grasped in the strong arms of half a dozen Samoans and carried to the consulate. Most of the men had but scant cloth" ing. A few had tied some articles in their handkerchiefs, which they held on to firmly. Captain Mullan insisted upon being tne last man to leave tho ship. lie finally found himself on dock with Lieut John A. Shearman and two sailors by his side. He ordered the sailors to leave, which they did. The captain, being unable to swim, did not care to trust to descending the rope by means of his hands and legs, as all the others had done, so he procured an empty water cask, which he attached to the hawser. When ho was seated in the cask. Shearman stood alone on the deck and started his brave commander down the rope. The plucky lieutenant then climbed down the rope in the usual way and the Nipsic was left alone to battle with the waves. 8CKXES AT THE AMERICAN COXSULATELieutenant Fillette, of the Marine Corps, who was in charge of the consulate, had anticipated the destitute condition in which the men would be, and had ordered a quantity of dry clothing from a neighbor ing store. As the men were taken into the consulate he provided them with dry clothes, and did everything rossblo to make them as comfortable as circumstances would permit. Vice-consul Ulafklock and several other persons also assisted in relieving the men, and Dr. Dreu and his apothecary were busy for several hours in administering restoratives to those who were exhausted. The Nipsic. Adler and Eber were the smallest ships of war in the harbor. Tho four large men-of-war tho lrenton, Calliope. Vandalia and Olca were still atlo.it. and were well off from tho reef. Nearly all the sailing craft had gone ashore. The Trenton stood well out into the bay. her steam and anchors barely holding her head up to the wind. IheOIira was rolling ter ribly. Tho Vandalia and Calliope wero close together, and nearer the reel than the other vessels. Meanwhile, much trouble was being ex perieuced ashore with the sailors who had been rescued from the Nipsic. There was no place of shelter for the men to go to. The dry clothing with which they had been provided was soon drenched. They had been at work all night without food, and it was impossible to give thnn breakfast on shore lor some time, A great number of them visited saloons, and it was not long before many were intoxicated and looking for an ounortunitv to make trouble. Lieut. Fillette nent nil' his enenrv towards the work, and dnring the whole day and part of tho following night did everything in his power to lelievo the men who were taken to the consulate, aud also to preserve

order among the sailors in the street. His guard of marines was very small, and they were all needed at tho consulate, but he used his men to the best advantage, and the- attended to their duty well. Several times during tho day a number of drunken sailors went to the consulate and demanded dry clothing and a hundred other things which it was impossible to give them. It became necessary to keep them away from the building altogether to protect the government property there. I lllettc talked to the men quietly but firmly, and it is due to his eflons that serious trouble was prevented. The handful of marines stood by their officer and carried out hie instructions faithfully. They were obliged to uso force with the sailors several times during tho day, and one or two unruly men were put in irons. ESCAFE OF THE CALLIOPE. About 10 o'clock in tho morning the excitement on shore, which had quieted a little, commenced to grow more intense as the Vandalia and Calliope were seen in a

most dangerDus position, and a collision between the two vessels seemed inevitable. They were both bearing back against tho reef, near a point where the wreck of the Adler lay. The Calliope was nearest shore, and her bow was close to the stem of the Vandalia. Great waves were tossing the two vessels about, and they were coming closer together every minute. The space between the men-of-war was next seen to close altogether, when snddenly the great iron prow of the Englishman arose high in the air, on the crest of an enormous wave, and came down with full force upon the portquarter of the Vandalia. The crash was awful. Tho jibboom of the Calliope was carried away, ami tho heavy timbers of the Vandalia were shivered. Every man who stood upon tho poop deck of the Vandalia was thrown to his feet bv the shock. A hole had been torn below the rail, and the water rushed into the cabin. It was impossible to ascertain the extent of the damage in a moment, but at the time it seemed that the Vandalia had received her death-blow. The men rushed up the hatches in the belief that the steamer was sinkin g.and it was only after great effort that the otlicers persuaded them to return to their posts. Just after this collission Capt. J. Kane, of the Calliope, determined to make an eflort to steam out of the harbor, as he saw that to remain in his present position would lead to another collision with the Vandalia or throw his vessel on the reef. He accordingly gave orders to let go all anchors. The Call iope's head was swung around to the wind, and her powerful engines were worked to their utmost capacity. It was an anxious moment on board the corvette, as with her anchors gone sho had nothing but her engines to depend upon to keep her off the reef. The steamer seemed to stand still for a moment, and then the rapidly-revolving propellerhad itseffect, for the vessel moved up slowly against the great waves, which broke over her bows and flooded her decks from stem to stern. Clouds of black smoke poured from her funnels, and fresh coal was thrown into her furnaces. Every tension was strained in the desperate struggle against the storm. She seemed to make her headway at first inch by inch, but her speed gradually increased until it became evident she could clear the harbor. As sho passed the breast of the Trenton, a great shout went up from over 400 men aboard the Hag-ship, and three hearty cheers were given for the Calliope. Three cheers for the Trenton and the American flag was the answer that came back across the waters. The Calliope passed safely out of the harbor and steamed far out to sea, returning after the storm abated. She sustained little injury outside the loss of her boats. ATTEMPT TO KEAC1I THE VANDALIA. When the excitement on the Vandalia, which followed tho collision with the Calliope, had subsided a little, it was found necessary to act quickly to save tho ship. Lieutenant J. W. Carlin, executive officer, was practically in charge of the vessel, as Captain Schoonmaker had been thrown across the cabin tho night before and severely injured. His headhad been badly cut and one of his ears was almost torn away by striking violently against a chair. Notwithstanding his injuries, he faced the storm like a hero, and stood by the side of his first officer until the sea finally swept him off to his death. He was in such a dazed and weakened condition that he was able to do little towards directing the movements of the ship. Of all the otlicers who stood by their posts and did their duty nobly in the face of danger, none have received more commendation than Lieutenant Carlin. Officers and men alike speak of his conduct in tho highest terms of praises, and say his cool aud calm demeanor kept the men at work when the panic was almost breaking out among them. . Lieutenant Carlin had been on duty since tho morning before, and had not tasted food in all that time. Though weak and exhausted, ho kept his position by the side of Captain Schoonmaker andLieutenant J. C. Wilson, tho navigating officer, and encouraged everyone around him. The Vandalia was now fast bearing down upon the reef alongside of the wreck of the Eber, and hundreds of people who were watching her from the shore expected to see her strike and go to pieces every minute; but she was seen to move away from the reef and make slight headway toward where the Nipsic laj Captain Schoonmaker and Lieutenant Carlin saw it was useless to make any further attempt to save the ship, and as her engines were not powerful enough to 6team out to sea as the Calliope had done, they determined to beach the vessel. Two of heranchorchains were slipped, and a full head of steam put on more than she had everdared to carry before. Passed Assistant Engineer Webster was in charge of the engiue-room, and he required his whole force of men to exert themselves to their utmost to keep the fires up and engines going. The Vandalia was a quarter of a mile from the Nipsic, and she was obliged to run along the edge of tho reef the whole distance in order to reach the sandy beach beyond. Every one on shore crowded down near the point where it was expected she would strike, and watched the vessel steam across the harbor. The Vandalia's draft was much greater than that of the Nipsic, and it was known that she would not be able to get very close to the shore. She came on until her bow struck in the soft sand, about a hundred yards off shore and probably fifty yards from the stem of the Nipsic. The engines were stopped at once, and every man who was below rushed on deck. The Vandalia swung around broadside to tho beach, and at first it was thought her position was comparatively safe, as it was hoped the storm would abate in a few hours aud that the 220 men aboard could be rescued then. It was nearly 11 o'clock when the ship struck, and notwithstanding her easy position it soon became apparent that her officers and crew were in great danger. All of the officers were on deck in sight of every one on shore. The men were scattered about on the gun deck and forecastle, holding on to the masts and the sides ot the ship. In half an hour it was noticed that the vessel was filling with water and settling down. Lj'ing as she did almost broadside to the wind the seas broke over her furiously, and water pounced down her hatches. Ky noon the whole of the gun deck was under water, and from that time on the condition of her men was as pitable as could be imagined. The torrents that swept over the rails knocked the men from their feet and threw them violently against the sides. Several were badly injured. Most of the men sought refuge in the rigging, and to those on shore it seemed as if all the available space on tho raitlins and yards, and in the tops, was occupied. A few othcers still remained uvon the poop deck, but a number of them had pone aloft. The wind seemed to increase in f nry. People on shore shuddered as they 6aw tho sea break across the stem of the vessel. The force of the water would break the grasp of the officers on deck and throw them against the rail. Nearly everyone on board had cast away most of his clothing and some were entirely naked. A few had provided themselves with life-preservers, but these could not be obtained lor all, as the vessel had filled so rapidly. As the hull of the steamer sank lower in the water, the force of tho waves was more violent. The men on shore were willing 'to render assistance, but were powerless. No boat could have lived in the surf. It was impossible to get a line across to the steamer, as there was no firing apparatus ou shore. Lieutenaut Shearman, Ensigns Purcell and Jones and Vice-consul Itlacklock procured a long hawser, to which they attached a small cord. Three natives were found who were willing to venture out in the surf with the cord and attempt to reach the Vandalia. The men entered the water a quarter of a mile above the pot where the steamer lay, waded out as far as they could and then struck out into the current, with the corl tied to their bodies. Shouts of encouragement

went up from the shore, and the Samoans struggled bravely to reach the sinking ship, but, expert swimmers as the3 were, they could not overcome the force of the current which rushed down like a cataract between the Vandalia and the shore, and the men were thrown upon the beach without being able to get within fifty yards of the vessel. Seninan Tafa, their chief, went among the men and urged them to try again. Several other attempts were made without snccess. The cord fouled with pieces of wreckage which wero floating everywhere. Once it became fastened around a piece of spar under a small wharf. Ensjgn Jones jumped Into the water, and just as he succeeded in freeing the cord, the sea struck him and threw him under the piling. He was drawn out by a sailor just in time to prevent serious injury. WAITING AN OITORTCMTY. Finding it was impossible to reach the vessel, there was nothing to do but remain near the shore and wait for an opportunity to render any assistance that might be possible. It was evident that many of the men aboard would not be able to stand the waves much longer and would be swept into tho sea. Tho natives waded into the water and stood just on the edge of the current, ready to grasp any oao who should float near to them. The seas continued to break over the vessel, and it was not long before several men were swept over her side. As soon as they touched the water they swam for the Nipsic, which was the nearest object to tho Vandalia. Most of them reached the Nipsic, when they grasped ropes hanging over the side, and attempted to draw themselves up on deck. A number succeeded in doing this, but others were so weak that after hanging to the ropes a few minutes their grasp was oroken by the awful seas which crashed against the side of the vessel, and they would fall back into the current. The first man who came ashore was Chief Engineer A. S.Greene. He was standinc on the poop deck, aud

was among the first washed off. He was swept from the deck three times, but twice he sur ceeded in catching a rope as he fell, and drew himself back on the steamer. He had not removed any of his clothing but had put on a life-preserver. The third time he was washed from the deck he was swept so far from the sides of the vessel that he was not able to reach her again. He then swam to the side of the Nipsic -and caught hold of a rope, lie hung here for several minutes, and tried in vain to drav himself up. Finding himself failing, he let go of the rope and drifted back near the Vandalia. A piece of floating wreckage passed by, which ho caught and clung to with all the strength he had left. The natives saw his head above the water, and they clasped each other's hands and formed a long lino stretching out into the current. As Lieutenant Green swept by the native furthest out clutched him by his arms and brought him to shore. Just before the engineer was rescued, another man. who had been washed overboard from the Vandalia, was seen clinging to a rope by the side of the Nipsic. He had no clothing on him at all. There were several of the ahdalia sailors aboard tho Nipsic by this time, and he shouted to them to draw him up, but his voice was lost in the roar of the winds, and after clinging to the rope a while longer, he let go and grasped the gangway ladder, which was floating past. lie was also drawn into the current, and commenced to sweep along the shore. The ladder turned over several times and he almost lost his hold ou it. He was further out in the current than Greene had been but the natives were endeavoring to reach him and had advanced so far into the surf that they were almost carried away themselves. Just as the drowning man was within a few feet of the Vaisigano river where another' current would have swept him out into the bay, the natives caught him and drew him ashore. He was Naval Cadet H. A. Wiley. The chief engineer, who had already been taken to the consulate, had revived sufficiently to give an account of his experience in the water, and a dozen persons crowded around him, and asked questions in regard to the safety of others aboard DEATH OF CAITAIX 8CU06XMAKER. It was not long after Greene and Wiley were washed over that four officers, who were drowned, were swept from the deck. Captain Schoonmaker was clinging to the rail on the poop deck. Lieutenant Carlin was standing by him, and was doing his best to hold the Captain on, as the latter was becoming weaker every minute. Everyone on deck saw that the Captain could not stand against tho rnj.h of water much longer; no one knew it better than himself. and he remarked to those about him that he would have to go soon. Lieutenant Carlin tried to get the Captain up in the rigging, but the latter said he was too weak to climb up, and would have to remain where he was as lng as possible. The Captain had no life-preserver. He had been off ered several.but had refused them. At last a great wavo struck the Vandalia on her port-quarter, aud submerged the deck. Captain Schoonmaker held on to tho rail with all the strength he had left, but the torrent of water was so strong that a machine-gun standing near by was washed from its fastenings, and sent whirling across tho deck. Tho Captain was struck on the head by the gun, and either killed outright or knocked msensible, lor a wave swept him off' the deck. He sank without a struggle, and was seen no more. Paymaster Arms and pay-clerk Koach were lying upon the deck exhausted, but clinging to anything which came within their grasp. They wcTe swept oil together. Arms sank in a moment, but a few persons who were on the deck say they saw his body lloatiug around the stem of the Vandalia for half an hour after he was drowned. Koach drifted over to the stem of the Nipsic, where he grasped rope. He was a large, fleshy man, and being greatly exhausted, could not possibly draw himself np. His hold upon the rope was soon broken, but he continued to float under the 6tem of the Nipsic. several times throwing out his arms w eakly in vain attempts to catch something. Once or twice his' hand caught a rope, but his grasp was broken and he finally sank under the vessel. Lieutenant Sutton, a marine officer of the Van-. dalia, died in much the same way. Weakened by long exposure and the terrible strain to which he was subjected, he was unable to retain his hold longer, and was finally washed overboard and downed. During the remainder of the afternoon there followed a succession of awful scenes of death and suffering. The storm had not abated in the least. The wind continued to blow with terriblo force. Waves, that seemed like mountains of water, rolled in from the ocean and broke upon the reef and over the ill-fated Vandalia. Sheets of water which fell from the clouds, and which were beaten up from the shore, were beaten up against tho houses like hail, while men who stood out in the storm were obliged to seek shelter often to escape the deluge of rain and sand, which cut their flesh like a knife, and even the natives would occasionally rnn for safety behind an upturned boat or pile of wreckage. The Vandalia contiuued to settle, and the few men who had not already taken to the rigging stood np on the poop deck, as the vessel was almost entirely under water amidship. So many had crowded iato the mizzen rigging that there was no more room there, and a number of officers and men, who had selected the poop deck on account of its elevation, rushed across the f;uu deck to take refuge in the luain and oro masts. Owing to the volume of water which was pouring over tho wreck, this was a most perilous undertaking. Almost twenty-four hours had elapsed since any man aboard had tasted food, and all were weak and faint from hunger and exposure. Men were now being swept from the decks and rigging, half a dozen at a time, and a few who felt themselves growing too weak to hold on much longer, juulped into the water, determined to make one last effort to save themselves. Nearly every man who jumped or who was washed into the water succeeded in reaching the side of the Nipsic, and a number of them climbed upon the deck with the aid of ropes. Those who reached the deck assisted the others who were struggling in the water, and many lives were saved in this way, but many a poor fellow who reached the Nipsic's side was unable to hold on to the rope long enough to be drawn up, and the sea would wash him away and sweep Lim out into the current. None of them came near enough to the . shore to be reached by the natives, and those who once got into the current were carried out and drowned. The people on shore saw the men sink down before their eyes, and were powerless to save them. The brave Samoans, urced on by their chief, redoubled their efiorts to rescue the drowning men, and, as, a cousequence, two natives who got too far out in the surf were drowned. lly 3 o'clock the Vandalia was resting her whole length on the bottom. The only part of her hull which stood out of water was the after-part of tho poop deck and

the forward part of the forecastle. Every man was in the rigging. As many as could bo accommodated there had climbed into the tops, and sunk down exhausted on the small platforms. Others clung to the ratlines and yards with the desperation of dying men, expecting every moment to be their last. Their arras and limbs were bruised and swollen by holding on to the rough ropes. A number bad been badly injured by falling about the decks, and many a poor creature was so numbed with cold and exposure to the biting rain and so weak from want of food that he sank almost into a stale of insensibility, and cared not whether he lived or died. Lieutenant Culven. Dr. Harvey, Dr. Cordeiro and Engineer Webster were the officers in the foretop. In the maintop were Lieutenants Wilson and Heath and Ensigns Gibbons and Kipley. Lieutenant Carlin, who was the last man to leave the deck, had climbed into the mizzen-top, where he sank utterly exhausted. His legs hung down through the opening to the platform, and a sailor who was sitting underneath, appreciating the noble work of his officer, took the Lieutenant's legs in his hands and nibbed them until the blood circulated freely. More than one man who was climbing to the ratlines gave way under the terrible strain and fell to the deck only to bo washed over the side of the ship and drowned. Several persons on shore succeeded in making a hawser fast from the deck of the Nipsic to the shore and the Vandalia men. who had escaped to the Nipsic, reached the Bhoro in that way. The stem of the Nipsic had by this time swung out straight from the shore, so that the distance between the two vessels was not moro than twenty Qards. A white man named Vickering, who had been watching the scene from the shore, went aboard the Nipsic and threw a line to the Vandalia. A sailor caught it and a small rope was made from the foremast of the Vandalia to the stem of the Nipsic, a few men escaping in that way. but before all on the foremast

could be taken off the line parted. The Nipsic's stem then swung back to the shore, uuu iv was impossioie to get anotner line across. This was the only connection the Vandalia had with shore during the whole day. As the sailors from the Vandalia came ashore and went to the consulate for drv clothing, they were surrounded bv people making anxious inquiries in regard to the - j. i 3 rri . saieiy ox inenos aooara. ine rain and sand were so blinding that it was impossible to distinguish faces from the shore, though the ship was lying within a stone's throw of the beach. The sailors were verv much confused in regard to who had been lost. EFFORTS TO SAVE THE TRENTON. The terrible scenes attending the sinking of the Vandalia had detracted attention from the other two men-of-war which still remained afloat, but about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the position of the Trenton and the Olga had changed, and they were almost on the reef, near the point where tho Eber struck. The Trenton was coming down upon the Olga, and a collision seemed inevitable. The condition of the flag-ship was most pitiable at 10 o'clock in the morn ing. Her rudder and propeller had been carried away by fouling with a piece of wreckage. When the rudder came in contact with the wreckage the shock was so great that the pilot wheel on the deck was whirled around like lightning, and every spoke in it was broken. Two men who were at tho wheel at the time were thrown violently to the deck, and one had his leir broken. To add to the discomfiture of the steamer, the water poured in through the hawse pipes and flooded the decks. The hawse pipes, which are large openings in the bow through which the anchor chains pass, were unfortunately located on the berthdeck instead of on the gun-deck above, as is usually the case. Ever since the Trenton was built this has been regarded as a piece of faulty construction, as the openings were- so low down that with a heavy sea rolling it was almost impossible to keep the water out of the vessel. Efiorts were made to close the pipes, but theforco of the water was so strong that the coverings were blown oft prematurely. The water rushed in on the berthdeck, found its way to the hatches, and poured down into the fire-room. All attempts to keep it out failed, and in a short time the firemen were up to their waists in water, and all tho fires were extinguished. From 10 o'clock in the morning until 6 in the evening, when she grounded, the Trenton held out against the storm without steam or rudder, aud her escape from total destruction on the reef was almost miraculous. The skillful management of her navigating officer, Lieut. lull. O. Brown, was all that saved the lives of every many on board. A few days after the storm Captain Farquhar made an official report to Admiral Aimberly.in which he paid a high tribute to the skill with which the navigating officer maneuvered the vessel, and declared that Lieutenant Brown had, on one occasion at least, kept the Trenton off the reef and saved all of the 450 lives. Admiral Kimberly, Captain Farquhar and Lieutenant Brown stood upon the bridge the whole day and directed the movements of the ship. As soon as the storm came up the mizzen storm-sail was set with the greatest diiliculty. Oil was also poured overboard, but it had no effect in stilling the waves. The Trenton was maneuvered in this way all the time, and succeeded in keeping clear of the reef until the middle of the afternoon, when the force of the wind aud waves bore her down almost upon it. She came broadside on toward the reef, anditseemed as if the great vessel with her 450 men were lost. Lieutenant Brown ordered every man into the port rigging, so that a compact mass of humanity could bo used as sails and at the same time keep the weight of the vessel on the 6ide next to the storm. This novel experiment was all that saved the Trenton from destruction. The wind struck against the men in the rigging and forced the vessel out into the bay again. She remained there only for a short time, however, and soon commenced to drift back against the Olga, which was still standing off irom the reef and holding up against thejstormjbetter than any other vessel in the harbor had done. The Trenton camo down slowly on the Olga, and this time it seemed as if both vesssels would be swept to pieces. The crowds on shore rushed down to watch the ledge, aud peered through the blinding "8101 to hear the crash which would send both men-of-war and their loads of human freight to the bottom. Suddenly the stars and stripes were 6een floating from the gatt of the Trenton. Irevious to this no vessel in the harbor had raised a flag, as the storm was raging so furiously at sunrise that the ceremony was neglected. It seemed now as if the gallant ship knew she was doomed, and had determined to go down with the flag of her countrv floating above the storm. Tho stem of the Trenton was nearing the Olga's bowand Captain Von Erhard.believingthat sure destruction was upon him, let go his anchors, and attempted to steam away. He was too late, however, f or just the Olga commenced to move np against the wind her bow came into contact with the starboard quarter of the flag-ship. The Olga's bowsprit and figure-head were carried away, and the heavy timber on the Trenton's quarter were shivered. Several boats were torn from their davits, and the American flag, which had floated from the Trenton, was carried away and fell to the deck of the Olga. Fortunately the vessels drifted apart after the collision, and the Olga steamed ahead towards the mud-flats, in ihe eastern part of the harbor. Captain Von Erhard had determined to run her aground. Her engines were working to her fullest capacity, and it was only a moment before the Olga's prow struck, and the steamer lay imbedded in the soft mud in the safest part of the bay. No lives were lost. The waters beat over her all during the night, but the only damage they did was to flood her decks with water and carry away several boats. The Trenton was not able to get out into tho bay again after her collision with the Olga. She was now about 200feet from the Vandalia, and was slowly drifting toward the shoal. A new danger now arose. The Trenton was sure to strike the Vandalia, and to those ou 6hore, it seemed that the huge hull of the flagship would crush the Vandalia to pieces, and throw the hundred men still clinging to the rigging into the water. It was now after . o'clock, and the light was beginning to fade away. In half an nour mo ireniun uau tinned on 10 within a few yards af the Vandalia's bow. and the men who were in the ritrging of the latter vessel trembled with fear as they saw the Trenton approach. Feelings hard to describe came over the hundreds who watched the vessels from the shore. Presently the faint ray of daylight faded away, and night came down on the awful scene. The 6torm was still raging with as much fury as at anv time during the dav. The poor creat ures who had been clinging for hoars to

the rigging of the Vandalia, were bruised and bleeding; but they held on with tho desperation of men who hang by a thread

between lire and deatn. 1 ne ropes bad cnt the flesh on their arms and lees, and their eyes were blinded by; the salt spray which swept over them. Weak and exhausted as they were, they would be unable to stand the terrible 6train much longer. They looked down upon tno angry waters below them, and knew that they had no strength left to battle with the waves. Their final hour seemed to be upon them. The great black hull of tho Trenton could be seen through the darkness, almost ready to crush into the stranded Vandalia and gi grind her to atoms. AX INSPIRATION FOR DESPAIRING MEN. Suddenly a shout was borne across the waters. The Trenton was cheering the Vandalia. The sound of 4j0 voices broke upon the air, and was heard above the roar of the tempsst. Three cheers for the Van dalia," was the cry that met the hearts of the dying men in the rigging. The shouts died away upon the storm, and there arose from the quivering masts of the sunken ship a response so feeble that it was scarcely heard upon the shore. Tho men who felt they were looking death in the face aroused themselves to tho effort and united in a faint cheer for the flag-ship. Those who were standing on the snore listened m silence, for that feeble crv-was the saddest thev had ever heard. Everv heart was melted to pity. Uod help them' was passed from ono man to another. The sound of music next came across the water. The Trenton's band was playing "Tho Star-spangled Banner.7' The thousand men on sea and shore had never before heard strains of music at such a time as this. An indescribable feeling came over the hundred Americans ou the beach who listened to the notes of the na tional anthem mingled with the howl of tne storm, iora moment only were they silent, and then they broke forth with a cry that rent the air and reached each of tne struggling men on the rigging of the Vandalia. Men who had exhausted everv means, during the whole of that awful day, of rendering some assistance to their comrades now seemed inspired to greater efiorts. They ran about the beach eager to do something, even at the risk of life itself. Thev looked de spairingly at the roaring torrent of water that broke unon the shore and knew that, no boat could live in such a sea. Bravely as tno Samoans had acted, there was not one of them who would again venture into the sea, where certain death would befall them. I hree othcers who had been untir ing in their efiorts during the dayLieutenant Shearman, and Ensigns Purcell and Jones procured a boat and got it ready to launch the moment the sea should subside. Several natives and one or two Nipsic salors volunteered to go in the boat. and with the three omcers, a sufficient number of men were procured to man the oars. But the stonn did not abate imthe least, and there was no opportunity during the whole night to take the boat out to the vessels. The collision ofthe Trenton and Vandalia. which everyone thought would crush the latter vessel to pieces, proved to be the salvation of the men in the rigging. Notwithstanding the tremenduous force of the waves, the Trenton dragged back slowly, and when her stem finally struck the side of the Vandalia, there was no shock aud she gradually swung around broadside to the sunken ship. As soon as the vessels touched, the men in the mizzen-rigging crawled out on the yards and jumped to the deck of the Trenton. The men escaped just in time; for, as the last one left the yards, the mizzen mast of the andalia fell with a crash on the side next to shore. Tho men on the mainmast escaped the same way. lieutenant Wilson, who was in the main-top, almost lost his life in pass ing irom one vessel to the other. He crawled out on the yard, and just as he was about to jump to the deck of the Trenton he lost his footing and fell a distance of twenty feet into the water. He was, how ever, fortunate enough to reach a rope, with the aid of which he commenced to draw himself up on deck. When he was almost within reach of the deck his hands slipped from the rope and he fell back into the water. He struggled bravely to reach tho rope again, but his strength was almost gone, aud he s.nik sev eral times. Finally he grasped the rope and was drawn upon deck. The men on the foremast escaped bv means of a line thrown from the deck of the Trenton. Dr. Corderio.who was in the foretop. in attempt ing to climb out on the foreyard, slipped and fell. He struck the deck of the Vandalia heavily, and dislocated his knee-cap. Notwithstanding his injuries, however, he struggled in the water until he reached the line, and was drawn unon the lrenton. The mainmast of the Vandalia fell soon after the mizzen, and it was believed that sev eral men were killed in tho rigging. If so, they were killed by the fall or drowned be fore the men escaped from the rigging. Ensign Ripley, who was in the maintop, determined to make an effort to rt-ach shore. He crawled out on to the vard and jumped into the sea. He was swept over to ine siern 01 ine rupsic, dui not oeing auie to draw himself np. he swam to a piece of wreckage near shore. He remained there a few minutes and then swam into the cur rent, and after a hard struggle was washed on shore, utterly exhausted ho sank down in the water and was about to be washed back when Lieutenant Sherman and Ensign Purcell, who were patrolling tho beach, 'saw him and dragged him out of the water. He was taken at once to the consulate and revived in a short time. The men who escaped to the deck of the Trenton had clung to the Vandalia's rigging nearly twelve hours. All were weak and exhausted, and many had received severe injuries. The Trenton was rapidly filling with water, audbut little could bo done for the rescued men. However, they were made as comfortable as possible until daylight. The storm was raging furiously at midnight, and the stern of the Trenton was forced back against tho reef. The waves continued to beat over her, but her draught was so great that after she had settled entirely on the bottom sho was still about ner usual heighth out of the water, and there seemed to be no great danger of her going to pieces before the men on board her could be taken off. Little could be done on shore but wait for morning. Lieutenant Shearman, Ensign Purcell and several other persons patrolled the beach until early morning, in the hope of rescuing any poor fellow who might be seen struggling in the waves. Long before a ray of dawn appeared crowds began to gather on the shore again. BRINGING THE MEN ASHORE. By 5 o'clock the wind had abated, though the sea was still very rough. However, natives volunteered to man a boat to go out to the Trenton. Seumaneu. chief of Apia district, took charge of the crew. It was still very dark, and the trip was a most perilous one, but the natives put a boat through the current in safety and reached the bow of the Trenton. They were given a hawser, which they took back to shore and made fast. But little was done, however, until daylight. All hands were ordered o remain on the ship, as, the storm having subsided, there was no immediate danger. As soon as it became light two more hawsers were stretched from the Trenton to tne shore, to guard against danger in event of the storm coming up again. Two boats, manned by natives, in charge of Seumaneu Pud Lalnanae, commenced the work of removing the Vandalia men from the Trenton. 1 riends crowded around the boats as they touched the shore, and eaiterly scanned the faces of the occupants to see who were among the saved. Those who were badly injured were first to come ashore. A few had arms and legs broken, and nearly all were badly cut and bruised. There were very few, especially among the officers, who could walk without assistance. Willing hands lifted them out of the boats and carried them to neighboring houses. Eager questions were asked in regard to persons who had not yet come ashore, and there was no mistaking the expressions of joy w hen some friend was said to be safe. A shade of sadness would" hover over their faces when the names of Schoouiaker and other othcers and meu who had lost their lives were meutioued. King Mataafa came dow n from his camp early in the morning, for the first time for several months, lie weut down on 6hore and directed the natives in their work. He then went to the American consulate, and offered the services of all his men to Vice-consul Blacklock. He expressed the greatest sorrow on account of the disaster, and feared that the American people would blame him for being the cause of the war-ships coming down to Samoa to be lost in the storm. It was not long before the greatest confusion and disorder prevailed ou Jiore. The Trenton's men commenced to leave the vessel and come ashore, and when they reached

shore there was no place to shelter them By noon SCO Americans were on the streets, besides several hundred Germans. Tba Germans remained at Mateolf a. at the lowen end of town. The saloons were crowdedj with men, and it was not long before many were disorderly. Vice-consul Blacklock, recognizing the gravit of the situation, issued a peremptory notice to all the saloonkeepers in the town, of whatever nationality, forbidding them to sell or in any way furnish liquor to tho American sailors, and notifying them that if they did not obey this order a guard of marines would be sent to their places, and all the liquor found would be emptied into the street. Fillett did everything in his power to keep good order, but his force was entirely inadequate, and, besides, his time was mostly occupied in providing clothing and other necessaries lor the otlicers and men of the Vandalia, m they had lost everything when the vessel went down, and a majority of them had little or no clothing. Accordingly, Fil-j lett wrote to Admiral Kiniberlj. who was' still aboard the Trenton, asking that anad--ditional marine guard be sent ashore to police the town and protect property. Tho j Admiral complied with this request, and; Captain K. YA . Huntington, marine ofiiceri of the Trenton, was sent ashore with at guard of about fifty men. The next thing to be done was to provide food and quartersforthe ship-wrecked sailors. A warehouse, belonging to Wm. McArthur &. Co.. j was obtained, and the men were 8cnt thera I for the time being. ; t A hasty examination was made of the,' Nipsic, and, although there was considera-j ble water in her hold, she was found in fair condition, and her officers and men weresent aboard as quickly as possible.! Contracts were made with various ; parties f6r feeding the " sailors,! though it was a difficult matter to provide) them with much food during the day. j Lieutenaut llrown took charge of the! Trenton men. Lieutenant Carlin, though1

Hardly able to stand, took charge of tho Vandalia men, and was assisted by Lieutenants Wilson and Heath. Ensign Gibbon and other officers who were able to be oti duty. A temporary hospital was provided' for the large number of men who had been injured or were suffering from exhaustion. 1 Dr. C. A. White, of the Trenton, medical director of the Pacific squadron, took 1 charge of this, and all the other surgeons assisted him in the work. Dr. Aj H. Harvey, surgeon of the Vandalia.! though Kreatly exhausted, went to the hospital and did all he wai: able fo revive the snftorinps of the inen; but in a few hours he broke down com-' Eletely and was removed to a neighboring ouse, surteriug from severe nervous pro-1, titration, from which he did not recover for a week. Dr. Cordeiro, of tho Vandalia. was unable to give much assistance durincl the first day, owing to the dislocation off his knee-cap, but the next dav he was car-j ried into the hospital on a chair and as-' sisted in caring for the injured, and has. since then, faithfully attended to tho wants of the suffering men. j It is difficult t" imagine the great con-1 fusion that prcva iled on shore during the.) first day after the storm. All of the blank-, cts and mattresses that were 6aved wera soaked with water, and had to be spread in! in the sun to dry. Many new ones were purchased, and the men were controlled! with great difficulty. Many disorderly! sailors were placed under arrest. Captain Fritze, senior German officer, was asked tov co-operate in providing police protection, but he notified tho American, officers that he was afraid to trust his own men as guards, as the American soldiers ' would attack them, and lie requested i the Americans to take full control of tho; town. This was accordingly done. Capt. Huntington find Lieutenant Fillett stationed their maries all over Apia, and the sailors were not permitted Togo to that part of the town where the Germans have their headquarters. As 60on as it was pos sible to do so. wrecking pai ties were formed and a great amount of stores were saved from the Trenton. Several bodies of American sailors were washed ashore during the day, and were buried in the French Catlolio cemetery. One of the first ouestions to be consderedf after the storm subsided was how to get the news of the disaster to Europe aud America. The onlv communication be - - - tween the Sanioan islands and America isl by steamers of the Oceanic Steamship. 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