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The Trenton and Vandalia and
the German Warshlps Adler
and Eber Wrecked.
The Nlpsic and Olga Both Ashore.
Over One Hundred Lives
Lost, Gnclulng Naval
Officers.

| department this morning:
AUCKLAND, March 80. To the secretary
of the navy, Washington: A hurricane
took place at Apia March 10. Every YES
sci in the harbor is on shore except the
English man-of-war Calliope, which got to
sea. The Trenton and Vandslia are total
losses. The Nipsic was beached. Her
rudder is gone; she may be towed off, but
the chances are against it. We will send
her to Auckland if possible. The Van
dalia lost four officers and thirty-nine
men, namely: Captain Schoonmaker,
Paymaster Arms, Lieutenant of Ma
rines Sutton, Pay Clerk John Roach,
Henry Baker, W. BrIsboAe, William
Rrown, Quartermaster Michael, Cashen
M. Cragln, B. L. Davis, Thomas G..
Downey, NJ. Erickson, s. O. Gshring,
Adolph Goldner, George German, W. B.
Green, Joseph Griffin, E. M, Hammear,
John Hanchett, G.: s. Hawking, W. Howat,
Frank Jones, George Jorden, M. H.
Joseph, John Kelly, Thomas Kelly, N.
Knsella, II. Kratzer, @. Kraws, F. B. Less
man, George Merriage, Aylmer Mont
gomery, Thomas Riley, H. P. Statman,
q. Y. Stanford, John Sims, q. Il. Wells,
John milford, Henry Wixted, Ankow
Anheck.
The NpsIc lost seven men, namely:
George W. Colon, John Gill, Joshua Heap,
Thomas johnson, David Kelly, Henry
PontseIl and William Watson. All were
saved from the Trenton. The Trenton
and Vandalia crews are ashore. The Nip
sic's are on board. All stores possible were
saved
The German ships Adler and Eber are
total losses. The Olga was beached and
may be saved. The German losses are
ninety-six. 1t is important to send 300
men home at once. Shall 1 charter a
steamer in Auckland?
THE EBER AND THE ADLER.
BOSTON, March 30.-Advices received by
the naval authorities here report the
storm ragged in Samoa during the 18th
and 18th. Seventy persons from the
Eber and twenty from the Adler drowned.
The Olga was stranded, but her crews
saved. All the merchant vessels anchored
at Samoa foundered.
SKETCH OF CAPTAIN soHooNMAKER.
NEW YORK, March 3O.--Captain Corne-
Illus M. Schoonmaker, commanding the
Vandalia, who lost his life at Apia, had a
total sea service of fifteen years with an
additional thirteen years and three
months of shore duty, and about six years
unemployed. He was appointed from
New York in 1854. He became a mid
shipman in 1859, was made lieutenant al
the outbreak of the rebellion, and in 1866
became lieutenant commanding. Eight
years later he got his full rank as com.
mander, becoming captain in October
1886. He was member of the Ulster
county family of Schoonmakers. The
difficulty of obtaining telegraphio news
from the Samoan islands is very great.
Dispatches received last night and this
morning by the Associated Press were the
first taken. From Apia to Auckland, New
Zealand, it is about 2 1000 miles by steamer
The news then is transmitted by cable
from New Zealand to Australia, thence tC
Banjowanjie, thence to Singapore, thence
to Penang, thence to Madras, thence to
Bombay, thence to Alden, thence to Suez
thence to Alexandria, thence to Malta
thence to Gibraltar, thence to Lisbon
thence to London and thence to New York
SECRETARY TRAoYs DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The following
dispatch has been sent to Lieutenant Viii
son for Amdiral Kimberly, care of tn,
American consul at Auckland:
"Take such steps with regard to tn
Nipsic and the wrecks, and sending tn
men home as You may deem proper. Full
power is given you. The Manongahel
sailed for Apia, February 81"
Signed TRACY.
"WIlson will reamain in Auckland t,
obey your orders. Fuller accounts b,
mail"
[signedl KIMBERLY.
FURTHER FROM THE DISASTER.
AUCKLAND, March 3O.-Meagre advice
have been received here regarding tn,
hurricane which devastated Samoa an
wrecked number of German and Ameri
can wsr ships. They say the storm swep
the island on the 10th inst. All the wa
ships attempted to put to sea, but onl
= the English steamer Cslliope succeeded il
getting out. Merchant vessels suffered
severely. The bark Peter Godeffrey an,
one other bark and seven coasters wer
wrecked and four persons drowned. Tn
Cslliope sailed for Sydney. The Pete
t Godeffrey was q German bark. She ha,
just arrived at Samoa from Sydney.
ABOUT THE NIPsIo.
New YORK, March 30.-A dispatch Il
Winslow & Co., of this city, to-day from
Qusrtermaster Corwin, of the American
man-of-wsr Nipsic, states that that wee
: sci was blown ashore during the late gal
but suffered but little damage; that tn
vessel will be hoated tomorrow and tina
= her crew are all safe.
q WHAT THE NAVY MEN SAY.
] WASHINGTON, March 30.-In the nav
department it was noticeable that Will