The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12
Further DetaiIa.

Further particulars of the disastrous storm
at Apfa, Samoa, have just been received
The hurricane burst upon the harbor sud.
denly.
The German man-of- war Eber was the first
vessel to drag her anchor. She became un-
manageable and was driven holplessly on the
reef which runs around the harbor. She
struck broadside on, at O 0o'clock In the morn
Ing
The shock caused her to lurch and to
stagger back, and she sank In a moment In
deep water. Most Of her men wore under
matches, and scarcely soul Of them
The German war ship Adler was the next
to succumb. She was lifted bodily by a
gigantic wave and cast on her beam onds on
the reef.
A terrible struggle for life eusued among
the officers and sailors aboard Many
plunged into the raging surf and struck out,
some reaching the shore In safety. Others
chung to the rigging until the masts fell OF
these two gained the shore safely The Cap
tain of the Adler and several other officers
wero saved.
In the meantime the United States war.
ship Nipsic had been dragging her anchors
and drifting toward the shore. The Captain,
her ON O sandbank
Boats were Immediately lowered, and the
Eioie company were saved, with ths excep-
tfon Of six men, who were drowned by tho
capsizing Of boat.
The Omitted States vessel vandalia was
carried before the gale right upon the reef.
She struck with terrible shock, and tho
captain was hurled against a Gatling gun
Before he could recover great sea swept
the deck and washed him away. The vessel
sank fifty yards from the Nipsfc Several of
the officers and mon were washed overheard
and drowned. Others perished while MAX
ing desperate Efforts to swim to the shore.
Some remained for hours clnging to the
rigging, but heavy waves dashed INCREASINGLY
over them, and one by one they were swept
away.
BY this time night had set in. Many ma.
tives and Europeans had gathered on the
shore, and all wore anxious to render assist.
ance to the wrecked vessels and their unfor-
tunate crews, but, darkness having fallen ON
the scene they were wholly unable to be of
service.
Soon after the Vandalia had. sunk, the
American warship Trenton broke from her
anchorage and was driven upon the wreck
OF the Nandalia, whence she drifted to tho
shore. The bottom of the Trenton was com.
pletely stove and her hold was half full of
water.
As morning broke the German man -of-war
Olga, which had hitherto bravely withstool
the gale, although much battered by the
became unmanageable and was driven upon
the beach. where she lay in tolerably
favorable position.
The following Is record Of the officers and
men lost:
Eber-The Captain and all the other officers
except one, and seventy six men.
Vandalia-The Captain, four officers and
forty men.
Nipsic-Seven men.
Adier-Altogether fifteen persons
Mataa1a sent number OF men, who rom
dered splendid aid In trying to float the
Olga.
The Vandalia lost four officers namely:
Captain Schoonmaler, Lieutenant Sutton,
faymaster Arms, Pay Clerk Roach.
command of the squadron says:
'fhere was hurricane at Apia Every
vessel In the harbor is on shore, except tile
English man-of-war Cailiope, which cot &,
sea. The Trenton and Vauda,Ia are total
losses. The Nipsic is beached, and her rudder
gone She may be saved but tho chances
are against it"