The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
THE MORN NEWS,
J JFsrAB1IsHED 1880. INCORPORATED lSSs. J
J. H. ESTILL, President.
CAMOA'S WRECKED FLEET
TIE TRBNTON'S ENGINES NOT
ABIE TO GET HER TO SEA.

ABLE TO GET HER 10 SEA.
Admiral Kimberly Declar That the
vassels Were Well Managed Under
the Circumstances-Life of the Sail
ors at Apia-Memorial Services Held
Less Than Forty Bodies Recovered.
Copuyighted the Ne'o York associated Press.
APIA, SAMOA, March 30, VIA SAN FRAN
CISCO April 14-After the storm of March
IA had subsidized, and after the officers and
crews of the wrecked vessels had come
ashore. evidence of the awful destruction
was presented on every side. The German
survivors remained in that part of town
where the property of the German
Trading Company is located, but Americans
ware seen everywhere. The officers had
1ost their uniforms and were dressed as
common sailors. Admiral Kimberly was
the last to leave the American flagship
Trenton. He went at once to some rooms
which had been provided for him in the
house of an American resident. The asso-
cIated press correspondent found the ad-
miral a few hours later sitting alone on the
porch of small house facing the harbor.
FULL OF ANXIETY.
There was an expression of great anxiety
m his face as he sat watching the wrecks
of the American men-of-war.
as it not awful!" he remarked to the
correspondent. "In all my experience on
the sea have never seen storm to equal
this one. | can hardly realize yet the full
evtent of the damage which has been done,
NV chief anxiety now is to get these 800 or
600 sailors back to America. 1t would be of
no use for them to remain, and l must get
them home as quickly as possible l shall
either telegraph to Washington for a
steamer to be sent from San Francisco to
take the mep back, or l will charter a steamer
in Auckland. They must get back soon in
some way"
The admiral was asked in regard to his
own experience during the storm, but had
little to say of a personal nature.
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FIRES.
He continued: ''The fires of the Trenton
went out at 10 o'clock in the morning, and
our ru1der and propeller were carried away
at the same time No one can realize the
force with which the rudder was struck.
suppose piece of wreckage fouled it. The
pilot wheel Whirled around with terrible
velocity. Every spoke in it was broken,
and one of the men at the wheel had leg
broken. Great volumes of water poured
in upon the berth deck through the hawse
pipes. The fire room was soon flooded and
the fires were put out. The hawse pipes
should never have been placed where they
were. 1t was piece Of faulty construc-
ton which the government officials had
been asked to remedy several times. If
they had been located on the deck above
the water would not have come in. l con-
slider this is indirectly the cause Of the loss
OF the Trenton. After our steam gave out
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into the rigging and used them as sails.
The ship was handled skillfully.
WHY HE DIDN'T PUT TO SEA.
at would have been impossible for us to
steam out of the harbor as the Calhope did,
as our engines we're not powerful enough.
We had on every pound of steam that we
could carry, and with three anchors out we
were not able to hold up against the storm
Wefought against 1T as long as we could do
80, but were finally driven back upon the
shore" The admiral spoke feelingly of the
death Of Capt. SchOonmaker and the other
officers and men who perished
The confusion which was present every
where in Apia during the first few days
after the storm had disappeared at the end
Of the week. The quarters of the ship
wrecked sailors had been made more com
Portable and daily routine duty was prop
erly attended to. Consul Blacklock's orders
prohibiting the sale of liquor to sailors had
good effect, and very few drunken men
were to be seen. The town is still under
marine guard in charge of Capt. Hunting
ton, and Mataafa's police have assisted in
maintaining order.
The men from the Trenton and Vandalia
have separate barracks, and have erected
temporary tents for shelter. The Nipsic's
men are still living aboard their vessel and
the German survivors are quartered in a
warehouse belonging to the German firm.
WORKING ON THE WRECKS.
Working parties are kept busy
a all the time on the wrecks Of
the Trenton and Vandalia, and articles
s OF every description are washed ashore
n from the vessels and piled together in a
large yard.
n Divers have been at work and many
articles were saved III that way. The safes
from both vessels, containing large amounts
OF money, were recovered.
The smOkestack Of the Vandalia has been
n removed, and it will be placed on the
n Nlpslc as the latter ship lost her smoke
STACK IN the collision with the Olga The
NJ divers also have been making an examina.
pon OF the Nipsic, and have discovered that
ler Keel has been carried away.
Ithas not yet been ascertained whether the
Npslc VIII be able TO leave the harbor or
uot' Admiral Kimberly is most anxious to
seu her away and send her to Auckland or
gan francisco for repairs if he is satisfied
that she can stand the trip. She
Is not likely to leave, however
gatll the arrival Of some other men-of-war
me Monongahela and Mohican are expected
% arrive here soon. King Mataafa came
lo"h from his camp a few days ago. A
.snt ram had fallen the night before and
HaV4f mad leaked into many of the tents
occupied by the sailors.
MATAAFA's KINDNESS.
N Iataafa pointed out to Admiral Kim.
o,Iy tle danger Of sickness breaking out
e1i'uB the men on account of this exposure,
anu on oehat Of his own people be offered
5acate all the Samoan houses in Apia
all allow the American sailors to have the
'e OF them. Admiral Kimberly
tlaukea Mataafa warmly, but stated
W nm that it would be
,alllo't impossible to control the men if
,ley were scattered around among the ma
ISe g houses He promised 10 consider the
ier however, if the situation became
olo'e pressing. There is no immediate dan
ot the supply of provisions be
rs exhausted. Several parties
I whom contracts have been
oo ,saue Tor feeding have plenty of provisions
~ ana, and the steamer Lubec will arrive
u rYu sydney in "a few DAYS and a fresh
aypy VIII be obtained from her. The
l..5ra and men Of the Vaudalia lost
N e'erything and a great many
III b,. tuose on the Trenton Jared
M out little better. The officers
# ae scattered all over town and bave sa-