Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-04-20


i.Ion OF the Trenton and Vandalia, which
very one thought would crush the latter
vessel to pieces, proved TO be the sal
'ation OF the men in tho rigging. Not"ilh'
standing the tremendous force oil the
waves the Trenton dragged back Slowly ana
when her stem finally struck tue sac OF
he Vandala there was no shock and she
swung around broadside TO the
.unken ship. AS soon as the vessels toucheu
the men in the mizzen rigging cra"led out on
&c yards and jumped to the deck oil the Ireh- |
ton. The men escaped Just in time ior as the
Iast left the yards the mizzenmast Of the Van
dalia fell with crash on the SIDE next 10 the |
shore. The other men escaped IN the same |
way.
From 10 o'clock in the morning until in the
evening, when she grounded, the Trenton held
out against the storm without steam or
rudder and her escape from total destruction
was miraculous. The skillful manage ment oil
her navigating officer Lieutenant X. M. IT,
Brown, was all that saved the lives OF 4O men.
Admiral Kimberly, Captain Farquhar ana
l. eutenant Brown stood upon the bridge
all day and directed the movements oil
the ship OIL was poured overheard, but thaa
no effect in stilllng the waves. The olga was
ssin standing off from the reef aud holding up
against the storm better than any other vessel
IN the nHrDOf Hhu uOut, out just AS bho OtBo
commenced TO move up against tne winds her
now chlne ia a$eeatHct with the star
board quarter OF the flagship. The Olga's
bowsprt and fgurehead were carried away.
and the heavy timbers on the Trentons
quarter were shiveTed: several boats were torn
from tho dayits, and the American nag when
had fioated from the Trenton was carried away
and fell to the deck Of the Olga. Fortunately
the vessels drited apart after the collision,
and the Olga steamed ahead toward the mud
fats in the eastern part of the harbor. The
Olga's PROV was imbedded in soft mud in the
safest part OF the bay No life was lost
King Mataafa came down from his camp
early in the morning for the first time in sew
eral months and directed the natives IN their
work. lie 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 10 Sa-
moa TO be lost in the storm.
Mataafa pointed out 10 Admiral Kimberly
the danger Of sickness breaking out among the
men on account Of exposure and on behalf OF
his own people he offered 10 yacate all the
Samoan houses in Apia and allow the Amer
ican sailors to have the use OF them. Admiral
Klmperly thanked Mataala and told hun that
Il would be almost mi OssiDle TO control the
men II they were scattered around among the
native houses. He prom scd to consider the
affair however, il the situation became more
press ng.
BY noon there were nearly 800 American
sailors on the streets of Apa. The saloons
were crowded with them and IT was not
long before many were disorderly. Wee
Consul BlacklocE, recogn zng the gravity
of the situation, issued peremptory notice
10 all saloon keepers in town, OF whatever ma
tonality, forbddng them TO sell or IN any way
furnish liquor 10 American sailors and notify
ing them that II they did not obey this order
guard Of marines would be sent 10 their places
and all liquor emptted into the street.
| Captain Frit2e, senior German ofncer was
| asked TO cooperate in providing police protec-
| ,ion, but he notified the American officers he
was afraid 10 trust his own men as guards, as
the American sailors would attack them, and
! he requested the Americans to take full con-
troll of the town, This was accordingly done.
Contracts were made with various parties for
feeding sailors though it was dilfeult matter
to provide them with much food during the
day. A temporary hospital was provided Tor
the large number Of men injured or suffering
from exhaustion
Apia has the appearance of camping
ground Trenton sailors have erected TEN
porary tents in the large yard near the center
Of the town and the Nandalia survivors have
quarters near the American Consulate
Survivors of the Adler and Eber are
| quartered in the warehouse ol the German
Trading Company. The officers and crew OF
the O ga are living aboard their ship The
town IS under marine guard The greatest pre-
e!iloRS, ,arey hfpS siRieR,j2sE EeSP, lhhs sSS1
among the men.
SAN FRANCISCO April l5.-Additonal Sa
,{t..1, man Iltt1fr &
Amer can feet was the last 10 leave the Tren
ton, his flagship. Admiral Kimberly said ht
cons dercd faulty construction Of the Trenton
hawscr.. ipes as indirectly the cause Of hel
wreck.
The Germans and Americans held memoria
serv ces at different dates for the dead. AT the
German service Admiral Kimberly and othel
American officers attended Only about one
fourth Of the bodies have been recovered
Some Of these were badly mutilated
1t was ffiCult to identify them
or even 10 tell the nationality, and IT was
finally elermined TO bury all at one spot to
gcther The nterments were made as speed
lily as poss Bile, owing to the extremely ho'
weather. Some OF the bodies, including thai
of Paymaster Arms were wrappedin Samoan
matt ng for burial. ~
The political situation in Samoa remains un-
changed. Mataafa declared some time age
that all the blood that mad been shed was or
account OF German Interference in samoan
affairs. He believed the war would end if The
Germans would cease giving assistance to Tam
asese as the latter would be almost powerless
alone. Maiaafa hoped that Kimberly woutc
formally protest against the part the Germans
had taken. Should Nal .etoa be released by
the Germans and return TO Samoa Mataaft
saws. the question OF who should rule would bt
settled between Malietoa and Mataafa. There
would be no trouble on this account, as Male
toa had resigned in Mataafa's favor.
Following is correct list OF the victims O.
the disaster;
United States steamer Vandalia-Captan c
NJ. Schoonmaker; Paymaster Frank IL. Arms
Lieutenant Frank f. Sutton, marine officer
Paymasters Clerk John Roach George Nor
rage, boatswain's mate; George German
carpenters mate: NJ. Cragan, cat tair
of after guard; William Brown, quarter
master; r. G. Downey, pay'yeoman
b. F. DAVIS, equipment yeoman; NJ II
Joseph, equipment yeoman; n b, Green, bay
man; II. p. Stallman. bayman; C. II. Harkiss
storage steward; Il. G. stanford landsman
W. Brisbane Captains steward; Thoma'
Kelly, fireman; Joseph Grinln, fireman; wv
Howat, coal.heaver: +. NJ Hammer, NJ. EEtck
son, c. Z. Kratzer, Thomas Reilly John kflll
and Henry Baker seamen; John Hanchett
sergeant OF mar mes; +. Sessman, serEeanI o
marnes NJ. Cashen, corporal OF marnest. n
Kinseua corporal OF marines; II. +. Gohang
+ Jones, G. Jordan, +. Wilford, II. Wix,ed, r
Montgomery, John Sims, G. II. Wells, C. krau
and +. Geldner, private marines, and fou
Cinnamon.
United States steamer Nipsic-H. Pontseel
seaman. John Gill, seaman; G. W. Cullen, A
+. Prentice, Joshua Heap, Thomas johnson
Ccolored), captains steward. William Watson
fireman; n p. Kelleher coal-heayer
United States steamer lronton-Joseph Hew
lit tcolored) landsman, killed on deck by fall
ing spar.
IL. ]. G. NJ. S. Eber - Captain-Lieutenan
Wallis Lieutenant Eckhardt, Lieutenant Vol
Ernst Hansen, Surgeon Marbenhaucr and Pay
master kusize.
The names of siXty-six sailors who per
ished on the Eber can not be ascertaine'
here, us the rolls were all lost and Lieuten
ant Gaedeke, the only surviving officer, ha
no other record of the crew
The schooner Lily lost two men -Anthon,
Ormsby and Hawaiian Two natives wer'
also drowned in the surf while attemptin.
a to rescue men from the Vandalia
The whole number of lives lost was l4d
Nearly every man who clung to the riggin!
of the vandalia during the storm was NOR
or less seriously injured, and for a day o
two the hospital was crowded.
COLLISION AT SEA.
A Pilot Boat sunk by an Ocean Steame
And Two of Her Crew Lost.