The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-16

APIA, Samoa, March 30, via San Fran
cisco.-[Copyright 1889, by the Western
Associated Press. After the great storm
of March 10 had subsidized, Admiral Kim
berry was visited by an Associated Press
reporter.
THE ADMIRAL WAS FOUND SITTING
on the porch of a small house facing the
harbor, watching the wrecks OF the Ameri-
can men-of-war. isn't it awful?' he re
marked to your correspondent ''In all my
experience on the sea have never sec
storm equal to this one. 1 can hardly
realize vet the full extent of the damage
done. My chief anxiety now is to get these
800 or 900 sailors back to America
The admiral was asked regarding his
own experience during the storm, but
would say nothing Ola personal nature. He
told of the occuranceS on the Trenton
which have already been described IN the
letter He attributed much of the trouble
on the Trenton to the fact that the hawse
pipes were placed on the lower deck 1t
was piece of faulty construction which
the government officials had been asked
several times to remedy. If they had been
located on the deck above the water could
not have poured in on the Trentan in tor
rents as it did, flooding the fire room and
putting out the fires. Admiral Kimberly
considered this as indirectly the cause Of
THE LOSS OF THE TRENTON.
The ship, he says, was handled most skill
fully It would have been impossible to
have steamed out of the harbor as the Cal
liepe did as the engines were not powerful
enough. AS it was, with every pound of
steam the Trenton could carry, and three
anchors out, the ship could nothold up
against the storm.
The confusion which was present every
where in Apia during the first few days
after the storm disappeared by the end Of
the week. The quarters of the shipwrecked
sailors had been made more comfortable
daily The routine of duty was properly
attended to and the marine guard had COM
plete control of the town. Working parties
are kept busy all the time on the wrecks Of
the Trenton and Vandalia, and articles of
every description have been brought
ashore from the vessels. 1t has not yet
been ascertained whether the Nipsic will
be able to leave the harbor or not.
KING NATAAFA CAME DOWN
from his camp few day ago, Light rain
had fallen the night before and the water
had leaked into many tents occupied by the
sailors. Mataafa pointed out to Admiral
Kimberly the danger of sickness breaking
out among the men on account-of this ex-
posture, and on behalf of his people offered
to vacate all the Samoan houses in Apia and
allow the American sailors the use of them
Admiral Kimberly thanked Mataafa very
warmly, but stated to him that it would be
difficult to control the men if they were
scattered around among the natives
houses. He promised, however, to consider
the offer if the situation became more
pressing.
On March %, the Germans held memorial
services at the French Catholic church.
which were attended by Admiral Kimberly
and a number of other officers, and also by
guard of honor from the United States
marine forces. March "a, American mem
orial services were held, but none Of the
German officers attended.
THERE IS NO IMPORTANT CHANGE
in the political situation. Both parties are
still encamped in the same position they
have occupied for months.
The German consul, DR.. Knappe, is still
pursuing the same spiteful course which
has always characterized his administra-
ton of affairs here Notwithstanding the
noble work of the Samoans in saving the
lives of Germans during the storm, Knappe
posted printed notices few days later de-
claring that the natives were stealing pro-
duce from the German plantations and
warning the public not to purchase from
them.
The Associated Press correspondent had