New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
THE AWFUL SAMOAN STORM.
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Aat there was no more room there, and o num-
Y, 70 :, officers and men who had selected the poop
asok ON account Of its elevation, rushed across
- deck to take refuge in the main ana
tn ss. smasts. owing to the volume Of water which
fofo anring over the wreck. This was most
va s;,dprs undertaking. Almost twenty-four hours
Rsd elapsed since any man on ooara fr mac mnSs,
i isS Aasnosllre Men were nov being swept rom
e t s.cEs and rigging, half dozen at time, and
.ns few who felt themselves growln g
too the water, determined to make
nlo 1T IN save themselves. Nearly every man
isss snmned or who was washed into the water sue
VIZ .oSsS IN reaching the side OF the NPsic ana
ceeusge ~ them climbed upon the deck wltn Inc
nnmvss' rone Those who reached the deck as
"a !.S the others who were Struggling IN tne "aser,
IA many lives were saved in tpis way DSo
ana anu al . Door fellow who reached the Mpslc
mswnnable 10 hold on 10 the rope long enough 10
xss ss un1 nm and the sea would wash him away
70 sr.en him out into the current None OF
anu awe near enough TO shore 10 be reached Dy
sps net;ves and those who once got into the cur
n s. n rsre carried out and drowned The people
~ sbore saw the men sink before tneir eyes, anu
ere oowerless to save them G Dlaye Ssnosns,
uIs ',.. .ha drowning men, and, as consequence,
rescue a t1 who got too far in the surf were
drowned yuaoi;a u,as resting her whole
le1&tn On .uT mart of her hull which stood out OF
49,. sso,ar was the afterpart of the poopdeck and
the forward part of the forscastie, nvery man
Tue mn IN the rigging As many as could be &C,
was up on there had climbed into the tops and
QUILL Sown exhausted on the small platforms.
n.hs Ching 10 the ratlineS and yards with the
desperation Of ay'ns T @sh arms and limbs We're
h,n;sed and swollen by holding on TO the rough
rores A number had been badly injured ny
failing about tile decks and mauy poor creaIur e
,rsrs an nnmbed with cold and and exposure to
thaf hitting rain and so weak from want or FOOD
that they almost sank into ststelqf insensiDlnty'
and cared not whether they lived or died. Lieu
tenant Cukep Dr. Harvey n OGrae ITO s ynretop
In the mafntop were Leutenants wilson anu
Heath and .Ensigns Gibbons and Klpiey. LIEU ua
tenant Carlin, who was the last one
Ike miszentop, where he sank utterly
exhausted. His legs hung down through the open
ing 10 the platform and sailor, VINO was siSH ny
underneath, approaching the noDe wo tx bsnds
and rubbed them until the blood circulated freely,
More than one man who was cunning 10 the
ratlnes gave way under the terrlDie stfaln, anu
fell to the deck, only to be washed over the
side OF the ship and drowned. Several persons
on shore succeeded in making hawser mSt rom
the deck of the Nipsic to the shore, ana the an,
dallas men who had escaped to the Nipsic reacheu
The stem Of the NipSic had by this time swung
ont straight from the shore, so that the distance
between the vessels was not more Inan S~e tag
been watchlng the scene from the shore, Menp
aboard the Nipsc and threw line to the Van-
della sailor caught IL, and q small rope was
made fast from the foremost of the YandaIa TO the
s,.qu of the Nipsie A few men escaped IN that
way, but before all on the foremost could be
taken OF the line parted The NlpSlc stem theh
SWING back to the shore, and y was Impossible .,
10 Ret another line across. This was the only
the Vandalia had with the shore
during the whole day.
As the sailors from the VandaIia came ashore
and went to the consulate for dry clothing
they were surrounded by people making anxious
inquiries in regard to the safety Ok friends ABOARD
The rain and sand were SO binding that 10 was
impossible to distinguish faces from the shore.
though the ship was lying within stones throw
Of tie beach. The sailors were much CONFUSED
in regard to who had been lost. The terribIe
scenes attending the sinking OF the Vanoana han
dctracted attention from the two other men-sf-
war that still remained afoat but about o'clock
In the afternoon the position OF the Trenton ana
the Olga bad changed, and they were almost on
the reef near the point where the Eber struck
The Trenton was coming down on the Olga, and
0 collision seemed inevitable. The condition or
the flagship was most pitlabie AT 10 O'clock IN
the morning her rudder and propeller had been
carried away by fouling with piece OF wreck;
age: the shock was so great that the plot Wheei
an 'the deck. was whiried around nKe ign.
Two men who were at the wheel at the time
were thrown violently to the deck, and one had
his leg broken To add TO the aiscomntHre OF ene
pipes and flooded the decks. The hawse pipes
which are large openings in the bow through when
the anchor chains pass, were unfortunately ocated
on the berth deck, instead Of on the gundeck
above as is usually the Ever since the
Trenton was built this has been regarded as q
piece of faulty construction, as the openings were
so low down that, with heavy sea rolling IL was
almost impossible to keep the water out OF the YES
sell Efforts were made to close the pipes, but the
force Of the water was so strong that the COVERINGS
were blown of prematurely. The water rushed
fho hop fh
batches and poured down into the iire-room. All
attempts 10 keep it out failed, and In short time
the firemen were up to their waists IN wafer ana
all the fires were extlnguished
SAVED BY LIEUTENANT BROWNS SKILL!
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 escaTe from total destruction on the reef was
miraculous. The slilful management OF her Nayi-
eating Officer, Lieutenant Ii. VI. q. Brown, was
ali that saved the lives of evesy man on board.
few days after the storm Captain karquhar
made an official report 20 Admiral Kimberly, IN
which he paid high tribute to the skill with
which the Navigating Officer manoeuyred the
vessel and declared that Lieutenant Brown had
on one occasion. az least, kept the trenton OH
the reef and saved OH Of the $50 lives. Admiral
Kimberly, Captain Farauhar and Lieutenant Brown
stood upon the bridge the whole day and directed
the movements OF the ship. As soon as the
with the greatest difficulty. OH was also poured
overheard, but IT had nc effect in stilling tho
waves. Inc trenton WIS manoeuvrcd IN TINS way
all the time, and succeeded In keeping clear OF the
reef until the middle Of the afternoon, when the
force Of the wind and waves bore her down almost
upon il. She came broadside on toward the reef.
and 1t seemed as u the great vessel with her $50
mC.i, was lost. Lieutenant Brown ordered every
man into the port rigging, so that compact mass
Of hdmanfy could be used as sails and at the same
time kept the weight Of the vessel on the
pertinent was vail that saveddi the Trenton
from Destruction The wind struck q gainst the
men in the rigging and forced the, vessel ouS
into the bay again, She remained thfre only for
q short time, however, and soon began TO drift
back against the Olga which was stfli standing
of from the reef and holding up against the storm
q better than any other vessel In tbs barbor had
and this nes, 1t seemed IL both vessels would be
swept to y;rNs. The crowds on shore rushed
down TO Yatcl the ledge. and peered fhrnnnh lie