New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21

Of the ship became necessary Stores we're gotten up Is
rapidly possible and the people got their eneo,o
ashore. Immediately thereafter the crew were s
work getting ont and saving from her every mus
possible. On Monday the water was up TO her gun gun
deck, and she had settled llttle on her pors e t
On Tuesday she had settle more to p"rt ana was ''
The vandaa completely submerged and dc only Ea RSt
lSre2S and head 6oGm Showing seSen foot Of water
She would probably have to be hauled aern some hss
hundred feet to float ho at high tld9 and her
lost her smoke ripe also her Her crew re:
main on board and she keeps her blges oo od 10 in.
by the steam pump have oraeie savins the Nipslc
and TO further Investigate and report upon az Of the
stances connected with the loss an ~, hoard will be
vessels by the gale The report TS ' alter its receipt
by me. The crews Of the Vandalia anu
T6S cSops Steamed into har9OS @
showing signs Of having experience nSoese for repairs,
she to SS gdS s OF Captain her dying
outfit has been turned over 70 US stores commend
9e seTyces to the Department and trust that neS
viii be- regarded as worthy of rosogntH n report the
to Si the cable and tho
charter steamer 20 take 20 The eAs SQUADRON who arc
ssR and disabled BY the Caope send ba nfoS
dispatch TO sydney, TO DC have received
states oHsnabe assistance from Maietoa Mataafa
who has sent large number OIL hi Sn i0 The sbps
Tbe caope, when she went out OF the RSrPTI
carried ninety pounds OF steam nakhg SeeI bnsSdsy
,rst tho gale and when outside during peTIo1
of four hours fS, Ss need aIaO0 Nv
LIST OF THOSE WHO PERSISTED
regret to report the following loss of life
ON the vandaha four officers ana InTS Frans
viz Captain c NJ sc6o9nmaEef sn rs5 M Pay
Clerk John Roche, George Murrage ~ NJ C L. M
Hammar (sea.l George German carp hrs a. Quarter
cantain after guard William Brown, hrSt qu@r.eI
W@apptSr r G.. Downey pay yeo.l b. F. DAVIS leng:
ycO NJ H. Joseph Seng yeo N H D. STes" ST. so%
sa sisnfo SGa ditto w. brisbane cab stew
joseph Griffin (1sL c. ~ NJ Erickson o. So KPosS
Koy 2 TRdS S Re W. d hoGa John Kelly o. Henry
Bskor Qds John HSnleh9tt, Nicholas Kin
seIla corp H. G. Gehrng M M; AGGPn n, Do mS
p ny: Frank Jones M M GSOsS1 IN mI hymer
John w9rd Sp M; 1 denr Sm w1 d. my; G. H. Wells
NJ ~ Charles Kraus (p nj; All Kean (cao COON
XII pack Is. cook): Pen Dang uds1: hee hor wv l.
COON on the Npsc seven men, viz Joshua Heap aWSPn
Georsg CS rst iapPb a1d fP PastrcF Kohc e. NJ
John Gin Cscaj and Thomas Johnson w Sse struck on
the head by the breakfngln OF port, ana ded Soon
During the entire fine Captain Far9nhar shoTe ,T
crcat care and good Judgment in handling inc snip
through this terrific gale and nsyTT and Navigating
e ably G s BY a powsr s the
In fact. far as ,, Go4a V Well under
ne GhCers crcumstances and performed their
duties ckccrfuly effectively and well as cod % az
sired This disaster classify among the incidents ara
accidents nsoparable from the prosecution OF GUY
lis magnitude however, gives IT. diSunEushnI MI
uro which, fortunately, the service Is rarely eoNp''O
10 witness. ...-. 81 ,,c,,,rv
CAPTAIN Farquhar has demanded q court OF In9u n
NJ disirtcra strd officers available here. mr.
fore respectfully refer the entire matter to the DC
nartmen and IL further investigation Is deemeu NC
fssary / should be pleased 70 have the court Oh Nv
0ulry ordered Very respectfully. your opoaei' SGT
want, .- -, ,,t.., ~ Navy
Commanding L. s. Naval Force on Pacihc statloh'