The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
SAMOA AFTER THE STORM
SAILORS SAVE THE BATTERIES
FROM THE WRECKS.


the Trenton's Water Line-Oficers
Object to Trip in the Nipsic.
Copyrighted 1889 By Neto York associated Press.
APIA, SAMOA, April 27.-The l,,tle town
Of Apa has hal the appeara CO of camp
ing grouud during the last few weeks
Since the hurricane occurred, on March 16,
in which six me l-ofwar and ten other ves-
sells were wrecked or driven ashore, there
has been more people living here tn n
was ever before known in tle
history of the place. Nearly all
the survivors of three German war ships
have gone to Sydney and COO American
sailors who com ,osed he crews of the Tren-
ton and Vandalia have been waiting for a
steamer to be sent to Apia to take them to
San Francisco. The great co fusion
which was SO apparent Immediately
after the sLOr5n su Is d9I in a few davs.
The tents, which had been hastily con-
struc.ed out Of sails and light spars, wore
made as CO nfortable as possible and the
officers a m9l settled down e. the daily
routine work of saving everything that
could be taken oil the wrecked vessels.
The arters of the Trenton and V n
dalia men are situated about 20J yards
apart.
VANDALIA MEN DESTITUTE.
The officers and men of the Vaudaia are
in a mo d stIJute condition tn toose of
any other vessel. They lost everything wnen
the ship went down aud were provided with
clothing and otner nee sia les fr IN the
stores saved from the Trenton and Nipsic,
and also ,uch articles as c1uld b. purchased
ashore. BY the death OF Capt. SclOOImak-
er, the command of the Va dala's crew de-
voived uron Lieut.. j. ". Cartin. He had
but three watch officers to assist MIN, ,Lleuts
Culver and Heath ami Ensi N GlObohs
Passed Assistant Engineer Webster has bee
apparently acting paYmaster, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF PdyInaste
f. II. Arms.
TIE ndiJion of the Trenton and Van
daha has not changed much during the LIST
month. b tn vessels are a compile wreck.
The hull Of the Trent n several feet above
the wa g and er m sts AMI r e NJ are
still standing, but sac is hard aud last o.
the bottom, with her sterl re ting against q
re-L The Vandaha is entirely under wa er,
witt the exception Of her tOrecasUle md
few feet of rail around h poop deck
THE ADLER's CONDITION.
The German cruiser Adler is still upon
her beam end on tue reef, with an immense
hole IN i her bo5ton. TIE E0 lies al
the bottom Of the by, with few loose
sparS lJating on tie surface.
A considerable quantity ot clothing and
q provisions was sareI from the Trent n
during the first few days afJer the or.n,
aid III tbs IL &c me gus on tle spar deck
4 ere also tax ashore. Divers wera ssut
down to eXl nine tue null of the hagsui1
4 bit owing TO tue dangerous under C IL ents
tuev were not abe to ascertain the full
q extent Of Ter jury. One two great
holes have been found below her wate,
line, however, when render it impo slbls
s. TO float the YES eL Aim raj Kinps.ly ue-
c,ded 10 re uoye her heavy battery, not
d only TO save guns, but also the 10 20
Il Of tightening the ves-e and pumping her
q ut. The work Of removing tue battery
Il o. cupied four weeks MaGa4ta 50 1t 100
q natives from his amp ID required Jhs
81 70 render whatever aSs.s ance they were
ale.
cdEERED ON BY THE BAND
The Trenton's band was on the ground
"a every day acc upanyiug the men IN heir
& work. Finally the entire bl, terry was
# placed IN a vacant lot on piece of mas ,nry
" whIcl was tle iginal fOuuia ion Of IA ..
3 government hiding erected ia the time OF
hing Malie "a, aud whicl the Gs
mans ait rWard carried to Muhnn
when they mad5 Tamasese XII e
Il Tie removal # the guns, whc.
with their carriages weighed over l0J tons,
dld LaJ seen 10 tighten Lae Trenton in the
II least no effort vas made % pump her
"a out. 1t is tie Iute ition to remove ,hG Van
q dallas bat cry. Her guns are several Zee,
s. under water.
Tie safes Of the Trenton and Vandalia
81 were recJv red. Half doz n natv divers
have W rked faithfully on tae Vand4iI
every day during T. SIX weeks aud nun
n GIeds dUIiars TIA of stores have been
Bayed by tn m.
"a Wuou the NiDsic was hauled of a few
days after the st rm, il was found that e
had b-en damaged considerably 10y pouni-
III llg on the beach for twenVy-four hours.
her e9gInes d boilers bad bee spru X
aud she leaked a Little. Admiral KimbarlJ
ordered temp Jrary repairs mads at o lce,
MS ,entioA bel g to ssad tdy vessel 10
Isl Auckland.
OFFICERS OBJECT
One or two Off .er5 made considerable OBJ
l7ction a OF & ing to SEA i tue Nip,ic, an I
uecl ed openly that she was ulsdfi. Ad-
mural X mberl h II uriered p5 Mullane
" instruct lis FIJI 'ers no5 t. say an tIing
more i out the unsafe cd liol the Nj :
SIC. About that time temp srary e.
pairs were completed. Tn stea ner Nav
hera, Belonging t. the Uniol Steansl p
company OF New Zealand, arrived at Api4
from Auckla ID Il Admiral Kimberly
made a contract with the agent of the c1m-
pany T. co vey the Nipsic. 1t was thou ght
tuht 1t would take twelve or fifteen
uay' 10 take tue trip Capt Mullsne was
aecofilugly given or ,ers to g TO Auckland
aal nave the Nips c repaired a. d then re-
luIh with the vessel to + g0-PlgO. The
rudier, wh ch had been made for The Nip
ia eic' was large blade when was dragged
uIerh the vessel a d moved fro n side 10
8 sue ny means OF tackle fastened t. twb
euus ut spar laid across t,e afJei part 4
we op deck extending OUT several fest
on eecn side OF the ship.
Iue lush fnau-Ot-wdr Rapid had arrived
rom New Zealand a few days before an /
we M SIC passed close TO uef bo as sne
ven ven out Of tue harb r. Toe mon on the
Napld returned tue cheer which the Amer
ieaA aA nagshlp ha1 given the Calliope as tho
tSuer vessel steamed out 20 SEA IN the face
v. vi Vue nl rica month before the band
Su ue II gilman playeI "Auli Lang
cb, ogne, while the NipsIcs men retur. cd the
FL THEIR FEARS WELL FOUNDED.
Inc Nipsc bad not cleared tle mouth Of
.4e hHfDor when tie starboArd end Of the
Il "a u which was at .ached the steering
avAe' weakened. A arp squall ca no up
5Slu tne long line Of reefs lay 0f TO the star.
va quarter. TIE neayy straia in tryng
n,ad Ter b. sea was % much, and Ia
ave- minutes the port Of tue spar broke
s"ay ana the scoring apparn us was
,euuei ed u eess. Tho reef was not more
s, ssah hed mile of. The engines werl
sNppei and the Nipsic was adj Z Aitholt