Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-16

water and all fires extinguished.
FROM 10 o'clock in the morning until
. ih The evening when she foundered,
the Trenton held out against the
storm without steam or rudder and
the sklllful management OF her navi'
gsting officer, Lieut.. Brown. was all
'hat saved the lives Of every man on
ooaid. By this time the only Part OF
the Vandalia which stood out Of water
was the after part Of the poop deck
ana The forward part Of the forecastle'
Lieut.. Culvin, DIR. Harvey, DR.. Cor
deil'o and Engineer Webster were IN
the fore top. In the main top were
lieuts Wilson and Heath and En-
signs Gibbons and Ripler. Lieut.
Iarlen who was the last man to leave
Tue deck climbed into The mizzen top
"here he sank down utterly exhaust
ed' More than one man who was
ciimbing the rigging gave way under
the terrible stain aud fell TO the deck,
only TO be washed over and drowned.
several persons on shore succeeded in
making bawser fast from the Nipsic
to the beach, and the Vandalia's men
who had reached the Nipsic escaped
in that way. The stern Of the Nipsic
had by this time swung out straight
from the shore so that the distance be-
tween the two vef sells was not more
than twenty yards. A white man
named Bickering went aboard the
Nipsic from the shore and threw a
small line to the Vandslia. A sailor
caught ii and small rope was made
fast from the foremast Of the Nandalia
TO the stern of the Nipslc. A few men
escaped that way. Before all on the
foremast could be taken off the line
parted. The Nipsic's stern swung
back to the shore and IL was impossi-
bic TO get across. The Trenton was
manouvered In this 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 it. She
came broadside on toward the reef and
II seemed as II the great vessel and her
$50 men was lost. Lieut.. Brown Or
dered every man in the port rigging
so that compact mass of humanity
could be used as sails and ii at the
same time TO keep the weight Of the
vessel oh the side next TO the storm.
The wind struck against the men in
the rigging and forced the vessel out
into the bay sgsin. She remained
there only short time, however, and
soon commenced to drift back against
the Olgo which was still standing, off
from the reef and holding up against
the storm better than any otner vessel
In the hsrbor had ben. The Trenton
came slowly down on the Olga and
this time II seemed as though
both vessels would be dashed
to pieces. The crowds on shore
rushed down toward the waters
edge and through the binding storm
waiting for the crash. Suddenly the
stars and stripes were seen floating
from a gsff on the Trenton. Previous
to this no vessel in the hsrbor hac
raised flag, as the storm was raginl
so furiously that the ceremony hsC
been neglected. 1t seemed now as /
the gallant ship knew she was doomed
and determined to 90 down with tb
flag Of her country floating above tn
storm. The stern OF the Trenton wa
nearing the Olga's bow and Capt. Vol
Erhard, believing sure destruction
was upon him, let 20 his anchor
and attempted 10 steam away. HI
was too late, however, for just as tn
Olga commenced to move against th
wind, her bow came into contact will
the starbosrd quarter Of the flag ship
Fortunately the ssels drifted apar
after the collision and the Olga steame'
ahead toward the mud flats in the eas
part Of this herbor. Capt. Won Erhar,
had determined TO run her aground
The engines were worked 10 their full
capacity, and il was only n momen
before the olga's bow struck and sh
Law Imbedded In the soft mud in th
safest part Of the bay. No lives wer
lost. The Trenton was unable TO ge
J into the bay again after her collisio
: With the Olga. She was now abou
200 feet from the wreck Of the Var
dalia and was slowly drifting towsr
e the shoal. A new danger now arose
The Trenton was sure TO strike th
: yandalia, and TO those on shore
seemed that the huge hull Of the fla
ship would crush the Vandslis I
= pieces and throw the hundred me
still clinging to the rigging into tb
water. II was o'clock and the llgh
was beginning TO fade away. In ha
a On hour the Trenton had drifted on |
, q few yards Of the vandalla's bow
. The men who were In the rigging
!, the latter vessel trembled with fear
they saw the Trenton approach. Pre-
antlv the last raw os lipht faded nw,