Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-04
SIX wAE sHIps wREokAD.

AUCKLAND, March 29.-DiHpatches
from Samoa state that the American mem
of-war Trenton, VandaliR and Nipsic and
the German men. of-war Adler, Olga and
Eber were driven on q reef during VIC.
lent storm and totally wrecked.
or the American crews, four officers
and All men were drowned, and OF the
German crews nine officers and 81 men
lost their lives.
LONDON, March 3D.--Advices have been
received from Samoa to the eject that in
terrific hurricane there, three American
and four German men-of-war were
wrecked, and that many persons were
drowned.
THE LOST VESSELS
The three American men of-war in
Samoan waters are the Nipsic, the Tren-
ton and the Vandalia. The Nipsio has
been longest at the Islands, having re-
heved the Adams. The Trenton is the
flagship Of Admiral Kimberly. Her ar
rival At Apia had not been reported, but
Bhe should have been there early in this
month. The YandRlia arrived at Apia
late in Fl .uary. Both OF the last
named ships were ordered to Samoa in
january.
The Nipsio is commanded by Com
nlander d. W. Mullan, and is a third.rate
unarmcred wooden vessel of the cruiser
type. She is 1876 feet between perpen-
diculars, Of 1875 tons displacement, and
has compound engines. She is bark
rugged, but when steaming is propelled
by SCREW. She carries six nine. inch
smooth-bore guns, one eight-inch and
one sixty.pound rifle gun. She is exoep-
honsl in the fact that six of her
eight boiloss are larger than those of the
other ships Of her class, and have two
furnaces each.
The Trenton, Captain Norman II. Far
quhar, is tho most important Of the uu.
Ermored wooden cruisers. She has a
rainbow and is ship-rigged. She is $50
feet between perpendiculars and has o
displacement OF $500 tons. She is pro-
PEELED by screw, operated by com
pound engine and carries 10 eight inch
muzzle.losding rides and four light guns
for saluting purposes. She was launched
in 1875.
After the ehips OF the Trenton GLASS
those Of the Nandslia type are the most
important Of tine second-rate unarmo.ed
wooden cruisars. The yandalia was
launched In 1876. She is bark rugged
and ii Of 2, 100 tons displacement. She
IL 2l6 feet between perpendiculara and
has Two compound engines operating
four. biaded propeller, arranged to re-
yolve when tie ship is under sail.
Tue Olga w1s an unarmoTed cruiser of
2,lG9 tons. She carried crew OF 267
men and eight guns, snd was built ia
1880. The Adler was n dispatch boat OF
SS3 tons. She was built in 1888, and
carried I've guas.
rHE OTHER OFFICERS.
The other officers Of tLo American yes-
sells are:
The Nipsic-Lientenants j. III. Haw-
ley, A. q. Davenport and q. o. Hanus;
lieutenant, junior grade, j. A. Shsarman;
eusigns. W. p. White, j. L. Purcell, IL.
A. Field. II. B. Jones, Jr. /. x. seymour
(, and W. W. Giimer; passed assistant sur
geon, u. q, Derr; passed assistant pay.
master, John Oorwine chief engineer,
u. L. Mccartney; passed assistant engi-
gineers, j. A. Tobip aud a. E. Frick
hrst lieutenant of mariner, Il. G. FilIette.
The Observation-Disclosures commander
II. W. Lyon; lientenants, Il. Al. g.
Brown, Theodore Porter s. L Graham,
L. L. Reanley, $. q. Lemly and b. o.
Scott lieutenant Junior gradel W. IL.
Aiieni ensigns, a. W. Qraos ana Il. j.
Blsnlon; us4si jsdats, q. G. Decker,
u. !" ells IN. q " Logan and "
Oioke, medical inspector, Adrian Hud-
SOM passed assistant surgeon, II. q.
Boyer; assistant surgeon, s. b White;
pay-inspector, A. J. CLARK; chief enei-
nser, Il. Is. II. Wharton; passed assistant
engineers, Hershell Main and X. w.
Gait; assistsnt engineer, G.. II. Bull;
cadet engineer, O. II. Mathews chap
lain A. A. McAllistef; captain OF marines,
4. W. Huntingdon. boatswain, John
Mclaughlin; acting gunner, John West
fall carpenter, Is. L, Fernald.
Tins Naadalia- Lieutenants, T. W.
Carltn, Johu U. Wilson and Charles Il.
Fox; iieutenants. Junior grsdo), Horace
Nj. Witzol ana Thomas Ia. Brumby; en-
sign, Charles E Sweeting; naval cadets
Samuel Il. Minrsm, E. Moole, q. Il.
Johnston and $. Z. Edmunds; surgeon,
Hosea j. I6abin; assistant surgeon,
Il. W. Is. Weber; paymaster, Frank
u. Arms; chief epgiueer, George Il. Bur
nap; passed assistant engineer, Alexander
L. Bates; assistant engineers, Walter NJ.
Mcfarland and James NJ, Picknell; first
lieutsnaai OF marines, George F. elliott
gunner, Samuel Cross; carpenter, Joseph
B. Fletcher.
ksar-admiral L. A. Kimberly, com
handing tins Pacific station, sailed on The
Trenton for Samoa, and ii ID probable that
he took with Lirn his staf, whon included
last year the following officers Flag
Lieutenant u. y. IsittenhcIsa, Secretary
Lieutenant q. a, Merriam; Aide, Naval
Cadet SrytEt +. Cooper. Captain Howl
son Of tue YAndalia, wl3 his chief OF
staff
Ihs lists OF The officers OF tho Trenton.
Vandaiia and Nipsr csanot now he given