Telegram-herald., 1889-04-23
KIMBERLY REPORTS.
T1s Admiral Tells TIE story os ths
Disaster st samoa
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s-ruek tAs speed sArsias from eighteen to
forty fefeiauous lie l.iles oofkel
aeN Ile tallaIa Lad in service seven
boilers - the eight. AID ttes furnished al
tae steam tle engines c4a.d Use Ae
se-sel lad tst one sheet anchor and tl.e
stock n that Vas t'oAen iu tle
last gale This anchor Is ~ held ia gel.
-s4se - long al possible iu expectation of
the alnd coming out ffon TIE uoTtANald
alt westward. b-t % Was let 90 about 2 a
H. ot The lllA as near ths weather reef as
po-slDle A. Daylight Tie vessel. iu the in
uer lafbor ners seen o. be Ia tro4hle The
Lbeg soon disappeared entirely and tho
Adler struck tAc reef the rsas heagine ltr
on Top ~ % and capsiziux her The Cal
Hopo was tie nearest vessel ~ the Van
dalia. and from day lght until . ~ the
Nandail4 and Calhopo were IA imminent
danger or getting foul Of each other and
also ~ striking the reef being frequently
within nfty feet of it and sometimes not
over twenty feet away from H. After tie
Cailiope put o. sea Lieutenant CsTiin SAYS
"0ue obstacle was removed from Our
path. and feeling that the vessel must
20 CA the reef II IL remained where
10 was. every eAertion was made 20 get into
the inner hNrbor hoping 10 es ape Tie cK-
raordinary current before encountered
The engines were kept gosng until l1euten-
ant tarlin was convinced that the ship was
hard and fast 1ney we're then stopped
safety valscsopeued and the hremeu called
on deck The ships head swung slowly
10 the starhoard She began TO nll
and settle, and the rail was swash. thc
seas sweeping over her az = height OF fifteen
feet. On reaching the shore Lieutenant
Clarin found the Nipsio beached and aban-
doncd. l.. NJ. Hammar. seaman. in attempt
ing 10 carry line was swept back against
the ship and killed Many attempted TO
swim, but SO many were drowned that the
remainder were deferred The commanding
officer. Captain Schoonmaker. was washed
overheard about half an hour after striking.
His strength had been exhausted and he
was unable u suSeain the shock OK the
heavy seas. He vas surrounded by officers
and men. and had been rescued several
times. when "a saa OF unusual violence
struck hun and carried him and all near
him overheard The crew took refuge in tho
tops and figgiAg where they remained
eight hours The Trenton came down
30 gently On the Nandalia. and was SO cx-
pert In chrowing lines, that nearly all Of
the N4ndalia's mon escaped from the rig
gin< 20 the Treuton's decks Ia the morn
sea having gone down The yandslia is a
total loss Her rail was awash and she was
hiing with sand when last seen There
was nothing standing except the fore
mast Tho sale had been brought
ashore, but aside from that the
articles recovered viii be insignificant The
crew was at work doing every thing
possible in the way of wrcckng In con
cluslon, Lieutenant Carlin says the loss OF
tho Nandaia was due to the extreme
violence OF Che gale, the great height of the
seas, The extraordinary strength oi the cur
rent poor holding ground, and the unpro-
te9oed condition of a small harbor fringed
With coral reefs and crowded with vessels.
\ detailed account OF the disaster rs cx-
perionced and witnessed from the Trenton,
the flagship OF the squadron. was made
on March -. from which 10 Is learned that
indications OF bad weather appeared
Friday. March =. and II 1 o'clock
OF that day the Admiral commenced
preparations 10 meet gale. IL blew
hard during the evening and about S p. III.
the Trenton parted her port bower cable.
During the night the vessel w5athered the
gale in good shape, but In the morning the
wind blow with renewed fury and by after
noon some OF the ships near the leland were
driven ashore. and, ths Trenton lost
her wheel After fighting the Gle
ments for sixty hoars the Admiral found his
vessel had lost her propeller and tho water
was up 20 the engine room and still rising.
The abandonment OF the vessel then be-
o>mc necessary. and stores were gotten up
the men got their effects ashore and all
hands were set 20 work saving every thing
possible The Admiral concludes ss fol-
lows.
~Darug the entire time Coptaln FarGuhai
showed great care and good judgment N hand
Ing ihe ship through IA : terr &c gale and
never left the bridge he vas ably seconded hJ
his executive and nav gazing Officers wno C d
a. ia their power % save The ship Iu fact. -
Tar a. I could observe, Oil the oitcers be
/ havet extremely He.l under the trying c.rc4IE
stances aud performed their duties cheer
I faly, effectively and as well as could DC 20
sired This disaster I classify mong tne inc
dents aad accidents .aseparao.c from The pros
ocuIog o. duty. IT, magnitude. however. gire
81 . dtst.u.ru.sh n, feature. which. fortunately
The service is rarely compelled 90 witLe.s
Captain Faro ihar has demanded q court ~ iD
ru.ry. 80 ltslutcresteG Ulcers arc a.alahl'
+ here therefore respectfully refer the vhoi'
I matter e. the department ard q further T.
+ vest gstou IS deemed necessary I should b.
pleased SD hasc q court ~ inquiry ordered
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