The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-14
THE SAMOAN DISASTER.
FACTS WITH REGARD TO THE Ill RRI-
CANE
LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN
SHORES
O'BRIEN's TKALEE SENTENCE Is RE
NOkLD.
Appointments by the President Yesterday
The Rain Interfered Ntith His Trip
Down the Potomac Geographic
Ticks From Various Points

san FRANcIscO, April 13.--The steam
cr Alameda arrived in this city at haii-
past 8 this morning, bringing adNiccs
from Apia uD 10 March Boob She
stopped at the Samoan capital and took
OH many of the shipWrockcd sailors.
The following facts with regard 10 the
hurricane are CLEANED from The ship
wrecked men
The storm commenced at about
o'clock ON Saturday morning, The 10Th oil
March. and lasted until sunday at hiile
after o'clock in the morning The EDer
was driven on the shore soon. She broke
up i'm pieces IN few minutes only one
officer and four men being saved. Pieces
of the Eber are now stfewn about the
beach i'm all directions w hen she -iruck
the reef she keeled over into deep water,
and probably her guns, which were OF
great weight, assisted in smashing up the
vessel SO quickly The officers and the
men Immediately went 90 the American
Consulate. where all assistance possible
was rendered them Shortly ai.erward
the Adler also drifted on the same reef,
further westward.
1t would hardly be credited by a per
son who had not seen il, that such
heavy ship as the Adler could be lifted
so!irh ON the reef, which is uncovered
al low water. She is now lying on her
port side. high and dry, only few feet
of her side being under water at high
tide. We have learned the exact num-
ber of the officers and men twenty who
were lost from the Adler
Early ON Sunday morning the Work OF
rescue commenced Boats manned by
parties from shore were engaged IN
saving lives of the officers and crew Who
were out on the wreck nearly twenty
four hours Captain Fritz suffered some
injuries, and hsd TO be assisted to the
German firms premises, and several
others were also injured.
Ii is surprising from the force with
which the vessel went to the rect that
more accidents did not occur The
shock must have been fearful, and the
Adler must have been strongly bullt
vessel p stand il so well
Sailors and Samoans since sunday
were busilv engaged in saving small
arms and other property from the ship.
The United states steamer Nipsic was
the next ON the list OF casualties. IL was
observable from the shore that she woula
not be able to hold out She was drifting
toward the reef. and at about o'clock
she headed for The shore and just touch
ed the point Of the reef with her rudder,
which was carried away, together with
her stern-pOst, but by the skilltul man
arement of the captain and officers, they
succeeded in Bleaching her on the sand.
Great credit is due FOR the manner IN
which the Nlpsic was handled, Tor u she
had zone on the reef larger number OF
lives would undoubtedly have been lost.
ASH is. we learn that seven men were
drowned. but all would have been saved
IiftLev had stuck 10 the ship As we
now write Tuesday, she floats al nigh
water, and number OF Sam0ans ana all
F the crew of the ship are bnsily engaged
+ i'm preparing 10 kedge her OF
Early in the morning the olga coliided
f with the Nipsic doing the latter con-
f siderale damage, carrying away her
/ -mOke-siack. steam launch, whale-hoat
and part of her bulwarks. On account
F of the smoke-stack being broken OF the
the furnaces would not draw to keep a
full head of steam up. Excepting iol
this accident the Nipsic, which has
powerful engines, might have rode Out
The gale in safety.
ON Thursday morning the Nipsic was
successfully tloated out 10 her Old an
'chorage. Her propeller il TOO much IN
iured to he repaired in Samoa, ana hei
rudder is gone We believe II is the IN
tention OF the Admiral to fix Il new Iud
der and send the Nipsic, under sail, to
either Auckland or sydney
The Vandalia was the most unior-
unate vessel OF the United States
squadron. She drfted about O'Clock
near to the Calliepe and the olga and
liope struck her with great force on the
mort. doing considerable damage. The
Vaudalia still continued drifting, almos
in company with the Calliope, but The
latter vessel having nearly all her an
cbors. nut full steam on and went stead
ly out 10 sea. She was watched as Ia
rs could be seen through the mist Will
great interest, and many surmises were
exoressed as TO whether she would &c
out IN safety.
The Calliope returned to port on Tues
day. and had suffered very little damage
except the loss OF her bowsprit and some
boats
The captain of the Vandalia, seeing ne
hope of saving his ship, headed her 10
the shore, and, in endeavoring to reaci