The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-13
SAMOAN INTELLIGENCE,
The Condition Of the Wrecked
Men-of-War at Apia,
GERMANS AND AMERICANS
Who Have not Been Shipped Home
Camping on the Islaud--!The Ex'
peuse of Keeping Them There,
News from a Correspondent

News irom a Correspondent
APIA, SAMOA, April 27,-[Copyrigh4t
by A~Ociatsd ress,l-The little town o.
ApiR has had the appearance Of camp
ing grounds during the last few weeks
Since the hurricane occurred on March
IS, in which six men Of war and ten
other vessels were wrecked, there
has been more people living here
than was ever before known, Near
ly all Of the survivors Of the
three German war ships have gone
to Sydney, aud the 600 American sailors
who composed the crews OF the Trenton
and Vandalia have been waiting for q
steamer TO be sent 70 ApIa TO take them
TO San Francisco. The great confusion
which was 30 apparent Immediately
after the storm, subsidized In few days.
The tents which had been hastily con-
structed out OF sails and light spars
were made az comfortable as possible
and the officers and men settled down
to the daily routine work Of saving
everything that could he taken of the
vessels. The officers and men OF the
Vandalia are In o more destitute condl.
ton than those OF any other vessel. 1.
The condition Of the Trenton and
Vandalia has not changed much during
the last month. Both vessels are COM
plete wrecks. The German cruiser
Adler IL still pon'her beam end on the
reef with IN Immense hole torn In
her bottom. The Eber lies at the
bottom Of the bay, It is the intention
TO sdye the heavy guns Of the Trenton
and Vandalia, II possible, Admiral
Kimberly ordered TEMPORARY repairs
made al once on the Nipsic, with the
intention Of sending her to Auckland,
but one or two officers objected 20 going
to sea in her, declaring openly that she
was unsafe,
The first news from Lieutenant vii.
son, who was sent TO Auckland to pro-.
cure o steamer To taxa the American
sailors home, was received here by the
British man OF war Rapid, which ur.
rived from New Zealand April 10.
Lieutenant Wilson notified Admiral
Kimberly that he had not been
able 10 procure steameI IN
Auckland and was going TO Sydney for
that purpose, He also stated he had
heard that the Oceanic Steamship Com.
pany, whose main office ls In San Fran.
cisco, had at the request OF the Navy De-
partment ordered the steamer Mariposa
TO stop at Apia April IS, and take 800
men to San Francisco. Lieutenant VII;
son had called upon The agents. Of the
OCEANIC Qompahyin Auckland, but they
knew nothing Of this report, and he did
not believe Lieutenant Mariposa
could take away any sailors,
as all her accommodations had
been engaged by pR9sengerG going
to San FraHeiseo from Sydney and Auck-
land. Admiral Kimberly stated TO the
Associated Press correspondent two
weeks ago that he knew nothing what
ever about the plans OF the Navy De-
partment for taking men home,
He said II am paying $3.50 week
for the rent Of barracks and 81 10 per
day for the board Of each man. This is
but a small part Of the expense. The
bills have been accumulatipg every day,
and ! have appointed a number Of
boards to examine the various claims
which have been presented. The whole
affair has caused me much annoyance
and I want to get them away from here.
The information which 1 have re-
ceiyed from Lieut. Wilson amounts
to nothing, and | think the first knoYl-
edge We viii haYe Of means for sending
the men away VIII DO when the steamer
arrives from Auckland, Sydney or San
Francisco, TO take them of. So far
as the Mariposa is concerned, don't
believe she will be able 10 accommodate
any OF the men, but even II ghe cannot
stop here more than tWenty:four hours,
and ! oan send none but the Yandalia
men on her, as II would take the Tren-
toms crew several days TO get ready 70
start.
The most important political event
which has occurred here ior some time
was the issuance Of q proclamation by
Admiral Kimberly on April 18th, advis-
ing the natives TO put an end to the war
which they have been carrying on
among themselves ioy months, ,
The proclamation was as follows:
~ ht Sa#Oaa peops' I'D
sAMoANs:-Your country Is more i'm.
portant to you than TO strangers, there
fore save IL by becoming one
people. II is the only way To
EaVh II for votir childran. To