Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-20

tai for their accommodation. Many meI from the wrecked vessels became intox icated as soon as they reached shore anC the town was placed under strong guard of United States marines. Bodie: soon commenced to be washed ashore and almost every hour funeral pro cession could be seen passing along the street on it's way to the cemeteries Many bodies were horribly mangled by striking against the reef and were be yond Identification.
 The force of the storm was never eqalled in this p&rt of the world. The barometers had been falling steadily fol several days previous to the storm and and it commenced to blow Friday af ternoon March 10th, and continued un- til Sunday morning. The rain fell ID torrents during the whole time and great clouds of sand swept over the town. Hun dreds of people stood on the beach and watched the awful spectable in harbor The vessels all had full head of steam on and three or four anchors out The yards and topmasts were down and every precaution was taken to en- sure the safety of the ships but the wind constantly shifted from northeast to northwest and the force was so great that the vessels dragged their anchors all over the harbor and drifted from one side of the bay to the other and came into collision dozen times. Awful seas broke over the decks and torrents of water rushed down the hatchways and put out the fires. There was great con- fusion among the men on several yes sells early Saturday morning, but the officers did noble work and the men be- came orderly and attentive to their du- ties and stood braveiy in the face of danger. The people on shore could not lend assistance to the ships although hundreds ran to the waters edge and stood in the binding storm watching the great vessels tossed about on waves or drift on to total destruction against the reefs.
 The sea broke upon the reef with a roaring sound and washed far upon the beach carrying with it large quantities of wreckage. The watchers on the shore were submerged time after time and many were injured by floating wreckage. Great clouds of sand filled the air and cut the face and body like knife. Everything was drenched with rain, but the brave men stood shivering in the storm prepared to render whatever as- might be possible. The na- tives waded out into the surf where no white man could live and many a life was saved drought their efforts. Ameri- cans and Germans were treated alike and no thought was given to the state of war between the Germans and themselves. Men who fought the Germans at Vailele a few months before now battled with waves and risked their lives to save their enemies from watery grave.
 7 The storm ragged furiOusly for nearly two days, but when the wind finally abated the scene of destruction was aw- ful. On the shore houses were unroof- ed and blown down and trees and fences were thrown across streets so that pas sage was almost stopped. The fleet of war ships which few days before float ed quitely in the bay and almost filled the little harbor, now lay scattered along the beach wrecked and dismanteld. Out of seventeen vessels but two small badly damaged, alone re- mained. The survivors of the disaster seemed dazed, they had seen friends and comrades swept away from their grasp and go down to death, and had expected to follow with every wave that broke over the vessels. Long exposure had ren- dered them weak and exhausted, and very few had tasted food for thirty-six hours Many had chung to the rigging without a particle of clothing and all bore marks of terrible suffering. The hotels in Apia were thrown open and both native and foreign residents did all in their power to accomodate the wrecked sailors.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April Steamship Alameda arrived at her wharf at nine o'clock this morning, from Australia. She touched at the Samoa Islands and has on board a number of officers and sailors from the men of war wrecked in Apia harbor.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-The steam ship Alameda, of the Ocean Line, com manded by H. G. Morse, arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning, having sailed from Sydney March 20. She had one of the toughest trips in her experience, en countering gales and heavy seas until she reached Honolulu. She stopped at Tutuilla Island, of the Samoan group, at 10 o'clock on the morning of March % where she found the American schooner Equator, with the American mails and ten men from the American warships wrecked at Apia. Commander Morse, upon hearing of the disaster to the Americon ships at once sailed for Apia. On the way he met the mail cutter and received the German mails.
 At Apia she took on board 36 wound ed seamen also Lieutenant Ripley and Surgeon Corder, making in all 42 men from wrecked vessels. The steamship reached Honolulu April 9th, leaving there Lieutenant Ripley and g wounded seamen to come up on the Honolulu steamer. The Alameda brought the. fol lowing naval cadets from the man n-of-war Burton: R. Slocker, F. w. Hebbs, B. C. Decker, R. W. Wells, w. s. Clarke, Y M. Logan, J. P. Jackson, and naval cadets H. A. Wiley, l.. A. Stafford, J. A Legeunera of the Vandalia.
 NEW YORK, April 13.-No news of the fate of the passengers on the steamer Denmark has been received The pass enger list received this morning has been made public. It is made up almost ex- clusively of Scandinavian emigrants The destination of only few of them are known, and those were mostly fol points in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota an6 Nebraska. It is only known that they were to be ticketed through to the Pa cific coast.
 WASHINGTON, April 13.-It is under stood that the naval board selected by Secretary Whitney to locate another navy yard on the Pacific Coast have de cided to report favorably on Puget Sound, opposite Seattle.
 RALEIGH, N. C., April 12-The gener al assembly of North Carolina, at its ses sion of 1879, passed an act authorizing the funding of certain issues of state
 bonds. The exchange has continued
 until the recognized bonded debt hal
 been reduced from S13,637 900 to S1, 901, 300, which latter amount is outstand ing, The funding act, having expired was extended by the late general assem
 bly until July 1, 1890, and the stat' treasurer is engaged in issuing new pc
 cent. bonds in exchange for the old bonds
 VICTORIA, B. C., April 12.-Hon. Rob