The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-14

the sandy beach unfortunately, struck
the reef and filled and sank before she
could reach the beach within about hiiy
wards from the stern of the Nipsic Fae
captain. paymastcr pay clerk. lieuien-
ant of marincs, and many men, were
washed overheard The vessel was com
pletelv submerged, and all hands had 10
take tO the rigging. where they remained
until the Trenton was drawn alongside,
about 3 o'clock i'm the night, when most
of the officers and crew got on The lrcn-
ton. excepting Lieutenant Ripley, who
iumrod into the sea just before the mast
gave away, and with great difficulty
swan 20 The shore. lie then procured a
whale boat and, vita the aid of sa-
mOans. got line out 10 the wreck. The
loss of lite in the Nandadia was the com
mandcr three officers, and thirty-nine
seamen and marines.
Divers have been engaged since Non
dav on Tuesday the safe was recovered,
which contained about $4,000
The Trenton. meanwhile, was grad
ually c0ming closer 90 the land. She had
her bridge pOris broken in. which left am
opening and the sea came in in great
quantities through ihis opening ana the
hawser-pipes. getting into the fires. This
was unfortunately fatal tO the chances OF
saving the admiral The engineers were
unable To- keep up steam. All hands
were ordered tO The pumps, which
were kept constantly going all
day. About o'clock the Trenton
had drifted down toward the
Olga. which vessel was then about nve
hundred yards from the reef. Both ships
tried 10 avoid touching, but d collision
was inevitable The Olgas bow struck
the Trenton ON the quarter, opening the
large breach and doing other damage,
and the OlIas bow was smashed. After
the vessels cleared each other, the
Trenton driftei still further toward
the reef, and one time held
fairly well to her anchors,
but al about o'clock she dropped down,
lust clear of the reef, ami on the Wanda
lia The TrcntOns stern was aground.
She was br0adside on the sunken vessel,
and the poor fellows who had been ON
the Nandalias yard about twelve hours
got on 10 The Trenton, being assisted by
The admirals crew with lines and other
cOniriyanccs.
On Sunday morning boats were hu-ily
engaged all day i'm removing the men
from the ship to the shore, which was
accomplished without accident. All
were removed before night ON Mon
day 2jO Samoans from Mataafa.
camp and the man-Of-war sail
ors were working hard all
day saving property from the
Trenton. aud several SamOans and sail
ors were also engaged working ON the
other ships ashore No lives were lost.
The Trenton is total wreck one OF the
men was killed early in. the morning OF
Saturday by being crushed among the
timber after the collision. Ills name was
Joseph Hewlett, a colored man.
The Olga. after slipping her cables ana
getting clear OF The Trenton, managed
10 make hesdwav against the sea for
short time, and hopes were entertained
that this vessel, the last left aiioat in the
harbor, would be saved but within hall
an hour she was run into one Of the best
positions for Bleaching in the harbor
Captain Douglas, of the schooner
Lilly, the lately appointed pilot. was on
board the Lilly when she sunk, and who,
after great struggling, managed to get
ON board the Olga, was mainly instru-
mental by his knowledge of the harbor
and valuable suggestions, which were
followed by Captain Erhardt, in Bleaching
the Olga in position where no lives
ould likely be lost.
Captain Douglas has spoken in very
complimentary terms of the manner in
which he was treated by the captain,
officers, and men after he struggled on
the Olga In an exhausted condition.
Losses in the merchant shipping were.
The Godefroi, bark, 462 tons, total
wreck; the Lilly, schooner from
which two lives were lost, a TO.
tai wreck the Upola, schooner, sixty.
eight tons, very likely to become a total
wreck, the Tijuana, cutter 10 tons, total
wreck. the Tafua, schooner, total wreck;
the NukunOnO, sketch, ashore the
Naitelle. cutter, 10 tons, had her mast
cut asay; the Uiumapa, schooner, suf-
fered some small damage, but is now re-
paired and going with the mails. Tuluaila,
little schooner, belonging 10 Mr. Mere
ullNi duNut - tbA0f NNHt arAoitf buA y
not much injured.
Never before. We believe. in the his
/ tory OF wrecks in any harbOr, has such 4
clean sweep been made The miraculous
escapes OF some poor fellows WHO were
washed overheard from the different
wrecks, and terrible time they must have
had-some Of them being hours in the
foaming surf-is fearful to contemplate
The Eber the first vessel 10 20 ashore
lost seventy five lives The Adler lost
twenty men. Among those who cam,
! upon the Alameda were Chief Cadet
Robert Stocker and Cadets Hibbs
Decker Wells, Cloke, Suckland, lie
jeune, Wiley, and Logan, OF The
Nandalis and DR. Corderro, Of Nandalia
whose thigh is injured Lieutenan
Ripley came upon the Alameda will
thirty men, but they stopped OIL a
Honolulu The officers Of the Vandalii
were doing their utmost 10 save som,
cherished mementoes, and hired native
divers.
As general thing the natives were hon
est. But one case stands out in marke'
contrast Chief Engineer Greene, OF th
Vandalia, had in his state-room between
coon and : tno IN goli Graana hfrai