, 1889-04-18

marin-s did everything In their power 20
prpsrrvp order snd several times thr SAL
o,s hat ~ b. handlpi roughly. many ut
then b..inv PUT IN ons ",
Abou, 10 o clek ~ the morning the
Vaudalis and CalliOpr were sren to hr IN
u uo-t dangerous p's,'ion and bra,tov
back against the rect rapidly. the Ctl'
liopp was nearpst the shorr and her how
WAN Close 10 th. tern of the Vaudaia.
suddenly thu great iron prov of the Eng
lish vessel arose high 10 tine air on the
crest Of an enormous wave and came down
with full force upon the fore quarter OF the
Vxndalix
THE CRASH WAS AWFUL.
The jib boom Of the Cslliope was carried
swsv and thu heavy timbers u the Vsa-
dslis we're shivered. A hole was torn be-
low the RAIL and water rushed into the
cabin. The men rushed up from tho
matches IN the belief that the ateamer VAS
s,uking and it was only after An eh"rt that
The officers persuaded them 20 return 10
their posts. Just after this collision Cap
tain Jane of the Calliope determined 10
make An effort to steam out OF the harbor
W. be saw that TO remsiu In the present
position would lead TO another col'lsion
with ths Vandalia or throw his vpesel on
the reefs He accordingly rave orders TO
let 10 all anchors. The Gal iopes head
was swung around to the wind and her
powerful engines woi k-d TO their utmost
capacity, The steamer seemed to stand
still for moment and then the rapidly
revolving propeller had its effect and the
vessel moved up
She made hesdway at first inch bv inch
but gradually increased n4r speed until II
hecame evident she could clear the harbor.
Az she passed abreast OF the Trenton a
urpat shout went up from 400 men on the
flagship and thr-e heart, cheers were
given Tor the Calliope, which were re-
turned with II will. The En9lish vessel
passed safely cut OF the harbor and steamed
tar out to sea. returning after the storm
had abated. She sustained little injury
outside Of the loss OF her boats.
When the excitement on the Vandaia
which followed the collision with the Cal.
Hope had subsid-d n ittle 1t was found
necessary to act quickly to cave the ship.
Lieutenant Carlin executive officer Was
practically in charge OF the vessel as Cap
tain SchOonmak-r had been thrown across
the cabin the niuht before and seriously
injured, his head being badly cut ard one
ear almost torn away. Notwithstanding
by his first officer until finally
SWEPT OFF To HIS DEATH.
but was In sucn u weakened condition chat
he was able to do but little towards direct
ing the movements of the chip The high
cot praise IL given Lieutenant C4rsn, who
had been on duty since the morning before
and had not tasted food in all that time,
and though weak and exhausted hc kept
his position 10y the sideot Captain Schoon.
maker and Lieutenant Wilson. the navi.
xstiug officer, aud encouraged everyone
around him.
The Vaudalia was now fast bearing
down upon the reef alongside of the wreck
Of the Ebrr, and hundreds of eople on the
shore expected every momeIt to see her
strike She was soon seen, however. to
move away from the reef aud make slight
besd~ay towards the point where The
Nipsic Law. Captain SchOon maker and
Lieutenant Carin saw it was useless to
make any further attempt to save the ship,
aud as the engines were not powerful
enough to steam out to sea as the Calliope
had done they
DETERMINED TO BEACH THE VESSEL.
Two OF her anchors wr.t slipped and full
head-steam put on. She came on until
her bow struck on the soft sand about
IOIIN ydIus IEDui 'ut SltTu VI tut NIDStC
he Vandalia swuog around broadsde to
the beach and II was seen that her 9th ,ers
and crew were ~ great danger. In halt
an hour the vessel was seen 10 be Filing
no with water and settling down. Lying
as she did, almost brside the seas broke
over her furiouslv and water poured down
her matches. By noon her wheel.gun
decks were under water. and from that
time on the condition of the men was most
pitiable Torrents of water that swept
over the rail knocked them from their feet
and threw them violently against the
sides. several being severely Injured.
Mcst OF the men
SOUGHT REFUGE IN THE RIGGING,
hut few officers remained upon the deck
Nearly everyone aboard had cast away
most nj his clothing and some were entire
W ne ked. A fe " had provided themselves
with life pres'rvers, but those could not
he obtain for all 20 rapidly did the vessel
fill.
The men on the shore were powerless TO
render assistance. No boat could have
lived moment in the surf, and it was I'm.
possible to carry line nc. Oss to the
steamer, as there was no firing apparatus
on the shore. Lieutenant Sherman and
Ensigns Purcell and Jones attached a
small cord to a bawser and three natives
ventured out in the surf in an ATTEMPT to
reach the Vandalia They entered the
water quarter of mile above the spot
where the steamer lay waded out as far
as they could then struck out In the cur.
rent with the cord tied to their bodies
Expert swimmers as they were they were
uuable to overcome the force Of the
current, which rushed down like cataract
between the Vandalia and the shore and
MEN WERE THROWN UPON THE BEACH
without being able to get within ffty
yards 4 the Vandalia. Their chief urged
them to try again. Several other attempts
we're made but with the same result.