The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-26

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great black hull Of tbs Trenton could So
seen through the dafkness almost ready
to crush into the stranded vondalin and
grind her to atoms.
Suddenly a shout was heard ACROSS the
waters. The Trenton WAs cheering the
Vandalia. The sound Of $50 voices broke
upon the air. sThree cheers for the
vandalia" was the cry that warmed the
hearts Of the dying men in the rigging.
The shout died away upon the storm and
there arose from the quivering masts Of
the sunken ship q response SO feeble that
1t was scarcely heard upon shore. The
water, the Trenton's band was playing
The Star Spangled Banner" The thou
sands of men on the sea and shore had
never before heard strains of music at
such a time as this. An indescribable
feeling came overthe hundreds of Amer
leans on the beach who listened to the
notes Of the national anthem, mingled
with the howl of the storm. For a mo-
ment onlythey were silent and then they
broke forth with q cry that rent the air
and reached each of the struggling men
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The men who had exhausted every
day Of rendering some assistance to their
comrades now seemed inspired to greater
efforts. The collision Of the Trenton
and Vandalia, which every one thought
would crush the latter vessel to pieces,
proved to be the salvation of the men in
the rigging. Notwithstanding the tre-
mendous force of the waves the Trenton
dragged buck slowly, and when her stem
finally struck the side of the Vandalia
there was no shock and she gradually
swung around broadside to the sunken
ship. AS soon as the vessels touched
the men In the mizzen rigging crawled
of the Trenton. The men escaped Just
in time, for as the last left the yards the
mizzenmast of the Vandalia fell with o
crash on the side next to the shore. The
other men escaped in the same way.
After the storm abated somewhat, the
men on the Trenton were taken of in
boats. King Mataafa came down from
his camp early in the morning for the
first time in several months. He went
down on the shore and directed the ma
tives in their work. He then went to the
American Consulate and offered the
services of oil his men to Vice Consul
Blackjack.
By noon there were nearly 800 Ameri-
can sailors on the streets Of Apia. The
saloons were crowded with them, and it
was not long before many were disor-
derby. Vice Consul Blackjack, recog-
nizing the gravity of the situation,
issued a %peremptory notice TO all saloon
keepers in town of whatever nationality
%forbidding them to sell or in any way
furnish liquor to American sailors, and
notifying them that if they did not obey
this order a guard of marines would be
sent to their places aud all liquor emp.
tied into the street.
Most of the Trenton's crew remained
aboard Of her after the storm subsidized,
and work was begun to tighten her and
pump her out, but it is feared she was
badly broken below. All the inhabitants
united in rendering aid to the ship
wrecked sailors, many of whom are shell
tered in tents in Apia. Admiral Kim-
berly remained with the Trenton.