The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12
Further Details.

Further particulars Of tho disastrous storm
at Apia, Samoa, have just been received
The hurricane burst upon the harbor sud.
denly.
Tho German man of war Ebcr was the first
vessel to drag her anchor. She became I'M
manageable and was driven holp.essly on the
reef which runs around the harbor. Sho
struck broadside On, at Q o'clock in the morn
Inc.
The shock caused hor to lurch and to
stagger back, and she sank in a moment I'm
deep water. Most Of hcr mon wore under
matches, and scarcely a soul Of them
The German war ship Adler was the next
to succumb. She was lifted bodily by a
gigantic wave and cast on her beam onds on
the rcof.
A terrible struggle for life ensued among
the officers and sailors aboard Many
plunged into the raging surf and struck out
some reaching the shore In safety. Others
clung to the rigging until the mnsts fell OF
these two gained the shore safely. The Cap
tain of tho Adler and several other officers
were saved.
In the meantime the United States war
ship Nipsic had been dragging her anchors
and drifting toward the shore. The Captain,
however, managed to keep control and ran
her on q Sandbank.
Boats were Immediately lowered, and the
whole company wero saved, with the excep-
tion OF six men, who wcro drowned by tho
capsizing of boat
The Unitol States vessel vandalia was
carried before the gallo right upon the reef.
She struck with terrible shock, and tho
captain was hurled against a Gat!ing gun
and stunned.
Before he could recover a great sea swept
the deck and washed him away. The vessel
sank san y ,lfty yards from tho Nipsic, Several of
the officers and men were washed overheard
and drowned. Others perlshed while max
ing desperate efforts to swim to tue shore.
some remained for hours clingins to tho
rigging, but hoavy waves dashed Increasingly
over them, and one by one they were swept
away
by this time night had set in. Many na.
tives and Europeans hal gathered on tho
shore, and all wore anxious to render assist.
ance to the wrecked vessels and their unfor-
tunate crows, but, darkness having fallen OH
the scene, they were wholly unable to bc of
service
Soon after tho Vandalia had sunk, the
American warship Trenton broke from her
anchorage and was driven upon the wreck
OF tho Nandalia, whence she driftcl to tho
shore. The bottom OF the Trenton was com.
pletely stove and her hold was half fun of
water
As morning broke the German man of-war
Olga, which had hitherto bravely wthstool
the gale, although much battered by the
hoavy seas that constantly broke upon her.
became unmanageable and was driven upon
the beach, where she lay in tolcrlbly
favorable position.
The following is q record of the officers and
men lost:
Eber-The Captain and all the other officers
except one, and Scventy.six mon.
Nandalia-The Captain, four olllcors and
forty men.
Nipsic-Seven men,
Adier-Altosether fifteen persons
MaIaala sent a number OF men, who ron
aered splendid aid in trying TO float the
Olga. WV
The Vandalia lost four officers namsly:
captain Schoonmaker, Lieutenant Sutton,
faymaster Arms, Pay Clerk Roach
a IiSnnfrh f.nn l,,,;,
command Of tho squadron saws:
There was hurricane at ApIa. Every
vessel In the harbor is on shore, except the
english man of-war Calliope which rot -
sea. The Trenton and Nanda,in arc total
losses. The Nipsic is beachad and her rulder
gone She may be saved but tho chances
;t