The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

only surviving officer. has no other record OF
the crew. A duplicate record OF the Ebers
crew is on file at the naval department. Berlin
The following men are the only Survivors OF the
Eber: Sherman Jecz Awitz and Seamen
Stein, Piehl and Brost, who were on shore dur.
ing the storm, and Carpenter BissendOwsH
and Firemen Henkets, Baldan and Thiele, who.
with Lieut. George Edeke, reached the shore In
safety.
The Adler lost twenty men. The schooner
Lily lost two men. The whole number Of liyes
lost was 146. Recapitulation: Eber Il; Wanda
ia 43; Adler 20; Nipsic 7; schooner Lily 2;
YES ,; Trenton l. Total 40.
Nearly every man who chung TO the rigging OF
Vandalia during the storm was more or less
.eriously injured. and for day or two the hos
pital was crowded. Those whose injuries were
confined to slight cuts and bruises were dis
charged quickly but number of others are still
under the care of surgeons. Naval Cadet Ben
ton c. Decker of the Trenton was slightly In
iured by falling on deck and was unable TO walk
Tor several days.
The following are the names of the men on
the Vandalia who were the most severely in
ured and are still confined to the hospital:
w. z. bowen, machinist, leg probably frac-
ured.
II. JENSEN. ordinary seaman, eyes terribly
infiamed by sand.
EDWARD AMBROSE, seaman, feet terribly
swollen by being cut by ratlines.
A. STEEN, fireman, arm badly lacerated.
c. BOYLE, seaman, inflammation of hand
from previous wound.
H KRAYDEN, quarter-gunner, foot badly
cut
P. NELSON, ordinary seaman, foot cut.
ALFRED WEIGH, captain of top, bad wound
in right foot.
c. EGGART, captain of top, badly injured in
EDWARD O'NEII, seaman, cut in arm.
JOHN MoHL, ordinary seaman, knee in
jured.
The following men on the Trenton were also
seriously injured:
J. L. ROSTEDT, ordinary seaman, leg broken.
GEORGE BART, seaman, leg broken.
WILLIAM GIBSON, coal HEAVIER, scalded.
The arrival of the Alameda at Apia was
anXi0usly waited for.
The admiral intended to send 100 officers and
men of the Nandalia TO San Francisco, pro-
vided Capt Morse would agree to take them,
but which was found could not be done.
Wrecking parties have continued their work
during the last few days and many articles are
being saved from the Trenton. Divers have
been at work on the Vandalia and they have
recovered many things from her though they
are in badly damaged condition. The Nipsio
is still afOat, but looking badly and the adj
miral has not yet decided what DISPOSE
ton TO make OF her; but If she can
be rendered seaworthy he will send her TO
auckland or San Francisco for repairs. A
huge derrick has been erected on the shore and
an effort is being made TO tighten the Trenton
by taking off the pivot rifles on her spar deck.
weighing about eight tons each, after which
the Trenton will be pumped out, if possible,
in the hope that she may be got
afoat. 1t is feared. however, that the
flagship is badly broken under the water line.
and it is not thought that the effort to save her
will prove successful. The German corvette
Olga was hauled off the mud fats on the 10Th.
and is now afiOat in the harbor The work
was done by Mataafa's men, whom the
Germans have prosecuted so greatly, and
with whom they still at war The
natives display the greatest kindness toward
the Americans and are ready TO render them
any possible assistance. Two parties. natives,
came 20 Apia yesterday, one from the island OF
Sayay and the other from MonOno. Theynum-
bered several hundred men and marched
through the town singing, each man carrying in
his hand a gift for the American admiral.
When they arrived in front of the consulate
they placed in the yard great quantities of
chickens, cocoanuts, hams, tara and other arti,
cles of food. Admiral Kimberly thanked
the men for their generous offer
and told them they should keep them
for their own necessities. However. as the
admiral did not desire to offend the Samoans,
he accepted the gifts and distributed them
among the sailors. The Alameda touched of
Samos. this afternoon and took of, in addition
10 the cadets fifty officers and men from the
Yandalia.
The following sailing vessels were totally
wrecked: German bark, Peter Godeffroi; Dan
ish barkentine, Agar; English schooner, Lily
and English schooner, Tafua. The little
nung and Louis, nearly all belonging to the
German trading company We're driven ashore
and only one or two Of them were saved after
ward