The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-04-06

iecJ OF ner size DeIng under water
at high tide. We have learned the
exact number of the officers and
men (20) who were lost from the
Adler, the names of whom are
given below. Early on Sunday
morning the work of rescue com
menced. Boats manned by parties
from shore were engaged in saving
the lives of the officers and crew
who were out on the wreck nearly
tWenty-fOur hours. Capt. Fritz
suffered some injuries and had to
be assisted to the German firms
premises, and several others were
also injured. 1t is surprising from
the force with which the vessel
went on to the reef that more acct
dents did not occur. The shock
must have been fearful, and the
Adler must have been a strongly
built vessel to stand it so well.
Sailors and SamOans are since Sun
day busily engaged saving small
arms and other property from the
ship.
The U. S. S. Nipsic was the next
on the list Of casualties. 1t was
observable from the shore that she
would not be able TO hold out.
She was drifting towards the reef,
and at about o'clock she headed
for the shore and just touched the
point of the reef with her rudder,
which carried away together with
her stern-post, but by the skilful
management of the captain and
officers they succeeded in Bleaching
her on the sand. Great credit Is due
for the manner in which the Nipsic
was handled for if she had gone on
to the reef a larger number of lives
would undoubtedly have been lost.
AS it is we learn that seven men
were drowned; but all would have
been saved if they had stuck to the
ship. AS we now write CTuesday)
she floats at high water, and d num-
Der of SamOans and all the crew of
the ship are busily engaged in pre-
pairing to kedge her off. We learned
that early in the morning the Olga
collided with the Nipsic, doing the
latter considerable damage, carry
ing away her smoke stack, steam
launch, whale boat, and part Of her
bullWarkS. On account of her smoke
stack being broken off the furnaces
would not draw to keep a full head
of steam ON. Excepting for this
accident the Nipsic, which has pow
nrftIl nt1niFnG 1,ninht pC,In
the gale in safety. On Thursday
morning the Nipsic was successfully
fiOated out to her old anchorage.
Her propeller is too much injured
TO be repaired in Samoa, and her
rudder is gone. We believe it is
the intention of the Admiral to fix
a new rudder and send the Nipsic
under sail to either Auckland or
Sydney.
The Nandalia was the most I'M
fortunate vessel of the L. 5. squad
ron. She drifted about 9 o'clock
near to the CalliOpe and the Olga,
and came into collision with both.
The CaIliOpo struck her with great
force on the poop doing considera-
bic damage. The Nandalia still
continued drifting almost in COM
pany with the CalIiope, but the
latter vessel having lost nearly all
her anchors put full steam on and
went steadily out to sea. She was
watched as far as could be seen
through the mist with great in
terest and many surmises were eX-
pressed as to whether she would get
.. = in safety. The CalBioQsss ~ ~!
Ut.. -
turned 10 port on Tuesday suffered
very little damage except the loss
of her bowsprit and some boats.
The captain of the Nandalia seeing
no hope of saving his ship headed
her for the shore, and in endeavor-
ing to reach the sandy beach I'M
fortunately struck the reef, filled
and sank before she could beach,
within about fifty yards from the
stern of the Nipsic. The Captain,
Paymaster, Pay Clerk, Lieut.. of
Marines and many men were
washed overheard. The vessel was
completely submerged and all hands
had to take to the rigging, where
thew remained until the Trenton
was driven alongside about s o'clock
in the night, when most of the
officers and crew got on the Tren-
ton excepting Lieut.. Ripley who
jumped into the sea just before the
mast gave way, and with great diff
ficuIty swan to the shore. He
then procured a WhalebOat and with
the aid of SamOans got a line
brought out to the wreck. The loss
of life in the Vandalia were the
commander, three officers and 80
seamen and marines. Divers have
been engaged since Monday. On
Tuesday the safe was recovered,
which contained, we hear, about
$40, 900.
The Trenton, meanwhile, was
gradually coming closer to the land.
She had her bride ports broken in,
which left an opening, and the sea
came in great quantities through
this opening and the hawse pipes,
getting into the fires. This was
unfortunately fatal to the chances
of saving the Admira's ship. The