, 1889-04-18

from patf IN thu rr-uton. Previous to
this no v.-sel IN tine hsrhor had RAISED the
htx. us the sfOrm was rasiuv 40 fnriouslv
at siioris" that the c-rruiOny was npsl.ct-
I'd H. sre,net now as tf the xAliant ship
knew she was doomed aud determined to
W down with the hax OF her country
hhatinx Rbove the storm The stern OF
the rrntnn was nparninw Oivas bow ard
Captain Won Erhard believing sure
DE-TRUcTiON wAs UPON HIM
let 20 his anchors and Attem ri cd to steam
away He WA too late, however, for lust
as the Olga attempted 70 steam away her
boz came into c0atact with the stafboArd
quarter OF thu h.9uhip. Fortunately the
vessels drifted apart utter the collision snd
ehr Olga steamed ahead toward the mud
dats 10 ths eastern paFt Of the hsrbor.
Captain Van Erhard had determiupd 10
Suh her aground. The epgines we're worked
70 their fullest capacity and IL wHs only
moment before the Ol9s's prov struck,
and the steamer lsy embedded 10 s0ft mud
IN the safest Dart OF the bay. No lives
were lost. The waters poured over her MI
duriug tho .nisht, but che only damage
thefr was done wss TO food her decks
Nth water and carry away several bosts.
The Trenton Was not able 10 get into the
bay again after The collision With the
Olga. She Was nov 200 f-et from the
wreck Of the Vsndslia. and wss slowly
drifting towards the shore. A nav danger
nov arose. The Trenton was sure 10
etrike the VsudAlis, and to those on shore
IL seemed that the huge bull Of the flag.
ship would crush the Vandalia to pieces
and throw the HUNDRED meu
STILL CLIMBING To THE RIaGINa
into the water Il WAS now after o clock
and the light was bsRinni nv 70 fade away.
In halt IN hour the Trenton had drifted
into within few yards OF the Vandal,.'s
how The men VINO we're in the rigging
OF the latter vrssrl trerbleh with fear ~
the, saw the Trenton approach, A feeling
hard to d-scribe came over The hundreds
who watched the vessels from the shore.
Presently The last raw OF da, light faded
away and might came down upon the awful
some.
The storm WAS still running with Ms
much fury as at any time during the dsv.
The poor crraturrs who had been clinxin2
for hours TO the rigging Of tns Vaudalia
were bruised and bleeding but thy held
on with the desperation of men who hang
by n thread between life and death. The
ropps bad cut the flesh on their arma and
legs and their eyes were blinded by the
salt spray which swept over them. Weak
and exhausted an they were, they would be
unable to stand the terrible strain much
longer. rhev looked down npon the angry
waves below them and knew they had no
strength left to battle with the waves.
The hnal hour seemed 10 b. upon them,
The great black hull OF the Trenton conld
be seen through the darkness almost ready
TO crush the stranded Vandalia and
BREAK HER TO ATOMS.
Suddenly shout was borne across the
waters. The rr-htou was cheering the
Vandalia and 450 voices broke npon the
air aud was heard aoove the roar OF the
tempest Three cheers for the Van.
daIia" was the cry that warmed the hearts
Of the diving man in the rigging. Ths
shout died away upon the storm
aud there arose fron the auiverinx
mssts of the sunken ship response
40 feeble that IL Was scarcely heard dpon
the shore. The men who telt they we're
looking death in the face aroused them
selves in an -ff,rt and united ia cheer
for the flagship. Those who were stand
ing on the shore listened in siIenos for
that FEEBLE cry vas the saddrst they had
ever head. Every heart was melted TO
pity. "God he p them. was passed from
one man TO another The sound OF music
next came across the waters. The Tren-
ton Uduu WAS pidNlnR
THE STAR sPANeLEp HAMMER
The Thousand m.n on sea and sh re had
never before heard strains Of mu.ic at
such time AZ this. An indie cribabls
feeling came over the hunirrd Americans
on The beach. who listened TO the notes OF
the National anthem, mingled with the
howl OF the stOrm For u moment only
were they silent and then they broke forth
n h.f hu k...I
the struggling men on the rigging OF the
VtDdalia. Men who had exhausted every
means during toe whole of ,hat awful day
of rendering some assistance TO their COM
rades now SEEMED inspired to greater ef-
forts. They ran about the beach eager 20
do 20 methiUg even 1T the risk Of life.
The ollision Of the Trenton and Van
dalii which everyone thoue would crush
the the latter vessel to pieces. proved TO be
u salvation to the men in the rigging.
the tremendous force of
the waves the Trenton dragged back
slowly and when her stern finally struck
the SIDE of the VandaliA with shock she
gradually swung around broadside to the
sunken ship. As soon AZ the vessels
touched the men in the mizzeu rigging
crawled out of the yards and jumped to
the deck of the Trenton The men escaped
just in time for AZ the last left the yards
nlizzen mast of the Vandalia
FELL WITH A CRASH
on the side next TO the shore. The men
in the mainmast escaped in the same way
and the mainmast of the Vandalia fell
soon after the mizzen IL il believed that
several men we're killed in the rigging, If
30 they were killed by the fall or dro ~ned
before the men escaped from the rigging.
The men who escaped to the deck Of the
Trenton had clung 10 the Vandalia's
nearly IL hours; all were weak
and exhausted. Many we're weak and ex-
hausted and many had received severe in.
juries. The Trenton was rapidly filling