Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-03
DIsAsrERs Ar SEA.
The Loss of War and Merchants Vessels
at Samoa by Hurricane.

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AtcktANb. March 80.-Later advices re.
garding the hurricane which devastated
Samoa and wrecked number OF American
and German war ships, say the STERN
swept the island on the 10th inst. All the
war ships attempted to put to sea, but
only the English steamer Calliope succeeded
| in getting out. Merchant vessels suffered
severely. The bark Peter Godfrey, one
other bark, and seven coasters were wrecked
and four persons drowned. The Calliope
sailed for Sydney. The Peter Godfrey was
q German bark, she arrived atSamoa from
Sydney.
WAsHiNGfoN, March 3C.-The following
cable was received at the navy department.
this morning from Auckland: To the Sec
retary OF the navy, Washington: In hur-
ricane at Apial, March 16, every vessel in
the harbor was driven on the shore except
the English rnan-of-war CalliGpe which got
to sea. The Trenton and Vandalia ars
total loss. The Nipsic is beached, her rtid-
der is gone, and she may be t2wed Oh. The
chances are against it. It will be towed to
Auckland, IL possible. The Vandalia lost
four officers, SO men, namely: Captain
SEhoonmaker; PaymaSter Arms, Lieuten-
ant Of Marines Sutton. Pay Clerk John
Roche, Henry Baker, w. Brisbane, vii.
liam Brown, Quartermaster Michasl
Cashen, M. Craigin. B. F. Davis,
Thomas G. Downey, M. Ericsson, 8. d. Ebr-
ing, AdoIph Goldner, George German, q. B.
Green, Joseph Griffin, e. M. Hummear,
John Hanchett, G. FL. Hawkins, w. Ho-
watt, Frank Jones, George Jorden, M. 81.
Joseph, John Kelby. Thomas Kelby, n.
Kinsella, G.. P. Kratzer, Charles Kraus, F.
r. Lessman, George Merrange, Alymer,
Montgomery, Thomas Riley, II. P. Stal.
man, C. G. Stamford, John Sims, G. H.
Wells, John Melfotd, Henry Wixted, A. II.
Now, A. q. Psck and Pandag Lechor.
The Nipsic lost seven men, namely, Geo.
W. Callan, John Gill, Joshua Heah, Thos.
johnson, David Kelleher, Henry Poubell,
William Watson. All were saved from the
Trenton. The Trenton and Vandalia
crews are here with the Nipsic's on board.
All the stores possible were saved. The
German ships Adler and Olga are total
losses. The Olga is beached but might be
saved. The German losses are 06.
It is important to send 300 men home
at once. Shall I charter a steamer in
Auckland7 Lieutenant Wilson will remain
in Auckland to obey your orders. Fuller
accounts by mail: (Signed),
hIMBEHLY.
BERLIN, March 3O.-It is officially an
nounced that five officers and seventy men
from the Adler and twenty men from the
Eber were drowned.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The following
dispatch has been sent to Lieut.. Wilson
for Admiral Kimberly, care OF the Ameri.
can consul at Auckland: "Take such steps
with regard to the Nipsic and the wrecks,
kloo ~ oa
deem proper. Full power is given you.
The Monongahala sailed for Apia Febru-
ary 81" Signed, Tracy.
CHICAGO, March 30.-There were seven
naval cadets on board the Trenton and
three on board the Vandalia. OF those on
the last.named was Edward Moole, jr., son
OF Major Moole, d. 8. A., on duty at Pre-
sidio. Cal.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-Capt. Cornelius
M. Schoonmaker, commanding the Wanda.
lia, who lost his life at Apia, had o total
sea service Of 15 years, and an additional
13 years and months on.shore duty and
about 6 years unemployed. he was ap-
poinqed from New York in 1864, became
midshipman In 1853. was made Leutenagy
at the outbreak of the rebellion, and ID
1865 beca me lieutenant-commander Eight
years later he got full rank as commander,
becoming captain in October 1885. he
was a member Of the Ulster county family
OF Schoonmakers.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-It is the opin.
ion of Admiral Harmony, who is familiar
with the Samoan islands, that the English
man. .ofwar owed her escape to the fact
that shs had steam up and was enabled
to push out to sea. The number of vessels
lying in the small harbor was a source OF
danger to them, individually, for il one
dragged anchors she would probably collide
with and carry away another ship, which
might otherwise have held securely.
The news OF the disaster created pro-
found sensation at the navy department.
Everybody, from secretary down, freely
expressed regret. Secretary Tracy could
not see a cause to condemn any one. The
officers in command OF the vessels were
competent men, and doubtless adopted all
known precaution against disaster, but
these hurricanes, which assume cyclone
proportions, are simply irresistable. as was
proved by the extent OF the loss OF vessels.
BERLIN, March 30.-It is officially an
nounced that five officers and seventy men
from the Adler and twenty men from the
Ebsr, were drowned.
CUT IN TWO AT SEA.
OsrEND, Belgium, March 30.-The steamer
Countess OF Flanders was run into OF Dun
kirk 1T 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
the Belgian mail boat Princess Henrietta,
during q dense fog. It was at first reported
that the Countess OF Flanders Immediately
sank, but later reports say she is safe, but
her captain, first lieutenant, nine OF heI
crew and three passengers were drowned.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte was among the
rescued.
OsrEND, March 3O.-The Countess O
Flanders mails were lost after the col
lision. By the collision the Berlin burst
boiler, blowing the center Of the ship tc
pieces, killing all the engineers the captain
aud others on the bridge, and passenger
in the vicinity. Prince Leopold OF Bel
/ ainm. one Of the passengers, escaped in