The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-06
THE
CONTINUED from page 2.l

ton. The blades of the propeller
are considerably bent, reducing
their diameter, but the engineers are
satisfied they can even under their
present disabled state drive the
vessel six knots an hour. The fun
mel of the Nipsic was torn away in
the collision with III. l. G. M. s.
Olga, Is now being replaced Ivy the
funnel of the sunken Vandalia. The
Nipsic will now require new stern
and rudder before she can become
manageable. Some covering will
also have TO be put over her keel
which is shattered. What will be
done with the vessel we have not
learned. Some reports are abroad
as to her destination, but general
belief prevails that the Nipsc will
be converted into store ship, either
at Apia or Pango Pango.
A rumor is currentin Apia, that the
Admiral and Consuls are endeavor-
ing to arrange matters beween Mata-
afa and Tamasese, so far at least as to
induce them to return to their homes
until after the conference ON Samoan
affairs (Which we learn is to be held
on the 18th of April) has decided
the Samoan difficulty. We hope the
rumor is correct, but we have little
faith in the representative of Ger
many agreeing to any, even temper
airy arrangement which would not
give Germany some point of vantage.
1t will be remembered that in No
vember last meeting of the three
Consuls took place at the suggestion
of Mr.. Becker, then German Consul
for similar purpose, but when the
matter was brought on for discussion
the German representative demand
ed such unreasonable advantages
that precluded the possibility of a
settlement.
We learn on good authority that
Tamasese' followers held fono
lately. They are dissatisfied with
the neglect of their interests by the
Germans, since Brandeis has been
removed. A majority of them we
believe are in favor of joining Ma
taafa.
H. G.. M. S. Olga has been sue
cessfully foated off the beach where
she was stranded in the late gale.
She does not appear to have sustain
ed much damage. Now that the
Olga is off the sand divers will he
enabled to find out what injuries
have been done to her below the
water line.
Nearly every day since the wrecks
of the German and American men
of war, bodies of the drowned have
been washedup. The bodies were of
course decomposed and had to be
buried close to where they were
found. Only few were recognized.
Mr.. Hufnagel and some others state
that they buried body found neal
the Vailili plantation, three miles
away, which are supposed to be re-
mains of Captain Schoonmaker OF
the U. s. S. Vandalia.- Samoan
Times, March 80, 1889.
FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.
The following account is from a
letter received by Mr.. Henry F. Poor
"Our great hurricane occurred
March Is and 16, coming from Sc
thence to NE. to NJ, and finally end
ed in w. On the afternoon of 14tt
the glass fell to 27.4, weather nearly
calm, with threatening sky. l got
in readiness to receive what came
Landed all my boats inland, nailet
planks across my doors and windows
built break water across the from
of the store, &c.
During the night it blew grea
guns. Through my windows / coule
make out the lights of the warships
all safe at am. My house, which
you know is very strong built, wa
fairly trembling. got out and iron
the lee side of the house ! coul'
make out the Eber dragging into m.
passage slowly and surely.
II succeeded in waking Paymaste
Coriome and his clerk, Mr.. Brown
and Lieut.. Pursell of the Nipsic, VIII
occupied one of my cottages near by
We had scarcely assembled at m
place before the Ebei struck once
twice, and then to the bottom. Sh
was not hundred yards from us, W
could hear no voices. The howl {
the gale was terrific. We got rope
and endeavored to stand on m
wharf to help any of the poor unfoI
Inmates who were perhaps near us j
the water. We sent natives VIII
then began to gather up and dow
the beach but could see no ont
Four men and Il junior officer WEI
washed ashore in front of the U.
Consulate, the only survivors of TIL
II persons aboard this ship, her raj
bow came up in ~ short time an
drifted down in front of the Tuvil
where it is now laying.
About this time the bark PETE
Godefroy $50 tons rode right ov
n large three masted schoone
carrying away fore and mai
masts of schooner and goiI
to the bottom the schoon'
drifted down, and went ashore near
where the Eber was lost, at 7 a. l
The schooner Lily collided with II
Nipsic and sunk, three small era
came ashore and went to pieces.
cat s O'Clock the Adler struck Il
reef once went off was about to Sill