New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-10
OUR NAVY MOURNs.
admiral Kimberly Confirms the Sad News Of the
Terrible Disater at Samoa,

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WASHINGTON, March, Bottle following
cable message was received at the navy de-
partment this morning.
Auckland, March 3O.-Secretary of the
Navy, Washington: Hurricane at Apii,
March Is. Every vessel in the harbor went
on shore except the English man-of-war
oailope, which got to sea. The Trenton
and Fandalia are total losses The Nipsic
was beached Her rubber is gone, but she
may ne saved. The chances are all against
IT, u; VIII send her to Auckland if possible.
me vandaiia lost four officers and thirty
nine men. The Nipsic lost seven men.
All were saved from Trenton. The Trenton
ana fandala crews are ashore. The Nj psic's
on board. All stores possible were saved.
Inc German ships Adler and Eber are total
losses. The olga was beached, but may be
saved. The German losses are ninety-six.
1t is important to send 800 men home at
once. Shall char ter a steamer? Can char
ter in Auckland. Lieut.. Wilson will remain
IN Auckland to obey your orders. Fuller
acc cunts by mail. KIMBERLY
THE LOST OFFICE RS.
AS soon as the confirmation of the news of
The wreck OF the war ships in Apia harbor
was received by Secretary Tracy, he sent
kilograms to the relatives Of the dead offic-
ers OF the Vandalia informing them OF the
sad affair. The dispatch concerning Capt.
Schoonmaker was sent to his widow at
Kingston, N. T., where his brother, Judge
shoemaker, OF the interstate commerce
commission, also resides. Capt. Sehoon-
maker entered the navy from New York as
acting midsliipman, Sept. 49, 1854 Hewas
made midshipman in June, 1859. and sue
cessively passed through the grades of pass
ed midshipman, master, lieutenant COM
m MD md ,t-y,, Tod
the last named position on Oct. T, 1886.
and on Oct, 5, 1888, was placed in command
OF the Vandalia. Lieutenant of Marines
Francis E. Sutton was appointed to the
naval academy from New York i'll 1877. He
graduated six in class of So, and after a
cruise returned to the academy for examina
ZION Tor promotion and passed second On
his own applcat ton he was appointed sec
ond Lieutenant Of marines being the first
graduate OF Annapolis to enter the marine
force He was promoted to first lieutenant
March 8, 1885, and has been stationed at
Mare Island. He had just been detailed to
command the marine guard of the Mohican,
before the arrival of her comm anding m arine
officer, Lieut.. sutton took his place, ex-
pecting to 1all in with the Mohican on
the cruise. His father is a resident OF
Rome N. Y At the navy Department. Lieut..
Sutton is regarded as having been one of the
otlEl ttllu uOSU tCtllSeiiu OIQCeIS Ol Tile
marine corps; and his loss is greatly de-
plored Paymaster Arms was appointed
from Connecticut in 1864, and he has been
on duty on the Vandalia since May, 1887
His family reside at the Crawford house, New
London. Paymaster's clerk, John Roche.
was appointed from lion, N. Y. He was
twenty eight years Of age and a man of
athletic build. His nearest relative is J.
Jeffrey Boche, who is poet and assistant
editor OF the Boston Pilot
FURTHER PARTICULARS
LONDON, March 81. Further particulars
of the disastrous storm at Ap1a have just
been received. The hurricane burst upon
the harhor suddenly. TheGerman man-of-war
Eber was the first vessel to drag her anchor.
She became unmanageable and was driven
helplessly on the reef which runs around the
harbor. She struck broadside on. The
shock caused her to lurch and to stagger back,
and she sank in q moment in deep water
Most of her men were under matches, and
scarcely a soul of them escaped. The German
war ship Adler was the next to succumb. She
was lifted bodily by q gigantic wave and cast
on her beam ends on the reef. A terrible
struggle for life ensued among the officers
and sailors aboard. Many plunged into the
raging surf and struck out, some reaching
the shore in SAFETY. Others chung to the rig
cling until the mats iell OF those in the rig
ging only two gained the shore. The cap
tain OF the Adler and several other officers
were saved. Meantime the U. S. s. Nipsic
had been dragging her anchors and drifting
toward the shore. The captain. howe yer,
managed to keep control and ran her on
sand bank. Boats were Immediately lowered
and the whole company We're saved, with the
exception OF six men. These were drowned
by the capsizing of a boat. The o..
S. S. Vandalia was carried before the gale
right upon the reef She struck with ter
rible shock, hurting the captain against a
gatling gun and he fell stunned. Before
he could recover a great wave swept
the deck and washed him and others
away into the sea. The vessel sank fifty
yards from the Nipsic, and several of the
officers and men went down with her. Others
persisted while making desperate efforts to
swim to the shore. Some Of the ship S com
the rigging, but heavy and swift running
waves dashed over them, and one
by one they were swept away. BY this time
night had set in. Many natives and Euro
peans had gathered on the shore, all anxious
to render assistance to the unfortunate crews,
but owing to the darkness they were wholly
unable to be of service. Soon after the Van
dalia had sunk the American war ship Tren-
ton broke from her anchorage and was driv-
en- upon the wreck of the Vandalia whence
she driited to the shore. The bottom of the
Trenton was completely stove and her hold
was halt 1ull OF water. AS morning broke
the German man-of-war Olga, which had
hitherto withstood the gale, although much
battered by the heavy seas that constantly
broke upon her, became unmanageable and
was driven upon the beach, where she lay in
a tolerably tavorably position. Thefolow-
ing is a record OF the officers and men lost:
Eber-The captain and all other officers
except one, and seventysix men.
Fandalia-The captain, four officers and
forty men. a..--
Nipsic-Seven men.
Adler-Altogether fifteen persons.
Mataafa sent q number Of his men to the
assistance of the wrecked ships, They rem
dered splendid aid in trying to float the
Olga.
The Washington Post says that the first
rupture between Maj. Gen. Schofeld, com
manding the army, and Secretary Proctor
took place recently and the decision of the
secretary in the case clearly proved that he
intended to run the war department after
his own ideas and unhampered by any in
huence of the army or any one else. Unior-
tunately for the best interests of the army,