The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-10
The YANDALlA,S FATE.
AS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CREW, WHO
WAS THE LAST TO LEAVE HER.

On the 18th Of March, the e. S.
Flagship Trenton entered the port at
Apia, and went to an anchorage.
We had then in port, the Trenton,
Vandalia, Nipsit, Cnliopc, Olga,
Adler, and the Eber. On the 18th
of the month strong wind arose
from the land which soon developed
into q gale. The Vandalia, being
then condensing had but one boiler
gong. AT 2 p. III. Of the same day
fires were started under three more
boilers. As at 8 p. III. the Aneroid
Barometer fell to 5000 It was deem
ed advisable TO get up all possible
steam so fires were started under all s
boilers. AT 2 a. III. next day (l6th)
the wind shifted aud blew from the
seward, in o terrific hurricane.
All hands were called on deck, and
full pressure of steam put on, but
it was of no avail, for being unable
to stand to cur anchorage we began
10 drift towards the Calliopc. AS we
continued to drag towards her, and
desiring to AVOID collision, she
let out her chians to their
fullest length. We came down
upon her stern, first carrying
away her jibboom, and slowing
in our quarter. In order to prevent
her ram bow from cutting US in two,
the Calliope parted her chains and
commenced to run ''amuck." At
this time the hurricane was raging
with undated fury. At one minute
she would he raised over our stern,
the next she would ride q giant wave,
directly over us amidship, threaten
ing to send US to the bottom. After
little time, however, she sheered off
from us and an down towards the
Trenton.
The crew of the Trenton imme-
diately took to the rigging, and gave
the Calliope three rousing cheers,
as she succeeded in steaming out to
sea. After the Vandalia had gotten
out of the way of the Calliope she
continued to drag down towards the
Adler and Ebcr. just then a mon
ster sea picked the Adler up like a
feather, and cast her one hundred
and fifty yards on the reef; another
moment and the Eber was cast
brcadside on the reef, slowing her
in, and sinking her instantly. We
continued to drag on until within
twenty feet of the reef, with the
Olga almost on top of us. Seeing
that collision was certain the Olga,
putting on full steam, succeeded in
pulling ahead of us. We, after
great exerlion succeeded in steering
off from the reef Il few feet. We
were making water fast, and seeing
that we were doomed, we directed
all our efforts to fetch her On the
beach alongside of the Nipsic. AT
1890 a. m. (l6th) we had drifted
to within one hundred yards of the
beach when our stern struck on the
reef and in a few minutes we were
in sinking coalition. All 0ul
boats had been carried from us by
the Calliope except the second cut
ter. Lieut.. }. w. Carlin, our exc
cutivc officer, ordered the cutter
lowered, SO that we might try tt
take . line ashore, but when tn,
boat was manned she was found t
be stove in.
At this time there were on til,
poop-d deck of the Vandalia, Captain
ochoonmaker, Lieuts. j. w. Carlir
and j. G. Wilson, Paymasler Franz
III. Arms, F. E. Sutton, Lieut.. O
Marines, l.. A. Stafford and j, A
Lejuene, cadets, and about thirty
of the crew. AS she was sinking
very rapidly, the men took to thu
rigging. At this time fireman
named Apostol Callarillo jumped
overheard and swan for the Nipsic
and making her succeeded in pulling
himself up the side. He was TO-.
lowed by large number Of GU
crew who clutched The ropes hang
ing over the side of the ship, bu
being too weak to hold on let q
and were washed out to sea. Gala
rillo succeeded in saving the live
of five or six OF his shipmatcs. On
: OF the first TO make for the Nipsi
was Chief Engineer A. B. Green
who reaching her, caught a side rope
but was compelled to let go, an,
was being carried seaward when h
met one of the crew, named Georg
Mitchell, with whose assistance b
succeeded in reaching the beach
where they were picked up by th
natives in an exhausted condi
, tion. Captain Schoonmaker at thi
time was lying on the poop clingin
. to one of the wheels of mounte
how itzer, Lieut.. j. w. Carin wa
+ on the right of him cllnglng to tn
rail and legs of gattling gun,
lay on the other side of the gattlin
gun. Paymaster F. FL. Arms wa
to my left and near to him la
Lieut.. Sutton. The first to go wa
LIEUT.. Sutton, who was stunned by
heavy sea beating him against tn
I rail; he turned over on hisside an
: let go his hold, the next wave carry
ing him off, BY this time Paymast'
Arms began to grow very veal
l lay sh, TERED by "windsall" tn;
: was lashed to the railing, which par
-. fha fnr.a nf tha caoo