Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-03
DISASTER AT SAMOA.
AMERICAN AND GERMAN wAR SHIPS
WHECKED ny A HURRlCANH.
Disssareus Collision O9the Belgian Coast
Federal Nominations Other News.
Worse Thar war's Alaraus.

Worse Thaa wars Alarums.
Dispatches of the goth uM. from
Samoa state that the American
msn-of-war Trenton, vandalia and
Nipsic, and the German msn.of-war
Adler, Olga and Ebsr were driven on
reef during violent storm on March 10th
and totally wrecked. OF thu American
crews four officers and forty six men were
drowned, and Of thA. 0sKnan crews nins
cfhcers and eighty seven men lost their
lives. Advices have also been received
from London to the effect that in terri
bic hurricane at Samoa three American
and four German men, of-war were wrecked
and that many persona were drowned.
Later advices received regarding the hur-
ricane which devastated Samoa and wrecked
. number of German and American war
ships, say the storm swept the island on
the 10th ult All the warships attempted
to put out to sea, but only the English
steamer Calliope succeeded in getting out.
Merchant vessels suffered terribly. The
bark Peter Godeffrey, one other bark and
seven coasters were wrecked and four
persons drowned. The Calliope sailed
for Sydney. The Peter Godefrey was a
German bark which had arrived from Sgd
ney.
The official information to the navy de-
partment came in o dispatch dated Auck-
land, March 30th, as follows:
To the secretary Of tho navy. Washington:
hurricane ut Apia March Is. Every vessel in
the harbor on shore except the English man.
of-war CalliOps, which got 70 sea. The Trenton
and vandalis are total loss. The Nipsic is
beached. her rudder gone and may be saved.
The chances are against 1t. viii send her to
Auckland II possible. The Vandalia lost four
of1cers and thirty mine men. namely: Capt.
6choonmaker, Paymaster Arms, Lieutenant Of
Marines Sutton Pay Clerk John Roches, Henry
Baker. w. Brisbane, William Brown Quarter
master Cashew, NJ Cragin. B. +. Davis, Thomas
N. powney. NJ, Ericsson. S. C.. Ehr:ng, Adolph
Goldney, Geo. NJ. German, U. B. Green. Joseph
Grifhn, E. n. Hammyer, John Hanchett, G, H.
Hawkins, w. Howatt, George Jordsn NJ. H.
Kelly, n kinsela, c. p. Kratzer, Charles
krans, Frank Lesssn, George Merrage, Aylmer
MONTGOMERY Thomas Riley, p Stalman, c.
g. Stanford John Sims q. H. Wells. John
A. Fl. Peck. H. Tecnor.
The Nipsic lost seven men, namely: Geo. W.
Callan. John Gill, Joshua Heath. Thos johnson,
David Kelleher, Henry Poutsey William Mat
son. All saved from the Trenton The Tren-
ton and Vandalia crews are here. The Nipsic's
on board. All stores possible were saved
The German ships Adler and Eber are total
losses. The Olga 10 beached out may be saved
German losses ninety-six. 1t is important to
send 400 men home at once. Shall l charter a
steamer? Can charter in Auckland to obey
your ORDERS Fuller accounts by mail.
The following dispatch has leen sent to
Lieut., Wilson for Admiral Kimberly, care
American consul, Auckland:
Take such steps with regard to the Nipsic and
the wrecks and sending men home as you may
deem proper. Full power given you. The Mo-
nongahela sailed for Apis Februsry Il.
[SiNnodl TRACY