The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-04-09
THE SAMOAN TRAGEDY.
LEGAL Feeling over the Intelligence
The News in the States,

The News in the States,
The news brought by the $. $. Ala
media Of the total los Of fouE wsrshipS,
with the narrow escape Of three others
from destruction, and OF the sacrifice Of
$50 lives in the fearful disaster. fell like
thunderclap on this community. Al
though people were prepared to receive
exciting intelligence, alter the sensation
p7ciuced by the false rumor Of an en-
Sssement IN which the American ship
NipSic was sid 10 have been sunk by
the German ship Olga, nobody ever
dreamed o; such : thing IS the almost
unparalleled naval casualty that proved
% have happened. The reports promptly
Issued by both daily papers were eagerly
S-3.ched up, and there was CoAStan.
throns II froat Q. the Hawaiian News
Company'S window, where photographs
Of he wrecked and stranded ships were
displayed.
NeSS-S, John Il. Patty. Henry T. Poor,
and :, u. Wunienbvrs, Postmaster
General, tozether with Mr.. Ripley Of the
Shipwrscksd naval people, and others,
have their kindness hereby acknow-
lodged IN placing private letters from
Samoa and verbal information 81 our
disposal for making Up the raport Of the
calamity.
The [. s. :. Alert, II. Is. NJ. ;. Cor
Cnogaat, aad the Government, DipiO-
matte 2ni Consular flags were placed az
hall mast for the day.
j private letter iron Samoa states that
before the ia;al hurricane matters were
in very critical condition n Apia.
Astazia was strongly intrenchsi with
abou. s, 600 warriors behind the town,
ani no foreign national party knew 70
wh1. the GStlye evaporation and SJlS-
penSa might lead.
This critical sittation is gwen Is IN
explanation q the national vessels ne
slectinE 20 nv 20 -. with the rising Of
the tempest. Neither the American nor
the German naval commanders cared to
desert the town under the circumstances,
and both were probably suspicious Of
each others probable conduct IN the
event o. the other sguadron's absence.
Admiral Kimberly, commanding the
United States squadron. had sometime
previously taken the responsibility OF
closing I'll the saloons in Api2. This
wise pQeCauJiol against disturbances BE-
tween naval sailors o: different nations
had, however, from It's assumption OF
authority by the American commander
made international relations = sinade
cenSer than before.
The Doctor and the cs2=.s Of the Van
d4-ia proceeded 70 S-n Francisco in the
Alameda, the remainder OF the narty
waiting :oE passage By the Umatilla.
: high pon:iEt4l mass Il reRuien. in
behalf Of those who lost their lives a.
Apia, vii De held OF Tuesday. ,. m,
II the Roman Catholic Cathedral The
public ase invited. There VIII De
memorial service q 81. Andrews Cathe-
GF2l o. Wednesday. .. II. The late
Captain SHOEMAKER and Mr.. Armes
we're regular Eorshippers with the Second
Congregation OF =: Andrews.
The news Of the disaster was carried
70 Auckland iron Apia, by II. B. VI. 5.
Callioue IL three Cs7s and ? bali. steam
ing eighteen knots al hour.
Germany has ordered vessels irom
Zanzibar 70 replace those lost 81 Samoa.
anxiety : falt for the stoTeship Mon
01gahala, thst sailed Tor Samoa from san
Francisco CT February 2lst.
Il Is believed 81 San Francisco that
me Alert would leave Honolulu for Sc
moa Immediately II getting the news.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
Issued permit 70 SpEeckels Bros. 70
carry more than the legal limit Of pas
se1se-s, II c-ieE th2: the 3larip5sa may
CARY home the 80 sh;pvreeked men 1t
Auckland.