The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-21
THE NEus siIg BROUGHT.
Admiral IsImberiy'. Proclamation nnd
Its IfIeef.

Copyright t,'J by thc Western Associated rrcs.
ARIA, Samoa, May 1.-The shipwrccked
officers and crew OF tho United States men
oi-war Trenton and vandalia leave here on
the steamer RoCkton today Tor Mare Island
Navy Yard. Owing TO reports which had
been received here recently. IL was thought
that the Oceanic steamship Mariposa
would stop at Apia last Sunday, April -,
aud take 800 OF the men % Sin Francisco.
Preparations were made ior the AiufpUsas
arrival, and the men wcfc selected TO be
sent away In the steamer. The steamer
Lubbock arrived here from sydney on sun
day aud reported that Lieut. Wilson, who
was sent 10 Auckland aud sydney ochar-
ter a steamer, had engaged the 1000 ton
steamer RockIon, belonging TO the Aus.
trlian United Steam Navigation Com
pany. The Mariposa id not call at Apia
ht all, but passed tho islands at Tuula.
The mail schooner which went 10 Tutuila
TO connect with the Minposa had not ~.
turned herr Ut the time The Rockion sailed
Tor America, and II was not known nhclh-
er she bad connected with tho Manposa
or not. The Manposa vas fully expected
here and most Of the mail Tor America
vas held 10 await her arrival This mail
was aileward placed aboard the Rockton.
The ROckton arrived here from sydney
Aptl 20, and when she was first sighted
outside OF the harbofl the Trenton and
Nandalia sailors, who lave been living in
barracks ON shore binccH the storm, greeted
her with loud cheering
Lieut.. Wilson, who Arrived on the Rock.
ton, reported that lac had found the gccat.
est difficulty Ia charlerng a vessel. lie
had fitted the vessel out with bcrlhs, mat.
trcsses aud blankets tor the accommoda.
ton OF 400 men, and had also taken IA a
sufficient quantity Of coal and provisions
Admiral Kimberly ddcidcd 10 send away
every man that the acamcr could take.
The work OF loading tie mon aud baggage
on the Rockton commenced the next day.
All of the survivors OF The Nandalia, in.
cluding s oilicors and ~ men, aud r.
officers and 800 men from the Trenton,
were sent aboard. lIOidcs the Admiral
aud his stail, 10 officers and IS men remain
here. Tho Trenton officers who lett ON
the Rockton were: Capt y. II. farquhar
who Is in command of the returning naval
forces; Lieus. H. NJ g. Brown, l.. l..
llcamy and l.. .. Scott, Assistant Surgeon
5. ). White, Past Assistant Engineers :.
II. Maine and X. w. Gait, Assistant En-
ginccr G. II. Matthews Chaplain A. A.
McAllislcr, Boatswain John Mclaughlin,
Carpenter H. q. Fernald and sailmaker 5.
II. Boutwell,.
The Trenton officers who remain hero
are. Rear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly;
Lieut.. II. o. Rittenhouso spd q. A. Mer.
riam, Of the Admiral's stan; Lieutenant
Commander l.. w. Lyon, Lieut.. 5. l..
Graham and w. II. Allen, Medical In
spcclor q. III. White, Fleet Surgeon T..
Nof1eet, Pay Inspector A. j. Clark, Cap
tain Of Marines X. W. Huntington, Pay
Clerk j. Brady, Acting Gunnes John
Wcsliall aud II. ]. Trcseli, Ensign j. J.
Blondin and Chief Engineer a. j. kicr.
sted, Of the Trenton, have been Ianierrod
10 the Nipsic.
Tho surviving officers who left on tho
Rockton arc; Lculs. j. W. Carlln aud J.
y. Wilson, Lieuis Junior Rraioj A, T..
Culver and II. X. Heath, Ensign j. II.
Gibbons, Surgeon IT, 7. Harvey Chief
Engineer A. 5. Green aud Past Assistant
Engineer II. Webster.
Tho Rocton was anchored In the bay
about a quarter OF mile from shore, aud
the men were COMMANDED 90 90 aboard IN
small boats about O'Clock yesterday alter
noon. The Tronton's band WIS iiBt TO 20
aboard, and rs the boat lett the dock the
band played national air. and 800 sailors
ashore united IN great Chcor Every
boat was chocrod heartily a3 il pushed OF
from shore Tho hoats 6aI iD uuag close
10 the wrecks Of the Troaion aud Wanda
liza. All Of the men and baggage were
aboard before evening, but lew lnai
arrangements were not compit"u, nnd
the kockton was not able 90 ,1iI un'il ihe
following morning Nearly the Whole
population Of Apia was on ihc beach when