Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-21
HomRWARD BOUND.

The Shipwreeked Om cers and Crews of
 Vessels Wrecked 0s sa.aoa Sail
 for Home on she Steamer Rockton-
 Their Arrival at San Francisco-A
 Famine at Samoa.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 20-APIA, Samoa, May 1.-The shipwrecked officers and crews of the United States men-of-war Trenton and Vandalia left here on the steamer Rock ton to-day for Mare Island navy yard. Lieu- tenant J. c. Wilson, who arrived on the Rockton from Auckland, had fitted the ves- sel with births mattresses and blankets for the recommendation for 450 men, and had also taken in sufficient quantity of coal
 and provisions. All of the survivors of the
 Vandalia, including officers and 142 men, and 12 officers and 300 men from the Tren- ton, were sent aboard.
 Besides the admiral and staff, tsn officers and seventy-fiv men remain here. The Trenton's officers who left on the Rockton
 were: Captain N. H. Farquahar, who is in command of the returning naval forces;
 Lieutenants R. M. G. Brow l, l.. l.. Reagan
 and B. O. Scott; Assistant Surgeon R. s.
 White; Past Assistant Engineers s. H.
 Main, W. R. Galt and c. H. Matthews;
 Chaplain A. A. McAllister, Boatswain John
 Mclaughlin, Carpenter B. 0. Fernald and
 Sailmaker s. H. Boutwell,. The Trenton
 officers who remain here are: Rear Admiral
 L. A. Kimberly; Lieutenants H. O. Ritten-
 house and G. A. Merriman of the admirals
 staff; Lieutenant Commanders Lyon and W.
 H. Allen; Medical Inspector c. H. White.
 fleet surgeon; Past Assistant Surgeon E. Nor
 fleet; Pay Inspector A. J. Clarke, Captain R. W. Hullington of marines; pay clerk, J. Brady; acting gunners, John Vest fall and Fl. K. Tressel. Ensign J. J. Blon- in and Chief Engineer A. J. Kiersteet of the Trenton have been transferred to the Nipstc The surviving officers of the Vandalia who Iafk ho T ;artn to T Carlin and J. 0. Wilson, Lieutenants A. E.. Culver and F. R. Heath, Ensign J. H. Gib- bons, Surgeon H. P. Harvey, Chief Engineer A. s. Green and Past Assistant Surgeon E.. Norfeet.
 The Rockton was anchored in the bay about quarter of mile from shore and the men were commanded to go aboard in small boats about o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Trenton's band was frst to go aboard and as the boat left the dock the band played national air and 500 men ashore united in @ great cheer. Every boat was cheeIed heartily as it pushed off from the shore. The boats had to pass close to the weeks of the Trenton and vandalia. All of the men and baggage were aboard before evening. Nearly the whole population of Apia was on the ! beach when the steamer left her moorings to-day and steamed out to sea, and for a few minutes loud cheering was heard ! in every direction. The crews of the Lu6u-OI-Wh1 4NiESAS hundreds of people on the beach eheered the departing steamer and the Trenton and Van- dalia men on the decks of the Rockton re- turned the cheers with will. The 75 men ! who remain here are in charge of Lieutenant | Commander Lyon It is supposed they will | either be sent home in the course of another ! month or be transferred to other American war ships which may arrive here. The de- parture of the ship-wrecked sailors is greeted \ with feeling of relief as Apia is not large \ enough to accommodate such number of men without great confusion resulting and \ it has been feared that serious illness might ! break out in the town, owing to the crowded \ quarters of the men.
 \ WASHINGTON, May 20. Commodore Walker
 acting secretary. to-day received despatch ! from Captain Farquhar announcing the ar. | rival at San Francisco of the steamer Rock. | ton with survivors of the American men-of- war wrecked at Samoa. Captain Farquhar also says:
 "Seyen officers and seventy-six men were ! left at Samoa to finish the work of wrecking | The admiral wishes steamers sent to them I Steamers from Auckland are convenient, yet | the department can arrange to have then call at Apia. The admiral has issued proc Iamation to the Sarosns advising peace. Int armies are disbanding to await the result o. the Berlin conference. There is famine
 among the natives, caused by the destruction
 of crops during the recent hurricane: Th' admiral requests authority to issue rations tt them. I am ordered to Washington and vii
 start as soon as possible"
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