The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-02
7HB SAMOA DISASTER.
Old HuIks Sent to the Relief 81
the Wrecked Ships,
BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS
Send sympathy to Our Navy Depart
msut-AdmiraI Kimberly will Re-
maIuat the Islands-Hurrying
up the Charleston,

WASHINGTON, April The Navy De
partment is making every effolt to secure
an adequate representation at Samoa
Orders were sent out to have the Rich
moud, Alert and Adams sent to Apia al
the earliest practicable moment, The
Alert is at Honolulu all ready TO sal
when she Goals and provisions and can
reach Samoa in a month or forty days,
The Richmond is not in such favor,
able place, being at present in the River
Rio Del Laplata on the east coast ol
South America and mustgo around Cape
Horn,
The Adams is under repair at the
Mare Island, California navy yard. Ten
days ortwO weeks will serve to complete
the repairs, and after a few days addi.
tional consumed In taking on stores and
coal she may sail on her voyage, which
will take about month, l,
The Yantic, now at Brooklyn, will be
ready to sail on the 10th inst, probably
to relieve tho Richmond,
ADMIRAL KnIBERLY's AUTHORITY.
The detail for the Adams was almost
completed this afternoon. She will be
under tho direction OF Commander E. t.
Woodward. There will be no new Or
den in regard to Samoan affairs given 70
The commanders Of vessels. Admiral
Kimberly will remain at Apia and will
continue in command OF the squadron.
Hehad Instructions issued TO him before
his departure and the situation has
moi changed since then. The Admiral
has considerable discretion vested in
him and may, to considerable ex-
tent, exercise his own judgment
In regard to what shall be done. Should
ANYTHING occur to render new instruct.
ions advisable they can be prepared and
sent to Samoa long before the war vessels
etthere. The thing now needed there
ls ships, not instructions, II Is not i'm.
probable that the Samoan conference
will have met and settled the entangle.
meHt between the United States and
Germany before our vessels reach Samoa
and any new orders sent TO Admiral
Kimberly will doubtless largely be gov.
erned by the proceedings Of the confer.
ence,
While the vessels ordered to Samoa
to-day are fair vessels Of their kind, yet
they are by no means equal TO the three
vessels which were wrecked, and are OF
antique type compared with the vessels
Of the German East African feet which
have been ordered TO Apia. The old
Richmond is by far the largest Of the
vessels that will go down.
A graceful tribute from the English
naval officers was contained in the fol.
lowing Cablegram received by Secretary
Tracy when he returned to Washington
this morning:
81, GIHs4LTAR, March 81.
1s@ SonrttRetihs TqrH BdSAingtOH:
The officers Of the English channel
feet sympathize with the American
navy on tile terrible loss Of life in wrecks
at Samoa.
Tothis message, the following reply
was made: ..st
WARRINGTON, APRIL /.
Adairal coaHaAdIag Her Hajaty'S chaanel feet
G6fdlidr.
Accept for yourself and the officers OF
yOurcommand my grateful acknowledge.
nent on behalf OF the United States
Navy, for your message Of sympathy and
good will oCcusioned by the recent disas-
ter at Samoa.