The Springdale news., 1889-04-26

has sent a large number of hts men to help ir getting stores and public property from the ships The Caliope, when she went out ot the harbor, carried ninety pounds of stean mak- ing seventy four revolutions, and then was Just able to make headway against the gais' ana when outside during period of four hours, she made no headway, her engines running at full speed.
 The Admiral then gives the list of the killed. which does not differ from that sent out by the United Press recently. He then continues:
 During the entire time Captain Farquhar showed great care and good judgment in hand ling the ship through the terrific gale, and never left the bridge. He was ably seconded by his executive and navigating officers, who did all in their power to save the snip. Tn fact, 50 far as I could observe, all the officers be- haved extremely well under the trying circum stances, and performed their duties chcerfully, effectively and we'll as could be desired. This disaster I classify among the incidents and ac- cidents inseparable from the prosecution of duty. It's magnitude, however, glVes IL dls- tingu shing feature, which, fortunately the service IS rarely compeled to witness Captain Farduhar has demanded a court of inquiry. No dsinterested officers are available here. therefore respectfully refer the entire matter to the Department, and if further inyestiga- tion IS deemed necessary should be pleased to have court of inquiry ordered. Very re- spcctfully your obedient servant.
 l.. A. KIMBERLY. Rear Admiral United States Navy, command
 ing United States naval force on Pacihc
 Station.
 Accompanying Admiral Kimberly's re- port are the reports of the comman ders of the Trenton and Nipsic.
 Commander Mullan of the Nipsic begins his report to Admiral Kimberly by ex- pressing regret that he was compelled to beach his vessel to save her from total destruction, and to save the lives of his command He says that the vessel had three anchors down, and veered to their full scope as far as possible, in order not to collide with either the Olga or the Eber, the former on the port beam, and the latter close aboard astern. During the height of the hurricane, and about 3 a. m March 16, the Olga fouled the Nip sic, carrying away the whale boat, dlngy and port railing at the poop deck, bend ing davits, etc. About a. m. the Olga again fouled carrying away the port hammock rail and part of the smoke stack the steam launch and second cut ter
 Having lost the smoke stack, and there U, lie found it necessary to use pork in the furnaces. During the morning watch three men were washed overheard and swan ashore. The sea was breaking over the vessel so rapidly that some of the gun ports were let down and the water baled overheard through them. When l an effort was being made t. get the fore castle gun overheard, as an additional anchor, the starboard bowerchain par ted and the ship continued to drag toward the reef
 Finding it impossible to keep up steam, the commander decided to beach the Nip sic. i'll order to save life; so the chains were slipped and the ship was beached in | front of the U nited States Consulate. All l of the seamen were sent ashore. The gig was capsized when being lowered and seven men were lost. Lines were then got ashore and all hands escaped. The Sa- moans did excellent work.
 | The Commander then mentions in detail the injuries sustained by the Nipsic He says that the engines are out of line and can not be revolYed; three blad as of the propeller are bent, and a part of the | fourth gone, as we'll as a part of the stern post and the false keel, and the rudder and rudler- post.
 In conclusion, Commander Mullan says ' that every thing was done that could have | been done to save the vessel from total wreck and the lives of those attached to the ship.
 | Captain Farquhar of the Trenton, in his official report to Admiral Kimberly, states that, in his opinion, the ship was | broken in two places-abreast the mizzen- mast and near the smokestack. He states \ that it is possible that the ship might be \ foated to dock with the assistance of pow erful pumps, used by wreckiug companies, but as there are no facilities of the kind at \ hand, she will be a loss.
 The Captain says: "I attribute the loss of the ship primarily to the location of the hawse pipes. I have several times reported officially against their location to the Navy Department" Through them, he says. the water poured and eX- tinguished the fires, notwithstanding the precautions that were taken.
 After detailing the action of the storm on his vessel, Captain Farquhar thanks Admiral Kimberly for his earnest coun- sel and for ''keeping us in good cheer, particularly when in our greatest danger, by your good example," During these trying days" he continues, "tho officers
 
 is proud of; the crew generally worked we'll. Brown, the navigator, was by my side the whole time, and to his excellent judgment, one time at least, the ship was cleared of a reef Had we struck it I fear few of the four hundred and fifty souls on board of the Trenton would be alive to- day" Captain Farquhar's closing para graph reads as follows: 1T respectfully demand a court of inquiry"
 Lieutenant J. W. Carlin, com manding the survivors of the United States ship Vandalia, in his report to Rear Admiral Kimberly, dated Apia, Samoa, March 21 1889, says the Vandalia was prepared for heavy weather, having sent down lower yards, housed tOpmasts and got up steam in obedience to signals from the flagship. When the strength of the gale reached the Vandalia, the ship was di- rectly in the bawse of the Calliope, ren- dering it inJudicious to veer. All the yes sels were to leeward of the Vandalla eX- cept the Trenton. About midnight of the 18th the Nandalia began to drag, and commenced to steam up with but few in- termissions until she struck, the speed varying from eighteen to forty revolu tions. The engines worked well, with the exception of a short time when the steam ran down to twenty five pounds, caused by an accident to one of the boilers. The Vandalia had on seven boilers of the eight, and they furnished all the steam the engines could use. The vessel had
 but one sheet-anchor, and the stock o
 that was broken ill the last gale. This
 anchor was held in reserve as long as pos
 sible, in expectation of wind coming out
 from the northward and westward, but i
 was let go about a. m. of the 18th as neal the weather reef as possible. At day
 light, Lieutenant Carlin says, the vessels were seen in the inner har5or to be in
 trouble. The Eber soon disappeared en tirely, and the Adler struck the reef, th' seas heaving her on top of 1t and capsiz ing her. The Calliope was the neares
 vessel to the Vandalia, and from dayligh urtil a. m., Lieutenant Carlin says, tn Vandalia and Calliope were in imminen , danger of getting foul of each other, an, l also of striking the reef, being frequent. 4 within fifty feet of it, and sometime within twenty feet of it. The current wa . so strong that spanker, helm and thre anchors on the weather bow were no