The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-04-06
SAMOA.
Arrival of the
Alameda.
Terrific Hurricane at
Samoa.
Loss Of Four Warships,
the Elba, olga, Van
daIia, Trenton.
Ninety Lives Lost From the
German Warships.
Fifty Lives lost From the Am
eTican Ships.
Death Of Captain shoemaker Of
the Vandala.
Ninety Lives Lost From the
German Warships.
Fifty Lives lost From the Am
erican Ships.
Death OF Captain shoemaker O.
the Vandalia.

The Royal Mail Steamship Alameda
arrived early this morning from Sydney
and Auckland, bringing most disastrous
adyices from Samoa, and later telegra-
phic adyices from Europe and America
to March oath.
She brings 122 cabin, 80 naval officers
and men and 50 steerage passengers
Eight passengers for Honolulu. In all
232 passengers.
The following is the purser's report, to
whom we are also indebted for files Of
Colonial papers:
Memoranda OF voyage s. S. Alameda,
II. Ct. Morse, commander. Discharged
Sydney pilot, March 10Th, 80 .. IN. ;
stopped for Auckland pilot March oath
- 30 p. m. ; discharged Auckland pilot
March 18th, :45 p. m. stopped off tn
tuiia March 18th 10 80 p. m. Found
the American schooner Equator with ten
cadets from the American wrecked ships
of-war at II Il. m. ; sailed for Apia nj
, 30 p. m; stopped for the mail cutter
beating up, received the German mails
and at t p. N. stopped off Apia. Re-
Ceived thirty sick and wounded sailors,
Lewis Ripley in charge, and DR. Cor
deirs, making forty-two in all; sailed at
80 p. m, whole detention seven hours.
LOST OVERHEARD.
April 4th, latitude ID deg. 10 min. n.
longitude 100 deg. w, at 10 p. IN. Nc
Wilhelm Adolf Durlack, saloon passen-
ger, thirty-tWO years Of age, native Of
Hanover and partner in the firm of Fred
8etz y CO., Sydney. He fell over the
lee rail abait the forerigging; he was in
,he act OF leaving the deck, incumbered
with q quantity of wraps, etc, which
prevented the free use of his hands. The
wind was blowing hard with a rough
breaking sea and very dark, ship going 2
knots and rolling quickly at times The
engine was reversed full speed astern {;
Lille buoy thrown overheard from aft :;
backed astern until passed the buoy and
lowered boat. Owing to the darkness.
wind and rough sea, she was obliged to
Femain alongside until hoisted up; 10 40
3ceeded on our way.
~ Aih has been the most disagreeable
TLi. 20 four years. Strong winds,
,,....,,, ', etc. obliged to keep the
r1u,h sea. r. singh the tropics.
norris closed throu.. la pilot April 9th,
Stopped for Uouol- RS p min. from
40 n. m, L days, 9 houy ANA IL MN.
sydney; 10 DAYS, - hours hours from
from Auckland; : days II
Eutuiia. D7&n
Lieut.. Wilson of the Vaudalia has b.
despatched 10y Admiral Kimberly to
Auckland to procure a vessel to take the
crews Of the Naudalia and Trenton from
Apja to SAN Francisco.
Besides the warships wrecked a mum
Der of Merchant vessels were destroyed,
IF which no list has been given. Re
ports state that fourteen vessels in all
were wrecked and disabled.
The Alameda Will leave about p.
IN. to- ay.
The passengers for Honolulu by the
Alameda are IL. Harsley, Burton and
wife, Col. Clark, j. A. Lemoise, }. Ho-
ward, +. ID. Ponstord, i. Ponnell, Lieut..
Ripley, and twenty-nine seamen.
We are indebted to Mr.. II. f. Poor for
copies Of the Samoan Times, from which
the full and authentic account OF the dis
aSter at Samoa is taken.