Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-05
Late Eastern News.

WASHINGTON, IL. u, MafCh oo-~S =
M.-The following cable dispatch CON
firming t!a reported loss of the United
sta.cs ard German war ships in Sa-
moan water, was received at the Navy
Department.:
AUCKLAND, N. H., March 80.
To the Secretary of the Nary, Flushing
ton, ID. c.:
A hurricane existed at Apia on
March Is. Every vessel in the harbor
was blown on shore except the Eng
lish man-of-war Calliope, which got
to sea The Trenton and Vandalia
are total losses and the Nipsic is
beached with her rudder gone and may
be saved, but the chances are against
it. Vii xenu Ier 70 Auckland, If pos
sible.
The Vandalia lost four officers and
80 men, namely, Captain SchoOn-
maker, Paymastcr Ames, Lieutenant
of Marines Sutton, Pay Clerk John
Roche, Quartermasters Henry Baker,
Warren Brisbane, William Brown !;
Chas. E. Chysen, Michael Craigen,
Benz F. Doris, Thos. C. Downey, Mag
nus Erickson, S. c. Ghring. Adolph
Goldner, George German, Nathan B.
Green, Joseph Griffin. E. NJ. Hammar,
John Hunchett, C. Hawkins, w. How
at, Frank Jones, George Jordan, N. H.
Joseph, John Kelly, Thomas Kelly,
N. Kinsell, c. H. Kratzer, Charles
Krous, Frank Lessman, Geo. Merrage,
A. Y. Montgomery. Thomas Riley,
H. P. Stallman, c. E. Standard, John
Slime, G. H. Wells, John Milliard,
Henry Wixted, H H. Kow, A. H.
Pendona, Thomas Rhor.
The Nipsie lost seven men namely
George W. Gallon, Joseph Gill, Joseph
Heas, Thomas johnson, David Kelli-
per, Henry Poutsell and VIM. Watson.
All were saved from the Trenton. The
Trenton and Vandalia's crew are on
shore. The Nipsic's are on board. All
the stores possibly were saved. The
German ships Adler and Eber are both
total losses. The Olga is beached and
may be saved. The German losses are
ninety-six. 1t is important that you
send three hundred men at once. Shall
l charter in Auckland. Lieut.. Wilson
will remain in Auckland to obey your
orders. I send further accounts by
mail. Signed Kimberly"
AUCKLAND, March 3O.-Later dis
patches about the hurricane in Samoa
in which the American and German
war vessels were wrecked state that
the storm occurred On the 18Th of this
month and at the first approach of the
hurricane the vessels all attempted to
put to sea, but the English man.
of-war, Caliopc, was the only one
able to get out of the harbor.
Several merchantmen suffered. The
bark Potter Godfrey, another bark,
and several coasting vessels were
wrecked, and four persons are reported
drowned. The British man Of war,
Calliope, was bound for Sydney.
BERLIN, March 2O.-Advices received
by the naval authorities here report
q hurricane at Samoa ragged dur,
ing the 18th and 17th. Seventy per-
sons from the Eber and twenty
from the Adler were d'owDed. The
Ogls was beached and the crew saved.
all merchantmen in port as soon
"a confirmation of the news Of the
wreck of the war ship in Apis was
received by Secretary Tracy, sent
telegrams to the relatives OF the dead
officers Of the Vandalia informing
them of the sad affair. and q dispatch
concerning Captain Schoonmaker vas
.ent to his widow, at Kings-
ton, New York, where his brother,
Judge Schoonmaker of the Inter
state Commerce Commission presides.
Captain Schoonmaker entered the
navy from New York rs acting mid
shipman, Sept 2S,h. 1884, was made
midshipman June 18th, 1885, and sue
cessively posed through the grades
passed m;dshipman, master, lieuten-
ant, lieutenant-comman and cap
tain.
WASHINGTON. March 3O-An Asso-
ciated Press reporter took the dispatch
regarding the supposed wreck of three
American men-of-war to Secretary
Tracey st his hotel at an early hour
this morning. The Secretary sent
down word that he had no advices
whatever in regard to the matter.