The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-14

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reef The waves tosfxnusn 20 be&l
cve- her hsst her aranE1zs was =
great that after 8fse h&a settled en-
tfrr!v On fAe hrs1Dan. che Was stu
about her usual height ozst Of ktss
water. and there aeessssa 20 f* ~
great d an9er 81 her going 10 fsiscss -
suys the gnef. on bnsrd be- roaif %
taken oil. Little eanl4 ~ done or
shore bat TAst tor log nnsrnstg:
s LESS. EIse~man. E<ssign Pufrtli ssId
several ofAsr penuns Ta-s..sd Ehs
beach until early sfornfHk, ia tie htsFr
81 receiving AstT poor feiloN ufst
might 10 seen struggling In the wares
Long kelDrs ray Of dawn appeared
crowds began - gather on the Shore
arAsn. ~ s orciks5- Ss<.4 xind had
als@sed. thengh the sea vas still yery
rough EcneseF, - number Of natsse1
volunteered t. mar boat to 70 cut Il
the Trenton. Ssuasann. chief Of ths
Apia district. se0k charge o. the erew
II was ssiii very dsrk, and the trip wa
most TseFiiUsls ofsss bot the natives
put the beat flIroagf the current Ia
safety ard reached the oos Of the
Trenton. They we're gEyeis . flaWser,
which they took bark 10 ths shore and
4f&t<&E &tt&& 1+k44E y - s+NSst@s -@@r '"
ever, until daylight. All hands we're
ordered to rsglsaifs on the ship. a. the
storm having subsidized. there was no
/ ssssfslesliate danger. As soon AZ IL be
came light. two more hawsers we're
stretched from the Trenton 20 the
shore. to guard against danger 10 the
event pf the ss0Fns coming Up again.
Twe boats ruannesi ssy natives com.
/ naenret the work OF removing the
Eantsalia nsen from she Trenton.
Those wiso we're badly injured we're
the tlfgf 70 come ashore. A few he'd
arms and legs broken, and nearly
aii we're badly est and bruised.
There were very Iee, especially among
the officers, who could walk without
assistance Willing hands lifted them
out Of the boats AMI earfsed them "a
the neigfbofIng houses. A shade Oh
sadness s1Eia come over the faces oi
I ali shcn the names Of Capt. Schoon.
maker aud other officers and men who
had lost their lives were mentioned.
King Mataafa came down ffofn has
camp early In the morning, for the
first time ia several months. He went
/ down on the shore ard directed the
/ natives IN their work. lie then went
] To the American consulate and offered
the services Of all his men to Vice
Consul Blackjack. He expressed the
greatest sorrow on account OF the sad
+ disaster, and feared that the American
people would blame him for being the
cause Of the war ships coming down
/ 70 Samoa to be lost IN the storm.
I II was moi long before the greatest
confusion and disorder prevailed on
shore. The Trenton i men commenced
10 leave the vessel, sud when they
reached the shore there WAS no place
! for there 10 30. BY noon there were
nearly so American sailors on the
streets of Apia. besides several hum
/ dred more from the German ships.
The Germans remained at Matafeie,
az the lower end of Ayia. where the
/ fseFman residents i've bat the Afnefi-
esn sailors wandered from one end OF
the town to the other. The saloons
were crowded with them. aud it was
not long before many of them were
disordersy. Eice-gousul Bsaeklock,
! recognizing the gravity of the situ-
alton, issued peFepaptory notice 20 all
/ saloon keepers Ia the town, Of what
ever nationality, forb!dding them 10
sell or Ia any way furnish liquor 10
4 aiittIltA4l SAH0fts NitA itE tHtfft
that If they did not obey these orders
| guard Of marines would be sent 10
their places and all iiquor fonnd there
would be empsied into the street.
Lieut.. TiIlette did all IN his power 10
preserve order, but his small squad
4 Was totally inadequate, and they were
needed 10 protect the consulate. Be
sides, his whole time was occupied ia
4 a ri
saries for the officers and men of the
| vaniaiia, as they had lost every.
thing when the vessel went down,
and majority Of them had
little or no clothing. Accordingly
TiIlette wrote 10 Admiral Kimberly
who was still aboard the Trenton, asa.
/ ing that an additional marine guard
he sent ashore TO police the town and
i protect property The admiral com.
Tpiind with this request ana Capt. X. w
. Huntington. marine officer of the
Trenton. WAS sent ashore with guard
of about forty men. The next tbinq
Co be done Was TO provide food and
shelter for the shipwrecked sailors A
copra warehouse belonging TO the firm
OF William Macarthur 4 Co. was ob.
tanned, aud she men we're sent there
III AIt Hlt%tktka n AActt tAAAlltatfQk
was made Of the Nipsie, and though
there was considerable water In her
hold. she was found in a fair con
iiiion, and her officers and men were
sent aboard as quickly rs possible
Contracts were made with various
parties for feeding the sailors, though
II vas difficult matter to provide
! them with much food during the day
1 =
: ton men. Lieut. cariin. though harsii,
! able 10 stand upsa his feet. tool
: charge ot the Nanialia iaeR and wa
assisted by Licuts. Wilson and Heath
Ensign Gibbons and other officer,
J who we're able 10 be on ,laty. A
temporary hospital was provided fo
! the large number al men who Ia,
been Injured ar we're suffering from
/ exhaustion. Dr. G.. A. White, OF III,
Trenton. took charge oi this. and al
, the other surgeons assisted him in ia
| work. DR. J. III. Harvey. surgeon O
the Nandalia, though really ex
{ hausted, went 90 the hospital an,
: aided all he was able tn relieve tn
{ suffering. OF the mes. but In few
! hours he hTSske down completely au,
| was removed To- neighhoring house
. suffering from severe nervous psostra
{, ton, from which he did not recove
] Tor week. nr, Conaelfa. OF the Van
Q sialia, was unahle to give much assist
!. auee during the first 49,. r=s-s- /.
( the dislocation OF the knee cap wfIlCl
!. be bad received Ira his fail, hat ia
1 next day he was carried Into the ho.
! pital on a chair and assisted in cAfin
G for the injured, and has since the
! faithfully attended to ths wants 81 IA
+ sufferers, although experiencing gres
9 pain himself ard obliged Go walk u
1 eTutcslssS-
!, II Is aisfleult ta Imagine the greg
9 confusion that prevailed On shore dus
! ias the larst dsy after the stoFns 8
{ the blankets and mattresses thar wsf
sawed were soaked with water ana ha
j - he spread in the sun "a dry Man
{ new ones we're purchases. The ue
!, were controlled with CREST difficulty
a Quarts we're faare3 az every sslee
9 Is soRu 30 pgvsyiti the tuen trum ri
e tanning si3apr. MANY asoT.ierIy sal
q orS Wosu placed uudef aSeess Cap
& FfitF. senior German officer. vas a>kt.
e "a ~ operate Ia prevailing raliee p
. se4 slo0, hgt hs notified the Americs
> ofsicefs tast he VAS afraid ~ trust b
Z o&a B3tN A. ENaFas. as The America
i sailors waaia attack thsus. anss he :,
Il guesssa the Americans IA take ga
{ oontrul az the gown This was a.
4 cQFsssn0iy aone Capt iIunsingtu
q And Lieut.. Tisletss stationed The
n marines ali over Apia. sna ihg Saiel
e epfe Tayt pcrmsssetl 60 50 into that pa
) ut toWn Ahvre the Germans have the
y hessia aAftsFs. As soon a. il vas poi
: slide In do 81. wEceking pa
Y ties were formed and a Sres
a amount ot stores waS sawed frog
!, tAs Trenton. Several tSassles If Amer