The sun., 1900-11-29

to Seek Q SAFER ANCHORAGE -ihosc on '"e
Cruiser Rescued After She Had Been Twice
Driven Ashore and Then Blown out to
scs-Kept Anoat Two Days. but Was sink
ing when the Collier Justin Reached Her
Two Towns on the Island wiped Out and
th. Cocoanut Crop Ruined News Brought
to Manila BY the sherman Yosemite For
meriy the Morgan Liner III sud-B"ught
by the Government for the spanish War.
sp,eid! Caols D,,pdieh 10 The Sun
MANILA Nov 2s-The transport Sher-
man. which has just arrived here. brings
news Of a terrible ty.phoon which swept over
the island Of Guam on Nov. i3. demolshing
thousands Of dwellings, including Gov. schroe-
der's headquarters. and destroying the United
States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
The towns OF Inorajan and Terraforo wers
wiped out II Is believed that hundreds Of
natives were killed The cocoanut crops for
four years have been ruined and the vegetation
OF the island has been killed by salt water
The storm burst with terrific raridity at
shout 10 O'Clock In the morning. The ioSem-
Ue WnlCn was OCcuI'A litt Il p'Iiu idi VIC
collier Justin. dragged her anchors and was
driven aground hundred yards from the reef.
Her bows were crush d in
A launch with a crew OF five men had pre-
viously left ,he ship to endeavor TO find safe
anchorage. the Indicators being that the an
chors would not hold where the cruiser was.
The storm broke after they left the ship and
It IL practically certain that the heavy sec
swamped the launch The bodies of CoAswain
F. Swanson and seaqan George Anhel were
recovered after the .sDhsSn subsidized
The storm veeredfaalf after the Yosemite
grounded and she was-triven on and carried
to the somaye Cliffs. where her rudder and pro-
peller were broken.
Boatswain Sweeny and twelve Of the crew
voIlnteered TO take the lifeline ashore. A
boat was lowered for this purpose, but II was
Immediately swamped by big sea that swept
over II. All its occupants were carried away
from the boat. but they miraculously sue
ceeded In reaching the land after an hours
struggle with the waves.
Meanwhile the atmosphere had become Of
inky backness, and the Yosemite. which had
again been blown of the land. was drifting
hepessly. The gale was now blowing at the
rate of hundred miles an hour.
All hope Of saving the cruiser was abandoned
and the officers and crew prepared for death
AmaJority Of the boats had been either smashed
or carried out Of the davtts and those that
we're left could not accommodate half Of the
crew, even II It had been possible for them to
live In the enormous seas that we're by this
time running.
sea anchor had been put out and this held
the Yosemite up into the teeth Of tho storm and
prevented her from falling on into the trough
OF the sea She rode to this anchor and drittcd
rapidly until 8 O'Clock In the evening. when
the weather cleared.
The cruiser was then sixty miles north and
forty miles west Of Guam. She had sprung
q leak and was also taking In large quantity
OF water through her stove bow. All
hands, including her commander, Lieut. Blerer.
and the chief engineer. worked horoically in
trying 10 clear her OF the water that was pour
ing into and rapidly filing the forward com
partments.
After the violence OF the storm had sub
sided efforts were made 10 start the engines
They were finally got TO work. and the Yosem-
ite with her damaged propeller struggled
landward at the rate OF two knots an hour.
The water kept gaining in the hold. and the
ship was gradually sinking.
Al i.so p. NJ. on Nov. Is the Justin. which
had started in search Of the Yosemite, picked
her up aad attempted 10 tow her back to Guam.
Two hawsers were broken. and II was then
decided that IL was impossible to take her into
port The cruiser was then scuttled. after
which she was abandoned. all hands going
aboard the Justin. The Yosemite sank bow
frst at o'clock. and the Justin stood away
for Guam
Paymasrr Ballard saved 90 Oiexican)
IRON the sinking ship.
Joseph Travis. passenger on the sherman,
was the first 10 bring the news Of the disaster
The Noseinite's men are temporarily GUAR
tered in Asana. The n erchants there volun-
tsrily offered the Government their entire SUD-
PLIES OF food. and the Governor ia now distri-
tuting them TO the homeless natives Possibly
relief ship will be sent nom here.
Anxiety f. felt for the navy sloreship Alava
Vhich sailed for Guam on Nov II.
Ihe Yosemite was the station ship at
Guam. Commander Franklin Hanford was
cent out recently by the Solace TO command
Ter but II i not known whether the solace
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