The sun., 1910-01-30

went there. which was fully twelve years
before the time l have been speaking
about.
PRISONER OF THE GERMANS.
I'm 1887. the year following my FIRST
arrival, there was great unrest. The
Germans had landed forces. attacked the
natives. declared the rightful heir to the
throne a rebel and an outlaw and asserted
that he had insulted the Emperor william.
This chief was Malietoa Laupepa. Against
him the Germans set up the notorious
Tamasese's forces and declared the
rightful King a rebel and outlaw.
Then came the American and British
warships to our protection. At that
time had small vessel and was taking
supplies to friendly natives. Having
been previously outlawed and condemned
to death by the Germans I was captured
by a German warship called the Olga.
My sentence was changed from death
TO life imprisonment.
But when my boat was captured some
Of my natives swan ashore and reported
the occurrence to the British and Ameri-
can Oonsuls. Immediately the RoyRlist,
together with the American warship
Adams. commanded by Capt. Leary,
started after the Olga and overhauled
her two days later in Safata Bay.
ITO 60 back little, when I was cap
tured the Germans first put me on the
bridge and handcutfed me to a stanchion.
Afterward was put down in the coal
bunkers over the engine and almost
roasted.
when the other warships overhauled
the Olga my release was demanded, but
the German skipper told Capt. Leary
I was a British subject, and to the captain
OF the British vessel he said that was an
American. The two put their heads to-
eether and decided to take me by force.
So they notified the German captain TO
surrender me in half an hour or they
would take me. He couldn't fight both
Of them and had to submit.
when I was ordered up on deck was
a mess OF persplration. coal dust and rags.
l looked about and saw the British cap
tain on the quarterback. I shouted to
him. 'Captsin, I am a British subject.
They have got me prisoner and l claim
your protection When he saw the state
was in he turned upon the German cap
tain. Sir he said, you are a coward
and a disgrace to your profession The
German capt ain attempted to explain
and invited the other into his cabin. Sut
he refused to go.
AFTER what have just seen l don't
think II would be safe TO 60 anywhere with
you. ne said. Maybe I didn't enjoy this
-Well. the British captain ordered the
other TO send me ashore Immediately
and he agreed When landed from the
steamer the natives hueged and con-
graduated me and after that was known
among the Samoans al Vihanu Ma
taafa. the first being the nearest they
could get to my first name. and the latter
being the title of chief.
WRECK OF THE wARsHrPs IN THE HURRI-
CANE.
After this there was fighting between
the natives and the Germans and the
Germans were threatening to lombard
the town In spite Of the protests Of the
Of the American and the
British warships when the famous hurri-
cane OF March IS. 1899, came along.
The Eber, a German warship. was the
reef and struck astern. Immediately
a heavy sea banged her amidships. fill
ing her engine room and exploding her
boilers. and down she went with all
hands. The Adler German. was the
second. She struck and capsized. drown
ing a great many. Then the Olga drifted
down on a small schooner. hit her amid
ships and sunk her with all hands on
board except one. a Capt. Mcdonald.
a pilot. who had gone out only the pre-
vious day to bring the schooner in and
had been unable to get ashore.
Being a powerful swimmer. Mcdonald
kept adoat for q while, and then as the
schooner rolled over the sea threw him
up against the Olga and he quickly
grabbed hold OF the rigging and climbed
aboard. The Germans asked Mcdonald
what was best 10 be done. They were
fast drifting upon the reef. He knew
the harbor and he told them to crowd on
steam and make for a certain sandy bar.
where he knew they would have the best
possible chance OF saving life. He added
that il they struck a reef the whole lot
might perish. They took his advice.
piled up on the bar and were able to save
the lives OF all on board
The American ship Vandalia drifted
on q reef about one hundred yards from
the shore. She foundered and the crew
chung for some time to her rigging or
whatever they could lay hold or Some
we're swept of and ground up on the
rocks. while others were washed away
10 sea. Half OF the crew got to the shore
alive.
The Nipsic. American. her captain
being well acquainted with the harbor.
slipped her cables and steered for sandy
part OF the beach. She lost only twenty
Df her crew. most OF these having jumped
overheard.
BY this time there were only two ves-
sels afioat in the hsrbor. the Trenton. an
American wsrship. and the Calliope.
British. Both were drifting upon the
reef. When the hurricane began there
were forty vessels in the harbor.
-Of the last two the Calliope was in
ride. A tremendous sea was running.
The captain Of the British ship signalJe ed
10 the Trenton that he was going TO at
tempt to get out. that he was going TO