Show harrowing details of alio llio associated brosi copyright am march 30 ler steamer cameda Ua meda san francisco april 13 tho liolla group of samoan or bavi yavi gator islands a few inantha agot tho attention 0 the civilized civil combat between to actions of natives the consequent possibility ot serious complications between the powers of the united and germany ahme been visited by a disaster more alian all the wars eier waged lacre tho united state and ferniany any hae lost nearly lives and ahrea of property alio most violent and tive hurri eina ever known in alie south passed abe i lands on alie and ot and as a fleet of bix and ten other vessels to atoms on alio coral reefa 0 lie harbor beach in front 0 abia apia the states frigate trenton tha squadron lies nathin a alonea throw of tha ameri fan consulate s total wreck the great hull of the magnificent vewel which Ete tined into tha harbor ft few weeks ago an the bottom and is ast going to pieces tha vand x ha w alried out of sight between the trefton Tr euton and tho shore her shattered foremast and stack risea from ilia water to mark the spot a litre the gal lint vessel struck and lay tar twelve hours becore the awful torrent of w ater four edicer wid thirty nine binen from lbs becki and united a acci teater lipsic ay for ceoral days tho andalia with liec bow high on alie the badly ta maged as laule afta lew davs actor alia storm andia tha only blanp the harbor the abreo mori caa men of war were 1 almost at alio game spot i the force of the tonn was never equalled equal led in this part of alio llio virld before itar barometer luid steadily lays previous and tho wind commenced to blow contri day and etain ml in torrents during tho aholo kiino aud preat cloudlet band swept oven thelo wu people on alia beadli and watched abo in the harbor alie all had a full head ol 01 aleain and the arla au topmasts top masts mere down anil nery wag to insure llie safety 0 ue but tho mind constantly shifted froin effat and the force wab flo great that the dragged their anchors all over the harbor anft from one side to be other and coming into collision several times tremendous seas broke over them and torrente torren tB oleater ol water ashod dofan tha liliu and put out the people on shore ere powerless to render aid to the ships hundreds stoob on alie beadli in the blinding storm watching alie great vessels pitch about and drift on t total destruction truc tion the aea brol brolo o alie shore rushing away up beyond tho usual high water mark itcy portions on the shore viero injured by floating wreckage greit clouds of sand filled the air and cut the anilo the natives especially acted nobly wading far out into th eBurt where a buhite man could not lire and many a life was baked through th roush their efforts alie bjorni raaon furiously for nearly two days and ft hen finally abated the acena of on choro was frightful houses M era unroofed nn roofed and blown doran and trees were uprooted and thrown about in such a way that lie were in many places completely blocked of vessels biad been moored jnolia li arbor only two benall staged afloat and aliese were badly damaged most of alie war ships anchored in I 1 lie harbor were clow together elioso nearest the aboa were tho and the aber vas directly in front of the A consulate about a quarter of a milo from tha shore and the wag about two huir dred yards cast of tha aber alio adler waa jost ahead of the nipsie and the algi and calinio Ca lioio were ahead of the aber alie was beyond tho calibe Ca lioe a mile felmore feli ore alio trenton wag the last bt the to arrive liere and being other men ftc anan in the hay here waa no loom for lier near the 80 ebe waa bilged to drop anchor brood alie vandalia enst within llie outer coral aref the sailing craft were in of tho men of war the trenton and biad lle dangerous berths in the harbor abile the position of the wa cd tha deafest aba commenced to set in on he of l march at night the wind biad increased to a gale and nearly all alie ar biad their working to the upon tairi anchors alie brewa ot most of aba bailing threw mit extra anchors and went ashore kiln commenced to fall at aind llie wind increased in fury ahe manner in which great bavei were rolli tig in from taft open bican and filching pil ching on the craela wail tearful sery nian was kept at work by 3 in the mornice lie waa alarming kearly every vessel in alie harbor haq dragas drag KS an diers diors and vaa amin ent danger 0 a collision on sliomo beean to on he beach everybody had been from by the fury of lie tho tide coming in rapidly and ho waves washing over alio t lretta hundreds of feet alcove high water mark alain fell liko and men and women who ner tried to shelter there selves with pieced of board or other objects before faces through alio blackness of could be seen alie lights 0 ahe dpn af aarand oven above the rushing and roaring of tho rind and he shouting of and bieri on board came faintly across the water it could be wen that the vessels were dragging every moment it ais two or anoro of the great war ships were about to como together and watchers on the choro wailed in breathless anxiety to bear ho crash of collision when daylight came it that tho position of the was entirely changed the furious wind had cit thero from their former moor terrible loss of life and properly inga and they ero all bearing down lu the direction of the reuf smoke was pounce from lun acl showing that desperate en orta were beiji inala to keep them ap against the wind the vessels beia tossing about lile corks cue moment on beam egils annj alio next instant their sterna voia awo out of the water ami expose to mew the rudders and rigidly propellers then alie huge prows bo lifted high in tho air only to plunge botu the det nave and ahe paipa with a torrent 0 water kev eral small sailing casela libil gone ashore in the western part ol 01 ahe bay the adler and were ery Joso together and only a few 1 aeils arils off the reef tho liolla gun boat eber way making a desperate att for life but every moment waiting draun hearer the reef suddenly ehe eliot forward as if making a last struggle the current however bore her off totlee right and her bow struck tho port quarter oft be tio shock carried away several feet ot the H i baica rail and inq boat the eber chwi fell back and fouled with alie olga and this checked her progress she unable to anake any further efforts to me herself ehe swung around broadside to alio wind and drifted eflowly toward the reef in a moment more a great wae rolled in toward shore and the lher aa lifted on its cicat and cabied broadside on the reef she came down with awful force and in an instance there is AS not a estic dol her to she struck fairly upon lier bottom rolled Uthe open sea and froin bew lery timber roust hao been ph filtered and liala of alio poor wretches aboard of her to death before they felt the their heads A cry of vent up from hundreds of people on alie beach then with one accord they rushed to alio waters edge at the nearest point to where the aber biad foundered natives gnara into lie curf tar beyond alie point where a white roan jovo livid and remained waiting to nave uny poor creature who arise from alie batir at birst it ceiri cd as it overy nau on the ill anted steamer bad gone to ha deatle I 1 nt alio break era on the reef had hidden the faw souls atlo bad conio to the eur faeo and presently a man was been cli nying to tho piling under a arnall walk lie wi by tiling bands and draft n upon shore ue proved to ot the eber and vaa the only odicee of that vessel saved bour of her bailers bailors ft ere seen struggling in alio water about alie pame lime and ero quickly rescued and all taken to the five and bisty six men were loat tho adler was now close to the reef abut two li undred yards west of the boint oliero the aber struck and like wiBO was her doom broadside on in half an hour abe was lifted on alie top ot tho reef and turned completely oer on lier side fortunately sha was thrown BO far up that nearly lier entire hull n as out of s ator and lier decks ere facing the BO that her wen mere pro abey biad but a few yards to bit fin to choro and alie greater number etere rescued of one hundred and thirty officers and men aboard twenty etere drowned or killed when the adler fc many officers and men were seriously injured jest as the adler struck alio attention 0 eier youe vaa directed toward the lipsic she was stan diDe off alie with lier head to the hind but ahe three anchors which bhe had out were not holding the steamer was beating bach towards alie point where alio eber went down she biad on all alie steam it was possible fir tier to carry and biad just Buc ceded in of the when the lettla schooner jely got in lier track and was cut down alie olsa was bearing don on llie at this liine and alio latter yea eel waa trying to avoid a collis iou with the twinan when she struck the lily of three men aboard the latter only captain duglass Du glasa waa bated he man asins to grasp ot alie B anchor and inn up the steamer the then got v ell away from the reef and to boist ft heavy inch khuon tier forward deck overboard to adaist lier anc liora when tha olga ageia caino down upon her the lormin struck alio tier passed over jho port tide of alio kip bic and after currying cur an ay the boata and splintering tle ran atino in contact ailta the the eino kesta k was struck fairly in the center and fell to the deck with a crash like thunder great confusion ensued tho crr believing alio er att down and many men ran op the for safety the iron bulled from eida to side men on aleck around keep idear af pf ita track heavy blacka nero under it but by that time ahe bad swung around and was again approaching alio reef iiii ing lost lier lie unable ta keen up steam power abd it wib useless td attempt out iroini the reef in faco of capt muller alio was on the bridge gave the order to boach alie ersel one anchor was and alio ol 01 eleain could still ba lier in deep vater antil elie biad cleared alie end of the reef alien aho finally baruck the sandy beach tho swung an acute amplo with alio lino ol 01 the sliomo orders berei given to lower tho boat five bailers bailors juif ted into ono but alie ills daiil not flork properly and before alio ana lowered ono end alio aaen were thiron into and drowned another surgeon larr and bait edik anen waa lofter cd in safety but it reached tho the natives nat ivea alo in alie aur eeik uie noal ing cien aud imbed them to alie beach several other men on alie hippie ran to the rail and jumped overboard aver board amock them being lieutenant all reached babore in safety ant two tailors Eai lors ay iy a effort A line waa pot to tha bow of lie etaamer and a double haw ashore and made last ma taafua anen gatli ered in broat numbers in the furj aad along the to assist the men on shore waves were rolling ghigli on alie beach and tho undertow was eo etring that ho natives narrowly escaped being wash I 1 bay general fortitude of oad cers and men ane terrible force of theft ind cannot lio imagined the rain continued to pour and alia clouds of hying sand grew thicker every moment above the roar cf the wind and waves could bo tho shouts 0 officers and on deck mingled with the loud tries and ringing of natives as they stood against iho surf captain mullen and several kotlier stood by hie rail and directed iho movements of the men the sick aud injured were sent off first and after alie men came down the ropes quickly the waves vere lolling BO high that v hen the men lad corne ten feet down the thov often lie entirely mib merged and nothing but alio boblo efforts of lie natives prevented them from being giraud carried away by the current captain aulien diw alie lait to leave the kirsic the kip peon anil hid al stants were several hours re to alie wounded and exhausted men there was bieller for alio men to go to however anil alio dry clothing with ibisi they were provided was boon drenched by alio storm they biad been at a oric all night without food and it ft as sible to give them all food tor bome time A great hum tier of them visited saloons and many acre soon intoxicated and marrel boine fillette and n email piard of american marines dil every thing in his power to preserve order and t everal times bailers bailors had toba roughly many of them being put in iron abba ten oll ocl in alin morning tho vandal la and the calliope were sen to bo in a most dangerous position leading bark against tho reef rapidly abe calliope was nearest the bhore and her bow v as close to alie 0 alio vandalia suddenly lie grovit iron prow 0 alie earlish vessel nrose high in the air on alio crest of an enormous wave and camo down with full awe upon alio port quarter of the vandalia Van dalta the of the calliope was carried away and the heavy timbers of theVan daba were sl hereda holo vaai torn laplow the rail and ane w ater rushed into the cabin men rushed up froni alio in the belief eliat tho vessel was sinking and it was only after an effort that persuaded them to return to their poala just after the collision lane of alie calliope determined to analo an effort to steam out of the harbor aa lie saw that to remain in his present position would lead to another collision with the vandalia or throw bai on the reefa lie accordingly gai e the to let go all the calliopes Calli licad ivaa aing around to alio llio wind and lier loft erful to utmost capacity the steamer seemed to stand lor a moment and then the rapidly revolving propeller had ita effect and alie vessel moved up slowly against alio areat waves ablio made headway at birst inch by inch but gradually increased her speed until it became e ident dial alio could dear alio harbor aa sho passed abreast of the trenton a great shout beut up from tour hundred men oa the unship and three hen y cheers were given for alio calliope ward returned ith a faill alie english essel passed safely out 0 harbor and steamed far out to sea returning otter alie storm abated adlie sustained little injury outside of the loss of lor boats when alie excitement on the vandalia which Jollo ned hie collision with the bad subsided little it was found necessary to act quickly barlin officer was practically in charge of iho vessel as captain i had been thrown across alie cabin the before and seriously ins bead being badly cut and one cur boin away liia injuries lie and blood by liia first edicer until finally swept 07 ta liis aleath but atas in such a weakened condition that he nad attila to do but hallo towards directing tho movements of his ship alie praise is given to lieutenant carlin alio had been on duty bince the morning before and had not tasted food iu all that time weak and exhausted lie kept liis by alio side tit captain and client wilson navigating and every one around him the was now fast bearing upon alie reef I 1 along ade 0 the wreck cl alio aber and liun dreda of people on bhore ex every to fieo her strike phe was boon seen however to move away from alie reef and mile slight headway towards ibe point where tho kiaric lay and captain and lieutenant chirlin bawit nas useless to make a further attempt to sae the as hie engines were not powerful enough to steam ont to sen aa iho calliope had done aliey determined to beach abe vessel two of her anchors were and a full licad of steam put on she came on until tier bows struck on tho baud about borly v arda front tho of alie nipsie tho vandilia awon around broadside to alie beach and it was fean that lier and crew n great danger in half an hour tha vessel was been to lia filling with water and down lying aa falia did almost broadside to alie BOAS brake over lier furiously and water poured down her y noon the whole gan deck ww water and from aliat time on the condition of the men wai ewt pitiable the torrents of water hint swept the rail knocked them from their feet and threw them violently against ihfe sides befog severely injured most of |