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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1889
Page
16
Onlookers watched a deadly disaster as the Eber and the Nipsic foundered off Apia. Germans and locals joined in daring rescues, saving officer Lieutenant Goedeke and many sailors while natives lowered lines to the decks. Captain Mullane and Ensign Purcell led efforts, with Doctor Derr and Vice Consul Blacklee aiding survivors.
On board the Nipsic, anchors failed off a reef after Adler struck. Officers and crew were saved by skillful handling as the ship drifted toward shore. A collision with the Olga damaged her. a nine remained afloat while others perished. Captain Mullane ordered a beaching to prevent total loss.
A dramatic harbor collision pits the Vandalia against the Calliope and near wrecks as the Vandalia drags toward the reef. The Calliope escapes to sea under full steam while officers aboard the Vandalia struggle to beach the battered ship after a near-disastrous disaster.
The crew faced a brutal sea as waves swept the deck and many men were thrown into the water. Captain Schoommaker clung to the rail while Lieutenant Carlin tried to support him as others were washed away. Paymaster Arms and Payclerk Roach struggled on deck before joining the water, and several officers and sailors were saved by ropes and deck-side rescue efforts amid continued turbulent seas.
Rescue efforts after the Trenton and Olga nearly collide near the reef as the Trenton sinks, with crewmen saved by Seaman Ripley and shore parties seeking survivors at dawn. The Vandalia narrowly avoids collision as repairs and boats are rushed to the wrecked flag ship and Niphtship.
Andrew D White, ex president of Cornell, sends a Ptolemaic papyrus from Cairo to the university library. In a March 23 letter he describes it as beautifully executed and well preserved, noting its relation to the ancient Book of the balances and the weighing of the heart scene.
A Yorkshire coal dealer fined for a weighing machine that overcharges customers by about 21 percent per hundredweight. Officials warned earlier that continued benevolence would lead to summons. The piece cites the heavy fine and references a spring sale at Kaufmanns with discounted silk ties.
A stream of death notices lists multiple individuals with addresses and funeral plans in Pittsburgh area. Entries include Feltweil, Bauer, Garfiel, Gallagher, Geauf, Hahn, Jones, Keller, Lose, Meeds, McEwen, Reed, Oey, Taylor, Jennie, Willison, and James M. Fullerton as local undertaker. Dates cluster around mid April with times mostly 2 PM, 4 PM, or 1 PM from residences or local churches.
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