Officers Drowned,

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 357, 6 April 1889, Page 3

Officers Drowned,

Captain Schumacher was an officer of excellent record, was 52 years of age and had ' been in the service for about 35 years. 'He had'comm'ahded several ships, his lasi command ' being the Nipsic in the Mediterranean Squadron. At Honolulu about a year ago he took command of the Vandalia. He was an exceedingly careful man in the execution of his duty, and was very _ popular with his officers. He leaves a wife and. three children in Kingston, New York.

Paymaster F. H. Armes was a native of New London, Connecticut. He leaves a wife and two children. Lieutenant Sutton was a very promising young officer, unmarried, and comes from New ifork State. John. Roach was one of the oldest and most able pay clerks in the service. He was ( a brother of ''"Mr Roach, editor of the '" Boston Pilot," He was a single man and a great favourite in the service. Paymaster Yeoman, a single man, who was also,- lost, was a native of Baltimore. He was one of the most efficient and experi- , enced men in his position in the service. • Nothing was saved by- any of the officers Vandalia excepting what they stood in, and \ in many cases they landed without a ive.Stigejof,, clothing. After the storm was over the native divers recovered a number of, articles, among them being the Paymaster's sdfe containing some $42,000.