Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-31
RISKY SAILING IN IIID-0CEAN
Paris Said to Have Crossed
the Malestic's Bows.
PEOPLE ON BOTH BOATS SCARED
The Paris Captain Says 1t
Was the Other Way.


QUEENSTOWN, Nav 30 Passengers
ON board the steamer Majestic assert
that tho Paris crossed the Majcstic's
bows from north to south.
LIVERPOOL, May 23.-1he steamship
Majestic anchored in the Merscy at 4
o'clock this afternoon. Many passon.
gers confirmed tho report that the Paris
had crossed her bow within danger
ously short distance.
They spoke with much indignation of
the incident, saying that it had nothing
to do with the race, but was due to q
spirit Of pure brayado. OF the three
cabin passengers requested to give de.
tails, but one would allow that his name
be used.
One of them said: "The Paris was
slightly astern on her own south
eriy route. On Saturday she drew
abreast us on the north side, and crcpt
up until midday. She twice forced us
out of our caurse, and was SO near we
could read her rama without glasses,
AT 2.A5 SHE crossed our bow about
200 yards ahead and drew away on her
sOutherly course again. | do not know
what would have happened il the
Majestic had not reduced her speed"
Another cabin passenger said: The
Paris drove us more than 400 yards out
Of our course. believe she wanted to
show us that she could walk round the
Majestic"
The Rev. Edgar Hill of Montreal, said
he had no objection to Strengthening his
statement with his name. "Until Sat.
urday," he said, "the angle Of the YES.
sells courses was increasing gradually.
On Saturday the Paris crossed our stern.
She passed to the left and then signaled
that she wished to cross our bow,
Our captain slowed UP and allowed
her to pass. What might have hap.
pened was shown by the fact that the
log afterwards became suddenly SO
dense that both vessels had to use their
fog horns. The Board of Trade GER
tainly ought to take notice Of this. The
whole thing was wrong, and the repeti-
ton of it ought TO be prevented"
A fourth passenger said that it was a
grand race, US for three days there was
hardly pGrcGptible gain ON either side.
lie thought that the Paris was about 500
or 600 yards ahead when she crossed the
Majestc's bow.
Elbridge L. Gerry and William G.
" ilAtilSNy VIM MCIG uDOuIl Tue AlaleStlC,
told a fellow passenger that the per-
formance If tie Paris was very fool.
hardy, in view of the fact that the fog
was visible before she crossed the Ma.
jestic's bow.
CAPTAIN HANDLES VERSION OF THE
AFFAIR.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 23.-Captain
William q. Randle of the Paris, was
interviewed this evening AS to the stories
told by tic Majestic's passengers.
He said 1.-The Majestic was astern
until Saturday morning, when she
crossed the bows Of the Paris, port 10
starboard. She remained on the star.
board side until about o'clock, with a
distance Of half mile between the YES.
sells.
"The Paris then forged ahead, still
keeping half mile off. When the Ma
iestic found that she was being dropped
astern, SHE slowed down and crossed
the stern of the Paris"
Captain RandIe denied emphatically
that there was any ground for the sensa.
tlonal reports of dangers of collision.
There had not been the slightest risl, at
any time.
The crossing had been made at point
in mid'ocean where the courses changed.
the Majestic having to go nerthward for
Queenstown and the Paris southwark
for the English channel After losing
sight of the Majestic, Captain Randle
SAID, the Paris had an uneyentful voyage.