The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
81. PAUL ALE RIGHT.
The Blg steamship Rescued from the Sand
and Comes Into Port-HowIt It was Done,

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The steamer
st, Paul,- Of the International >Naviga-
tion Comphny's line. which went ashore
on the sand bar of Long Branch q
week ago last Saturday, was pulled on
the bar at 9:20 this morning. The four
wrecking tugs OF the Merritt and Chap-
man wrecking companies succeeded
with the aid OF the kedge anchors. IN
getting the st. Paul from the bar Fifty
minutes later the vessel passed the
Atlantic Highlands, bound for New
York, under her own steam.
The conditions this morning were IA
yornbie for pulling OF the stranded Ves-
sci for the wind was blowing with con-
siderable force. The sea was good,
and the position OF the st. Paul was
such that She was able TO aid herself
considerably by her propellers. When
the tugs North America, W. Il. Chap
man, j. J. Merrell and ]. D. Jones took
their positions Mt few minutes after
o o'clock, the big hawsers strained ana
creaked. There was pause for a mo-
ment and then the big liner was seen to
glide very slowly. but very surely sea-
ward. "She never moved as far rs that
in all the previous trials" said one
beach.coInber. Look at her now. she
is going seawnrd for certain this time
But whHe they watched the wrecking
tugs and their valuable tow seemed to
come to dead halt again. Put on
MI your steam,," cried the man at the
bell, Don't be afraid" and the word
was passed to The engineers. There was
n hnrsher grinding than before and then
tha big black hull moved again east
ward and In n moment or two was IN
deep water.
Cheer after cheer went up from those
10 NNF FlNn0tHNY9n
Scared, but not injured to any material
degree, and as she passed through the
narrows. followed by little fotilla OF
tugs, the passengers on the North Ger
man Steamship Lain crowded on her
decks and chccred for her safe entry
into port.
The white-coated band on the Lain
played "anii Columbia" and kept on
until she was moored at the pier OF
the American line company; where she
was greeted joyously. Captain Jamison
with his first and second officers, was
on the bridge when the steamer came
up. He remained there until she was
safely moored at the dock.
Captain Jamison refused to talk. The
vice president OF the company. A. G.
Griscom, jr., however, made the fol-
lowing statement:
''The ship. 70 far as We know, or
rather so far as we can see. has not
sustained the slightest injury. We feel
very proud OF the ship during her nd
verse trials, We are now willing to
run her 10 Southampton. We will have
our own men inspect the ship exter-
nnlly and internally and in addition to
that she viii be examined by tho proper
authorities who will probably be more
able to tell whether or not the Anerl-
can line or Its ships are capable OF
carrying mails and passengers from this
country TO England snfely."
Shipping men are already at work
fixing up Il general average list ot the
losses sustained by the st. Paul
Opinions differ as TO the amount of the
loss, hut all ugTce that the salvage that
will have to be paid will bn the largest
ever collected from one vessel since the
business OF building ships was begun.
Tho lowest estimate places this amount
at 100000. The loss will fall on tho
Underwriters aR the American line
does not insure Its vessels.