The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-25
ad very narrow escape from ground

had very narrow escape from ground
ing also.
Later it was learned that she had seen
signals made by life savers just in time
to escape from running ashore. and sue
ceeded in keeping off by perilously mar
row margin.
When the Chapman Wrecking Company
received the message asking help three
powerful tugs were despatched to Long
Branch
The Luckenback Towing Company also
| sent three tugs, and the New York Tow
| boat Company sent three more early this
morning. Seventy longshoremen were
| sent down on the tugs to aid in handling
the cargo in case it should be found nee
essary to tighten the vessel or shift the
cargo.
Mr.. Clement A. Griscom. president of
the American Line said this morning
that the vessel was in no danger and
would in all probability be hauled off at
the next high water at two O'Clock this
afternoon.
The St. Paul sailed from Southamp-
ton on January IS, and was due here yes
terday She carries 200 bags of mail and
has s10o3,000 in gold aboard consigned
to w. H. Crossman & Co. of this city.
Shortly after eight o'clock the life saw
| ers decided that it would be safe to
launch their surf boat. and rowed out
to the vessel with a great deal of diff
Guilty.
Captain Jameson, who is in command
of the vessel told them that none of the
passengers We're in hurry to land, and
that he would await the arrival of the
tugs from New York before doing any,
thing further.
At the time when the St. Paul ran
ashore the life savers said there was only
| about four feet of water over the shall
lowest part of the bar.
The wind at 930 O'Clock was still blow
| ing from the southwest at the rate OF
| eight miles an hour.
The sea was still high and the surf
| rough. The fog was Dense but observers
on the beach thought it appeared to be
| clear&g up.
AS tN air became clearer between
| nine and ten o'clock it was seen that the
vessel was only about a quarter of
mile from the iron pier at Long Branch.
Her bow was pointing almost directly
| toward the shore. The life savers re-
ported that her bow was buried in the
sand for 100 feet.
The st. Paul carries this number of
| passengers First cabin, CO.; second, Is;
steerage, 120.
A partial list of the cabin passengers is
| as follows
Mr. H. w. Brown, Mrs. H. W. Brown,
| the Hon. w. Bourke Cochran, Miss
| Mary Louise Foss. Mr.. H G. Fellows,
Mrs. E. Galligan, Mrs. L. N Gore and
infant, Mr.. H. c. Horton. Mr.. C. E.
Horton, Mr.. Hewitt, DR.. and Mrs. S.. A.
NJ. M, n
dale, Mr.. and Mrs P S. Mosher, Mr.
Robert Mandell Miss Lucy Russell, Mar
tin. Mr.. H. j., Pratt. Mr.. George H.
Pack. G. W. Rowan J. S. Shofer, Miss
Minnie Sachs. J. J. Thomson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis R.. WORTH Prince Serge
Wolkonsky, Mr.. and Mrs Dixon c.
Walker. Mr.. w. Whitehouse
Vice-President Wright and Manager
Griscom of the American line were at the
pier Office during the morning. and were
in telephonic communication with Long
Branch. The wires were i1l7 a very ura-
satisfactory condition. but word came from
Captain Jamison that the vessel was lying
easy. All of the Merritt and Chapman
wrecking vessels started early to the as
sistance of the st. Paul. and latter the
tugs Millard, Everts and Pulver were
sent down by the company in charge sof
Marine Superintendent Shackford, who
took with him gang of stevedores.
1t is considered quite probable that
some of the freight will have to be light
cred out of her, as it was nearly high
tide when ~she went ashore, and the
next tide cannot be counted on therefore
with certainty to float her. 1t will be
high tide at three o'clock.
The bottom on which she lies is
gradual slope. The report of the strand
ing of their vessel reached the company at
five O'Clock this morning, but it was
known to the wreckers at two O'Clock
The high easterly winds which have been
prevailing have rolled up unusually high
tides. The fact that the wind has now
changed to west with opposite effect
threatens to make the work of getting the
vessel off a much more difficult operation
than it would otherwise have been.
No effort will be made to take the pas
sengers off and bring them to the city
unless the attempt to float the steamer this
afternoon fails
The Long Branch station reports that
the st. Paul lies about fifty yards from
shore. Two wrecking boats are anchored
little way off from her: one of them is
the Merritt. and the other is supposed to
be Chapman's wrecking steamer.
Inc Wlnu ana sea are gong dOWn grduu-
ally: fog lifting.
Steamboat George Starr and tugs Pull
yer and Millard just passed out, going
in the direction of the stranded steamer.
Manager Griscom has received this
message from Captain Jamison:-
Have employed Chapman Wrecking
Company to lay two anchors. and the
Merritt Wrecking Company to- lay two.
They both guarantee to have them ready
to pull at high tide"
Messages from the ship are brought
ashore in the breeches buoy.
1t is believed by the officers of the
company that with some eight or nine
tugs at work and four large anchors
worked as Hedges connected with the ships
own steam windless she will be hauled off
this afternoon.
The wrecking boats at work on her
have sufficient capacity to lighter her
whole cargo, which is of only 1,lG0 TONS
The St. Paul has crew all told Of
800 men, and brings on this trip 140 cabin
passengers. about equally divided be-
tween the first and second class and 120
steerage passengers. She brings f26O000
in gold. of which $1,200.o0o is for William
Fl. Crossman & Bro.
The George Starr will bring up the st.
Paul's mail during the afternoon.