The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
WERE The STEAMERS RACINGs
The Campanja and ST. Paul Had Been
GIn.a. Inge: h.r All DaY.

4 he nEaHla anu II. f-aui IIa0 been
Close Iogeth her Ali Day.
New York, Jan. 25.-The cabin passen-
gers OF the 81 Paul were landed ln this
city from the tug George Starr al the
American line pier at O'Clock tonight
They looked a cheerful lot. notwfthstand-
ing their experiences Those VINO were In
terviexed by the newspaper representatives
were divided Ia their opinions as to whether
the Campania and the ST. Paul had been
racing. as at first reported. Almost the
first passenger TO step ashore from the tug
boat was ". Bourke Cochran. who looked
the picture OF health. He said that the
Campania and the St. Paul had not been
racing, al least the latter had not.
1t was early Friday morning when we
sighted the Campania. The latter ap-
peared TO be nine Of ten miles behind US
The st. Paul continued ahead ali day.
About this time the steamers were abreast.
but. SO far as the St. Paul was concerned.
she was merely getting along as II was
her business to do. OF course she was not
holding back. / saw no betting going on
among the passengers. and heard no rae
ing talk on the part Of the officers. / be-
lieye il is the duty of the steamers 10
make the best time possible consistent
with safety At the time the steamer
grounded / was in my stateroom. There
was no great shock. or l should have gone
on deck. There was sort of stop, and
then a go-ahead motion. No one was
thrown out OF his bunk No one rushed
on deck. l do not believe, outside OF the
officers and crew Of the steamer, any one
on board was aware We had grounded"
William Heap. of Muskegon, Mich.
thought the vessels were racing all day
Friday, and that the race was good one.
When the fog came upon them on Friday
evening both vessels began blowing their
Whistles A gale was blowing, and the sea
was heavy before the fog came up AT
o'clock. or thereabouts. / vas awakened.
Ii seemed as If the bottom of the ship had
struck some thing. a second later the ship
seemed 10 strike again. Ii was not until s
o'clock in the morning that l knew that
We had gone ashore"
Another who believed that the steamers
were racing was A. c. Hodges, Of Cali
fornla. and OF the same opinion was
Charles Adds, OF Torrington, Conn. The
mails were brought from the 81. Paul on
the tug Louis Pulver. In all there was 20l
sacks. The Pulver got 10 the dock al $40
o'clock. nearly an hour ahead Of the Starr.
Soon after the cabin passengers had been
landed at the pier the steeraSe passengers
were brought in in two tugs. They were
given accommodations for the night on
board the Red Star steamer Nordland,
which was lying at the other side OF the
dock. They Will be take down to Ellis ISL
and on Sunday. None Of the passengers
had any complaint TO make.
Vernon II. Brown, agent OF the Cunard
Lne, tonight issued the following state
ment: THE sensational story published
IN some Of the evening papers. alleging that
the Cunari steamer Campania was IN close
proximity 10 the Jersey shore and was
warned off by the lights Of the i.fe saving
crew IS absolutely incorrect and untrue.
Cart W.Ikers saw no signals, and was
never nearer the shore than where he an
chored upwards OF two miles from the
beach The Campania ran into the fog
shortly after O'Clock Friday evening and
Immediately slowed down. running az slow
speed until / a. N. Saturday. when the en-
gines were stopped the ship remaining N
that position until $50 a. m when. there
beng no indication OF the fog lifting, she
anchored At $50 il lightened up. when
she got under way and came into port,
reaching quarantine al noon"