The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-27


tlonnl Navigation Company. popularly
known as the American line. have ta-
ken decidedly more hopeful view oi
the situation OF the strained steamer
ST. Paul. They place great reliance on
the Merritt and Chapman wrecking
companies, who have charge of the
pulling of Of the big steamer, and they
hope TO have the st. Paul at her berth
at the foot OF Vesey street. New York,
before the end OF this week. The ves-
sci Is now about 100 feet further towards
the northeast than where she lay last
night, owing to the efforts Of the wreck
ing tugs, which were hard at work to
relieve her about 4 o'clock this morn
ing. and II is thought she will be further
eased before daylight tomorrow morn
ing.
The crowds Of sight-seers which were
in evidence yesterday were more than
doubled to-day. Ocean avenue was
simply jammed with n surging mass
of humanity. Vehicles Of all descrip--
tIons were pressed into service, and
when they were all jumbled together
near the end OF Ocean avenue. East
Long Branch, they presented very
amusing spectacle. II Is safe to say
that there Is scarcely person who re-
sides within twenty miles OF this place
who has not come to see the big ocean
racer lying In her helpless state within
a stones throw OF the Grandview Hotel
veranda. When the trains arrived from
New York they brought a host OF
GothnmItes who were anxious to see
how the big liner looked, and the ma
jority OF them wondered how on earth
she could possibly have reached the
spot in which she Is stuck hard ana
fast.
The weather to-day was most en-
toyabte and the sea was very calm. The
breakers were not nearly so high az
yesterday and the surfboats easily put
out through them and brought hum
dreds OF passengers around the snip:
The report that the ship Foylc, OF
London. bound from New York to Cal
cutta, had sunk late last night, and
one OF her life boats coming ashore. on
West End, this morning, added consid-
ernhly to the interest manifested by
the visitors US to the safety OF the st.
Paul to-day. This morning about
o'clock, when the tide wBs full. there
was a heroic attempt made to pull the
steamer out OF her difficulty By the use
OF "kedge' anchors. aided by her own
machinery and the combined power OF
| the tugs /. ]. Merritt, W. f. Chapman
Hustler and North American The -haw,
.Sers were strained to their utmost ana
the huge bulk creakcd and shiyered Tor
fully hnlf an hour under the immense
force brougfi TO benr on II. The tollers
were finally rewarded by seeing the
hawsers relax. and n rouslng cheer an
nounced 70 the anxious watchers VINO
fitted about the beach that the steamer
Ind been moved a little. Slowly but
surely the ST. Paul moved Hternward
in northeasterly direction, but
stopped like n stubborn animal after
having slid through her sandy bed
some fifty yards. The tugs Kept up
their pulling and pulling until o'clock
without being able to make the Sessei
bulge an inch further. and then they
left her, evidently as deeply imbedded
as ever.
throughout the entire day and was VS.
tied BY some representatives OF insur-
nnce companies and underwriters, who
were Interested In the safety OF the ship.
Two OF these gentlemen who refused TO
give their names or the companies to
which they belonged, told the reporters
that they believed the accident was due
10 the mistake OF the man hwo was
making the aoundIngs with the lead.
having mistaken the mark for seven
fathoms and announcing 1t as seventeen
fathomB.
The press representatives were not al
lowed on board the St Paul, but one
OF their number managed TO elude the
wntchful officers at the gangway ana
succeeded In making his way TO the cap
tain's cabin this forenoon. Captain
Jamieson, he said. looked rather blue
when he spoke to him. In response 10
the reuorter'k Inquiries, the captain
said:
nre spr,inE, and the vessel is all right.
| There Is no sign OF leaking. The Chap
man and Merritt people who are IN
charge Of the bringing on OF the snip
are sanguIne OF success, and feel cOn-
Ident that she VIII move on very soon,
perhaps nfter couple OF tides,
President GriScom sent word to tho
reporters thut he was too buGy 20 SC
them. hut snih that Captain Jameson
bal p,anc n statement as 10 how the Hc-
cIdent occurred and he tMr Griscom)
exnrcted that Il would thoroughly vin-
dfcntr the st. Paul commander. The
shin wns lying comfortably and In no
yrny injured. The work of the wrcckinE
| companies was progressing 'sa'tstact9-
rily nnd he was sure the ship would
soon be gotten Oft This was all the
president would sny.
There has been n good deal ni riNnlry
between the Merritt company md the
| Chapman wrecklnG Company OF Bos"
| ton, an to which OF them should nave
management OF the work. Captain l.,
| +, Seelcy. OF the tug W. II. Chapman,
! waa the first TO make n hawseT fest to
tho disabled steamer and he tanned Il
nrlor right to the contract. The repre-
| scntntfvcs Of the two companies have
come 10 q mutual agreement, however.
| and while Mr.. Merritt Ia on the st Paul,
niberI ltcpdIng tho work. the C',up:tu"
cCfnpnny-is also represented on board
! Nv Superintendent Glblln, assistant Su-
pcrintcndent Tucker, Secretary Smith,
and two boss wreckcrB, Captain Wal
| colt. OF the tug, !. J. Merritt, when Secn
| To-day snid that there was u good
| chance OF getting the 81. Paul niioat
in II very short time, The wind, which
is from the northwest quarter to-day,
is. he said not favorable to the work OF
| floating her.
According to the captain, n good cast
or soutfehfteriy breeze ot about twenty
| knots would be more conducive TO
swinging her free and clear thnu on
CAPTAIN scrlcy, OF the w. Il. Chap
man, colncldOd with this opinion and he
homes 10 see the work completed within
n week, About 10 o'clock this forenoon
two large lighters steamed up alongside
The ST. Paul and were made fast TO her
stnrboard quarter and bow. Then their
| dcrrIclSB were put To work and Il large
! quantity Of baggage and periShnblc
fyplght, snch M urnnEcS grapes. etc,
were tnl(nn from the steamers hold nnl
sent up 10 New York Captain James
Muiiignn. Of HE saving station No. 4,
went on the 81 Paul to-day, and after