Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
The American Liner Runs Aground
Off Long Branch.
Is IMBEDDED IN SIX FEET OF SAND
Nine Tugs Go Down to the Dis
abIed Vessel.
SOME ALARM AT FIRST

SANDY. HOOK, N. j., January 25.-The
American liner st. Paul, from Southampton
for New York, struck the outer bar off Ho-
tel Brighton, Long Branch, N. j., during
the dense fog between 1 and 2 o'clock this
morning.
She was shortly after discovered by the
patrol from Long Branch life-iaving sta
tion, and preparations made to open COM
muncation with her. The apparatus was
dragged to the place and brought into use,
a shot fired across the vessel the hawser
hauled on board and the breeches buoy
sent off. The people on board desired to
remain by the vessel, as there was no dar-
ger. Messages were sent ashore notifying
agents, maritime exchange and wrecking
companies of the accident
The crews from Seabright, Monmouth
Beach and LoHg Branch lfe-saving sta
tions are all in attendance on the steamer.
Among the passengers on the st. Paul are
ex Congressman W. ourke Cochran, Prince
Serge Wolkonsky, Dixon c. Walker, DIR. 5.
A. knorpf, Harvey w. Brown, II. G. Fell
lows Miss Minnie Sachs, LOUIS R. Worth
ard ". Whitehouse.
The st. Paul also has on board 81 ,3Ooo 600
in specie.
The tug Hustler passed out at 9:30 am,
evidently on the way to render assistance
to the steamer.
The vessel struck head-on on a sand bar
Her nose ran about 100 feet in the sand be-
fore her engines could be stopped. She is
pointing southwest. The wind is blowing
northwest but only at the rate of eight
miles an hour now The vessel lies off Sea-
view avenue about 100 feet from the shore
She sailed from Southampton January Is
and was in charge Of Capt Jamison.
AT the time she ran ashore it is said that
there was only four feet of water over the
bar. The vessel has on board two hundred
bags of mail for the New York post office
Some of the old seamen along the shore
say that the vessel may not be fioated for
week or more.
The st. Paul is imbedded in about six feet
OF sand. AT 10 a. m none of the passengers
had been removed from the steamer An
other tug has arrived beside the steamer
and one Is or. her way from New York city.
These three will be used in removing the
passengers from the steamer. A stern line
1s out to hold the vessel in the position in
which she struck. The vessel appears to be
leaking. Dirty water is coming from the
ships pumps.
Capt. Muiigan of the lfe-saving crew at
Long Branch boarded the steamer and had
a talk with Capt. Jamison, and he will as
sist In removing the passengers. Besides the
Long Branch life-saving crew, there are the
crews from Seabright and Monmouth Beach
beside the vessel.
From the fact that the st. Paul ran
aground at nigh water IL is thought that
she will not easily be foated. rhe next
high water will be little before o'clock
and an effort will be made to pull her off
In the meantime anything that can be
saved will be taken from the vessel In order
to tighten her.
Some passengers in the steerage became
greatly alarmed when they learned the
steamer was ashore. When they went on
deck, however, and saw the shore they
became quiet.
A dispatch received from Atlantic High
lands says that there are nine tugs now
near the St Paul
The agent of the International Navigation
haf fha Ia,,1
ready to sail on Wednesday next the COM
pany will substitute the st. Louis, which
is now at Cramps yard, Philadelphia
Life lines were thrown to the ship from
neighboring hfe-saving stations, and the
steamers boats were made ready. The pas
engers were awakened by the ground
ing of the ship.
There is still some fog, but the water is
smooth, and there is no immediate danger
A telegram to the life-saving bureau
said the Merritt and Chapman wrecking
crews had reached the vessel, and that the
Long Branch, Seabright and Monmouth
life-saving crews had placed their breeches
buoy in order ready to land passengers and
mail IL found necessary. The telegram said
there is no immediate danger. The news
of the stranding was read with special
interest at the Treasury Department as the
officials had received advices that the ship
had aboard over a million gold which
was to be used for the purpose of maxi
ing bids for bonds.
The St. Paul was launched from Cramps
yard, Philadelphia, on April 10, 1885 She
is $3.50 feet long, 63 feet beam and 5O4
feet deep Her registered tonnage is 5S74
tons net and ii ,629 tons gross. She has
five decks, and is one of the most mag
nificently appointed vessels in the trans