The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-05

Again Ia Few Days.
New York, Feb. 4-The steamer St
! Paul which went ashore off Long
Branch a week ago, was pulled off the
bar at $40 o'clock this morning. Fifty
minutes later the vessel passed Allan
tic Highlands. bound for New York, un-
der her own steam.
The conditions this morning were IA
vorable for pulling off the starnded YES
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 con-
siderably by her propellers.
When the four big tugs took their
positions at few minutes after 9
O'Clock the big hawsers strained and
creaked There was pause for a mo-
ment, and then the big liner was seen
to glide very slowly but very surely
seward.
But while the crowd on the beach
watched, the wrecking tugs and their
valuable tow seemed TO come TO dead
halt again. Put on all your steam. "
cried the men at the bell. Don't be
afraid" and the word was passed TO
the engineers. There was harsnar
grinding than before, and then the big
black hull moved again eastward, and
in a moment or two was in deep water.
Cheer after cheer went up from those
on shore. The big steamer came on
considerably SCARED, but not injured 10
any material degree. As she passed in
through the Narrows. followed by a
little fiotilla of tugs, the passengers on
the North German steamer Lain
crowded on her decks and cheered for
her safety into port.
The white-coated band played Hail
Columbia and kept on till she was
unoored 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.
ST. PAUL UNINJURED.
Captain Jamison refused to talk. The
vice president of the company, a. c.
Griscom, however, made the following
statement:
THE ship, so 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 ad-
verse trials. We are not willing TO run
her to Southampton. We will have our
men inspect the ship externally and in
ternally, and in addition 10 this he will
be examined by the proper authorities,
who will probably be more able to tell
whether or not the American line or its
ships are capable of carrying mails and
passengers from this country to Eng
land in safety"
The officials of the company are au-
thOrity for saying that the st. Paul will
probably sail for Southampton in about
two weeks. as advertised. They also
state that a complete and thorough in
vestigation viii be Instituted at once
regarding the accident.
Shipping men are already at work
fixing up a general average list of the
losses sustained by the st. Paul. Opin-
ions differ as TO the amount of the loss,
but all agree that the salvage that will
have TO be paid will be the largest ever
collected from any one vessel since the
business of building ships was begun.
The lowest estimate places this amount
at 100000.
The loss will fall on the underwriters,
as the American line does not insure its
own vessels. If misunders
own vessels. If miSmanagement could
be proved against the officers of the
company, however, suit may be brought
and the total collected from the steam
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