The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27
Steamer ST. Paul Refuses to Bulge
From Her Resting Place.
IS NOT VERY BADLY DAMAGED
According to Statements by
Owners and Captain. =

ing, Is sui lying stranded In the surfa
short distance out from the beach, just OPP
posite the Hotel Brighton.
The French steamer L'Amerique was
wrecked of Seabrlght, about three miles
north OF the present location of the ST.
Panl. in February, 1871. The other.
wfecks OF large steamers in this %neighbor-
hood were those Of the lrrawaddy and
Manitoba, which occurred last November
off Asbury Park, which Is a little further
south down the Jersey coast.
Lifeboats went out early in the fore
noon, but no person was allowed to go
aboard any Of them except the crews. The
breakers dashed themselves into furious
spray against the sides OF the big ship ard
then dashed madly on, drenching the gal
liant hfebont crews, who vainly attempted
TO launch THAR crafts.
Shortly before noon a number OF tugs
hove In sight, aud by I O'clock the St.
Paul was surrounded by more than a
dozen small steam crafts. including n
revenue cutter and the Chapman and Mcr-
rift wrccking boats. The lifeboats, after
n few trial trips froA the shore 10 the
~. Paul, made arrangements To transfer
the mails and passengers to some OF the
steam tugs which lay around, and the
mails were the first TO be tackled.
Clearing the Vessel.
After Uncle Sans correspondence had
been safely slowed away and headed for
New York, the. life-saving crews in COM
mand of Captains Mulligan, West and
Wardwell turned their attention TO the
first and second cabin passengers. Cap
tain Jameson had the big gangway
lowered and stationed the purser on the
landing ut the bottom. Ii just took l2
IAnN ln-la g.. .-IA..s IT. ..,l - l..e
and seconds. They were all transferred 10
the side-wheelcr George Starr, which left
at 8 IS o'clock for New York.
1t was the general impression that the
steerage passengers would not be taken
of, as tho wrecking companies intended
90 pull the 81. Paul aft at once. This was
found to be inpracticable, and the boats
FASTENED TO take off the Storage people.
To their credit be 1t said that they offered
less resistance 10 their deliyerers than did
those who had proceeded them. The
poorer passengers were by far the pluck
lest, as they NIL came down the gangway
and jumped into the boats with astonish-
Ing bravery. All the passengers were
taken of the steamer before 4:30.
Captain Wardcll OF the West End Life
saving station said that he was pretty
sure that the steamer would remain.
In her present position for man.
days to come. "As long rs the wind
Is off shore" said he. ''she is all right,
but IL a gale strikes her In the OPP
posite Objection l have grave fears that
she will succumb TO its influence, like
other iron ships"
Weeks Work Ahead.
All tho leading representatives OF the In !
ternatlonal Navigation company, popu-
larry known as tho American line, who
are here. owing 10 the %stranding of the st.
Paul, place great reliance on the Merritt
and Chapman Wrccking companies, who
have charge OF the pulling of of the big
steamer, and they hope TO have the st.
Pau Ut her berth by the end Of this week.
The vessel is now about 100 feet further
toward the northeast than where she lay
Saturday night, owing TO the efforts OF
the wrecking tugs.
Boatmcn had u busy and profltsble day
of Ii yesterday, aud the side plates of the
steamer were touched and scrutinized by
hundreds Of people who probably would
not know whether a plate was sprung or
not. They examined every foot OF her
sidcs, however. and after gazing at the
powerful hawsers which were stretched
from her bow 20 the working tugs, they
came back to tho shore self-satisfed that
they lad seen something which they
might never havc n chance OF witnessing
again in "A lifetime.
T>e fact that the ship Fola Of London,
bound froms Now York to Calcutta, had
sunk late Saturday night, and one of her
lifcboats coming ashore off West End
yesterday morning, added considerably to
the Interest manifested by the visitors as
20 the Safety of the St. Paul.
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4owed on board the st. Paul, but one OF
their number managed to elude the
watchful officers 10 the gangway, and sue
ceeded In making his way 10 the captains
cabinycsterday afternoon. Captain Jamie
he said, looked rather blue when he
spoke TO him. In response TO the repre-
sentative's inquiries, he said;
Vessel All Right"
"It is net the truth that any OF the
plates are sprung, and the vessel Is all
right. There is no sign Of leaking. The
Chapman and Merritt people who are in
charge OF the bringing OF Of the ship arc
~sanguinc OF success, and / feel confident
she will move of very soon, perhaps after
"a couple of tides"
President Griscomb sent word to the re-
portcrs that Captain Jameson had made
U statement as 20 how the accident oc-
Cured, aud he (NIr. Griscombl expected
that IL would thoroughly vlndicate the
st. Paul's commander. Tn ship was ~
Ing comfortably, and I'm no way injured.
The work of the wrecking companies was
progressing satisfactorily, and he was
sure the shin would soon DE gotten of.
This was all the president would say.
AZ high tide last evening the rug North
American hal u hAwscr attached To the
shipTbut after half an hour's pulling and
straining she gave up the job, as she made
no p%erccptiblc change In the position oil
the 81. Paul.
Borden A. X. JEFF rey, n wrecklng
master. who lives NJ Elberou, said that no
matter what the Ounard people say To the
contrary, he Is positive that Tho Cam.ania
was aground ut 2:3l o'clock Saturday
morning for fully half an hour, right back
~ the late George w. Child's cottage nt
Elborop. Hp snvs that his xVifp alan nv