The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-08
Steamer St. Paul Rescued From
Her PerIous Position.
SHE STEAMED TO NEW YORK
las Not Sustained the Slightest Injury
the Agents Asscrt-Salvage
win BE Enormous.

New York, Feb. 4.-The steamer ST.
Paul of the International Navigation
Company line, which went ashore on a
sandbar off Long Branch a week ago
last Saturday, was pulled off the bar at
800 this morning by four wrecking
tugs of the Merritt e. Chapman Wreck
ing Company. with the aid of dredge
anchors.
The conditions this morning were
favorable for pulling off the stranded
vessel, for the wind was blowing with
considerable force. The sea was good
and the position of the St. Paul such
that she was able to aid herself con-
siderably by her propellors.
When the four big tugs took their
positions at a few minutes after
o'clock the big hawsers strained and
creaked. There was pause for mo-
ment, and then the big liner was seen
to glide slowly but surely seward.
But while the crowd on the beach
watched the wrecking tugs and their
valuable tow, she seemed to come to
dead halt again.
Put on all your STEAM" cried the
man at the bell. Don't be afraid" and
the word passed to the engineers. There
was a harsher 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 off
considerably SCARED. but not injured
to 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 until she was
moored at the pier of the American
Line Company, where she was greeted
joyously Captain Jameson, with his
first and second officers, was on the
bridge when the steamer came up. He
remained there until she was safely
moored. He refused to talk
The vice president of the company
A. c. Griscomb, however, made the
following statement. 1.-THE ship, so fal
as we know, has not sustained the
slightest injury. We feel very proud o.
the ship during her adversely. We are
now willing to run her to Southampton
We will have our men inspect the shiI
externally and internally and in add
ton to this she will be examined by the
proper authorities, who will probably
be more able to tell whether or not thu
American Line or it's ships are capable
Of carrying mails and passengers from
this country to England in safety"
The officials of the company are au
thority for the saying that the st. Pau
will probably sail for Southampton II
about two weeks, as advertised. The.
also state that a complete and thorough
investigation will be instituted regard
ing the accident.
ENORMOUS SALVAGE
Shipping men are already at worl
fixing up a general average list of tn
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 eve
collected from any one vessel. The low
est estimate places this amount a
500, 900. The loss will fall on the under
writer's, as the American Line does no
insure it's own vessels. If mismanage
ment could be proved against the of
ficers of the company, however, sui
, may be brought and the total loss col
lected from the steamship company.