The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-26
RAN INTO THE SAND
The American Liner st. Paul Ground
ed OF Long Branch.
NO PASSENGERS ARE INJURED
They Are All Taken Ashore In the
Afternoon-The Steamer Had
S1,3OO.OOO Specie Bound
for Southampton.

Sandy Hook, Jan. 25.-The American
liner St. Paul, from Southampton for
New York, struck the outer bar off
Harrington, Long Branch, N. j., dur
ing a dense fog between 1 and O'Clock
this morning. She was shortly after
discovered by a patrol from the Long
Branch life saving service and prepare
tons made to open communications
with her. Apparatus was dragged to
the place and a shot fired across the
vessel. A hawser was placed on board
and the breeches buoy sent off. The
people on board desired to remain by
the vessel as there was no danger
Messages We're sent ashore notifying
the agents of the Maritime exchange
and wrecking companies of the acct
dent. Crews from Seabright. Mon
mouth Beach and Long Branch life
saving stations are all in attendance
on the steamer. The wind is light
southwest, with a long ground swell.
When the surf goes down they will go
to her in surf boats. Among the pas
sengers on the st. Paul are ex-Con-
gresham w. Bourke Cochran, Prince
Serge Wolkonick, Dixon c. Walker, DIR.
S. A. Korf, Harvey w. Brown, II. G.
Fellows. Miss Minnie Sachs. Louis r.
Worth and w. w. Whitehouse. The
St. Paul has on board $1,000, 900 specie.
The vessel struck on the sand bar
quarter of a mile from the Iron Pier.
Her nose ran about 100 feet into the
sand before the engines could be
stopped. She is pointed southwest.
The wind is blowing northwest, but
only eight miles an hour. The ST. Paul
sailed from Southampton Jan. is, in
charge of Captain Jamison. When the
steamer ran ashore, IT is said there was
only four feet of water over the bar.
Old seamen along the shore say the
vessel may not be floating for a week
or more. The wrecling tug Hustler
passed out at $3.50 o'clock a. m. to rem
der assistance to the ST. Paul.
At 10 g. IN. no passengers had been
removed from the steamer. Two tugs
are beside the steamer and another on
the way from New York. These three
will be used in removing passengers.
The stern line is 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.
From the fact that the St. Paul ran
aground in high water, Ii is thought
she will not be easily fioated. The next
high water will be a little before
O'Clock and and an effort will be made
TO pull her off. Meantime everything
that can be removed will be taken
from the vessel in order to tighten her.
Nine tugs are now with the vessel.
Some steerage passengers became
greatly alarmed. When they went on
deck, however, and saw the shore they
became quiet. The St. Paul was
launched from Cramps yard, Philadel-
phia, April 49, 1895. She is one OF the
most magnificently appointed vessels
In the Transatlantic service. If she is
not ready TO sail next Wednesday, the
company viii substitute the st. Louis
Life saving crews have commenced
transferring the st. Paurs passengers
to another steamer.
The work of taking off the first and
second cabin passengers began at 10:45
O'Clock. In all 102 men, AZ women, 3
boys. 2 girls and 5 babies were taken
from the vessel, making a total Of 154
persons. The steerage passengers are
still on the boat. Some baggage is now
being removed. The water ballast
tanks have been pumped out and eff
forts to pull the vessel off will be
made within an hour.
By p. IN. all steerage passengers
had been transferred from the ST. Paul
to the !. ]. Merritt, which started for
New York. No effort to release the ST.
Paul has yet been made.