Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-25
STRUCK A SAND BAR.
Tho Magnificent American LIls, ST.
Paul Aground.
CANNOT Bg EASILY FLOLrED.
Evidence Of Damege to tho vessel
Distinguished Iaisengers-Yal-
liable Cargo.

SANDY Hook, Jan. ?5.-The Amorl.
can liner ~. Paul, from Southampton
TO New York, struck on the outer bar
oil Holbrlghton, Long Branch, n. w.
during dense fog between aud .
O'Clock this morning. Sue was shortly
after discovered by q patrol from the
Long Branch life saving service and
preparations were made TO open com.
munication with her. Tho apparatus
was dragged 10 the place and shot
iifed acToss tho vessel, the hawsor
placed on board and tho brooches
buoy sent Of. The people on board
desired TO remain by the vessel, M
there was no danger. Messages were
sent aahor8 notifying the agents Of mo
maritime oNchangu anu wfocking
companies OF the accident. Tue cfows
from Scabtight, Monmouth Beach aud
Long Branch life saviug siall0as are
all In attendance on the steamer. Tho
wind IL light, southwest, vita a long
ground swell. When the suTi gOts
down they will 20 " her In surf boats.
Among the passengers Oh tnu -. Paul
are ex.CongfessmAn w. Boutke
Cochran, Prince Serge Wolklnsky,
Dixon e.. Willer Walker, D.. >. A..
Nor, Harvey w. BfowH, II. g. Fell
lIwe, Miss Minnie Sachs, l. uis II.
Worth aud w. Whitehouso. rhu 81.
Paul has On board $500, 900 In specie.
Tho vessel struck on Tho sand bar n
quarter OF milo from the iron pier.
flor nose ran about 100 icel into the
sand before tho engines cIuli DO
stopped. Sno IL pointing southwest.
| Tho wind is blowing northwest, but
/ only oight miles ami houfs. The 81.
Paul sailed from southampton on Jan.
rs In charge VI Captain Jamisun.
When the steamer Tau ashore II is sail
there was only four feet Of water over
| tho bar. Ola aeamOn along the shore
soy the vessel may not be Heated In a
week or more, The wfecking tug
Hustler pn,asd out at $3.50 a.m. 10 Ton.
der assistance 10 the ~. Paul.
Al 10 am. no passengers had been
removed from the steamer. Two
tugs are beside tho steamer nud
nhd another on her way from New
York. Thcte three viii DO used
IN removing the passengers. A stern
liue 10 out TO hold the vessel la the
position In which tho struck. rhu
vessel appears 10 be leaking. Dirty
water Ia coming from the ship's pumps.
From the fact that the ~ Paul ra1
aground In high water, !. ~ thought
enc will not bs easily tlosiod. Next
high water will he a little before .
O'Clock and an etiort will be made q
pull her OF. Meantime everything
that can be removed will DO taken
from the vessel In order TO tighten her
Nine tugs arc now by the vessel. Sons
atserAgs passengers bscAme greatly
alarmed. when they went on deck
however, aud saw the shore they be
came quiet. Tue ~. Paul wal
launched from Cramp'a yard, Phila.
delphia, April 10, 1895. sno u one Of
the most magnilcently appointed
vessels In the Transatlantic service. Il
she IL not ready 10 sail next Wednef-
day, tho company will substitute the
81. LsulB.
Tue WORKING OF taking Of the finl
ami second cabin passengers began d
1916 O'Clock.
InalIlO2 men, 42 women, boys,
girls anu babies were takon from Ia,
vessel, making = total OF 1874 pVreons
The Storage passengers ART stiil ON th'
boat Some baggage IL now being re-
| moved, the water ballast tanks have
been pumped out and AN effort to pull
the vessel oil will DO made within MI
/ hour.