Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-30

Long Branch, \. j.. Jan. 2S.-In a
heavy fog, with the wind In the north
east and the surf running far up the
beach. the new American line steam
ship ST. Paul, bound in. went ashore
in front of the Grand View house at l
a. m. All Of the 100 passengers We're
transferred to land. At no time were
the passengers in danger. She was in
20 feet of water, just in the outside
edge of the breakers, about 800 feet
from the shore, with her head pointing
at an acute angle west and towards
the shore.
The lifehOatS, after 4 few trial trips
from the shore to the st. Paul, made
arrangements to transfer the nails
and passengers to some of the steam
tugs which lay around. and the mails
were the first to be tackled. After
| Hclc Sans correspondence had been
safely slowed away and headed for
New York. the crews in command OF
Captains MUIiigan, West and Ward
well turned their attention to the first
end second cabin passengers. Capt.
Jameson had the big gangWay low
cred and stationed the purSCr Of the
landing at the bottom. Then the first
cabin passengers began their exodus
from CranIpcd quarters. 1t took just
twelve boat loads to exhaust the sup
ply Of first and seconds. In the fourth
boat load one lady tainted after she
had made the jump from the little
| platform to the boat. They were all
transferred to the SideWhcCler George
Starr, which left at 3:iJ o'clock for
New York.
The cabin passengers were landed in
New York city from the tug George
| Starr ut the American line pier ut the
foot Of Fulton street. They looked n
cheerful lot. Notwithstanding their eX-
p]erienceS. These who were interview
ed by the newspaper reporters were
divided in their opinions as to whether
the Campania and the st. Paul had
been racing. as at first reported.
The Vessel Moved.
The life-saving people report tnat at
high water this morning the st. Paul
was moved about 100 feet northeast
and off shore. At ) p. m. there APP
pearcd to he no further change in the
position of the vessel. No further at
tempt TO float her will he made until
high water tomorrow morning.
President c. a. Griscom and all the
other representatives of the Interna-
tiOnai Navigation company. popularity
known as the American line, have
taken Il decidedly more hopeful view
of the situation of the stranded steam
or. They place great reliance on the
Merritt and Chapman wrecking com
pamicS who nave charge Of the pulling
off Of the big steamer, and they hope
TO have the ST. Paul at her berth at tn"
foot of Vezey street. New York, before
the end of this week.
The vessel is now about $50 feet
further toward the northeast than
where she lay last night, owing 10 the
efforts of the wrecking tugs, which,
were hard AT work to relieve her about
4 O'Clock this morning. and Ii Is hoped
she will be further eased before day
light tomorrow.
The crowds OF sightseers which were
In evidence yesterday Were more than
doubled to-day. Ocean ayeRue was
simply jammed with a surging mass OF
humanity. Vehicles Of all descriptions
were pressed into service, and when
they were all jumbled together near
the end Of Ocean avenue, East Long
Branch, they presented a very anus
ing spectacle. 1t is safe TO say that
there is scarcely a person who resides
within twenty miles of this place Nho
has not come TO see the big ocean
racer lying helpless within n stones
throw of the Grand View hotel veran
Ia. When the trains arrived from New
York to-day they brought a host OF
GotlialniteS who were anxious TO see
how the big liner looked. and the ma
iority of them wondered how on earth
| she could possibly have reached the
SPOT in which she is stuck hard and
fast.