St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-28
ALL EFFORTS TO MOVE THE
sTEAMsIIf' sT. PAUL UNAvAIL-
=. ING THUS FAR.
REMAINS IN SAME POSITION
AS WHEN, SATURDAY MORNING,
SHE RAN, HEAD ON, INTO
THE SAND.
LIGHTERS ARE HARD AT WORK.
Representatives of the Company
Sparing No Effort to Rescue
the Ship.

LONG BRANCH. N. j., Jan. N.-The
International Navigation company's
steamer st. Paul, which ran aground
Off Long Branch Saturday morning,
was still lying broadside on the shore
tonight. She is headed southwest, and
has scarcely moved an inch from the
position in which the tugs left her
early yesterday morning after they
had succeeded in moving her about so
or 60 yards astern from the spot where
she was stuck in the sand when she
ran head on in Saturday mornings
fog. The company's representatives
are not sparing themselves in their en-
deavor to take the ship out of her di-
lemma, and the Wrecking companies
men are working night and day to get
her away from the Jersey coast. The
steamer Is in no immediate danger,
and assurances have been made that
there Is not the slightest sign of a
leak anywhere.
The interest manifested by the public
In the welfare of the American steam
ship has not abated in the least. The
crowd which assembled on the beach
on Saturday and Sunday were larger
than that which put in an appearance
today, but those that did come made up
for the absentees in that they seemed
more anxious to have the big boat
pulled off.
There were four lighters constantly
at work from daybreak to nightfall
unloading the ships cargo. and fully
three-fourths Of 1T has been sent up to
New York. AS on Saturday and yes
terday, the ships officers guarded the
gangway and swinging ladder very
carefully, so that no stranger could
get aboard, and there was very strict
order issued not to allow q reporter on
board on any account.
In the afternoon over 100 men, COM
posed of quartermasters, stewards and
firemen, were sent ashore. They all
went to New York to take similar po-
sitions on st. Paups sister ship, the
st. Louis, which will sail for South
ampton next Wednesday. The latter
vessel hove in sight of her disab led
twin sister this evening, and her whis-
ties shrieked an encouraging salute to
the stranded steamer. The st. Louis
left Cramp & Sons ship yard Philadel-
phia, at o'clock this morning to fill
up the schedule of the st. Paul. and
reached Sandy Hook few minutes be-
fore 9 o'clock tonight
IN NO DANGER.
The president of the company, c. A.
Grlscom, together with his son and
two other representatives, stayed
aboard the steamer all night. They
came ashore early this morning and
went to New York in Mr. Griscom's
private car. Before going away the
president said that after having made
g thorough inquiry into the cause of
the Stranding of the st. Paul and from
what Capt Jamison had told him, he
believed that the captain was not be
blame. Until Capt. Jamison had made
an official report, which will be made
public through the proper channel, Mr..
Griscom said he did not care to dis
cuss the matter any further. He de-
MED that the ship was lying in the vi
entity of submerged rocks and said
she was lying easy. She was as tight
as drum and perfectly dry inside
AS to the chances Of getting the vessel
off, the president expressed himself as
being very confident and said that he
relied implicitly on the wrecking COM
panies who have charge of the work.
A representative of the press called
up Capt. Jamison on the telephone
and asked him how the work of I'M
loading and easing the ship was going
on. He replied that everything was
running smoothly and the work would
probably be finished tomorrow
How about the gold which was
Shipped at Southampton, is it still on
board?"
Yes, it is" he replied, 'but I wish
1t was in New York, as it causes me
more worry and uneasiness than any
thing else"