The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26


FOG. with the wind n the northeast and
the surf running far Up the beach. a few
minutes after o'clock this morning the
new American steamship S.. Paul. bound
In. went ashore in front OF the Grand View
house. ALI OF the 10 passengers were to-
day transferred 70 the land At no time
were the passengers in dafger. Strenuous
efforts are being made 20 pull the St. Paul
from her dangerous position. She is in
twenty feet of water. just IN the outside
edge Of the breakers, about 90 feet from
the shore. with her head pointing az an
acute angle west and toward the shore.
Ii has been a Gay OF excitement for the
people OF Long Branch and vicinity. Never
before in the history of the town has there
been such q midw.nter influx OF excursion
lists as there was today. North and south
bound trains deposited crowds of curos-
.ty seekers az the Long Branch and East
Long Branch depots. The farmers for miles
around, with Their wives and families.
came. The objective point was East Long
Branch. where the big American liner was
hard aground, a hundred yards from ocean
Grove. There she lay. washed by the mer-
c.less breakers. locking Ike huge hotel
in the surf. with her ron hun. nearly an
eighth Of a mile n length, imbeded deep
Is In the sandy beach. She lay 50 close
TO the shore that the people on her decks
early IN the day could be heard speaking 70
taEU other very l~Sl4lEtA4 - AAuSt Dl4 Attr
beach. There was evidently no uneasiaess
felt by the passengers or crew OF the I'M
lucky vessel.
Lifeglardsman Joel r. Wiley Of life
boat station No. 1. was the first man 10
discover the ST. Paul in her dangerous
position. While patrolling bis beat he saw
signals Of distress flashing from a huge
black mass which, through the thick fog.
he made out To be an ocean liner. she
rtn IN fha hes
seemed TO be hard and fast on the beach,
and the tide which was then about fun.
was unusually high. Wiley hastened 10
the llfeboat house and aroused Capt. Multi
gan and the rest OF the crew. The life
savers lost no time. and In less time than IL
takes To tell II the little gun was loaded and
life line shot out in the night. IL fell
athwart the bridge Of the ST. Paul, and
moment later the men on shore were aware
OF the fact They went 10 work with
will and had ropes and guys soon in place
The breeches buoy was then rigsed. and
Capt Mulligan got into il. lie was drawn
aboard with only couple OF wettings, and
the passengers hailed him with cheers as
he was pulled over the side Of the ship.
He was assured that everything was all
right on board. and he came ashore again
with some messages for the international
Navigation Company. which owns the
vessel and assurances from the prominent
passengers that they felt perfectly safe and
had every confidence in the stability CT the
ship. When capt. Mulligan brought this
assuring news ashore. few hundred peo-
pie lad gathered on the beach. When Mul-
li-an returned he found Capt. West and his
crew from life-saving station No. }, Sea
bright. hard az work. The two crews com
blued worked like Tr0jans. but they could
not launch the boats in the face OF the
heavy breakers, which threatened 10
swamp them al every attempt.
Seeing that nothing could he done until
daylight. the weatherbeaten hfesavers
stood around and talked Of past expert
ences. They all agreed that no vessel had
ever run In so close TO the shore IN their
memory. They talked OF the wreck OF the
French steamer L'Amerlque, which ran
aground off Seabright, about three mites
north OF the present location or the -.
Paul. T'Amerigue met her mishap IN Feb
ruary. ls77, and she was taken OF Two
months later. The steamer Risuand went
10 pieces or West End. which is two miles
south or this spot. about twenty years ago.
other wrecks OF large steamers n this
were those OF the lrraw addy
and Manitoba. which occurred last No
vember. OF Asbury Park. which is a little
further south. down the Jersey coast.
when Capt Wardwell. Of lifeboat sta
tton No. :. which Is located at West End.
Branch he told a story which IN itself was
almost as interesting as that Of the
grounding Of the 81. Paul He said. as he
explained the reasons for his late arrival:
Lock here. bows. you think this is a had
foh. but there came near being another one
which might have been worse. About the
time that the alarm was given by No, I.
7 came ont with my crew ard saw big
vessel right Of our shore. I knew by her
size that she was a trans Atlantic steam
or and as she was coming head on ! sent
,tr, a rp.f Coston light which Sigualcd her
OF her danger In reply she sent up a blue
~-Sron light which siSnl'ed that she IN
derstood our signals. S2e vas GetaFed
a rottt half an hour. and I think she must
have been aground. judging from the posi-
fsoo IN which she was lying. I knew she
VS. none other than the Cu1ar1er Cam
mania am very positive that u It had
-ot been for our signals you w0ui3 now
have two OF the fastest trars-Atantic
steamers bowen In this vicinity instead of
one"
k,rt busy bringing messages ashore f-cn
tha -en-atn and passengers T1e -1nteg s
~ -qIv Gre ~ taexe messages was made
ruhI. ant thai was an assurance from
cart. Jameson T. read ''rhe ship is
s1st. aL safe and nos making water"
TIE Afeeoats went cut cary in t7e gore
noon. h0t 8o person vas a-.r"' '4 10 30
..,ara any ~ teem except Ehe crews Tfa
=, zserzers pr1noeuadr3 tae 1e-Ss and
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r.araxinr cheers which we're waited 10
them
Sa15rt.y before noon number y tugs
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gasul was surrounde4 hy mora Jaan dozen
sran steam craft. ia-!ajinS q revenue
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r~,-s fr1ra tae shore ~ tae -. made
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4, he tackled AsteC Ua.le Sans c1rre-
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