The age-herald., 1899-05-24
GOOD PROSPECTS OF
 SAYING THE PARIS
Thought That She Can be Suc-
 cesSfuIly lowed Off,
PASSENGERS OF THE SHIP
Take Special Trains to Reach Steamers in Which They Will Sail for Amer ica-Hospitality of Cornishmen
 Enthusiastically Praised.

Falmouth, Eng, May 2S.-The most of the passengers of the American liner Paris, which ran on the rocks off the Lowlands Point, near Coverack. Cornwall, early on Sunday morning, while on her way to New York from Southampton, left on special trains this morning. Some of them will go on board the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm De Crosse, which is sched- uled to touch at Southampton today, but the majority of them will take passage on board the American line steamer St. Paul, which is to sail for New York from South ampton on Saturday next.
 The travellers were exceedingly grateful to the Cornish folks for their unstinted hospitality and as the trains moved out of the station the passengers lustily cheered those who had assembled on the platform to wish them God-speed
 The weather continues favorable to the stranded ship. A light wind is blowing, and there is no serious amount of wash. Soundings which have been taken show the Paris to be resting more favorably, owing to the fact that she has been considerably frightened. She Is not straining at all, and there is perceptible movement of the ship as the swells roll beneath her, showing
 
 rocks. Should the steamer show signs of sinking when taken into tow it is proposed to run her on flat sandy beach, adjoining the place where she stranded. high official of the American line says the prospects of saving the Paris are more hopeful than ever and there is little doubt that She will be successfully lowed off Powerful tugs belonging to the Liverpool Salvage association are expected to arrive at the scene of the wheck this evening, and the divers believe the additional pumps will clear the first four holds. The fifth is so badly pierced that m amount of pumping will clear it. The re- maining six holds are secure It Is expected that the steamer now be- ing evenly balanced. will come off the rocks without sustaining further damage The officers of the Paris still refuse to furnish any explanation of her getting out Of her course. An official of the board of trade boarded her for the purpose of get ting some information on the subject. but
 her officers refused to answer questions on the ground that the board of trade has no jurisdiction in the matter, and the inquiry into the accident must take place in the united States, as the Paris is under the American flag
 A leading Cornish diver, who returned here tonight from the Paris, takes a very pessimistic view of the prospects of saw ing the liner To the correspondent of the Associated Press he said
 T do not anticipate that the Paris will ever be refoated. She is pierced by rocks amidships, her foreholds are badly dam aged, the bulkheads are practicaly use- less and even if she were got off the rocks I believe she would sink
 "In my opinion, the only remedy is a false bottom, which 1t would take a month to complete, and I believe even moderately rough weather in the meantime would break up the ship"
 Everything is in readiness for tomorrow's S efforts to refoat the vessel IT the weather continues favorable.
 Later in the day diver reported that the | Paris has sustained heavy damage from her bow to point 70 feet aft. But he l thinks the principal damage is inside the | double bottom.