Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-22

on the part of the women and the most
perfect order was maintained. We We're
kept waiting below for an hour. Coffee
and biscuits were served and then we en-
tered the ships boats. Steam tugs brought
US TO Falmouth"
Among the passengers of the Paris We're
many poor female emigrants, mostly for
etgnerS. All have been safely housed in
the Sailors home here.
One Of the women describes her expo
riences as follows:
Il was awake when the vessel struck. l
heard a dragging sound and felt shock;
then the engines stopped. l went upstairs
10 find out what the matter was. i could
see the land quite plainly. thought the
ship had stopped TO take on passengers.
! did not think there was anything wrong
and returned TO bed and stayed there
half an hour. Then a steward told me 10
get up. l said: There's my baby, don
wake him. The steward replied: If you
want TO save your baby. get up got up
and dressed myself and the baby and
went on deck. We were much frightened
hut there was no confusion. They, treated
us in the kindliest manner, ana hhaliy
brought US here on a tug.
Senator Vests sister on Board.
Mrs. Batcheler, a sister of United States
Senator Vest, of Missouri, who embarked
at Cherbourg says the weather was wet
and nasty when they left port. She reti-ed
early and a about o'clock was awakened
by a tremendous crash, which at Iirst
seemed TO arise from the machinery. 1i;i
everything became so quiet that she dld
not leave her berth Soon afterwards
however, she was aroused by ste"1ra,
who urged the passengers to dress ana go
on deck Immediately. Putting on Il ieW
things, Mrs. Batcselcr hurried above and
found hundreds of half dressed passengers
there before her.
The officers were busiIy engaged in pre-
pairing the boats for launching ana CAIN
ing the passengers though there was COM
fi-plV lirTla cNGiTament, 1t was evil
dent that the ship was not sinking, ana at
daybreak all were assured by giimpses OF
the shore. ,
Mrs. Batcheler said that some of the
passengers asserted that they heard Cap
tain Watkins say: Il am unable to under
stand how this happened" There was no
fog when Mrs. Batcheler went on deck,
but only a misty rain. The worst trouble
she says, arose in transferring the passtmn- IN
gers in small boats to the tugs. The oiii-
GERS and crew. she observed, worked ike
s Trojans in getting the old people and chill
dren off, and. they certainly deserve great
praise"
The Paris had good weather most of the
evening, the moon being about three-quar-
tiers fun and al TIE zenith at o clock: Inc
weather was misty, but not foSgy. When
the vessel struck most of the passengers
were asleep. She seemed to rise. then quix-
cred. grated over the rock and stood stlli,
with slight list TO pert. The shock suS.
gested striking .derelict or small vessel
and the possibility of being on the rocks
therefore, was not suggested until the stew
ards were heard crying: All hands on
deck. Captains ORDERS
Many came on deck in their night cloth
ing One man wore his drawers and his
wife's fur cape. bu { his, appearance caused
much smiling that his wife. sent him
down 10 dress, whi ch he did in the music
room, 10 the equal muScment of all. There
were no signs of panic. The soundings
made showed nine fathoms of water for
ward and fourteen aft: but the ship rest
ed on a fat rock. while the rocks rising on
each side held her al most erect.
The officers log determines the position
Of he ric nd 10 Tr,SitiDp n the wreck
of the Mohegan shows that the Paris was
even more out of her course than the Mo-
hegan and the shore and then when the
mistake was diScove red, having changed
her course, in the f;H0e of clearing the
rocks thus miraculousaS escaping the Man
acles.'
He Heard n Tremendous Crash.
Captain G. W. McCsillum. of Pittsburg,
says: Il heard a tremeg ldous crash and,
a steamboat man. ! knew we were on the
bottom and that if she slipped from the
rock We would be in ueer street. Hur-
stairs, where I met the steward. who was
shouting All hands on deck As l reach
ed the deck ! could just make out the
maSts of the Moher3n- Officers and crew
worked hard 10 restore confidence: and
the women seemed caEner than many of
the men. As soon as the tugs arrived
knew We were all safe, as the sea was calm
and there would be no trouble in transfer
Captain Scott of the ship Kinross, says:
Il was bringing my vessel into Falmouth
harbor when the accident to the Paris DC
Cured. st. Anthony light was clearly
visible for FIVE or six miles and I heard
the bell of tine Manacles' buoy as we pass
ed. A misty rain was falling, but there
was no fog. and we saw the coast line
nearly all the way from the Lizard. 1t
IS impossible for me to understand how the
Paris got into the position any better than
the Mohagan. The possibility of mistaking
the St. Anthony lgiht for the Lizard light
4 as for -- DI,-f,,
oil light. low down. and the Lizard light is
two fixed electric lamps on a high cliff
Mrs; \. G. ,spalding. of Chicago says:
II was well forward and felt the shock
When aroused my maid she insisted upon
staying in bed; eNclaimirg: If we must
drown. let us drown in bed 1t was with
some difficulty that persuaded her to go
on deck even when rescue was assured
4 Bouquet for the Captain.
Henry Wilding. managing agent of the
line. who arrived from Southampton this
afternoon by special train, to arrange for
the transportation of the passengers. said
TO a correspondent of the A ssociated Press:
Il have had no opportunity to inquire as
TO the facts and certainly have no theories
10 indulge. The CherborIrg stop was adopt-
ed some time ago. and was by no means I'M
usual Captain Watkins is one of the most
trustworthy officers on the Atlantic, and I
must await the results of the investigation
before passing any Judgment"
Tonight the Paris lies in much the same
position as when she struck her bow be-
ing about 80 yards from the shore and her
stern about 300. Almost in direct line
and about a mile ahead lies the wreck of
the Mohegan. Just outside the bows of
the Paris is A great ragged rock and
rldee OF rocks project into the water 200
yards ahead.
There is about sixteen feet of water in
the three forward compartments but the
engines are apparently unharmed. 1t has
been decided to await special salvage an
paratus and the next tide tomorrow The
sea is still smooth and the work of light
eEtng proceeds.