The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

Coffee and biscuits were served. and then
We catered che SHIPS boats The steam
tugs brought Is - Falmouth
Mr.. Batcs~IeF's Erp.rience.
Mrs. B2tcheier. 4 sister % United
States Senator Vest. OF Missouri. who en-
barked az Cherbourg says the weather
was wet and nasty when they left port
She retired early. and ai about ] O'Clock
was awakened by q tremendous cash.
which at first seemed 60 arise from the
machinery. Then everything became 80
quiet that she DID not leave her hcriA
Soon afteFward. however. she was sTVrr--u
BY q steward. -.h0 urged rhs passengers
20 dress and 90 on deck immedistely.
Putting on a few things Mrs. Batcheief
hurried above and found hundreds Of half
dressed passengers there before her. The
officers were busily engaged ia preparing
tie boats Tor launching and calming the
passengers. though there was c0upara-
lively little excitement. as u was evident
that the ship was not sinking. and At
daybreak ali were assured By EIim0ses
OF the shore.
Mrs.. Batcheler said that some Of the
Messengers asserted that they heard Capt.
watkins say: II am unable To undeTsiand
now this happened Ilerc "tt I'd l1S
when NJ. Bachelor weut on deck bu-
only misty rain. The worst trouble. she
SAYS. arose in transferring the lsass-nEers
IN small boats ~ the rugs. In- otGce!s
and crew" she observed. worked like
Tr0jaHs ia getting the Ola people anG chill
dreu on, and they certainly deserve great
praise
List Of saloon Passengers.
The saloon passenger dist Of the Paris is
as follows.
william A. AraOgX and wife. Ms VI. F. Ashford
and Mss Mar A1hf1rd. Thomas A..ea, ", ?, AraAe.
and wife. A. l. Lain Nrs- 8I (. E2tclegr. c. c.
Bower Harry CeitIe Nrz ~. H. Char-aiII. CA4-ies
ElsH. :. Walter Earle. ?. X Fletcher Nizs Carrie
Gre5H u Green. ME Z. D. Gsr-aer and --.s-es
Agnes Garden and Helen GsrGsl Miss May g. How
ard ". Y. H4rt jT-. IS. Henry. D. z. Hermann,
Fresa Jeaaae James JaMez. J. KTGy. Or. !. S.
Iawfencs and wife. Harold Lawrence AID Miss
Geraldine IsvreEcs Ms. ". z. Iartletoa aai &.zs
Anue c. LIttle;oa. NiEs Annie g. LaSrie. a.
Lewis and wife A T. Lang 4. Lew. Miss n. L.
Mclean Mrs. C. Miller, John ?. Nolan su3 VIE,
Mrs Joha Z. NcN;hgr and infant Capt G. W.
NCCalum. Reginald NGrman. Or. .. =. Phillips.
and Frsnk G.. Phillips 7. " Porter, samuel Fe1Ts1H,
Hrs Margaret Broke Louis 2. Heal Nrs. J. H.
RaH.ett J. 7. Roe vs.. X Eens5n Joha p sweeney.
Fred StieItje-. Mrs 81 sib!ey. Misses Hsiea al
Mary Stubs u. v. SoIthw0-th. Mrs. H. Il. stan
wood Miss Florence and Henry T. Stauw0od. u. l..
s Mead Ma spadiag. Mss P. e. TOwEzsai.
George u. Taylor. Miss Blanche Taylor. and Tsonas
J. Taylar William RisIey Mrs. .. A. Wssh5urn.
Ms. Montgomery WilsoH Il. D. WylIie John white
E4ih Weld T. =. De Wolf and wife Il. Il. York.
D. Goldberg and Mrs. Goldberg. and Baron Oppea-
helm.
The mails OF the Paris will be forward
ed by The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. which will
sail from here tomorrow.
The passenger list includes s. first cabin
passengers, l0S second cabin, and 1872
stcerdgc.
Tonight the Paris lies in much the
same position as when she struck. her
bow being about $50 yards from the shore.
and her stern about 20. Just outside the
bows Of the Paris is a great ragged rock.
END a ridge OF rocks projects into the
water 200 Yards ahead.
There is about sixteen feet Of water In
the three forward compartments, but the
engines are apparently uDharmed. II has
been decided TO await special salvage ap-
paratus and the next tide tomorrow.
The sea is still smooth and the work OF
lightering proceeds.
IA Seen by Coast Guard.
Coverack, May H.-One Of the coast
guardsmen at COverack has made the fol-
lowing statement TO correspondent Of
the Associated Press:
1T was ] p a. m. to-day when ] discov-
cred the lights Of a steamer close inland,
just over the wreck of the Mohegan. /
Immediately fired a rocket. which was
responded 10 in a few moments by the
signal gun of the Paris. Chief Jefers, OF
the coast guard, summoned his men ard
manned the lifeboat. Unlike the case Of
- oh he Bsva-
seen. The rocket apparatus was prepared,
and the first shot discharged. 1t failed
to reach the vessel, but the second fell
across her bows and was quickly fastened
"In the meantime the Port HoustCck
lifeboat and the Falmouth rugs respond
ed There was a heavy ground swell run
ming. with sOuthwesterly breeze, and it
was very hazy.
ION reaching the Paris Chief letters
found Capt. Watkins maintaining the best
discipline There We're no signs OF
panic. The starboard boats of the Paris
were swung ready for launching; al the
women and children we're being collected
together, and the prompt arrival If the
tugs facilitated debarHauOn.
Recalls the MoheGan Disaster.
London, May 22-An the morning pa
pers comment editOrially upon the acci-
dent TO the Paris, calling attention to the
strange COlNClUtICe WITH llie hbLlCSTAI4
wreck. in which the loss of all the officers
left the position OF the ship. SO far out Of
its proper course, unexplained, the verdict
only showing d slack lookout. The Morn
ing Post and the Daily Mail call attention
to the mysterious and treacheTous cur
rents in the channel" urge an improved
system Of buoys. and call for postpone
n0ent Of Judgment until the fullest inveS-
tigation shall have been had.
New York 10 Replace Paris.
Now York. May 21.-At the office of the
American Line in this city to-day Second
Vice President James A. Wright made
public all cable dispatches bearing On the
disaster TO the Paris as soon as they
were received. During the day there
were only two inquiries made at the Office
for passengers on the Paris. The New
York, of the American Line, will Ike the
place Of the Paris, sailing from here a
week from Wednesday. She is arranged
the same as the Paris. so those who have
engaged passage on the Paris will occupy
on the New York the same staterOOms
that they secured on the sUnken vessel
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