The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-22

| at about 5 O'Clock.
IN connection with the accident TO the
Farls 1t will be of interest to mariners
aIlo travellers to hear that persistent agi-
.a'ioh since the wreck of the Mohegan has
at last Induced the Trinity Rretbren To
act, and last week they promised 70 erect
d sas-hghted, automatic sound producing
puoy on the Manacles in place of the use
less bell buoy now there
1ahgs OF men on lighters have gone TO
tie stranded steamer TO take off the be-
longings of the passengers.
II ~ reported that two forward COM
paftments of the Paris are full of water.
A Passengers story.
Thomas Allen of London, a passenger
said:
i was in bed when the accident hap
pened. L heard a grating sound, and then
several hard thumps on the rocks shook
ehe snip. The vessel then seemed to stop
dead. A few minutes later I heard some
one calling: All hands on deck 1 rous-
ed my chum, who was still asleep. and
we went on deck. We were told to secure
our life belts, and we returned below and
got them
We were not allowed 10 return to the
deck at that time All were kept waiting
below. AT the first summons a few of
the passengers appeared in their night
clothes, but as soon as they discovered
that there was no danger they returned
to their rooms and made themselves
ready to leave the ship.
THE passengers all behaved in the hest
possible manner. There was no scream
ing on the part Of the women and the
most perfect order was maintained. We
were kept waiting below for an hour.
Coffee and biscuits were served, and then
we entered the ships boats. The steam
tugs brought us to Falmouth"
WOman's Experience.
Among the passengers of the Paris were
many poor female emigrants mostly for
eigners. All have been safely housed in
the sailors home here.
One of the women describes her experi-
ences as follows:
Il was awake when the vessel struck.
heard a dragging sound and felt a shock,
then the engines stopped. l went up
stairs to find out what was the matter
| could see the land quite plainly.
thought the ship had stopped to take on
passengers. l did not think there was
anything wrong and l returned to bed and
stayed there half an hour Then stew
ard told me to get up. 1 said: There's
my baby. Don't wake him. The stew
ard replied: If you want to save your
BABY get up / got up and dressed my
self and the baby and went on deck We
were much frightened, but there was no
confusion. They treated us in the kindli-
est manner, and finally brought US here
on a tug"
Senator Vests Sister.
Mrs. Batcheer, sister of United States
Senator Vest of Missouri, who embarked
at Cherbourg, says the weather was wet
ana nasty when they left port She re-
tired early, and at about l O'Clock was
awakened by a tremendous crash, which
at first seemed to arise flom the machin-
cry. Then everything re anne so Quiet
that she did not leave her berth Soon
atterWard, however, she was aroused by
steward, who urged the passengers to |
dress and go on deck Immediately. Put |
ting on few things, Mrs. Batcheier hur-
ried above and found hundreds of half |
dressed passengers there before her The |
officers were busily engaged in preparing |
the boats for launching, and calming the |
passengers, though there was compara- |
lively little excitement, as 1t was evident |
that the ship was not sinking, and at day |
break all were assured by glimpses of |
the shore.
Mrs. Batcheler said that some of the
passengers asserted that they heard Capt. /
Watkins say: II am unable 10 under
stand how this happened"
There was no fog when Mrs Batcheler
went on deck, but only misty rain. The
worst trouble, she says, arose in trans
ferring the passengers in small boats to
the tugs. THE officers and crew." she
observed, worked like Trojans in getting
the old people and children off, and they
certainly deserve great praise"
He Cannot Understand 1t.
Capt Scott of the ship Kinross says:
81 was bringing my vessel into Fal-
mouth harbor when the accident to the
Paris occurred. Saint Anthony light was
clearly visible for five or six miles, and
1 heard the bell of the Manacles buoy
as we passed. 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 that position any
better than in the case of the Mohegan.
The possibility of mistakng the ST. An
thony light for the Lizard is ridiculous.
as tht former is a revolving oil light.
low down, and the Lizard light is two fix
ed electric lamps on a high cliff"
Mrs. A. G. Spalding of Chicago says:
II was well forward and felt the shock. |
When l was aroused my colored maid in
sisted upon staying in bed, exclaiming:
If we must drown, let us drown in bed
It was with some difficulty that persuad-
I'd her to go on deck, even when rescue
was assured"
In Dangerous Position.
Tonight the Paris lies in much the
same position as when she struck, her
BOW being about $50 yards from the shore
md her stern about 200 Almost in a d.
'ect line and about mile ahead lies the
wreck of the Mohegan. Just outside the
BOWS of the Paris is great ragged rock,
md a ridge of rocks projects into the
water 200 yards ahead.
There is about sixteen feet of water
n the three forward compartments, bur
he engines are apparently unharmed. 1t
las been decided to await special salvage
apparatus and the next tide tomorrow.
rhe sea is stil smooth and the work of
lghtering proceeds.
ASSISTANCE SENT THE PARIS.