The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-25
THECITY OF PARIS
American Line Steamer Struck
an Outlying Ridge of the
Manacles and Is Fast.
She Ran ASHORE IN A DENSE FOG.
Passengers TO the Number of $50 We're
Taken From the Paris by Life
Boats and Tugs.
An Effort Was Made sunday Afternoon by
Three Tugs and y st.ci Hawser to
Tow the steamer on Tho At
tempt Vas UnsuccossfuL

FALMOUTH, May 22.-The America
line steamer Paris Capt. Watkin.
from Southampton and Charbourg 10
New York, struck on an outlying ridg
Of the Manacles carly Sunday mornin,
at point half mile from where "a,
wrecked Atlantic transport liner Mo
hegan lies and five miles from Fal
mouth.
The Paris, which sailed for South
ampton Saturday, called at Cher
bourg and picked up so passengers
She left Cherbourg at o'clock Satur
day evening. Soon after o'clock Sun.
day morning, at high tide and in a
dense fog, she ran ashore. From the
hrst there was no danger. Life boats
and tugs were soon literally swarming
around the vessel to render assi.ta nee
Il majority of the passengers, who
numbered $50. were brought to Fal-
mouth where they obtained lodgings
for the night
capt Watkins reported that his shin
was lying comfortably in smooth wa
ter and that there was no occasion
Tor any alarmist reports. lie reported
the passengers and crew all we'll
The first intimation of the vessels
striking the rocks was a slight grating
sound which was followed by a second
and more pronounced shock. The
lookout shouted that there was some
thing looming ahead, but before there
was time to reverse the engines the
ship had gone on the rocks, 200 yards
from the shore Assistance was sum-
moned by means of rockets and the
cost guards promptly tclephoned to the
life-saving station for boats.
A majority Of the passengers were
not aware that an accident had hap
pened until they were called up by the
st ward. On reaching the deck they
found the ships boat in perfect readi-
ness for their reception. The sea was
perfectly calm and the only discomfort
that the passengers experienced was
caused by the slight rain that was fall .
ing at the time. Owing to the calm .
ness OF the sea the boats
could bo managed with perfect safe
ty. Perfect order prevailed aboard
the vessel. Capt. Watkins stood on
the bridge giving orders and his per-
feet self possession and calmness of
iemeanor had reassuring effect upon
The passengers In accordance with
The instruction Of the captain the
and children were the first to
DC taken off the ship.
At daybreak the position OF the YES
el could be better discerned. The
brilliant Saint Anthony light at the
ntrance of Falmouth harbor could be
distinguished plainly through the
misty rain and the still standing masts
# the ill-fated Mohegan could be seen
ear by.
Nhen dawn broke every one on !
oard was relieved TO find the shore on {
ne side and life boats lying near by 9
n the other The vessel lay with her
cad to the southwest, the reversing |
f her engines having put her broad
de on TO the rocks Happily the sea
'as smooth and there was no wind.
FALMOUTH, May 22.-An effort was
ladc Sunday afternoon to tow the
aris off the rock. Three tugs were r
ngaged at full pressure with the \
Gamers steel hawscrs, her own en- Y
ines assisting for half an hour The \
tempt was entirely unsuccessful, the l.
Gamer r ot budging an inch. a