The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-26
PARIS ON THE ROCKS
Amerfean Liner Gees On the Manaeses
Oh the CORNWALL Cssst - Pass
sengeFs md Crew All Right.

Falmouth, May 22.-The Americas
line steamer Paris, Capt. Watkins, from
Southampton and Cherbourg for New
York, struck on an outlying ridge Of
the Manacles early Sunday morning at
q point half a mile from where the
wrecked Atlantic transport liner Mo-
hogan lies, and five miles from Falmouth.
The Paris, which sailed from Southamp-
ton Saturday, called at Cherbourg and
picked up so passengers. She left Cher
bourg at SIX o'clock Saturday evening.
Soon after one o'clock Sunday morning,
at high tide and in a dense fog, she ran
ashore. From the first there was no
danger. Lifeboats and tugs were soon
literally swarming around the vessel to
render assistance. A majority of the
passengers, who numbered $50, were
brought to Falmouth, where they OBJ
tanned lodgings for the night. Capt.
Watkins reported that his ship was ~
ing comfortably in smooth water and
that there was no occasion for any
alarmist reports. He reported the pas
sengers and crew all well.
1t is said that Falmouth pilot boat
showed a warning signal to the Paris.
telling the captain that he would put
the vessel On top of the Mohegan If he
did not alter the course of the shin.
The warning, however. came too late.
and the Paris struck on a ridge to the
westward of the ManacIes. It is suo-
gested that as this is only their Sec
ond trip from Cherbourg the officers
OF the Paris were not familiar with the
course. The crew of the Paris is still
ABOARD the vessel. 1t is believed that
the steamer has a large rent in her bot
tom in the forward part of the ship.
rugs are standing by her and will as
slst IN an effort to get her off the rocks.
tine Paris was launched at Glasgow.
scotland, on October q, 1891. by J. e. e.
thompson, and her name was then the
City Of Paris. She is a steel steamship
having twin screws and three masts. Her
gross tonnage is 1885 and her net tonnage
- o'<s'' Sne Is go feet long, 63 feet beam
ana ~ 1eet deep, and has four decks Her
nrst trip to New York ended on July u
1872, and was made in the record brea kfne
tlme or days, Is hours and So minutes
from Queenstown. The Paris was rechris-
tened the Yale when impressed into the
service OF the United States navy during
the recent war with Spain. On her last
regular trip before she entered the service
of the United States there was considerable
anxiety lest she nigh. be captured by
spanish warships, but Capt Watkins re-
ported when he reached New York that nc
Spanish vessels had been seen during the
trip. Her welcome was very generous
one when she arrived. as her cargo con.
sisted mainly of guns and ammunition. As
soon as the vessel was unIoaded Capt
watkins and crew, s75 men all told, signed
contracts for war service and she was
turned over to the navy department. Dur
ing the war she was commanded by Can't
Wise and captured the Rita, blockade
runner, and did especial service as a trans
port, scout and dispatch boat. She was re-
leased from the service Of the United States
/ on September 2, and resumed her place as
merchant ship after a thorough refitting.