The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-22
A. a Point Half Mile From
Where the Ill.fatcd Mollesan
Went to the Bottom.
THE MAGNIFICENT BEHAVIOR
nj the Crcw...Pcrfcct Discipline
Maintained and not Sim
gle Life Lost.
SMOOTH SEA AND NO WIND
Enables Life Boats and Tugs
to Take off the Passengers
Without Accident.

FALMOUTH. May 2l.-Thc American
line steamer Paris. Captain Watkins,
from Southampton and Cherbourg, for
New York. struck on an outlying
ridge OF the Manacles early this tnorn-
iur, at a point half mile from where
,oe wrecked Atlantic transport liner
Nchegan lies and five miles frcm Fall
n9Gth.
The Paris which sailed from South
ampton yesterday called at Cherbour!5.
J eni picked UP fifty passengers. She
lsn CherbourE at o'clock last evening.
Soon after o'clock this snorning, at
t!ch tide, and in dense fog she ran
ashore. From the first there was no
tarser. Life boats and tugs were soon
l!.traIr swarming around the vessel to
rsadcr assistance. a majority of the
A passengers. who number $50, were
/ brought 10 Falmouth. where they OBJ
! t.!aed lodgings for the night:
captain watkins reported that his
4 ship was lying comfortably In smooth
wafer anu that there was no occasion
u! any aiaFtn'st reports. he reported
1 The passengers and crew all we'll.
The hrst !Htlmation OF the vessels
Striking the rocks was slight grating
suna Which was followed by 4 second
i1l more pronounced shock, The look
cut shouted that there was something
looming aHeaG. but before there was
Tine 10 reverse the engines, the ship
Aau gone on the rocks, TWO hundred
Fares isom the Shore. Assistance was
summoned by means Of rockets and
'ne COAST guards promptly telepaoned to
'as '''e Sl'i"g station Tor poats.
Passengers Not Aware Of it.
4 Amajor!,y OF the passengers were not
asare that an ucctden; had hapoened
ra.Il they were called IN by the stew-
i:!s. On reaching the deck they found
tie ships boats In nere,ct readiness for
,is.r reception. The sea was perfec,Iy
ain aad the only dIsconfor. tha. the
iassengers expcrIcnced was caused bv
TIC slight rain that was falling at the
"-''. o"'"S 10 'Ae calnlnesS OF the
''4 '"' ooa'S coula be managed with
'-"'e safety. fertect order prevailed
-''a'' '"e vessel. captain Watkins
,,''' vi '''e ofiase giving orders, and
".' 'e''ec' Seh-possession and calmness
y '-'ed"oF had n reassurinE effect
w." "'e passengers. IN accordance
''''' '''e 'HstFuctior OF the captain. the
"''"'" anu children were the first to be
o"s" OH the ship. Such perfect order
was ma!nta!ned that n passenger de-
,,'''e1 the scene as simply slow
PROCESSION of women and children
."'.s III siHsIe iile to the boats.
81 4aEoFeak the position OF the vessel
Yu'4 u os better discerned. The brilliant
-,'' "r'"ohy light Mt the entrance to
Falmouth harbor could be distinguished
',,' 80 '"'ouSA the misty rain, and the
~, va S'a"a'ns inasts Of the !ll-fated
'"''l" c"u!t be seen nearby.
Warning Came too Late.
It Is said that a Falmouth o,,o, hon.
fAoEcl warning sIrnol IN tho p,rre
itliag the caDtal, that ho would M,
The vessel on ton or ,hc uo,or,n !, :.
d! no: alter the course Of tho sbI,
The warning, however cnmo too ,,te
md the Paris s,ruc,, =, , r,d.o "a ,ha
Westward o. ,rho vano,,os =, H.
g:i:sd tina; as ,bys w,s on,v +,air Con-
oal trip from Cherhourr ,na ooicer, =.
the Paris wor. mn, ,or,,,,a- ,n,,h 49,,
''O''e.
'"' Grey OF tho Paris are still aboard
-. ''sS'l
:" IL believed that the steamer hns
80 'lN' IN her bottom IN the forward
., Inc ship. Tugs are standing BY
>. ' "a" VIII assist IN an effort to get her
u, "e rocks.
- 1''aer details OF the disaster show
,,'' when the vessel struck the crew
VIE Summoned on deck The nassen
%" 90 "''a appearing were met in the
N"2a"lon-way with COMFORTING words
.'a a'saTancog OF their safety Excep.
''' c'oiacss was SHOWN on all sides,