The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-31

morning at a point half a mile from
where the wrecked Atlantic transport
Mohegan lies, and five miles from Fail
mouth. The Paris, which sailed from
Southampton yesterday, called at Cher
bourg and picked up fifty passengers.
She left Cherbourg at 6 o'clock last
evening. Soon after 1 o'clock this |
morning, at high tide and IN dense |
fog she ran ashore. From the first |
there was no danger Lifeboats and |
tugs were soon literally swarming
around the vesseI rendering assistance.
A majority of the passengers, who
| mum ered $50, were brought to Fal-
| mouth, where the obtained lodgings
| for the night.
! CAPTAIN Watkins reported that his
snip was lying comfortably in smooth
water. and there was no occasion for
any alarming reports. He reported the
passengers and crew all well.
The first indication of the vessels
striking the rocks was a slight grating
sound. which was followed by second
out shouted that there was something
looming ahead but before there was
time to reverse the engines the snip
had gone on the rocks, 200 yards from
| the shore. Assistance was summoned
by means of rockets, and the coast
guards promptly telephoned to the lie
saving station for boats.
4 majority of the passengers were
not aware that an accident had nap
pened until they were called up by the
stewards On reaching the deck they
found the ships boats in perfect read
mess for their reception. The sea was
nerfectlv calm, and the only discomfort
that the passengers experienced was
caused by the slight rain that was tall
ing at the time Owing to the CAIN
ness of the sea, the boats could be
managed with entire safety
Perfect order prevailed aboard the
vessel. Captain Watkins stood on the
bridge giving orders and his perfect
self-possession and calmness OF de-
mnanor had a reassuring effect upon
l -
the instruction of the captain, the
women and children were the first to
| be taken off the ship. Such perfect or
der. was maintained that a passenger
described the scene as simply slo"
procession OF women and children
walking in single file to the boats.
It is suggested that as this is only
their second trip from Cherbourg, the
officers of the Paris were not familiar
/ with the course The crew of the Paris
! are still aboard the vessel.
II is believed that the steamer has
large rent in her bottom in the for
ward part Of the ship. Tugs are stand
inc by her and will assist in an effor
to get her off the rocks
Further details of the disaster shoT
thot when the vessel struck the GREY
% were summoned on deck. The pas
sengers appearing were met in tn
COMPANION way with comforting word
and assurances OF their safety EXcer
tional GOODNESS was shown on all side:
81 the stewards distributing coffee al
stimulants to all who desired them.
Il Captain Watkins had his gig lowere
y and rowed ashore in order to ascertal
his whereabouts and to telegraph t
Falmouth for tugs TO assist his shil
In the meantime rockets were sent u
and signal guns were fired.
When dawn broke every one o
board was relieved to find the shore o
- one side and lifeboats lying near by o
the other The vessel lay with rs
20 head to the southwest, the reversing {
30 her engines having put her broadsid
- on to the rocks. Happily the sea Wa
~ smooth and there was no wind. Otf
erwise there would probably have bee
a different tale to tell.
The dangers of the vicinity weT
strikingly brought home to the pa:
sengers and crew by the masts of tn
= wrecked steamer Mohegan, which al
J sticking out of the water, and by
miserable bell buoy, which tolls almo!
constantly, as though sounding
death knell.
When Captain Watkins returne
from ms Trip dSLoIe ied tIeAHehihLh'
from his trip ashore he learned tbs
there was already considerable watt
in the hold, and the tugs which ha
arrived stood by in readiness for an
emergency. All the passengers wei
:. transferred TO the tug Dragon, but b
yond the clothes they wore they toe
nothing with them. They We're lane