The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-22


be serious The tugs left the scene at about
o'clock. In connection with the accident to
the Paris 1t will be of interest TO mariners
and travellers to hear that persistent nego-
tiation since the wreck of the Mohegan
has at last induced the Trinity brethren TO
act. and last week they promised to erect
gas-lghted. automatic sound-producing buoy
on the Manacles in place of the useless bell
buoy now there.
Gangs of men on lighters have gone to the
stranded steamer to- take Off the belongings
of the passengers. 1t is reported that two
forward compartments OF the Paris are full
of water.
Thomas Alien. of London. a passenger on
the Paris. on his way to New York. said:
Il was In bed when the accident happened.
i heard grating sound. and then several
hard thumps on the rocks shook the ship.
The vessel then seemed to stop dead. A few
moments later 1 heard some one calling,
All hands on deck" 1 aroused my chum.
who was still asleep. and we went on deck.
We were told TO secure our life belts and we
returned b, low and got them. We were not
allowed to return to the deck at that time.
All were kept waiting below. AT the first
summons few of the passengers appeared
in their night clothes. but as soon they
discovered that there was no danger they
returned to their rooms and made them
selves ready to leave the ship. The pas
sengers all behaved in the best possible
manner. There was no screaming 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.
Steam tugs brought us to Falmouth
Among the passengers of the Paris were
many poor female emigrants, mostly foreign
ers. All have been safely housed in the
Sailors Home here. One OF the women de-
scribes her experience as follows: Il was
awake when the vessel struck. I heard
dragging sound and felt a shock; then the
engines stopped. 1 went upstairs to find out
what the matter war. / could see the land
quite plainly. 1 thought the ship had stopped
10 take on passengers. i did not think there
was anything wrong and L returned to bed
and stayed there half an hour. Then a
steward told me to get UP. / said: There's
my baby; don't wake him. The steward re-
piled: III you want to save your baby, get
up 1 got up and dressed myself and the
baby and went on deck. We were much
frightened, but there was no confusion.
They treated US in the kindliest manner.
and finally brought US here on a tug"
MRS. BACHELORS STORY.
Mrs. Bachelor. a sister of United States
senator Vest. OF Missouri who embarked
at Cherbourg, says the weather was wet
and nasty when they left port. She retired
early and at about o'clock was awakened
oy a tremendous crash, which at first
seemed to arise from the machinery. Then
everything became so quiet that she did not
leave her berth. Soon afterward she was
aroused by steward. who urged the pas
sengers to dress and go on deck Immediate
iy. Putting on few things. Mrs. Batch
elor hurried above and found hundreds of
half dressed passengers before her. The
officers were busily engaged in preparing
the boats for launching and calming the
passengers. though there was comparatively
little excitement. it was evident that
the ship was not sinking and at daybreak
all were assured by glimpses of the shore
Mrs. Bachelor said that some of the pas
sengers asserted that they heard Captain
Watkins say: II am unable to understand
how this happened" There was no fog
when Mrs. Bachelor went on deck, but only
misty rain. The worst trouble, she says,
arose in transferring the passengers In small
boats to the tugs. 1.-The officers and crew."
she observed, worked like Trojans in get
ting the old people and children off, and
they certainly deserve great praise
H. w. Southworth. one of the passengers,
an Englishman, says: 1.-The Paris had good
weather most Of the evening, the moon be-
ing about three-quarters full and at the
zenith at 8 o'clock. The weather was misty,
but not foggy. When the vessel struck the
passengers were asleep. She seemed to rise,
then quivered. grated over the rock and
stood still, with a slight list to port. The
shock suggested striking a derelict or
small vessel. and the possibility of being on
the rocks, therefore, was not suggested un-
til the stewards were heard crying, All
hands on deck. Captains orders Many
came on deck I'm their night clothing One
man wore his drawers and his wife's fur
cape, but his appearance caused so much
smiling that his wife sent him down to
dress. which he did in the music room, TO
the equal amusement of all concerned.
There were no signs of panic. The
soundings made showed nine fathoms of
water forward and fourteen aft; but the
ship rested on a fat rock, which rising
on each side held her almost erect The
officers log determines the position of the
Paris and the position of the wreck of the
more out of her course than the Mohegan,
she having passed between the Mohegan
and the shore. and then when the mistake
was discovered. having changed her course
in the hope of clearing the rocks, thus mir
aculously escaping the Manaces."
Capt. w. G. McCallum OF Pittsburg says:
II heard a tremendous crash and as
steamboat man L knew we were on the bot
tom and that IL she slipped off the rock we
would be I'm Queer street Hurriedly put
tiLg on my clothing. went upstairs, where
met the steward, who was shouting: All
hands on deck AS i reached the deck i
could just make out the mast of the Mo-
hegan. officers and crew worked hard 10
restore confidence and the women seemed
calmer than many of the men. AS soon as
the tugs arrived knew we were all safe, as
the was calm and there would be no
trouble in transferring us
WAY OUT OF HER COURSE.
Captain Scott. of the ship Kinross. said:
II was bringing my vessel I'm Falmouth
harbor when the accident TO the Paris oc-
CURED. st. Anthony light was clearly Wis.,
ible for five six miles and / heard the
bell of the Manacles buoy as we passed
misty rain was falling but there was no
fog and we saw the coast line nearly all the
way from the Lizard. Ii is impossible for
me to understand how the Paris got into
that position any better than the Mohegan.
The possibility of miStaking the ST An