The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-22

TAIMoUrH. May n.-Tne Amssicaa
hns sssamer PaFt4 CapG watkinA
from southampton and Cnarbourg,
for New rork. struck on IN out-
lying ridge. OF the NAnacles early th,p
morning. at point half mils Nsum
where the wrecked Atlantic transpors
iinsr Aohesan liss. and ivs mlles from
Falmouth. The Paris. which sailed from
e0uthamptsn yesterday, called at Cher
heurg and picked up ATTY paassngesA ne
lett Cherhourg at o'clock last evenang.
Shortly AFTER ocleck this moeuing. q
high tide and in = dense fsg. she ran
ashore. From the nrst there WA n dan
ger kfeboAts and tenders were soon NJ
orally swarming around IT, veuul nm.
dering assistance. A ma3eetty oe ~ pae-
70 Falmouth. WHARF they eaAaino1 lode-
inss for the night.
Capt. watkins rspsrte1 that III eh1p
was lying comfortably In amsoth waess
and there was no scoAslon for any alarm-
ist rsporta He rsportsd the paseeassss
and crew al we'll.
new She DtRuek.
Tho first intimatieo q The veerre
striking the rocks was . sl,sht xras,n.
sound. which was followed ~ sscoud -
moro pronounced shock. The ioohnne
shouted that therU was sounekh1ne
tnx ahee4. onk he1ees theso - o. 1o
1everae IN e1s1nas the - - -
en the rocks - yar1o 49, - sSneN
Asa16eaade wan sun1m0nDA - en1nna ~
rockets. and tie csaes euaron peoem1ir
telepAone4 . the Mte.Aaving stAs3oa foe
boato.
BzDerasnos slisAA Daseomiost.
A majority ef The paassnssr, wer> noe.
aware that IN accsasnt haA happenen untfl
they were called up ~ the stswasds on
reaching the deck thay feunA the $3.50
boats In perfect readiness foe sAslr ssceo.
uen Tho sea was pssfsoay calm. ana
the only discomfort that - panoneesu
experienced was caused - the eiisht -
that was falling at chs cline. ow1ne 20
tho caimnsss Of ths ssa the boats eeuid
b managed with entire SATISFY.
Perfect Order Prevailed AbeAsA.
Capt. Watkins stood on the bride> ~
ing orders. and hi psrfsct sels-poUeo1aoa
ana calmness ef dsmeancr had Z roosGnss
Ing slsect upon the passsngsea In ae-
cordAnce with the instruction of tlss ca.
tain. the women and children were the
dfst to b taken on the aAsp. 0uch ~.
feet order was maintained that pae.
ssngas dsscrtsed the scene q sims,y Z
slow Srocesasn Of women and chasdssa
walking in saxis Ne to the boats.
At daybseak the posttion Of the vsaDsa
could b. hetter discsned. Ths hsiinane
81. Anthony light 1t the sntrAnoe of Eal
mouth harbor could ~ distinguished piaan-
~ through the misty rain. ana the sun
standing naasss Of the iii-lased NehaGAa
could ~ seen nearby.
wo1nln9 Came Tee Late.
Il II said that . Falmouth PLOT showed
. warning signal TO the PARA tGliin9 -
captain that he would put the veeosl a
top OF the Mohesan II he did not alees
the course Of the ship. Tho warning.
however. came too late. and the PASto
struck on = ridge to the westward cl TIE
Nanacies.
II II suggested that ~ II II their seonoa
trip from cherboury. the officers of ~
Paris we~s not familiar with the courss
The crew Of tho Paris are stu aboard
the vessel.
II n believed that tho steamer ~ .
large rent In her bottom IN The forwas1
part Of the ship. Tugs are standing ~
her and win aaslst IN On effort 20 gst ~
Oh the rocks.
TAs Passengers ossstsA.
Further details Of the dtsaster sA0v
tina; whsn the vessel struck the crsv
was summoned on deck. The pAseengsu
appearing WEIR m~s In the compantoavay
with comforting words and assurances a
their safety. Excspfional ceolneas wso
shown On ali sadss. the stewards d5stnbut-
ing coffee and sfimuhnts % I'll WIN -
sired them.
Capt. Watkins had his zig lowered and
Yow~d ashore in order 20 neoeYtA1n hio
whereabouts and telegraph 70 Yarmouth
for tugs to assist hSs ship. In the mean.
time rockets we're sent up and sigma, gvas
wers fired
When day broke svery ons wna ~
Hsved 70 find the shore on one stde ana
Ilfehoa,s lying nearby on the oshes. the
vessel iay with her head 70 the south.
wU. the reysrssng Of her engines hAs-
ing put her bsoAAside On tbs rocks. Hap
PLY. the sea vas smooth an1 thseo
was no wind. OtAsewiM there wood
psshahiy hsvs hssn dt9srsnt tale - ssll.
In sAgh1 - tAs MoheOna.
The dangers Of fh~ vsraniey were s<s4k.
taxiy brought home - she paaUsasess aaA
srsw ~ tns masss q - w1oane1 oe1AmeS
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