Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-05
ST.PAUL has NARROW ESCAPE
Ocean Greyhound Loses It's stsrboard Pro-
peller in kid-ocesn.
CAPTAIN SAYS VESSEL STRUCK DEREllCT
Relieved of the weight of screw The
Engine Races Through Itself,
EntaiIing q Loss of at
Least 100000.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4-The steamship 81.
Paul, Captain Roberts. arrived In port
today twenty-four hours late, with its star
board propeller gone and its engine room
badly damaged. Statements OF different
officials vary az 10 the cause OF the scci-
dent, but the damage sustained by the
steamship will probably amount TO several
hundred thousand dollars.
The ST. Paul left Southampton and Cher
bourg on October q with a full cargo, 3ls
cabin passengers and .45 in the steerage.
About o'clock last Wednesday evening,
while some Of the saloon passengers we're
still at dinner and other passengers prom
enading a sudden shock was felt all over
the skip. although it was not sufficiently
severe TO cause panic. The engines were
stopped in few seconds after the shock
but II is said that during that brief time
the vhirlilg machinery, free OF The weight
Of the propeller. wrought havoc in the
engine room. The o@cials of the-steEn
ship refused 70 allow anyone 10 enter the
engine room.
James A. Wright second vice presiden;
OF the International Navigation company,
which controls the 81. Paul, was a pas
senger on the steamship, having gone
abroad In October 10 bring back his fam
ily He said
! was smoking In my state room when !
felt slight trenor throughout the ship. !
thought that probably its head had fallen
away few points and that II had IA con-
sequence shipped big sea The shock was
no, asHrehend @ mat n sE sTTfkiaF n5gsssl had id
occurred. ] went below TO fnd out what
was the matter. found that the ship had
/ lost It's starooard propeller, together with
part OF the tail shaft and had otherwise
damaged the machinery.
Captain Roberts and Chief Engineer John
FyrsE fE I'm ST Na. n
struck a derelict. The 81. Paul was run
ming a full speed at the time, but was not
! chief Engineer Hunter at the moment Of
the accident happened 10 be passing Z
through the pantry and Immediately turned
the emergency valve. thus shutting of the
steam. About the same time the assistant
engineer happened 70 be in the vicinity of
the tail shatt when The propeller struck
portion OF the tail shaft which broke just
[ inside the stern Of the ship, The govern
l ing machinery worked splendi6ly and the
engines were brought 10 full stop in ter
The St. Paul will leave on Tuesday 70,
! Cramps ship yard, Philadelphia, where IN,
! necessary repairs vii! be made Meantime
! the Frieslanc, which sails on "Wednesday
for Antwerp: will take the St Paurs pas
/ sengers. mails and freight 10 Southampton
Samuel Betue, the acting manager for III,
owners OF the St Paul. said today. afie
consultation with Chief Engineer Hunter:
At s.b o'clock on Wednesday. while IA,
/ ship was running a. fun speed under III.
most favorable conditions. althoukh Il wal
Z pitching and rolling q good deal, the 81
{ PaUls propeller probably struck derelict
The tail shaft broke just inside the shit
/ and the extreme end OF the propelled
dropped into the sea and serious damag.
was done 10 the starboard engine whici
was stopped within ten seconds. None O
7 the crew was injured and there was no ex
I citement among the passengers, many o
1 whom r.r1-tned undisturbed at dinner. un
aware that an accident had occurred tn,
ship had succession Of strong head wInd
and - as throughout. but II was not through
driving that IL lost the tail shaft and pro
peller and stern tubing.
One OF the engineers Of the St. Paul mad
the following statement tonight:
II will take FIVE months 10 repair III