The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-11

| The eagerly expected steamer Alliance
from San Francisco and Eureka, with q
long LIFT Of the wrecked st. Paul.
passengers arrived In yesterday at 2:3
o'clock p. M, and docked ut the Cal
lender pier
Shc had III passengers aboard, 55 oi
whom were ''castaways" from the st
Paul. The Alliance had big manifest
Of freight, 10 tons Of which she landed
here She left Eureka at 8 o'closk on
Sunday morning last and made but one
stop on the way up nc Mar-hfeld, Coos
Bay. Sne had pleasant weather and a
smooth sea all the way up, and all her
people were in excellent spirits when
she touched here Yesterday.
Representatives Of Astorian boarded
here instantly and we're soon in touch
with tne story Of the loss Of the st.
Paul on Point Gorda, in the dawning
hour. Of Thursday last.
Among those interviewed was Mrs.
Henry Zeirjack, Of Fairbank, Iowa, who
with her daughter, Miss Mamie and a
friend Mr.. Rachel Egleston, was touring
the coast, the party being then en- route
10 Portland and the fair.
M~. Zierjaek, in speaking Of their ex.
periene-, said in part:
I'VE three occupied state room to-
gether on wnat you call the port
side Of the NJ. Paul, and we're in our
-rths and sounh asleep at $3.50 o'clock
ON Thursday morning Of last week,
when W. were aroused by quick sharp
orders from one Of the cabin stewards,
to get up and put on life prescrvers,
and do Il a quickly as you can We
sprang out Of our berths just a. the
ship struck The jar was fearful and
threw us across the s,ateroom and be-
fore we could recover our balance, the
second shock threw us back again, and
by this time We were thoroughly fright.
ened the steward re-apeared to see
If his call had been responded TO, and
again commanded us 10 use life pre-.
servers, assuring us that things would
he all right" but he was as white as the
foam on the sea outside, and departed
leaving our door wide open and hooked
10 the wall outside 10 keep IL open.
From our room, 1--WE were on the inshore
side Of the vessell We could see plainly
the outlin. of the rocks and the hills
back Of them, and having regained our
presence of mind we dressed huridly
and stepped out into the gang way to
await further directions for our safety.
The officers were cool and careful, but
very determined and stern, and soon
had the whole crowd in good nerve and
closely attentive to what was 10 fol-
low.
I'VE could see on the shore man OF
horseback. To him the captain mega.
phoned an order to fly to the nearest
point and give the news Of our peril
and the man fled up the hills as fast
a. his horse could 60. The sea was
running high and swift and breaking
heavily on the rocks, but aside from
fog, the weather was pleasant enough.
The pounding Of the ship was awful.
Soon after the man disappeared the
officers got out the tackle and appara.
tus for shooting the line ashore and
fired three lines before one reached the
beach and held. The first two burned
short Oft long before they reached the
snore and the third fell just as the
"man on horseback" returned with a
crowd Of nearly so people and as many
horses, and in the party were nine wo.
men.
"Our party left the st, Paul in one
of the life boats at p. m. and went on
board the steamer Vanguard, which had
been summoned 10 our relief by the first
life boat dispatched from our steamed, II
hours before and in which Is people,
crew and passengers were seated. We
found them on the Vanguard waen we
boarded her.
"The st. Paurs officers worked like
beavers all day long and did everything
possible for our comfort and to reas.
sure us in our plight. Guns were fired
incessantly so long as the fog lasted, to
guide any vessel TO us that might give
us aid; and the Vanguard was cheered
to the echo when she appeared.
"The first life boat out was really
dispatched TO Eureka 32 miles away.
and after hours of pulling, sighted
the Vanguard and were taken on board,
and the steamer at once began TO search
the coast for the st. Paul and found US