Show passengers are saved but vessel will be total loss eureka cal oct G the tug ranger arrived at 10 with five passengers taken from the steamer st paul from san francisco to portland ore which went ashore early thia morning near point boorda thirteen of the st pauls passengers were transferred to the steamer pomona which left here today for san francisco the remainder of the st pauls passengers and crew 93 in number are supposed to be on the steamer vanguard which is now outside humboldt Hum boldi bay unable to cross on account ol 01 heavy weather it is possible though that the vanguard s passengers have been transferred to the pomona also when the st paul struck she was 16 miles out of her course the third officer was on the bridge at the time the steamer struck at 3 this morning during a dense tog sho now lies with her stern to the beach yards from the shore and has beeri abandoned by captain and crew it Is thought th atthe vessel will be a total loss when the vessel went ashore all the passengers were aroused and taken off in the lifeboats without the least contusion the st paul lies in a nest of rocks bow to the northwest and with a slight list to seaward one and one halt atles below point gorda apparently patently ly she Is in good condition the sea laving smoothed down considerably since she struck it is smooth between the wreck and shore but rough on the outside that some big craft had met disaster down the coast was first reported to eureka this morning at when a message came summoning a tug the injured vessel vas then unknown and it was decided to await the coming of the steamer roanoke which it was thought might have some news of the wreck the roanoke had not seen any craft in distress and life savers at once left the city departing about noon when the tug arrived this evening all the passengers were still aboard they preferred the ship which was in no danger to the rough coast which had otfried no protection two hawkers hawsers had been sent ashore and the passengers could easily have gone ashore at any time had it became necessary the tug was gladly hailed and without loss of time everybody was taken aboard without accident the tug then started tor eureka leaving the wreck shortly after dark at that time the sea was becoming smoother and the hull of the vessel was resting more easily although the vessel had not begun to break up it pounded neavely at times but the passengers were at no time alarmed after the first shock of the early morning when a majority were in their berths the vessel struck without a hard shock the officers soon restored order and as it was seen that there was no immediate danger the shore was spoken tor assistance and all settled down to wait for relief the st paul is ashore at nearly the same point where the old steamer humboldt was lost several years ago in that case too the passengers were all saved but the vessel was a total loss as the st paul Is likely to be it is believed the vessels accident was partly due to the heavy inshore current which sets in this time of year all marinero mariners ma have complained of it and a vessel once lost in the fog Is fortunate indeed if she succeeds in escaping it it is extremely problematical how long the st paul will be able to hold together shipping men are not inclined to think there is much chance for salvage as the vessel lies in a position which makes it impossible to reach her by anything but small craft after striking the rocks the st paul sounded whistles of distress but owing to the early hour and absence of houses some time elapsed before anyone was aroused when charles baenoli n rancher appeared ho was greeted by cheers by the anxious passengers whose tears nero fast subsiding however through assurances given by the officers it required somo almo to make baenoli understand what was wanted but upon realizing the truo state of affairs he left without delay another cheer followed him tor all knew it would be but a few hours at most before a tug or other craft would arrive in the vicinity the distance from the wreck to ther town of Is seven miles and baenoli walked and afa the distance in less than an hour he was greatly excited and several minutes elapsed before ho could make known the plight of the vessel and he then experienced trouble in reaching eureka by telephone steps were then taken to guard against an emergency it being uncertain as to eliat damage the vessel bad sustained and how long it would be possible tor the passengers to slay aboard sailors embarking embar kine in a small boat managed to get a huge hawser to land and after securely fastening it returned tor another which was landed more easily the passengers began collecting valuables and bits of baggage A steamer schooner believed t 0 be the noyo aided the ranger in taking the passengers from the wrecked steamer |