New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-26
NEAR 4 FIELD OF ICEBERGS.
THE STEAMER IA GAscoGNE MEETS IT-AR
RIVALS on OCEAN VESSELS.

THE STEAMER IA GAsooGNE MEETS TAR
RIVALS on OCEAN VESSELS.
The French steamer La Cascogne reached her pier
Yesterday afternoon with 800 cabin and hundreds
Of Storage passengers board, few Of whom knew
that on their way they had passed through
field Of cebergs close 10 make the veteran sailors
aboard and the commander Of the vessel feel decidedly
uncomfortable II was between 3 and o'clock on the
morning o, August % when the great steamer was
pungng along about eighteen miles an hour that
the watch on deck through the dim light made out tho
outlines OF the floating bergs. There were six that
could be seen from the deck None OF them were
tall the hot Of the southern latitude 10 which they
had diiitcd having melted down the tops until not
more than ten feet showed above water. But below
the water the monsters still remained unframed by
the SUMS rays. The largest one seen from La Gas.
cogne seemed TO 10 about 100 feet in length and
not more than 1900 feet away. The cebergs were
seen In latitude 45 degrees IS minutes longitude So
segrces ! minute.
Captain santeli said that the cebergs were doubt
ess mclted III iew days by the warm waters Of the
sulf Stream into which they we're RAPIDLY drifting
when he saw them. The night was clear when they
were seen from La Gascogne, that it was compara
lively easy task change the course of IN. vessel
and glide between them. There were three ON one
side ana threo on the other. forming sort of lane
through which the steamer passed in safety AL One
place they were within 300 feet Of one Of the bergs.
Among the passengers on La Cascoene wers
Nieomte j. dAbzac, Dr. fOrdyee Barker W & Boone
X. c. dc Beaumont, J. @. and Mrs. BROOKS DR. CaIde
ron C. H. crum2, j. c; Deyin, Baron de Ia Grange,
ID. G. l.. Hungerord, Captain c. NJ Holloway y
Hilbman, Mr. and Mrs. Hldalgo, Comic Jean de-
kcrgolsy, Il. NJ. Lemlte, A Lumley, f. b. Marsh r y
Mcdowell, A. Noel Edward Navarro IL Oelrcbs
2. G.. Murray, Park Commissioner J. H. Robb ID ] II
hysn. the Rev Mr.. Suptier pastor of St. Vincent de-
PsuPs Church in this city. and W. G. Tiffany and Mrs
Tiffany.
Among the cabin passengers OF the Umbrla which
reached here yesterday. were Lieutenant George n
Barney. Mrs. Francis n. Bangs, George f. Batch
Her, the Rev. c. J. Boyer, Professor W. A. Blair
Inc Rev. F. NJ Bristol. the Rev Thomas Burke Doug
las ". and Mrs. Burnham, the Rev. J. B. Oliver and
Mr.. Oliver Captain l.. :, Payne, W. H. Payne. H. C.
DR. DR. Ranch Don po.o, MaAimII,an DE De Rgl'
J; H. Rylapco Dr. A seiaufilor and Ms scRaumiS5r;
the Rev. j. skanshsn Major A. NJ Smith, the Rev.
stokes h s%iS' Phelps P stokes SS anS i a. A.
pf II J. Hariwcle, +. II. Harper, the Rev VIII
an wallace, DR.. Frank NJ. Hatfield, Stils0n Hutch
~ ais Lulu y. KOuntz. Dr. j. j. Lawrence,
~, ": y leay1, the Rev. Peter L0ughran, The
~. noF' ioOeit Mckay, j. III. and Mrs. Mckinley,
i, ne hsVi James Nelson, Or. T. and Mrs. oDono-
cseitain yWS'eRh }. oDoqohge and family,
7 n -, ~. osnielson, W. H. Day, L. s. ~. John
=, i'vSetihg, the Rev A. G. Dixon, the Rev Father
pphnnRhy' Dr. G. r. Rarly, NJ ID. Fielding Leonard
a. ISL, " J. Florence. General George II. Ford and
p Pr, roi ~. ~ ~ foss, DR.. VI. r. Fox Francis
aishcis; Dr Lester Y. FankenthaI. the Rev James
w." ~ or; ~ b. Thrasher and Mrs Thrasler. Andrew
As'' H. H. wharton. DE- J. a. Wibsl.