The sun., 1894-05-07
lACHAMPAGNE ON THE MUD.
yr.DED IN 1HE roc STRAIGHT FOR
COTTAGE ar FoRr HAMILTON.

water s-eeth. shoeh H-psrcspt,sis. Mo-
>ody Hart or scared, Passenger. Brought
II, O, = Lishter ssd = stsausent, Vessel
s,u 4. the Mua-Lashtsri.s Her Cargo
81. w.-. o- .s Hish Tiss-sh. i- Ne.e
a. shore, sd Capital. saa Pilot Cs.'t
A...-.. for Hs- T.k,,e that Coarse.
Ths French liner La Champagne arrived
,,om Hayre yesterday morning. aud. after
tnmhling through . thick fog which almost
IA the compass from the pilots eyes. glided
.rround in the mud below Fort Hamilton and
.tuek there peacefully. There was no fuss
.Lout II La Champagne drew herself up on
the mud as slowly and as calmly and as snuRly
.s you please. aud when she had settled the
sntIre length Of her keel upon the bottom. she
stopped. as to ssy, ~ suis: ~ resteP r.
No one was hurt no one was frightened. and.
what IL rare In such cases. no one Was dis
nlssssd The thing was done 90 nicely that II
seemed perfectly natural for the steamer to be
,tuek there. only o few hundred feet from q
fr.ms cottage which stood upon the shore.
and. as long as there was no danger. the pas
psnssrs didn't mind waiting. In the after
noon tbey were ell transferred to harbor
boat aud taken ashore. and some OF them
really thought II was pity to leave so nice
shIp a. La Cham payne stuck In the mud.
There were sixty-six fret cabin passen gera
tvsnty-thras In the second cabin. and 24o In
ths stseraae. some Of the passengers wore
The Comts d'Adhemar dc Cransac. his wife.
and their son and heir. Capt Frangsul. re-
tlred formerly OF La Toursine. was also pas
psnrer. Ia Champagne left Havre on April
~ and was due here at noon yesterday.
With the exception OF one day. whom stin
brsezo played pranks with the ocean. the
-. 80 A.I "a
teen for the foR the VOYAGE would have
been exceptionally pleasant. But. as Cart
Laurent said. from the time they reached the
Newfoundland banks until they found them
selves aground at Fort Hamilton, they did not
hare q glimpse Of the sun. An hour before
,hey reached sandy Hook they took Pilot James
Koelsy aboard from the pilot boat ActtBa, No. 10.
The fog had then lifted considerably. and al
though tho sun was still obscured the lower
bay and the cut through the Narrows and the
vista of water and shipping that stretched be-
yond the Nsrrows all lay before them as clear
the lower bay. neatly threadins her course
smong the buoys. and al the passengers who
Sst sna SpsS SRsfs sls'sS ssi a
appeared. and the next moment. before even
%; pssn. Sus sss @ = fog 9so ship. :Dsed
Wss reduced. and at the rate OF about Ave
nIes an nSur' sue aropeu nel weS on, Inc
Ing the sG Gvhss e
soIs e SaS rfos
Tss 9s S snd e:
Now how thi. ever happened Is more than
psss TO osa sf and orspa scW toWara
q v.gary Of the aYod iido; or Il may have
md lI:ssnsd g. soaads OF warning. and won
hsuSassls shro1sh .hs mist 1, 90 Che Pgrt sitie.
fnto yisW asa aIseaIS @ ,hey soula
ss,ts oss % sne a ootnnis a nS & o. eoags e Was
stead oi on a tSs starbosTa % hand' T bu. Wien R the
S'sai :S there !. certainly .S%s.hl1s il wfsSs
@amparnos snainss Msre ssys,ssa ., aa sysa sna
t,cr asr gdeS. as nnssnf % a b tns oppose
Ing a very low speed. her nom sntam was NOT
sstsiSS.fd SnsHho; ThS :nsSSI .Pls.hsd g the
and snspDsS and and, L. Champisas Sldsd
tas tims Il was fast in he mud Ia Champaeps
Ss:; too There yas Nc shock. % 'ssIspiRs,
sSoy ssa nU sSss she aid nos yisIa 10 he bacins
q R..Nn
ANA hsdn,, tSa pinsast snsnieion wS ~ at wnn,hsa
Sappon.d. until soms one came punning In
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WV M. TO- wss soraxar van 'nsstaring him Hee
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sioSIn tnrpsa nj: hana AMI p.gsa At tSs man.
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h s"iT TN atE. - 1,iaJ - nUe Snaa 49, ntoorId
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went Alter the fot roll n Wns nearly an hour
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bs nsa..n,.,. ,oor.a ,,or IN. who,. ,h,,e
ssa crsat ~ TSsS spShsS nna cbattsd
sbout ths M S,t.r a. ynnnin1 s1rannJ Sssps
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tssm ~ AZ hrH.Sa NJ pnps no.m.nE Eas tei, Sn ,ua
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kshouid tnpD ant thst Sha sSin SsS snrnns @
lssE. although. even ia that case. il would have
otsesr had Sssn ssnt s'bors ~ tais.rAnh N ~
he cc,npsnxs agsnp n va tSsh .sfact in
He mnrning f ~ n nnS .Sn 70 % LIZ az
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