The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-12


The United Press tug Fred B. Dalzel Wit h
representatives of the Times, Tribune and
Record on board was the first tug to reach
La Gascogne. The disa bled steamer baG
left Fire Island twenty-five miles astern
and was eight miles to the eastward of
Sandy Hook lightship. II was 9.45 &. NJ.
The big liner was linping into port at half
speed with two big red lights, signals OF dis
tress, at the foreInast. The tug lay along
SIDE half an hour and tha following story
of the trip was obtained:
The steamer left Havre, January &c and
on the fist day out 449 miles were logged,
on theEsecond day 430 and on the third day
after travelling 500 miles the Liston 1od
broke and eighteen hours were sent in
making repairs. When they were complete
the ship steamed at nine miles an hour
making in all sixty-six miles on the 29th.
On the 3Oth, 3lst and February lst, 2lS, 25o
and $50 miles a day were made respec lively.
a SECOND BREAK.
On February the piston rod broke down
again. The break was more serious this
time. Sea anchors were put ont and for
forty-one hours the ship was hove to, MAX
ing repairs. On the fourth, the first severe
weather was experienced and the shi
was blown $50 miles out of her course. On
the fifth the repairs having been coIIplet-
ed, 10a miles were made. Tae ship was then
clear TO the northwaYd of the track o
ans-AtIantic steamers and was therefore
not eeen by the many steamers which
passed over the regular track. On Febru-
ary 9Th, 1863 miles were made. On the 7th
the machinery broke down for the third
time. The heavy cyclone struck her on that
day and the ship hove to with sea anchors
out all day. No hesdway was made and
owing to the motion of the ship repairs
were difficult. On the next day the chief
engineer who had been at his post day and
night comp leted the repairs and the ship
proceeded l31 miles. On the ninth, for the
fourth time the machinery broke and only
n miles were made. On the tenth, 150 miles
were made and yesterday to the great re-
joicing of all on board Fire Island was sight
ed and the ship crept up to her anchorage
off the bar. The United Press tug was re-
ceiyed with cheer by the anxious passen-
gers. They crowded to the rail and yelled
and clapped their hands with all the en-
thusiasm of the French race. The officers
refused to allow anyone on board and
would not come to the rail to talk. The
passengers were more obliglng.
WEkE NoT ALARMED.
julius Matrigrin, represe ntative Of the
glove firm of Perrin, Freres & Co. of Paris
and New York, was interviewed oyer the
side of the ship. He said: 1--WE broke down
on the third day out but we did not become
alarmed as we did not know very much
about what was the matter, The captain
"a - ,ras an rirh- .rd ,.,a hsd 70, edanca
III, a.. .~n.-;.nca 1y,,b tho Gales was
w. h.d tarr;h1a h,oyv
on feorhaly :. We hau telfIu,e Dio"
tnen and one OF the ooats was oaoiy DAM
aged.
WAS anything carried away2"
ssNo. the ship stood it we'll. We had plen-
10 of nrovisions and Jared first rate We
w.rs biown ofr onr .onrse and snoke no
49, s.a.dou .-har No as,v az
s.aA 80 pLnas.1sh,. ),
So eager were the passengers of La Cas-
cosne for news from shore that 1t was dim-
cult 10 secure answers 70 me. .ques'ions ina.
were hurled at tnem ITO" tne tug. eopy
of one of the United Press morning papers
was thrown aboard and IN acknowledgment
Julius Matrigrin threw his card weighted
to heavy substance aboard the tug. On
the back of it was copy of the log.
The passengers said they had been given
n,antv 70 aat and exoent for the number of
.;r,as.ha snn We. and cot tb.v would not
.ms - 49, sna,hina wa rrona All
narG ~ ,ha acsidsnts to ths inaobin-
er1 erv wers ksnt from, the passengers.
One OF the passengers q the Gascogne
shouted to those on the United Press
tuo .Did they feeI alarmed on shore?
Did thev give MS up?n When told that
it was thought the ship was making for
the A zores. he replied. "We were going
to the North Pole instead
"Did Won have enough to eatfn
~Yes.1 came the answer from the
Gasooeue. 1--WE had plenty all the time,
and tbev gave us an especially fine din
The nasseueers all united in saying
Iney "elo nU' IT. 10; anu go go