Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-14

days overdue. dropped anchor at the Bar 4
Just before midnight last, all well on |
board and sigh Of relief goes up from
DELAY was due to 4 broken piston rod
and to the terrific gales which have swept |
the North Atlantic for the past week or
more and brought disaster to many a
staunch craft.
Captain Baudelen and officers and crew |
Of La Gasoogne brought the ship and pas
sengers though the gales and made port |
, without help. From the time they left
Havre, January 18th, until yesterday they
spoke no transatlantic steamer and saw
only fourmasted schooner, the one
which reported at st. Pierre, Miqnelon, n.
s., ps having seen large steamer off the
Banks apparently in distress, last Satur-
day.
TBE CAPTAINS STATEMENTS.
Captain Baudelen Of La 6ascogne told
of the accidents briefly this morning.
There was no time to 30 into minute de-
tails. He said:
'Just at the time the repairs were being
made the weather was awful. II was
necessary for everything to be closed tight
and the passengers were all kept below.
but not rope was parted nfter the repairs.
We did not attempt TO get under headway
for some time.
"rhe seq was so rough that we could not
take the risk. We averaged 90 revolutions
but after repairs she could not make 30.
Later this was reduced for the sake of
safely to 80. During the storm the pas
ssngers were made as comfortable as pos
sibie. They could not have been better
behaved. We passed the first ship yester-
dAy morning at 10 O'Clock. She was an
lnman liner bound for Philadelphia, and
we signallcd her, asking her to report us
with machinery injured and 70 notify The
agents to send tugs to Sandy Hook.
'rhe piston that was broken was not
exactly repaired. II was isolated and the
others we're then used. THIS was difficult
because the engines'are quadruple cxpan.
sion and the cylinders were tandem. With
the old triple expansion engines it would
not have been 60 difficult to repair nor
would the accident have been SO serious"
''How about the second delay OF "a
hours?n
What was on account of the after cyl
inder heating. The worst part was the
centre being disabled. The steam went
directly from high pressure to quadruple
expansion"
The captain spoke proudly Of his ship,
his crew, and his passengers. Consider
ing the extent of the accident and the
fearful weather, no thought the ship had
done nobly.
QUARANTINE, s. l., Feb. l2.-The
Associated Press boat was able to run
close alongside tho steamship La Gas.
cogne this morning, and get the details
Of this latest battle with the elements.
The morning was getting old before
the Associated Press representative was
able to see Captain Baudelon, com.
mander of La Gascogne, and when an
interview was possible IL had to be cut
down "to skin and bones" for the cap
tain was busy supervising the work oil
getting the steamer under way for hei
- H., tl co iI
brushing the dew OF a cup Of coffee
from his moustache:
NO REASON FOR ALARM.
"You astonish me. Alarmed abou
our safety. Why should that beP There
never was moments danger. just q
mishap to one of our cylinders and i
caused US to make long trip instead
Here is the log, look over II. You will
sec there was nothing much the matte
with u.s." And then the gallant captain
lit cigar and climbed up the bridge.
The log Of La G, scognc translated
from the French is US follows:
LA GAscoGNE's LOG.
"Jan. 20 and 27-Northwest winds
rough weather, snow flakes, heavy sea
Ian, % and 29--Winds hauled to south
west by south, nasty weather, snow
flakes, heavy sea. Jan. 30-North
west to southeast wind, light heavy sea
rainy. Jan. 31--Wlnds southeast t
northeast; then northwest, very hcav
sea wind and squSll, heavy SHOWS
Feb and 2--Northwest winds, veerin
to north, snow, heavy sea. Feb. g.
Winds squall from southeast to north
west, snow, heavy sea. Feb. 4-Hurrl
cane from the east to south, and fror
south to southwest and to the westward
monstrous sea, heavy snow, winds hau
ing. Feb. and 6-Winds then wei
and west.northwest, blowing tempes
wind hauls 10 the east with violci
winds, squalls. Feb. winds west
west.porthwest, sea still very heavI
snow. Feb. 8 and 9--Winds west, soutl
west to west-nortlwest, tempest snoy
monstrous sea. Feb. 10--Winds Yves
snow, Feb. 11-Wind from the nortl
west, good breeze, mo weather, cal
sea. ogs
On the morning of January 27th
400 O. m. exchanged colors with
Normandie, steaming fast.
Feb. i0--At II a. m. exchanged 81
nails and salute with an English steam
of the Inman line, steaming west, sout
west
Feb. 11--At 1880 p. m. gave our nui
Der and salute 10 German steam
going west.
Feb. 10-At 5.19 p. M, in latitu
40.22 north and longitude Tl.32 We
passed near large four-masted schoon
at anchor, and abandoned.
Not word will be noticed in the Il
of any accident to La Gascogne.
STORY OF A PASSENGER.
Edgar W. Mix, representative
tho Thompson-Ho Electric O
who Was a fret cabin passenger on
G1soognc, told reporter grapl
stoey OF the voyage.
"Wheu we sailed out of the bay
IlaV.c on January Goth last" he sa
"thc weather was very pleasant, and
during tie lirst "a hours wo went
miles towards home. The second
was TO very Ane that few people W,
sea click. 1t looked as il the trip wol
be a lucky one. That day we sailed
miles. a.,
TREMENDOUS SHOCK,
son the third day out, January 30
the first trouble came. II was about
O'Clock in tine morning and there VI
lots of passengers besides myself out
deck. We were feeling comforta
after good breakfast, when suddel
came most violent shock which Y
followed by series of concussio
The whole ship trembled, and the fl
impression was that we had struck
iceberg or some great object lying
in the water.