Evening journal., 1895-02-11
SAD SEA TALES.
No News Of La Gasc0gne Yet
Received.
Err SISTER SHIP ARRIVES.
LA Normandie Had No News Of the
Missing Steamer.

That the French Liner May stm BE
Ahoat-An Unconfrmed Ru,nor From
HaIifax-Two Men Rescued From the
Long Island Wreck After Being Lashed
In the shrouds for Forty Hours State
ments From Eibe survIyors-Gloucester
Fishing Boat Lost with All Hands.
RhynIand and Umbria Come In After a
Rough Trip.
NEW YORK, Feb 1.-The French line
steamship La Gascogne, so far as all
sources Of information so this morning
has failed to reach harbor The three
steamers which arrived at this port sun
day had seen or heard nothing Of her But
the fact that vessels not nearly so stanch
as the French liner have weathered the
gales that have swept the Atlantic for the
past week or more has given heart and
hope to those who can view the chances OF
the big steamer from an impartial stand
point
At 1850 o'clock this morning a French
line steamer anchored off Sandy Hook and
proved to be La Normandie, sister ship
of La Gascogne La Normandie sailed
from Havre on Feb ., and. coming over
the same course as La Gascogne. it was
confidently expected that she would have
tidings Of the other.
A press tug ran alongside of La Nor
mandie and hailed her with the question.
Have you heard Of La Gascognef"
No. not word, - was the disappoint-
ing answer that came back.
Now the officials Of the line back their
hope in La Touraine, which sailed for
Havre on Wednesday last, with instruc-
tions to keep the strictest outlook for La
Gascogne. and If necessary to spend extra
time in making detour from the regular
course.
La Gascogne is now eight days overdue
She has faced many furious gale in ths
years she crossed the ocean. but never was
she so tardy in reaching port.
On Oct 26, 1891, she came into New
York harbor with 920 souls aboard. sal
inorusted to the top of her tunnels. Sh'
was only "a hours late, but for four day
and nights she had been in the grip Of I
hurricane One day of such weathe
would have tested the stanchness Of al
most anything afoat. but La Gascogn
wore out four days and nights Of it AM
reached New York practically uninjured
1t is such experiences that has given tn
agents in this city confidence that thei
boat is still plowing the seas or safe il
some out Of the way haven.
A Halifax Rumor.
Dispatches reached here from Halifa
with the report that La Gascogne had bee
sighted in the vicinity Of sable island
No official Yerihcation of this was to b
had owing to the impossibility Of gettin
communication with the island. Any n
port however, of steamer lying of sab
Island in crippled condition in the midi
Of heavy gales would not be hope inspi
ing one. as this is known as an extremel
dangerous locality for marines.
The island lies about 80 miles southea
Of Cape Canso. 1t is narrow and low an
has been the scene Of many shipwreok
But the report, originating in some III
known way. even without verihcatioI
was the subject Of considerable speculate
on the part Of shipping men. All etfor
on the part Of the company to get explic
information in that connection were wit
out avail
At the offices Of the Campagnie Gel
erale TransatIantique, Mr.. Forget vi
said to be in communication with q
points from which news could be expects
by telegraph. The men in the office
the French line do not worry much,
they are used to the delays Of vessels, al
past experience has taught them that fl
quent impediments to travel on the waite
especially in stormy weather. are me
None of them believes La Gascogne to
lost.
It is the friends and relatives of passe
gers-those who have loved ones on boa
who are fearful of the worst
The men who report vessels far doy
the bay have kept their eyes sharp towa
the sea in the hope Of being the first
signal the missing steamer.
Last night the Hamburg American lir
Dania was reported off Fire island. T.
hours later another steamer was report
passing Sandy Hook lightship. Soon s
was seen making off shore. There {
anchored, and it is believed that this y
the Dania that had crept up the bay. I
Dania left Hayre on Jan. 26, three d.
after La Gascogne, and a hope has be
entertained that she would have so
news OF the missing steamer.
Views on La Gascogne.
Captain Griffiths Of the American Ira
mort liner Manitoba said that he thoui
La Gascogne would be first spoken b
vessel bound from the Mediterranean
eastward for Gibraltar.
81 sailed from London the day Ia G
copne sailed from Havre said Capt
Grifiths, 'and as her course was more
the southwark she doubtless escaped
north Atlantic storms which all the !
sells that sailed over nor5herly courses
countered My opinion is that she br
down west Of the Azores and was carr
by the prevailing currents into south
latitudes -
Captain Dutton Of the Umbria ca
attention to the fact that some years
the steamship City Of Brussels was
sight of for over 90 days, although she
in the track Of vessels. Then she qui
sailed into port without assistance.
engines were crippled, but she had
masts with sails, whereas La Gascogne
only two.
Lieutenant Murdock, the navigate
the United States steamship Minneap
said at the Navy club:
IF la Gascogne broke down and
to resort to sails. she could hardly sp
enough canvas to make more thar
miles day, and with the prevailing "
as marked out on the course, which
head winds, she could hardly make
port for some days"
At the Navy club the officers presen