The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-11
Ia GASCOGNE'S CHANCES
The Big Ship Has Weathered
Other Famous Gales
MANY ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
Relatives of Those on Board Fearful of
the Worst
The Greyhound's Battle With q Tempest
-Four Years Ago-Theories Regarding
the Vessels Delay.

New York, Feb. 10.-The French line
steamer La Gascogne, so far as all sources
of information go, has failed to reach har-
bor Three steamers which arrived at this
port today have seen or heard nothing of
her But the fact that vessels not nearly
so staunch as the French liner have wealth
cred the gales that have swept the Allan
tic for the past two weeks has given heart
and hope to those who can view the
chances of the big steamer from an i'm
partial standpoint.
La Gascogne is now eight days overdue.
She has faced many furious gale in the
years that she has crossed the Atlantic,
but never was she so tardy before in reach
ing port.
On October 26, 1891, she came into New
York harbor with 920 souls on board, en-
crusted with ice to the top of her fun
nels. For four days and nights she had
been in the grip of a hurricane. One day
Of such weather would have tested the
staunchness of almost anything that
floats, but La Gascogne reached New
York practically uninjured. 1t is such
experience that has given the agents of
this city confidence that their boat is still
plOWlHS Jue seas Or Is sale III SOIllc VI tlo
way harbors. The men in the Office of
the French line do not worry much.
None of them believe La Gascogne to be
lost. 1t is the friends and relatives of
passengers that are fearful of the worst
The men who report vessels far down
the bay have kept their eyes sharp to-
ward the sea in the hope of being the
first to signal the missing steamer. At
1880 tonight the Hamburg American liner
Dania was reported off Fire Island. Two
hours later an unknown steamer was re-
ported passing Sandy Hook light ship.
There she is anchored and it is believed
that she is La Normande, a sister ship
of La Gascogne. La Normandie sailed
from Havre on Februry I'd, and coming
over the same course that La Gascogne
did, it was confidently expected that she
will have tidings of the other. No tidings
to that effect are displayed and now the
officials of the line fix their hopes on La
Touraine, which sailed from Havre on
Wednesday last with instructions to
keep the strctest lookout for La Gas
cogne and it is necessary to spend extra
time in making u detour from the popu-
lar course. Just what news the Dania or
La Normandie may bring is doubtful, but
they have given no indication up to the
present time or having spoken to the
missing ship.
Captain Griffith, of the American Trans
port Lines Manitoba, said today he
thought La Gascogne would be first spoken
by vessel bound from the Mediterra-
mean or eastward for Gibralter.
my opinion, he said. ''is that she
broke down west of the Azores, and was
carried by the prevailing currents into
Southern ATTITUDES" "
At the Navy Club the officers believe the
vessel will eventually come in.
Halifax, Feb. 10.-A correspondent of
the Associated Press has been investi-
eating a rumor here to the effect that the
French liner La Gascogne had been seen
in the vicini ty of Sable Island. 1t is not
believed any credence should be put in
the rumor Sable Island can only be
reached at great risk at this time of the
year, if at all. Such news might come
by carrier pigeon, but none have arrived
here, and it is asserted none would fly in
such weather as prevailed last week. The
only other way to send out news would
be by signaling a passing vessel and that
could be done only in fine weather.
Sandy Hook Feb. IL, a.m.-La Nor
mandie is anchored outside the bar. She
was boarded by reporter of the Associat-
ed Press, and reports no news of La Gas
onupn