Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-11
Arriving Steamers Have Not Sighted
the Gascogne.
THOUGHT She MAY GO TO BERMUDA
The Company's Agents Do Not
Give Up Hopes.
TIDINGS LOOKED FOR TODAY

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE French
line steamer La Gascogne is eight days
overdue today, and steamers which reached
port today all report having seen nothing
Of the missing vessel. La Normandie, a
sister ship of La Gascogne anchored out
side Sandy Hook light ship at lao this
morning, and, In response to signals, an
nounced that she had not sighted La Cas-
cogne during her voyage. La Normandie
passed in at Sandy Hook al 7:4S this morn
ing and reached quarantine about an hour
later.
The Maasdam, from Rotterdam, and the
Dania, from Hamburg, both had the same
story to tell-"Nothing of La Gascogne.'
The non-arrival here of La Gascogne and
the fact that she has not been sighted in
the regular track of steamers both west
ward and eastward bound seems to be con-
elusive proof that her progress is hamrered
by deranged machinery and that she has
drifted or been blown far out of her course.
AS the winds which have prevailed re-
Gently have been mostly from the north
west the probability is that her course
would be toward the Azores, although there
is possibility that she may be heard from
at Bermuda. Notwithstanding that she is
so long overdue the hope has not been
abandoned that La Gascogne will soon be
heard from.
Agent Forget now hopes that one Of the
steamships due from Gibraltar may bring
news of La Gascogne. These steamers are
the Alsatia, Valencia, St. Oswold, Bolivia
and Letimisso All are due today.
Hopes of the Normannfa.
Mr. Forget is building great hopes on the
Normannia, which is due to arrive at this
port some time during tonight. She may
have seen La Gascogne or have heard from
her at the Azores. The cable between the
islands and Lisbon is now in working con-
dition and word may come from there at
any time. 1t is believed by MIR. Forget
that La Gascogne must have broken dowl
On the third day out, for II she had been
disabled later she would have been so ad-
vanced on her journey that she would have
been seen by some of the many steam
ships which have arrived at this port to-
day and yesterday, as well as during last
week. On or about January % she would
have been at about the point where the
gulf stream divides ard would at the same
time have met the northweSterly gales,
which would have sent her to the south
ward and into the southern half of the
gulf stream, and would have caused her
to drift toward the Azores. She would then
be out of the track of all of the steam
ships except those from the Mediterranean
and might be heard from almost any day
now. -se -
The ship is we'll provisioned and she
could remain out for at least two months
without danger to her passengers.
May Turn Up mt bermuda.
LONDON, February 1.-THE manager in
this city of the French Transatlantic
Steamship Company says that the fact
that La Normandie, which arrived at
New York this morning, had not seen La
Gascogne need not increase the anxiety
felt for the latter vessel He adds that
after so long a delay he hardly expected
to hear of La Gascogne from a port in
the United States, If she was disabled
and proceeding under sail she would not
be in the course of the ordinary Havre
liners, and 1t was probable that the first
news about her would be received from
Bermuda.
Saw Nothing of Her.
HALIFAX, n. S., February 1.-THE
steamer ST. Pierre has arrived from New
fouLdland. She encountered cold weather
and had rough trip. The steamer did
not pass near Sable Island. Capt. An
grove had seen nothing of any steamer
that would answer to a description of La
Gascogne.
Not Seen by the Missouri.
PHILADELPHIA, February IL. - The
freight steamer Missouri, from London
January 16 and Swansea January %, pass
ed in the Delaware breakwater at
O'clock this morning, two days overdue.
She did not signal that she had any news
of the missing French liner La Gascogne.
After remaining at anchor an hour the
Missouri proceeded up the river. Her
progress will be slow, the river is filled
with ice