New-York tribune., 1895-02-12

eager quest for news from Shore. - 'ds'' "e'e
they. indeed. that II was difficult 10 secure an
swcrs 10 the questions that were hurled AT thefn
from the tug copy Of on OF me morning
n,nors was thrown on board and in acknowi-
edg,nent Jules Matagrin threw his card. weighted
>, q heavy substance. aboard the tug. and on
the back of IT was a copy OF the log. lheF saiu
that they had plenty 10 eat. ana except TOT '"e
number Of times the sun rose ana set they
wouldn't have known that anything was "rons'
All particulars OF the accidents 10 the machinery
were kept from the passengers, but the uai'y
bulletins Of the knots made told the story D.
yond tcdiousness Of the voyage 'he pa'Se"soi'
suffered no inconvenience.
Although the arrangement OF the machinery oc-
curred ON the third day out. it was not till the
ninth day that the steamer ran INTO oau
weather and then the slow time which she was
making was only that which some OF the ocean
greyhounds would have made under similar CIR
cumstances. for the iaS'est steamers '' ~
before such a gale
r,,, IN, tim. Ia Gascogne struck the cyclone
sho was little worse off than if she had been in
,r,,,o running order She was not coated with
i ~ ,varo other steamers when have reached
nort IN the last two days. and there were there
rrc rone of the evidences which ordinarily cause
anxiety. -
THE ANXIETY ALL OVER NOW.
p,,, tho Gallant ship has now relieved all anx
ietv and made the fortunes of those spectators
,,bo Mad confidence in her and her officers. she
will he M TO her pier early this morning. not
seriouslv the worse for her long struggle against
rho clements The voyage was one which Off
ccrs and crew will lcVer forget, but all or It's
hardshirs will be rccompensed by the joy of the
arrival when the familiar shores OF the Hudson
River are seen this morning
II was AS o'clock when the long over
due steamer was frs sighted from the
Long Island shore hy Edward Koerner
who was watching for her from the tower on
the house Of Assemblyman Edwin Bailey When
Koerner saw the three steamers together ne
rightly conjectured that one of them was the
missing Frcnchman and called others to take
look through the glass. AS soon as possible
word was sent to the Fire Island observatory
JOY At THE coMPANY's OFFICE.
Tho wolcome news of La Gascogne's safety
causod intense excitement and great JOY al the
company's office, No Bowling Green Men VINO
had besieyed the place throughout the day. ahx-
iousIv inouiring for relatives and friends VINO
wer, Messengers on board the long-belated steam
shin threw dignity To the winds. wildly swung
,botr bats rent the air with lusty cheers ana
many went for 10Y. Nearly every one heartily
hugeed or shook hands with every one else' whi'e
friend and stranger alike gave warm expressions
~ congrauation and gratitude for relief from the
severe mental strain they had so long unders 'ne'
Mr. Richie an elderly man. who had three daugh-
ters on board. a fourth having recently died In
Paris. was completely carried away with excite
ment. He alternately shouted. laughed and cried
historically, while sympathetic tears rolled down
the cheeks Of many strong men who witnessed
his delirium Of delight. Then he threw his hat.
cane and gloves away. and rushed around the
office shaking hands with all present. Friends
yainly sought to allay his excitement. He said
that he had been unable to sleep for week and
that since La Gascogne was safe and his daugh-
ters nearly home. he wouldn't care If he should
not sleep. or even eat for another week num-
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