The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-11
THE BLOCKADE LIFTED.
Traffic Reaching Normal Condi-
!, tions on Interstate Railways.
sHIPwREoKED MARINES ARRIVE.
The Steamer Umbria brings to New York
the Crow of an Abandoned French Bark.
stII No News of La Gascoguo from In
coming Vessels.

The Steamer Umbrla Brings TO New YORK
., tho Crow of an Abandoned French Bark.
! stiiI No News of La Gascogno from In
4 coming Vessels.
" NEW YORK, Feb. 1.--Shortly after noon
yesterday the monster ocean greyhound
steamer Umbria passed quarantine, bring
ing with her three of the survivors of the
wrecked steamer Elbe. Thoy-aro Eugene
Sohlegel Of Furst Germany on his way to
this country for the first time with his sis
ter Emma, who was lost Nth the ship;
Jan Vevera of Cleveland, O., and Carl
Hoffman, of Grand Island, Neb., whose
wife and child were among the lost. Tho
vessels shrouds and part OF her hulk were
encrnsted In ice nearly IA foot thick, ,glisten-
ing like myrlads of tiny diamonds. Hugo
tcicles hung from her shrouds both fore
and aft. From the topmost edge of the
bridge to the deck was one mass of glitter
Ing ice and the lifeboats, davits and taft
rails were covered with it. 1t was during
the only spell Of good weather on the ves-
sells voyage that she was enabled to rescue
fourteen persons who were adriGt in
waterlogged, helpless bark.
Speaking of the rescue, Captain Dutton
said last night: 1--WE had fairly good
voyage after leaving Queenstown, until
on Friday. OF course the weather was bad
and we had heavy seas, but have had far
worse voyages.
sit wns at l2:l5 ~ m on Feb. that we
picked up the captain and crew of tho
French bark Jean Baptiste. The dis
trcssed crew was displaying red lights to
show that the vessel was out of control,
and we made toward her. Three men went
up into tho mizzen rigging with torches.
Tho bark was waterloggcd A boat with
five men, in command of Second Officer
Hogg, was lowered. When our boat
reached the distressed vessel the mon found
that tho crew had launched two boats aud
were loading all of their effects. Captain
Lebot and his son were tho last to leave
the Jean Baptiste They came away in
our boat. The rest of the crew came to us
in their own bouts, and said they had
brought all their personal effects with
them"
None of the hark's crew can speak En-
glish and they are being cared for by the
French consul in this city.
Captain Dalton said he had seen moth
ing Of the steamer La Gascognc, but thinks
1t likely TINT her machinery is broken, and
that she is working undur sail.
The Red Star steamship Rhynland also
arrived yesterday after u most tcmpcstu-
Gus voyage. she saw nothing OF the over
due La Gascogne on the trip. Other ves-
sells arriving at this and other ports yes
terday give similar reports.
The French transatlantic steamer La
kormandie, n sister ship of La tilscogne,
b anchored outside the bar. Sho has no
news of the missing vessel.
The weather in this city has moderated
considerably. Tho lowest temperature here
for the past twenty-four hours was II degs.
below zero, and the highest was IL degs.
above. The weather promises to continue
fair hero now, with stationary tempera-
ture during the next few days The storm
which is now forming of the west gull
coast will probahlynot strike this city at all
Reports from different sections show that
bho railroad blockade that has existed
throughout the country is ut an end, at
least so far as the eastern and middle
states are concerned. In nearly every sec.
zion trains are running on schedule time,
and the famine that threatened populous
eenters will be averted.