New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
NO NEWS FROM la GASCOGNE.
NOTHING YET HEARD FROM THE DE-
LAYED VESSEL.
SIZE SHOULD HAVE GOT HERE on sUNDAY-MANY
THEORIES ADVANCED TO ACCOUNT FOR
HER DETENTION AGENTS
SHOW NO ANXIETY.
SHOW NO ANXIETY.

SHOW NO ANXIETY.
When yesterday passed and no word came from
Fire Island or sandy Hook OF the overdue steam
er La Gascogne. the speculation regarding the
cause Of her non-arrival began to be mixed with
some anxiety. The ste -mer should have arrived
here from Havre on Sunday. and there were some
who expected her on Saturday night. but up to
midnight last night nothing had been heard from
her
At the Office Of the French Line. in Bowling
Green Il was said that no anxiety was felt for
the safety OF the vessel. Many inquiries were
received I'm the course Of the day in relation 10
La Gas cogne. but to ali of them reassurins an
swers were given The agents did not telegraph
for the passenger list of the steamer. and said
that they did not intend to do So AZ they had
no fear that she lud not come in all right
The fact that ,he Aurania came IN on sunday
and did not report heavy weather shows that II
is something besides head winds and seas that
has detained LA Gascognc. For the las, two
days however strong westerly and northwesteriy
winds have prevailed. ana It is probable that they
have increased TO howing gales as they got out
further in the North Atlantic.
The weather on the North Atlantic has been
exceedingly cold for two days and IT Is not a
pleasant time of the year FOR a disabled steamer
10 be knocking about on the ocean.
There were. ~ course. all sorts of theories
going about yesterday - account for the failure
Of La C;ascogne to arrive here. The most gen
orally accepted one WAS that something had hap
pened to her machinery. and she had been
obliged to lay 10 for temporary repairs Others
thought she had met a disabled vessel and was
towing her into port. A. there was absolutely
no news Of the steamer one was at liberty 10
,hink what h, pleased There have been no
ON he Atlantic La
left Havrc which could possibly have caused her
any damage The theory Of collision is hardly
tenable and the first two theories are the onS
ones 10 which serious attention was paid yester-
day ,.
Big ocean steamers have before now become
disabled at sea by the breaking OF some part "f
their machinery and have eventually got INTO
mort all right Every big liner carries material
and competent men for making repairs al sea
OF necessity. Unless the damage Is 700
great the steamer get out a sea anchor 70
keep her head to the sea and lie comfortably
while the work Of repair Is going on II thr dam
age is too great 10 be repaired AT Sea 1t IL Only
a question Of time when a rescung steamer
will come along and tow In the lame duck
La Gascogne sailed from Havre at II a. IN; on
January &c she has not been sighted since
leaving the Channel She has on board cargo
Of general merchandise There are forty -four
cabin and lis steerage passengers on her Ter
crew number 2l0 persons all told. she IN com
manded by Captain Baudelon Her other officers
are Second Captain Blanquil First Officer Gau-
tier Second Officer Ptou. Third Onicer lande-
gren, Chief Engineer Martin. Second Engineer
Ie Bars Third Engineer Gouverne. Fourth En-
gineer Haman. Purser Japhet. Assistant Purser
Darendeau and Dr. Gervais La Gascogne ~ a
stanch vessel Of 1890 tons register. She IL 4so
feet long, 50 feet beam and "a feet depth or hod
She was built La Seyne, France, In 1888. She
was formerly n four-masted vessel. square e-1gged
on the foremast. Recently she was changed I'D
q two-nasted vessel and her yards were re-
moved. She has two pole masts and can.
not probably spread enough canvas 10 be OF
any real to her If. as 1t Is probable she rs rs
drifting about somewhere on the wintry scar III
a disabled condition 1t Is dollars TO cents that
Captain Baudelon wished last night he had the
old rig back the steamer