The morning call., 1895-02-13
WITH CHEERS And KISSES.
Greeting Of Passengers as They Left
La GaSeOgne.
Honers Thrust Upon Brave Captain Baude-
Ien-Not the Least Is a Gold
Medal From the Company.

New YORK, Feb. 12.--Long before the
hour for La Gascogne to pass, every point
of vantage along the North River was oc-
cupied. The roofs of all the piersheds
were black with people, and the battery
was lined ten feet deep with spectators.
AS the big ocean greyhound came into
sight mighty cheer arose from more than
1000 throats. Meanwhile the throngs of
people, unable to secure positions on the
water front, marched along West street,
keeping apace with the slow progress of
the steamer.
1t was 10:30 o'clock when the big black
hull ran alongside the end of the pier.
The crowd gave three wild cheers and be-
gan rushing to get as near her as they
could. But, of course, she was not to land
there and then, and the crowd surged and
shifted back under the dock again. The
tugs were pulling and pushing the big
steamer about so as to run her into the
slip.
AS the steamer glided past the gang
plank, opening her decks, which were
crowded with people, she presented NOV
ing panorama of joyous faces. At inter
walls the loud-voiced crowd burst forth into
cheers Captain Baudelon was discovered
standing serenely at his post on the bridge.
Three cheers were given him. The captain
smiled.
AT IL 80 o'clock the liner was made fast
and the vessel became stationary. The
crowd was so thick and so eager that at
first the deckhands could not get at the
gangplank. When at last they did lift it,
they lifted half dozen people with it. 1t
was just 11:39 when the first passenger
stepped down the gangplank. He was
seized by the wild, howling crowd. He
looked very glad to get on shore. He was
a Young man, dressed in big fur-trimmed
overcoat. The next was big man. His
wife was in tears at the foot of the plank.
The third was a young and pretty girl,
and before she reached the bottom she was
seized and madly kissed by a young man
with little mustache. The crowd yelled
with delight and gave more cheers. A
great many of the crowd tried to board the
vessel. The officers tried to restrain the
crowd and forbade there stepping on the
plank. But they clambered over the dry
goods boxes, and jumped down on the
plank from above and thus stole their way
on board despite the officers.
linen captain bauuelOn came StrlQ1ng
down the plank with his head uncovered,
smiling and bowling from right to left. A
woman threw him large bunch of violets.
He deftly caught it and held them to his
face as he stepped down toward the crowd.
Here he was seized by eager hands on all
sides and pulled this way and that Every
one tried to get one of his hands, the
women in the crowd being the more de-
monstrative in this respect. They all
kissed him at once.
Outside the docks there was long line
of cabs and carriages, and as soon as
landed the passengers hurried through the
crowd and drove off. 1t was a good
natured crowd. Every one was excited
but every one was happy.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE directors of the
Compagnie Generate Transatlantlque have
adopted vote vote of congratulations to
Captain Baudelon of La Gascogne. In
addition they have decided to give him a
gold medal in recognition of the skillful
manner in which he handled his vessel on
her last trip