The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-02-22
LAGASC0GNE SAFE.
THE LONG MISSING STEAMER
REACHES NEW YORK.
Delay Caused by n Broken Piston.
JOY at Her Safe Arrival

The French line steamer La Gas
cogne, concerning which so much
anxiety has been felt for the past sew
eral days is safe.
The big steamer, eight days over
due, dropped anchor at the bar at
Quarantine, Staten Island, just before
midnight Monday night, with all we'll
on board, and a sigh of relief goes up
from two continents The delay was
due to q broken piston rod, and to the
terrific gales which have swept the
north Atlantic for the past week or
more, and brought disaster TO many
stanch craft Captain Battledon and
officers and crew of La Gascogne
brought tho ship and passengers
through the gales and made port with
out help. From the time they left
Havre, on January Goth, until Mon
day, they spoke TO no transatlantic
steamer, and saw only a four-masted
schooner, the one which reported at
st. Pierre Miquelon, N. s., as having
seen a large steamer off the banks APP
parently in distress some days ago.
The United Press tug, Fred b. Dali
zell, with representatives of a number
Of New York papers on board, was the
first tug 30 reach La Gascogne. The
disabled steamer had left Fire island
twenty-five miles astern and was eight
miles to the eastwast of Sandy Hook
lightship.
1t was 9:45 o'clobk p. m. The big
liner was limping into port at half
speed with two big red lights, signals
of distress, at the foremost.
Story of the Trip.
The tug lay alongside half an hour
and the following story of the trip was
obtained:
The steamer left Havre January
Goth. On the first day out 449 miles
were logged, on the second day 407
miles, on the third, after travelling
$50 miles, the piston rod broke and
eighteen hours we're spent in making
repairs. When they we're completed
the ship steamed at nine miles an
hour, making in all sixty-six miles on
the Goth. On the 30th, 3lst and Feb
ruary LIST 215, 215 and $50 miles a day
were made, respectively.
On February I'd the piston rod broke
down again. The break was more Sc
rious this time Sea anchors were put
out, and for forty-one hours the ship
was hove to, making repairs On the
4th the first severe weather was exper-
fenced and the ship was blown 15C
miles out of her course.
On the 9Th, the repairs having been
completed, 1O3 miles were travelled
The ship was then clear to the north
ward of the track of transatlantic
steamers, and was, therefore, not seen
by the many steamers which passed
over the regular track.
Struck by Cyclone.
On the 7th the machinery broke
down for the third time. The heavy
cyclone struck on this day and tht
ship hove to with sea anchors out al
day. No Roadway was made anC
owing to The motion of the ship, re-
pairs wereldifficdlt. On the next day
the chief engineer, who had been al
his post day'pnd night, completed thu
repairs and The ship proceeded 49,
miles.
On the 9th, for the fourth time, tn,
machinery broke down and only sew
enty-four miles were made.
On the 10Th $50 miles were mad
and on the 18th, to the great rejoicing
of all on board, Fire Island wa
sighted and the ship crept up to he
anchorage off the bar.
The United Press tug was receive,
with cbeer by the anxious passen
gers. They crowded to the rail
yelled and clapped their hands with al
the enthusiasm of the French race
The officers refused to allow any on
on board and would not come to tn
rail to talk. The passengers wer
more obTigin2,