Evening journal., 1895-02-12

w again hsdfb UP ire eN2ipeS.
The broken cylinder and its compan
ion could not bo used however, end as
steam was tut off from the butler Of tho
engines the speed was reduced one half
Even at this rate we were further
handicapped by hoing compelled to stop
every II hours to replace the brass Innings,
which We're continually wearing out I'M
der tho strain
All would have gone we'll but for the
terrible strain which beset the disabled
vessel on the III Of this month 1t struck
us while we weie lying to making repairs.
The vessel pitched and tossed frightfully
in the gale, and for the first time since the
breakdown the passengers began to feel
uneasy The engineers were unable to
work because Of the violent tossing Of the
ship. Il was impossible 10 handle the
heavy pieces Of machinery.
Another Misfortune.
''For 81 hours the vessel lay TO while the
engineers did their utmost to make tenn
porary repairs again. 1t was impossible
TO make as perfect q job as at iilst owing
to the constant increase in the extent Of
the deran cement to the machinery and
from speed of $50 miles which we were
enabled TO make after the first breakdown
we had TO reduce our speed TO 100 miles
day. This made progress exceedingly
slow and wo were further impeded hy the
constantly recurring gales The weather
was frightful
a gale lurdened with sleet and snow
came out of the west with terrific foroo,
and the vessel pitched and tossed in the
fernent Passengers and crew alike real-
lied the seriousness of our position then,
and for the first time signals Of distress
were displayed We also indicated by sig
nails that we were disabled but it was not
until yesterday that we sighted and sig
nailed a vessel She was an English steam
| ship. She answered our signals, but pro-
oeedsd on her way She was too far away
to understand that we required assistance
/ But for tho storm the passengers would
not have expressed any anxiety.
Wo were frequently beset by gales
/ which at times threatened to founder the
vessel I never saw or experienced such
storms and the realization that we were
| aboard a disabled vessel in terrible storms
made many Of us very gloomy indeed We
| cannot say too much in praise Of the cap.
tain and officers. who behaved manfully
aud did everything in their power to make
| our lot as comfortable as possible
| 1t was after midnight when La Gas
oogne reached the bar whore she anchored
for the night She was met there by tho
Chapman Derrick and Wrecking com
pany's tug Hustler which lay alongsid,
al night and brought the vessel up to hel
docks this morning
The Crowd at Quarantine.
There was a large number of person.
gathered on tho landing dock at the quar-
antire station. The crowd was made nj
Of men and women-some near relative
of passengers on La Gascogne and other
were persons drawn there by curiosity
but all seemed to be happy and relieved il
mind that the stnnch French liner hal
turned up without any very serious mis-
hap having befallen her.
Whom they heard that the steamer wouli
not be boarded before morning, as tb
vessel had been anchored for the night Of
Sandy Hook. the people returned to thei
homes, intending to return to the ques
for friends in the morning.
Shortly after midnight the steamsh
Bolivia, which had sighted La Gasoogn
OFF Shinnecock island, arrived at quaran
tine, Captain Baxter said he had sighte
J La Gascogne at / o'clock in tho after
noon. She was flying signals Of distress
} but when approached her captain refuse
II 4 Y
2 the French liner was in difficulties, an
from appearances it seemed that she ha
lost her rudder and was proceeding undG
jury rudder.
Joy In the City.
La Gascogne left Havre on the mornin
Of Jan 26 There were 80 passengers
the FIRST cabin, Il in the second and u
, in the steerage The fastest time made b
the French line to New York is 6 days l
hoars s6 minutes-that by La Tourain'
, Not until Wednesday, however, was an
! uneasiness admitted by Agent Forge
I, | who said the day before that the storl
and head winds accounted for the delay.
The agents feared more than they COZ
l fessed. The rates for reinsurance went u
by jumps. The French lines officers wei
Z besieged by friends and relatives Of pa
= sengers. They were told there must hay
been a break in the machinery, and tt
vessel could only creep along; that
, might be drifting, but in any event woul
be picked up and towed to this or son
, other port La Normandie came an
brought no news. It was tho same disal
, pointment day after day-no news mt
1t was suddenly flashed in over the wirl
}, from Fire island yesterday afternoon.
Never were the French restaurants an
, cafes in New York so Joyous as they we
last night They bubbled with champegl
and enthusiasm. Everybody felt as il
had found money or had relatives {
, board Every Frenchman folt person
interest in La Gascogne. and this WI
? shared by every one who knew Frenc
man.
p At the Cafe Martin, at Ninth street al
University place, there was the greatest e
thusiasm, for it is q recognized treni
headquarters More than 200 times d
the telephone has been rung by anxio
inquirers about the helated ship. frene
. men gathered in knots at the various J
sorts and gave vent TO their enthusiasm
9 cheers and congratulations.
The news spread rapidly over the cit
3 At the Cafe de Paris. Au Chat Noir al
the others thore were mad rejoicing 81
? toasting. All that is left OF the Fren
quarter turned out to celebrate the safe
Of La Gascogne. But the intense feelii
y Of relief and Joy at the arrival Of Ia CT
. cogne was not confined to the Fren
le quarter by any means. At the big hot
e throughout tho city and about the stree
travelling mon and the public genera
acted as though great load had been lift
vs from their minds.
ip First Glimpse of La Gascugne.