The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-12
LAST EDITION
AT Her DOCK.
The Steamship La Gascogne
in New York Harbor.
Officers Scoff at Idea Of Danger to
the Vessel.
Logbook Shows That Nothing Serious
Was Encountered Oh the Voyage.

New YORK, Feb. 12.-The French lire
Steamer La Gascogne, with the assistance
OF tugs, reached quarantine at seven min
utes before 10 this morning. She will
probably be at her dock about noon.
Everybody at this time knows that La
Gascogne is in friendly hsrbor; that every
one OF her passengers is in excellent health
and spirits, that beyond the breaking
down of portions cf her machinery and
the buffetiDg received by blizzard and
hurricanes, La Gssaogne has suffered
nothing.
She did not run short of coal, o. had
been surmised, and there was an ample
supply of provisions. 1t is also q
strange fact that while the maritime as
well as the civilized world was
worried over her prolonged absence, not
one OF La Gascognes passengers seemed to
feel the least bit uneasy.
Stranger still is the fact according to
Captain Baudelon the La Gascogne did
not deviate save in few minor particulars
from the course originally marked out for
her to pursue. For seven days, at least, ves-
had been anxiously on the lookout for the
missing French liner, but she was not re-
ported until The Associated sPress at AIS
last evening announced that the vessel
GIFTED east of Fire Island was probably
La Gascogne.
That night of Sandy Hook will be re-
membered by hundreds for many year.
Few on board the stately steamer could
sleep. Every now and then face or head
would peer over the rails looking anxiously
landward as IL they were not yet certain
that land was safe at hand and that La
Gascogne had weathered phenomenal
weather in most skillful manner in spite
| of her disabilities.
Captain Baudelon, commander OF La
| Gascogne, said as he brushed the dew of
cup of coffee from his moustache:'
| Z" You astonish me. Alarmed about our
safetyf Why should that be? We were all
right. Never was q moments danger.
just mishap to one of our cylinders and
it caused US to make long trip instead.
Here's the log, look over it. You
will see there was nothing much the
matter with u.s." aud then the gallant
coup de mer lit cigar and climbed imp
the bridge.
A crowd Of thousand people were at
the pier at the foot of Morton street,
struggling for admittance to the pier. A
special detachment of police formed q
line across the entrance to the pier
and had all they could do to keep back
those who had no business on the dock.
The crowd continued to grow all the
time, and numbered several thousand
when the La Gascogne tied up at her pier.
Happy I'm Paris.
PARIS, Feb. 12.-The news of tho safe
arrival at New York of the La Gascognc,
was received here shortly. sitter ten
o'clock last night. in dispatch
from the Associated Press. The universal
relief at the receipt Of he gratifying in
telligence was most 'asrked. 1t spread
with amazing rapidity to the cafes and
theaters and elsewhere w.sere there were
assemb!ages Of persons and warm cheers
greeted its annou ncement.
During the remainder OF the evening
the news of the steamers safety was the
sole topic of conversation. President
Faure was attending performance Ut the
Theatre Francais, and the news, was
instantly conveyed TO him. In but very
short time after the dispatch from the
Associated Press announcing the safety
Of the steamer had reached Paris,
large crowd of persons gathered at
the offices of Compagno Generate Trans
Atlantique and anxiously clanored for
details OF the eventful voyage, and con-
| graduated the officials of the line upon
the joyful intelligence. At Havre, the
home port of tho Gascogne. the rejoicing
was even moro heartfelt than IN Paris.
| The wives and children OF tho officers and
| crew Of the steamer mostly reside there.