The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-12
GASCOGNE IS ALL RIGNT
French Steamer Which Has Been Missing For Days
 Arrives In Port.
MADE PORT WITHOUT HELP.
DEBAI WAS DUE TO 4 BROKEN PISTON ROD AND THE GALES.

Saw Only 8 Four NIasted Schooner
 Eighteen Hours Spent in One Day in Re
 pairing Broken Piston Rod and a Shor
 Time Later There Was a Much MOr'
 Serious Break-Lay to in Gale With Set
 Anchors out-Great Rejoicing in New
 York on the Arrival of the Vessel.
 Quarantine, s. l., Feb. 12.-The An
 chor liner Bolivia wasreported early this
 evening, and her arrival at Quarantine
 was anxiously awaited as her reported
 appearance off Fire Island led to the
 hope that something definite would bt
 learned concerning the long delayed
 French liner La Gascogne, and long
 before her entrance in the Narrows il
 was known that La Gascogne had
 been reported off Fire Island.
 The Bolivia anchored a mile north
 east of the dock at Quarantine, and the
 United Press man went out to her on
 the boarding boat, the Charles F
 Allen.
 Captain Baxter said: ''We sighted a large liner just before noon to-day, and an inspection with the glass show ed her to be large two-masted steamer with two stacks, which, from general appearance was thought to be a Frenchman, and as the pilot has in- formed me that La Gascogne was over due I was certain it must be that vessel When first seen the steamer was nearly abeam and bearing about south. I gave no further thought ex- pecting her to overrun us, but some time later was surprised to find her dropping astern and heading slightly toward the land. Later the liner was observed to be. steering across our stern and making for the land at a speed of six or seven knots. At p. m. she had disappeared astern. I did not see any signals, and asked the pilot if he had observed any. He said he saw nothing like signals, but wondered why she did not overhaul us. Later learn ed from the purser that he saw three balls in perpendicular line foreward the foremast. I did not see them. They indicate 'unmanageable' or disabled There was no signal displayed asking assistance. When I first saw the liner there was an oil tank steamer a short distance ahead of her, and if assistance was required this vessel would have answered the call"
 After leaving the Bolivia an oil tank which had anchored a short distance from the Anchor liner was hail. ed. This proved to be the Washington from Rotterdam. The mate came to the rail and said that at o'clock this af- ternoon, ten miles east of Fire Island, La Gascogne was seen showing three balls in perpendicular line. The steam CT was going at the rate of about six miles an hour and later hauled in for land as if about to anchor or to signal the observer at Fire Island
 No request for assistance was made and the Washington proceeded to port.
 La Gascogne. eight days overdue, dropped anchor at the bar here just be- fore midnight All were we'll on board, and a sigh of relief goes up from two 
 Her delay was due to a broken piston rod and to the terrific gales which have swept the North Atlantic for the week | past and brought disaster to many a. l ;taunch craft.
 Captain Baudelon and the officers and | ,reW of La Gascogne brought the ship | and passengers through the gales and ! made port without help. From the time | hey left Havre, January 26, until yes- erday they spoke no transatlantic steamer and saw only four-masted | schooner, the one which reported at St. Pierre, Miq., as having seen a large steamer off the banks apparently in dis ress last Saturday.
 The Uited Press tug Fred B. DaIzelI. with representatives of the Times, Tri- pune and Recorder on board, was the irst tug to reach La Gascogne. The lisabled steamer had left Fire Island twenty-five miles astern and was eight niles to the eastward of Sandy Hook ightship. It was 9:45 D. m The big lner was limping into port at half peed, with two big red lights, signals f distress, at the foremast. The tug ay alongside half an hour and the fol- owing story of the trip was obtained:
 The steamer left Havre January 26. )n the first day out 449 miles were log ed, on the second day 407 miles. on the hird day, after travelling 380 miles the iston-rod broke and eighteen hours 1ere spent in making repairs. When completed the ship steamed inc miles an hour, making in all six y-six miles on the 29th. On the 9Oth lst and February 1 215, 255 and 2S0 liles day were made. On February ( the piston-rod broke down again: the l reak was more serious this time. Sea l nchors were put out and for forty-one ( ours the ship was hove-to making re- airs. On the 4th the first severe wea- { 1er was experienced and the ship was i Town 150 miles out of her course. On l le 5th, repairs having been completed. B miles were made. The shin was C len clear to the northward of the track l