The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-11
MANY PERISH AT SEA
Pathetic Stories Of the SufsrinsS Of
Brave Mariners,
NO NEWS OF LA GASCOlGNE
The Umbria Arrived Safe In Now
York Yesterday-She Rescued
One Crew-The Storm
Still RACES.


Liverpool Feb. =, via Queenstown Feb. 3,
reached quarantine this morning. She
brings no " ord of La Gascoigne. Shortly
after noon yesterday tho monster ocean
greyhound steamer passed quarantine,
her shrouds and part of her hulk covered
with ice and glistening with myriads of
diamonds. From the topmost edge of the
bridge to the deck was one mass oil
glistening ice.
1t was during the only spell of good
weather on the vessels voyage that she
was enabled to rescue Ii persons who
were adrift in n waterlogged, helpless
bark. Speaking OF the rescue, Captain
Dutton said to-day:
1--WE had a fairly good voyage after
leaving Queenstown until we struck
the blizzard outside the Queenshook yes
terday. OF course the weather was bad
and we had heavy seas, but have had lar
worse voyages. Ii was at l2:li n. IN. on
Feb. 6. that we picked up the captain and
crew of the French bark Jean Baptiste.
1t was about IL o'clock when report was
made to mo that White star Line
freighter. supposed to be the Cevc, had
been sighted. The captain of the Cevic is
an old friend of mine and | had signals
sent UP to let him know who we were.
The Cevic was off our port side. Tho
signals we sent up were seen by tho
French bark which was over on our star
board about five miles away. 1t was not
particularly cold, but there was a snow
storm and a heavy westerly swell,
"The distressed crew was displaying red
lights to show the vessel was out OF con-
troll. and as we made toward her three
men went up into the mizzen rigging with
torches. The bark was waterlogged.
When our boat reached the distressed
ship the men found the crew had launched
two boats and were loading all of their ef-
fects. Captain Lebot and his son we're
the last to leave the dean Baptiste. They
came away in our boat. Tho rest of the
crew came to us in their own boats and
said they had brought all their personal
effects with them.
"The Jean Baptiste belonged at Havre
and was bound from Halifax TO Cork with
seals. She was not insured"
Captain Duttou, continuing, said: AT
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, during the
heighth of the storm, 200 miles east of
Sandy Hook, we sighted a four-masted
schooner at anchor, riding very heavily.
She had flag up and no sails set. | had
the vessel put about aud ran down close
TO her We laid to half an hour waiting
for some signal, but none came. We left
them riding at anchor in a heavy sea in a
very unusual place for a schooner of that
character, right in the course of the ocean
steamers. Then we came on to harbor
and experienced the worst weather of the
whole trip"
On board the Umbria were three surviv-
ors of the Elbe disaster, Eugene Scnlegel
of Furst, Germany, on his way to this
country with his sister Emma, who was
lost with the ship; John Vevera of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Carl Hoffman of Grand
Island, Neb., whose wife and child were
among the lost.
BosroN, Feb. 10.-The steamers, Kol-
pino, from Hull Jan. %, and the Sachem,
from Liverpool Jan. 81, arrived to-day.
The captains report heavy weather and
intense cold, but no tidings of tho La
Gascoigne.
HALIFAX, \. S., Feb. 10.-The Glouces-
ter schooner. Clara L. Friend. has been
wrecked at Eastern Head, near Liverpool
on the Nova Scotia coast, and her crew oi
10 men lost.
DUBLIN, Feb. 10.--A terrific snow storm
prevailed in Ireland Saturday night and
to-day, the snow lying three feet deep or
the level, and in some places drifted to a
depth of from eight to 10 feet, stopping
trains. The storm is so violent at Queens
town that all the telegraph lines have sus
pended business. The temperature is the
lowest recorded for 40 years. An unusu
ally high tide did much damage. Muct
damage is also done along the shore. sew
eral small craft have foundcred. The
| traffic in the harbor and on the river il
| suspended.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The railroaC
blockade that almost surrounded this city
Yesterday has been broken at all points
| The Baltimore d Ohio announces all il
western and Philadelphia trains are ar
irving practically on time, though its con
nections from the latter place to New
| York are still interrupted. This after
noon Pennsylvania trains are from one u
! five hours late. The blockade at Alexan
dria IS entirely removed. The Norfolk
| Western Is stll closed.
| BUFFALO, y. Y, Feb. 10.-The grea
blizzard is past. Owing TO all the coun
try roads being impossible, and the rail
roads blocked. not quart OF muk wa,
! brought into the city to-day. The block
ade on the railroads is being raised a
fast as possible.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IO.--The railroad
| entering this city are still suffering by III
blockade, all trains being late. The Bos
ton steamer Par,hlan ami the Br.t!s
steamers Guild Hall, from Car,hagena
and lity of Newcastle, from Calamata
are ali aground off Newcastle and assist
| ance has been sent. Every incomin
captain and pilot was piled with question
I ha 4 ON N
they had neither seen any trace or hear
any news of her.
NEW YORK, Fob. 1o.-The French lin
steamer Ia GascoiEnc, 50 far as all source
of information 60. has failed TO reach hal
Dor. The three steamers which arrived 4
this port to-day have seen or heard nott
ing of her. But the fact that vessels nc
nearly So staunch as the French liner hay
weatherel the gales tha- have swept IN
Atlantic for the pas, two weeks. has give