Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-12
LA GAscOGME IS SAFE IN PORT
THE GREAT FRENCH LINER is AT
HOME.
Flag. uoi.tsd on the Principal News
paper buildings Told New York.
and tho Associated Press wires
Told the Rest of Mankind.


miles
February 9. long. s0.sS. lat. sS.iS. IL
miles.
February 10. long. 1853, lat io.l4. 70
miles
February Ii. long. 7Il5. lat 4o.25, $50
miles.
Messenger Aflx's statement:
At the request Of World reporter,
Mr.. Mix representative OF the
Thompson Houston Electrical company,
one OF the cabiE passengers. hastily
wrote out the following statement.
which he throw aboard the World tug
To the Editor Of the World;
All went well until January 90 three
days after sailing from Havre. when
the ship was stopped, and the passen-
gers, on inquiry as to the cause, we're
informed that part OF the machinery
had broken down. The Information
was surprise to the passengers, VINO
wtre unaware AT the time that an acct
dent had occurred. There mad been
no shock or noise sufficient to cause
alarm. The passengers had noticed a
commotlon among the crew ana otncers
consequent upon the breakdown. ana
when Inquiries were made ny the pas
sengers. the officers made no attempt
TO conceal the true facts. We earned
that the piston OF one Of the iutermedi-
ATE cylinders had broken. thus inca
pacitnting the entire machinery. Tho
engine had been stopped as soon as pos
sible, and the steamer fell on Into the
trough OF the sea, which was not heavy
at the time The passengers were quite
cool and had no apprehension OF dan
ger
In fact. we were not from the frat
distressed by the knowledge Of the acci-
dent. None OF us realized that the
breakdown was more than an ordinary
affair, and many Of us began speculat-
ing on how long a time would elapse
before the engineers got the break
patched up and we would be again on
our course We lay to for sixteen
hours. while the full corps OF engineers
worked on the fractured cylinder. A
brass sleeve was slipped over the frac-
ture and bolted into position, and in
this way the engineers were enabled
to again start up the engines.
The broken cylinder and It's compan-
ion could not be used, however, and as
steam was cut OF from the boiler OF the
engines the speed was reduced one
half Even at this rate We were further
handicapped by being compelled to
stop every twelve hours 10 replace The
brass Innings, which wero continually
wearing out under the strain. All
would have gone VOL but for a terrl1ie
storm, which bcset the disabled vessel
on the 4th of this month. II truck us
while We were lying TO to make re-
pairs.
The vessel pitched and tossed fright
fully In the gale and for the first time
since the breakdown the passengers
began to feel uneasy. The engineers
We're unable to work because OF the vlo-
lent tossing OF the ship, i was lmpOs-
sible to handle the heavy pieces OF ma
chinery For forty-one hours the ves-
sci lay to, while the engineers did their
utmost to make temporary repairs
again. 1t was impossible to make as
perfect Il job as at first owing to the
constant Increase In the extent OF the
arrangement 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 we were
further impeded by the constantly re-
curing gales, The weather was fright
full.
A gale. burdened with sleet and snow,
came out OF the west with terrific
force, and The vessel pitched and tossed
dreadfully. Passengers and crew real
lied the seriousness of our position.
Then and for the first time signals OF
distress were displayed. We signed by
signals that we were disabled. but It
was not until yesterday that we sight
ed and slgnalled Il vessel. She was ain
English steamer. She answered our
signals. but proceeded on her way. She
was too far away to understand that
We required assistance. hut for the
storm the passengers would not have
expressed any anxiety. We were fire..
qucntly beset by gales. which at times
threatened to founder the vessel
never saw or experienced such storms.
ana the realization that we were aboard
disabled vessel IN terrible storms
inNue many or us very gloomy, indeed
we cannot say TOO much IN praise Of
the ehntsln ana officers who behaved
mahiully' ana ana all in their power to
i'la oi, gu, TOT as comfortable as possible.
ISisheu'l MIX"
~ was aiter Midnight when La Gas
cugue Ieaeheu the par where she
Anchors ior tne nlsht' she VIII doubt
less Teaeh ner uoek At o'clock this
morning.
~ was JUST Y!So y, m. when a World
,vporte', on the Geek or the tug Nos-
,purhn sGhnhlhs the horizon on Fire
isihnu WIN powerful marine glass,
eausnt we simmer OF light far
ivy 30 tle eastward II was so faint
a ,,'',i, l'e ,l mat Tor a time the re-
i r. tet WIS uncertain whether II was
~, or an l,usion, but u was light.
ny, M lny Hsht grew nrlEhter momen-
s oa,,g ~ snlp was coming In undoubt-
culys but was II La Gasuogne? The
uspursh has bssn CHASING lights for
~ "y r.is,s wn.oh "a, an proved to be VIII o.
the Wlsps as tar as La Gascogne was