The sun., 1895-02-07
THE OVERD GAsCoGNE.
Preferred Rate OF Insurance Goes Up-Ths
Cabin Passengers.

The anxiety which is felt for the safety OF the
French liner la GascoRne, which is now four
days overdue, continues TO increase day by day.
There Ia no longer doubt that some nshap has
befallen her. IL is apparent from delay TO other
ships which are late in arriving here and on the
other side that stormy weather and adverse
winds are now prevailing. but no matter
how severe they may be, they can
hardly be sufficient to account for the
prolonged detention OF La Gascogne. No
amount OF head winds would hold back a
steamer OF her size and power for such a length
OF time unless she were crippled. IL may be,
however, that her machinery has suffered a
comparatively trfing arrangement, and that
running under reduced steam she is able to
make only slow hcadway against unfavorable
gales.
The officials Of the company and shippers gen.
orally have no doubt that the steamer will turn
up all right, as she Is thoroughly stanch and
in Capt Bsndelon. Although still under forty
he has acquired high reputation. He is a
a in RG FrfHh iaSs service snd uS 9
SasoSspc. "'I Agent Forget said yesterday
Within t@enty.four hours. He has several tugs s
constantly ready to go to her the moment she is
xhted s m bs isG rS to await hsr Ss She could
not be sighted until near Fire Island. and going
as slowly as she must be she would not proceed
far before tug despatched from the city could
The anxiety which is felt in maritime circles
is shown by the fact that the proffered rate for
reinsurance on her cargo jumped yesterday to
four per cent. The normal rate Is one-fourth OF
one per cent The cargo Is said TO consist on St, Of
between $500, 900 and S4Q0.000. No offer for
reinsurance was made on Tuesday, so that tho
is no doubt that the Elbe disaster has had o dis
quieting effect upon business of this sort, and
the quotation on the risk is higher than would
be Warranted by any actual fears for the steam
er's ultimate safe arrival. ,-
The same influence adds to the anxiety OF per-
sons having friends on board. There were q
number of Inquiries yesterday at the offices OF
the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique both
his best to reassure those who made them. A
despatch from Havre gives the following list of
Sir. and Mrs. Grocer and servant, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lanahan and Miss Lanahan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Guttmann. Messrs. A1kerheil, Adolfe Castro.
chez Ravisr Matsgrin. Iichtensteen, and Ko-
dumas colsiss, Bronsord. and Myer; Miss RE
and ssgvan:. Miss Boreel; Miss Aurel' Miss
Broome street. Mr.. Matagrin is an importer of
gloves, and Mr.. Jacquet is a Chicago wine mer-
sengers and a crew Of 21o men.
II La Gascogne has drfted to the south and is
%ss dead arss hHs !hs
fcient force to hold back several OF the southern
steamers which were due Yesterday. but did not
Havana Feb. j, which is now a day late. The
Teutonic. from Liverpool Jan. 80. was also ex.
pected yesterday. but was undoubtedly delayed
Among the theories advanced last night was
this: The big White Star steamer Teu-
Jan. 81, should have reached here Tues
day night or early Yesterday morning, but
possible that she might have fallen in vita La
Gascogne, and finding her in disabled condi-
tign. is assisting her into port
sailed from glasgow on Jan. 25, should have
arrived. and It is among the possibilities that She
from Europe arrived yesterday.
The United Press received cable despatch
Gsscogne Case had not @ BEEN @ Sighted | off that coas. @
There has been no telegraphic communication
with Fire Island for over forty-eight hours. and
from off this port is Sandy Hook. The marine
observer at that station reported the weather
clear at midnight. He could see offshoie for
distance OF seven miles, but no incoming steam er
was visible.
1t is not unlikely that the first news OF La
year. the Ems when she broke her shaft and
lost her propeller, drifted In southerly direc
tion and fetched up at the islands
from twenty to fifty miles to the southwark of
that taken by English and American boats.
as Ss epe
miles from this port. Consequently, II La
Gascogne is disabled east Of the Banks. she is
Gibraltar and the Mediterranean than those
PaRIs, Feb. 'sNM. .Pereire. Manager of the
COmpagnie Generale eTransatlantque. attributes
the non-arrival OF the steamer La Gascogne at
New York to the violent weather or to an acci-
dent to her machinery requiring some rnars time Inn to
safety Of the ship.