The record-union., 1895-02-11
THE LA GASCOGNE.
THE FRENCH LINER HAS NOT AS
YET ARRIVED IN PORT,
Although Hopes Are Still Held Out
That the Vessel Has Weathered
the storms Of the Atlantic.
Special to the RECORD-UNIOS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIOS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1O-The French line
! steamship La Gascogne, so far as all
! sources of information go, has failed tC
| reach harbor. The three steamers which
arrived at this port to-day have seen OF
| heard nothing of her. But the fact that
vessels not nearly SO stanch as the French
liner have weathered the gales that have
swept the Atlantic for the past two weeks
had given heart and hope to those who
can view the chances OF the big steamer
! from an impartial point.
The La Gasccgne Is now eight days
overdue. She has faced many a furious
gale in the years that she has crossed the
Atlantic, but never was she so tardy in
reaching port. On October % 1891 she
! came into New York harbor with g2O
souls on board, salt encrusted to the top
! OF her tunnels. For four days and nights
she had been in the grip of hurricane
| One day of such weather would have
! tested the stancnneSs OF almost anything
| that floats, but the La GaScOgne reached
! New ork practically uninjured. 1t is
! such experiences that have given the
agents OF this city confidence that the boat
Is still ploWlng the seas or safe in some
! out OF the way harbOr.
! The men in the office of the French line
| lieve the La Gascogne 10 be lost. 1t is
! the friends and relatives of passengers
| that are fearful of the worst. The men
| who report vessels far down the bay have
| kept their eyes sharp toward the sea, in
| the hope of being the first to signal the
missing steamship. At $3.50 tonight the
! liam burg merlcan liner Dania was re-
| ported off Fire Island. Two hours later
an unknown steamship was reported pass
! ing Sandy Hook lighthouse. There she
| is anchored, and it is believed that she is
La Nornandla, sister snip of La Gas
| cogne.
| La Normandia sailed from Havre Feb
ruary I'd, and came over the same course
| as the La GascOgne, and it was conf
! IDENTIFY expected she would have tidings
! of the others. No tidings to that effect
| have been displayed, however, and the
officials of the line now ii their hopes on
| the La IOuralne, which sailed from
| havre on "Wednesday last, with instruc-
! tIOnS TO keep the strictest lookout for the
La Gascogne, and if necessary to spend
! extra time in making a detour from the
! regular course. lust what news the Dania
/ or the La Normandia may bring is doubt
full, but they have given no hope up to
the present time of having spoken to the
/ missing ship.
! Captain Griffith of the American trans
! port liner Manitoba, said to-day that ne
thought the La GascOgne would be first
| spoken by vessel bound from the Medi-
| terranean or eastward from Gibraltar.
My opinion" he said, sis that she broke
| down west OF tho Azores, and was carried
! by the prevailing currents into southern
! attitudes" Al the Navy Club the officers
/ believe the vessel will eventually come
! in.
no NEWS OF THE MISSING VESSEL.
| SANDY Hook, Feb. ll-3 A. M,-The La
Normandiis is anchored outside the bar. She
was boarded by reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press, and reports no news of the
| La Gascogne.
NOT ONE OF THE CREW SAVED.
! HALIFAX (N. s. Feb. lO.-One of the
! late arrivals at this port to-day announced
! the loss on Friday Of the fishing schooner
! Clara f. Friend with all on board. The
| Friend left Gloucester two weeks ago
! bound for the Georges on a fishing trip,
/ and carried a crew of fourteen men. On
/ Friday the terrible storm caught her
while eff Western Head near Liverpool.
! y. S., and she was driven on the rocks,
! going to pieces soon afterwards. Not one
| OF the crew WAS saved. Several bodies
! from the wreck are reported washed
ashore at Liverpool.
a SLOOP WRECKED,
! GALVESTON (TeXas), Feb. lO.-The tug
! Seminole just arrived at Sabine Pass and
! reports having seen the sloop Scandinavia
| bottom up, twenty-siX miles east Of here.
! The sloop was undoubtedly wrecked dur
/ ing the gale. There were on board Can
! tain BOwick and a crew OF two men as
passage for Orange. To-day a message
was received from Bolivar Point from
! Captain BOWick for medical assistance.
! The other men are supposed to be