Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-12
IN AWFUL WEATHER
SloU oi The Voyage Of tho French
Steamer Ia GaSCOg1e.
4nE PASSENGERS JUDlLlSE
Congratulations TO the French Com-
pauI's Agent From All Over
tho Country.

steamship, limped into port last night
with three red lights hanging from
her mlzEon mast as signal that she
wns disabled. Her passengers were all
on deck, some Of them singing aud
some OF them cheering, as persons are
wont TO do when their minds are tua-
denly relieved Of a heavy strain. For
thirteen days Of u voyage lasting six.
teen days the ship had b0en disabled
by break In cylinder.
10 was comparatively good weather
when the break occurred, but the
steamer was doomed to run into some
oi the uglieat weather imaginable.
When the break had been repaired the
steamer proceeded on her way, but un.
dot greatly reduced speed. When near
tho banks Ct Newfoundland the La
dascogne, ran into gale that In
creased 10 hurricane force. While OIL
sable island February 9th, tho ma.
ohnery broke down again and the
steamer was again hove TO, this time
ior forly.one hours. During all this
period, the engine did not make n sin.
gle revolution. When the second re-.
started forward onoo more, under still
further reduced power, aud headed to-
wards tho Long Island coast
IL lea remarkable fact that during
the entire voyage across tho Atlantic
La Gasc0gno did not sight steamer
until she passed one bound for PhilA-
delphia, late on Sunday. Late yottor.
day the French steamer slgnhled
Sandy Hook iightuhip. While tho
passengers were constantly worried on
account Of delay, there was never u
panic among them. They knew their
ship was a stauuch one, aud they hal
confidence In tneir capiaiu. And, be.
sides, they knew that the ship was
not totally Disabled. But they were
nervous and apprehensiye at times,
and they hailed the conclusion Of their
voyage with JOY.
BOARDING. THE STEAMER.
NEW YORIs, Feb. l2.-rhe news
that LA GRscogno was sighted was
nsshtd over the telegraph wire 10 all
parts Of the country. An hour after
she second bulletin was received Agent
Forget began TO. get congratulaiofy
kilograms from Paris, Chicago aud
other pOinls.
La Gascogue anchored near the
Nhytaling buoys ION the bar bttween
toe two light ships. A moment later
the tug Hustler, OF tue Champaign
Mreohing company, appeared In sight
Tugs ~ tho number OF dozen crowded
around but were ordered or aud the
Hustler running alongside began the
task OF taking oil the mails. There
were several hundred bags Of matter
and tho work was slow.
The captain OF the La GaEcogne told
VI the accident briefly:
"Just ut the time the TepaiTs were
being made the weather was awful.
It was necessary for everything 10 be
closed tight uud the passengers were
All kept below. But not rope was
parted after the repairs. We did not
attempt 10 get under Roadway for
some time. The sea was 20 rough that
We could not take the risk.
eve averaged uiNty-twO revolutions
but after repairs chs could make only
thirly.five, Later this was re-
duoed for the sake OF safety TO thiity.
During the storm the passengers were
made rs comfortable aH possible. They
could not have been better behaved.
We passed the first ship yesterday
morning At 10 O'Clock. She was AN
InmAn linor bound for Philadelphia,
aud we signaled her asking her 10
report Us with machinery injured and
10 notify the agent 10 send tugs to
Sandy Hook.
"rhe piston that was broken was not
exactly repaired. IL was isolated aud
the others were then used. This was
diiicult because the engines are quad
tuple expansion and the cylinders
were tandem. With the old triple
expansion engine II would not have
been no difficult 10 repair, nor would
tho accident have been so seriOus.n
GLOW about the second delay OF
lwonty.iour houts2"
THAT was on account OF the nftor
cylinder heating. The worst part was
tue center being disabled. The atonm
went directly from high pressure to
qladfuple expansion"
The captain spoke proudly OF hiH
snip, his crew aud his passengers.
Considering the extent OF tho Rccide [
and the fearful weather he thought
the ship had done nobly.
Following IN an account OF the board
INK Of La Gascogne anu the scenes on
board;
The tug WAS well outside the light
snip When the red lights were sighted,
ahd she headed for them. A whole
Meet OF tugs trailed after,
A. the iloet approached the big Hhl
gave whistle and the tugs responded
hHtha OF welcome. Through tue
glasses men and women could DO seen
iunning up and down the decks, way-
ing things In their hands and RppaI-
'htly beside themselves with Joy.
M!thln haillng distance there was a
o4oole OF voioeB anu ehouts anu
screams and tho people on the ship
upwled the rail. Cheer after cheer
went up from the people on board anu
Was responded by those on the ship.
ADovo this Jim voice from the tug
IOateli "AbOard tue la GAscugup,
Nlal was the matter" and "a un0fus OF
voices responded; "a piston broke.
nufrahl HurTal we are here.
nutfAhW Then there was moro
vheering, The tug ran alongside anu
Me reporters clnmbered upon the cabin
,aol hnd were almost ON a line with
me deck OF this liner with the spray
sa.hlhg over Ihem aud wettlng them
10 the skin.
a. disconnected story Of the accidents
tub lfp was obtained from those on
snip. Everybody was anxious to
l' A dozen hnu the ships log all
"auy TO throw over and did throw
Oeplys aboard the tug.
pune oi them went into the sea and