New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
IA BOURGOGNE TO SAIL THIS MORNING.
TITLE DAMAGE FROM THE COLLISION WITH THE

utsA-rHE BROKEN PLATE REPAIRED
- t,,ur,ogne the big French liner which ran
lo,n rho Atlas Line steamship Ailsa on SATURDAY
returned to Ter pier yesterday morning III '''e
49,. ,,,orarv repairs TO her bow might be made
rh. vessel was not materially damaged only one
az her starboari bow plates having peeh s'has"e''
Tba anchor was weighed about $50 yesterday
,rorrirg and the ship reached her pier about
,,.lock Mos, OF the passengers went ashore. ana
, uo,ice which was posted in French and English
an the mirrors a, the head Of the compan'onway,
informed them that La Bourgogne would san TO-
day at a. m
in his statcroom and had nothing 10 add TO his
statement which was published In The Tribune
vcstsrlav Captain West. the shore superintendent
OF the French line. who went down to La bour-
gogne on Saturday, said that Captain Poirot had
m, back on his own responsibility. not that II
was necessary. bat in order that the passengers
Nigh, have no msgvings as no the steamships
| condition.
WHERE THE DAMAGE Is.
The damage 20 the Frenchman is on the star
| hoard how plate the third plate from tho deck
| and the fourth from the water-llne. Ii has two
| large cracks In 1t. one vertical and the other hor
| zon;al and in the ,"ntre is a great dent, which
| must have been made by powerful impact The
breaks open into the forward bukhead compart-
men'.
|
sells inspected the damage done 10 the steamship
about $50 a. m yesterday. and said there was moth
ing in the slight breakage TO have prevented the
vessels sailing Ilademir Lassoe, Of The (French)
Veritas." also made examinations AMI was of the
same opinion "a Mr.. Barrett.
/ The damaged plate l. an underappng one. and
| ali day yesterday workmen from the shop of John
~ Robins OF Erie Basin. were engaged In Pacing
A new plate over the cracked part. The plate Is
about fifteen feet by four feet. and the piece placed
| over the break Is about half that length. The
scratched bow. with customary French reatness rs
| also being rcpantcl. and when the steamship sails
this mornins she will not have perceptble tch
| about her
REPAIRS ONLY TEMPORARY.
| The repairs made are only temporary and when
the ship reaches the other side she will be sent 10
| st. Nazaire. where she will have thorough over
| hauling
| According to Captain West the passengers on the
| Frenchman. who at luncheon scarcely noticed
the shock There excitement OF any kind
| aboard. Captain Poirot and the pilot. A. ii. Muir.
| ply jr., the bridge the time. Two
whaleboats We're lowered from the port and star.
board sides and one OF them in charge OF the first
officer. NJ. Motay. rade an attempt 10 investigate
cr fear Of Scng lost in the gloom a report pTS OF
the accident VIII be made TO the French Consul
| think La Bourgognc would be lbeed At the tim,
Of the collision there were dozen or more mer
boatswan. Petirot. and the chief carpenter, Cresey
ana preparations to drop anchor being made
| After the crash the men could that a grea
hole had been made In the other vessel, but the,
parted quickly and were lost In the fog 80 soOr
that the extent of the damage could only b.
guessed.
! The Cunarder Campania lay at anchor close Il
the French steamship and Captain Poirot trans
ferred his mall 10 her, as well three passengers
j. de Goejen. H. Kuhn and c. y. Tetsngh.
STORY OF NJ. GIQUEI.
Second Captain G!quel said Yesterday in descrb
Ing the unfortunate collision: Il was at the pon
OF the forecaste head and the engines had stoppe
preparatory to dropping anchor. Men takln
soundlngs every few minutes from the port an
starboard sides. Suddenly we sighted the Ais
about fifty yards away. and at once signalled tn
captain, and the engines were started full spec
astern. We were simply moving with the tide bu
the ebb tide much TO overcome and the
vessels came together. Had the engines been goin
q would have the Asa's bow off clean. w
couldn't tel how badly We had cut into the vesse
both ships backed away and were swallowed
the fog almost Immediately We heard fog bel
and whistles all around We dropped anchC
shortly after the acc.dent."
The stories of the passengers on La Bourgogn
bear the statement OF the officers that the shoe
of the collision was hardly percept.be to thos
aboard With the exception Of two. Lieutenant vo
the passengers Will again start across the Atlant
this morning.
The arrival Of La Bretagne and the presence
l | Ia made n