The times., 1898-02-26
LA CHAMPAGNE SIGHTED.
She Was Far cut at Sea and Evi-
IDENTITY Disabled.

| she was Faf cut at sea anu ENI-
| IDENTIFY Disabled.
New York. Feb. 25.-The Dutch
| steamer Bremerhaven, which arrived
today from Antwerp, brought the first
| intelligence of the French Line steamer
La Champagne, now five days overdue.
On Saturday last at $780, in latitude
| 43. longitude Al, Capt. MINES of the
| Bremeriiaven sighted large trans-At-
| lantic liner moving very slowly, almost
stopped, heading to the northeast, and
| facing a tremendous sea from that di-
rection.
The steamer appeared to be one of
the French line vessels, had two masts
ard TWO tunnels, and showed the regu-
| lation sideiights and mast headlight,
| but displayed no signal to indicate that
| she was disabled or in need of assist
ance.
1t is quite probable that she had sea
anchors out, although it was too dark
to see if such were a fact.
| The weather had been very stormy,
but blowing very hard from the north
east, and continued to blow throughout
the following day, Sunday, and part Of
| Monday, with very heavy seas from the
northeast.
Capt. MINES. when Informed that La
Champagne was overdue, said that
there was no doubt in his mind as to
the identity of the vessel.
The officials of the company have
abandoned all their theories of the
cause of the delay in favor of the
most probable one that some accident
more serious than usual, it is prob
able-has happened to the machinery.
The fracture of a shaft is the most
probable. This. though it occur in it's
least serious form, would cause a delay
Of many hours and possibly of some
days. In the meantime the vessel would
be blown far to the south and out of
the track of the transatlantic steam
ers She should be able to keep to her
course in some measure, however, as
she carries sail sufficient for that pur-
pose IN moderate weather. The vessel
carries duplicate parts of her machin-
cry, and the agent says that the re-
pair of any break is, therefore, only a
matter of time.
Friends of the passengers are be-
coming greatly alarmed. Some of them
have been calling at the office of the
company in Bowling Green at short in
tervals during the day; and some diff
ficulty has been experienced In quiet
ing their fears. Many kilograms of in
quiry have. also been received. La
Champagne carries As first-cabin pas
and 175 officers and crew-a total of
49,
La Champagne was built at st. Naz-
aire, France, in 1856. She measures
7,0S7 tons gross. is 49, feet, 5 inches
long, 50 feet broad, and 50 feet deep.
Formerly she made the trip from Hayre
TO New York in eight days, but three
years ago she was refitted with new
engines and was expected to make the
trip in a day less. This she did not
do regularly. She is commanded by
Capt. Poirot.
Havre, France. Feb 25.-The following
is list of the first-cabin passengers on
board the French line steamer La Cham
pagne. which was du to arrive at New
York on Sunday last, from this port:
Miss Audran, Mr.. and Mrs. Berchem,
Mr.. f. Bresard, Mr.. Giuseppe Bonino
Miss Brinkman. Mr.. Fritz Butter, Miss
Brayner. Mr.. George BeZancon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beekmann, Mr.. and Mrs. Boullau,
Mr. c. A. Birker. Miss G. Bonetti, Mr..
Convert, Miss Convert, Mr.. o. Y. Chris
tensen, Mr.. Chcnard. Mr.. Cugnet, Miss
Emma Christen, Mr.. E. Charley. Mr..
Dross. Mr.. Wurts-Dundas, Mr., Mrs. and
Miss Duval. Mrs. p I. Brume, Mrs. c. A.
Erlund, Mr.. Engert. Mrs. P. Euvont, Miss
E. Francois, Mr.. Charles L. Fox, Mr.. H.
Galland. Mr.. Edoardo Gaia, Mr.. Paul Ga
briel. Mr.. II. ]. Goems, Mr.. Hutin. di-
rector of the Society of the Panama Ca
nal: Mrs. Van Holy. Miss Susan Hache,
Miss Grace J.. Hess, Mr. NJ Haraland
Mr.. Herman, Mr.. Heither, Mr.. III. p. HUI
genhotz, Mr. Michel, Mr.. Kautzer. Mrs
Kautzer and her child. Mr. and Mrs.
koeppen and child, Mr.. NJ. Kettong. Mr..
d. Kavanagh. Miss Nina Kellogg, Mrs.
kornfeld. with a baby, Mr.. Nicholas
Karis. Miss p. ,LouerDst, Mr. Louenber-
ger, Mr.. Labalme, Mr.. Lohrer, Miss ]. w
Miller, Mr.. e. d. Veiletssex, Miss Nor
ply, Miss Magee, Mr. W. Moreillen. Miss
Moser Baron Liebert de Nitray. Miss NJ.
Neuschwand, J. T. Ohmsteade, Mr.. II.
Oustry, Mr. Pasquier, Charles Painter,
Thomas Prenveille. Mr.. Pervi. Rev. Fa-
ther Joseph Herbert. The Rev. Father
Paul Jacquot, Rev. Father Vignon. Miss
Riera, Mr.. S. Rothkopf, sr., Mr. II. Rus
hauer, Mr.. o. Razio. Mr.. Righetti. Mr..
Sonalle, Mr.. Emile Sello, Mrs. B. Frank
Smith. Mr.. A II. Smith, Mr.. Jacob |
Schweizer, Mr.. c. Schillinger. Mr. a.
Schillinger, Mr.. G. Siepert, Miss G. Spen-
Ger. Mr.. Robert Schorer, Mrs. S. Topo-
son. Mr.. Emile We'll, Mrs. We'll and her
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