The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-26
is SHE LOST?
Fears For La Champagne Are
Growing Hourly.
Now Nearly a Week Overdue
and There Were Storms
OF GREAT SEVERITY.
La Champagne Carried 234
Passengers and Crew
Of 175 Men, Making 400 People
on Board.

New York. Feb. 26.-The French line
steamer La Champagne has not yet been
sighted. She is now six days overdue.
Mr.. Boycande, the New York agent of
the French line, said the description of
the steamer seen by Captain MINES re-
ported yesterday, fitted that of La Cham
payne precisely. He looked much pleased
and relieved and said that he had not
the slightest doubt of her identity. More
over, it seemed to him she was in verv
good position, being only about $50 miles
away and right in the track of ocean
liners. He was of the opinion, from the
fact that no signal for assistance was
shown, that whatever breakdown was
sustained by her was not of a serious
character.
He believed the steamer would be in
port in a couple of days
Havre, Feb. 26.-The following is a list
OF the saloon passengers on board the
which was due to arrive at New York on
Sunday last from this port:
Miss Audrane, Mr.. and Mrs. Berchem,
Mr F, Bresdard, Mr.. Giuseppe BOnio,
Miss Brin5man, Miss Fritz Butter, Mr.
George S. Beasancon, Mr.. and Mrs. Bee
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Baullau Mr. c. A
Bilxer, Miss G. Bonetti, Mr.. Convert, Mr.
.. V; Christensen, Mr.. Chenard. Mr.. Cug-
net, MISS Emma Christen, Mr.. E. Charby,
Mr.. Drosso, Mr.. Wurtz-Dundas, Mr.. and
Mrs. and Miss DuvaI, Mrs. P. I. Brum.
Euvent Miss E. Francois, Mr.. Charles L.
Fox, Mr. H. Galland Mr.. Edoardo Gaia,
Mr.. Huntin, director of the society of the
Panama canal; Mrs. Van Holy Miss Su-
Same Pache, Miss Grace Leehess, Mrs.
Kautzer and her child, Mr.. and Mrs Keep
| pens and child Mrs. Maurice Kettong,
! logg, Mrs. KosnefeId with a baby Mr.
Nicholas Karis. Miss Philomene Louernst,
Tohrer. Miss j. w Mi Miller, aRh Mr E. NJ 5.
| Neillotsze, Miss Morphy, Miss Magee,
| Marie Neuschwand, Mr.. J. L. Olmstead
| Mr.. H. Oustray, Mr.. Pasquire Mr.. Chas.
PAINTER, Mr.. Thomas Prenvoillo, Mr..
| Porvi, Rev. Father Joseph Herbert, Rev.
| Father Paul JacquOt, Rev. Father Vignon,
Miss Riera, Mr.. Samuel Rothkopf, Sr.M Mr..
| H. Rushauser, Mr.. o. Razio, Mr.. Righet-
| Il. Mr.. Senane; Mr.. Emile zello, Mrs. B.
zer, C.. SchiIlinger, A. c. ShilIinger. G.
| SchpOrt, Miss G.. Scheir, Robert Schorer,
! Mrs. TOpoIinski Mr. Varonne Mrs. Jo-
/ seph [ Wilson, Emil We'll. Mrs. Well and
| her child, Mrs Babette Wildhaber, Miss
New York. Feb 26.-GeneraI Passenger
| Agent TreyVoux of the French line said
that the company had no fears for La
| ing in under half steam. Captain ThaIen-
| horst reports light weather during his en-
| tire voyage Many theories were advanced
| on the French pier as to the probable
| cause of La Champagne's tardiness. The
| accident to the missing vessels sister ship,
! called ana the oni9ion th5f me Tq
| bled was generally accepted.
Usually La Champagne makes the trip
| from Havre in seven days. None of the
transatlantic liners which arrived this
! week had sighted the Frenchman, though
| all of them follow the same path.
| La Champagne's passenger list includes
234 passengers, of whom As are in the first
| and 80 in the second cabin The crew
She has 234 mail pouches and valuable
cargo She, was built at St; Nazaire
| France, in 1886, and is of steel. She was
| fitted with new engines and thoroughly
| overhauled three years ago.
| The steamer La Champagne was built
for the General Transatlantic company al
| St Nazaire, France, in 1886, at a cost OF
| 81, 900 900. and is one of the largest ships
| ever turned out of a French shipyard fOl
| the merchant marine. She is construct
ed throughout of steel and has four com
| pIete decks, besides very rOOmy poor
| deck and whaleback forecast1e con
| nected by bridge amidships, making g
| promenade 1872 feet in length.
She has two elliptical tunnels and {
steam screw used in foggy weather. She
supports three masts, the fore and maiT
being rugged for square sails.
La Champagne has a double bottom di
vfded into tanks holding a water ca
pacity of $50 tons for ballast The dimen
sions of the boat follows: Length
sos feet and 9 inches; breadth. SO feet ant