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Missing Gascogne

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
February
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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New York, Feb. 11.- The Cunarder Umbria, Captain Dutton, which sailed froin Liverpool Feb. ', reached quarantine Sunday. She brings no word of La Gascogne. When the monster ocean greyhound steamcr passed quarantine hor shrouds and part of her huil wore covercd with ice which glistened likc myriads of dinmonds. Infact sho was encrusted with ice al)ove the water lino' The vessel rescued the crew of the French bark Joan Baptiste - fourteen persons - en route. The woathcr was rough all tho way across, but not inore so than Captain Dutton hatl geen it hundredg of times. Caught It fftist Oatside the Hook. It was when just outside the Hook that tlie Umbría met the "weuthor," and from there to her station at quarantine is where she became ice-encrusted. Regarding La Gascogne her captain said: "I think she has brokon down soniewhere ud that she will probably turn up. Where she may be now would bs merost conjecture. 1 romernbor that about twclve years ago the City of Brussels broke down in inid-ocean and made port with her sails. She sailed into Liverpool and almost to ,her doek before sightod. She had for twenty-six days sailed so without sighting a vessel that could help her or that was noar enough to recognize her and report sceinpt her. Had a Couple of Mats to the Good. "There was one thing in her favor, too, that La Gascogne has not. The City of Brussels had four masts for salls, while since La Gascogne has been remodeled she has but two. She would have hard work makiiif? any headway with them in the wealher she must havo encountered. " j The Atlantic Transport line stoamer Manitoba, from Ijondon, and tho Red Star line steamer Rhynland, from Antwerp, both of which havo reached quarantiue, reported having seen uoihing of the over-due La Gascogne. Neithcr did either of these ships sight any wreckago during the voyage. Four or fivo othcr vossels which havo been overduc have arrlved at poi'ts along the coast, but none havo sueu La Giiseogne. La Normandie is auchorcd outsido the bar. í-he wis boanled by reprosnntatives of the Associated Press and reports no news of La Gascogne.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News