The evening world. Newspaper, February 11, 1895, Page 1

‘LAGAOGOBNE EXTRA NO. 2 Sketehed by an “Evening Word! NIGHT EDITION LA GASCOGNE 1S. SAFE _—— Long Overdue French Liner Sighted from Fire Island Late This Afternoon. CONVOYED BY TWO STEAMSHIPS. Agent Forget Has Ordered Two Tugs Down the Bay to [leet and Assist Her. TEMPEST TOSSED MORE THAN SIXTEEN DAYS, Has Two [lasts, Two Red Stacks and is Flying. Signals of Distress. FIRE ISLAND, & P. M.—The French @taamebtp before reported has two masts end two red otacks with black tops. WERD BLAND, Feb. 11-450 P. M.— Bhe French steamship before reported | Dow off Bmith's Point, moving very wiewly, Ghe has signals set, but they cannot be made out from this point. It will probably be nearly four hours from the way she is moving before she Nothing was about her having sighted La Gascogne, as would have been the case, Mr. Forget said had she done so. AGENT FORGET CONFIDENT. Says No Other Id Be Off Fire When Agent Forget, of the French steamship line received the Information THE PATRIA AGROUND. (Sketche@. by an “Evening World” Artlat board burg.d THE RHYALAND AS SHE LAY AT HER DOCK YESTERDAY. red by au Byen fs off Fire Island. There are saat Fire Island, one looks like # chor lor Fire 1 line steamship and the They do not show any sigials FIRE ISLAND, Feb. 11-149 P.M The observer here, while he cannot say definitely, thinks the French stear reported off Forge Life Saving Station] in La Gascogne. ‘The steamship flying the Kren fe proceeding very slowly, and th other steamships are keeping her pany FIRE ISLAND. 421 M three steamships now off F Raving Station. ‘One of them is a French steamship, moving ver! Bhe appears to be disabled, ant ts making for Sandy Hook | She will no! p Fire Island for twa hours yet. | | At 4.15 she was first sig nted off For | STORY OF THE MISSING SHIP. . | Life Saving Station ——< Varioas Auxi LA BRETAGNE DIDN'T SEE HER Her Arrival, bat late this afternoon that a French steam- rat TSM the "OY she had made hee he wonld have reached week uo last Baturday. at the } bu two steamshins New } ening. on aceount of ea she Was i) Monda anstery on Man uni) Thesday land, he was very mueh elated, sid he had not the slight that it was La Gasuogne, a6 | knows of no other steamship ould be f his lin which that lovality ‘lay, | nor even nip] As the French steamship approached Ishaned it seen that three flag were fying from her rigging. He took this ication that , When rhe neede two} J help to in Agent 1 machi He oxpl cently com. ORO eard this news h ent oul Lugsto ment cheval ai vessel give her assistanee if newer tattle Only neon whe had been , was iy mild Ar at sald it Mid tat test of the Preneh line at 9 Bowling Green i He was, therefore, of the of E eorart had been jwn ppe irbor has t } wie ies for repa sing rrge Life mad immense crowd thron 1° afl " ‘i tr slowly me wide Wastin 9 tndted Thought She Mr. Forget 1 and he the bly be. taken Theories Adva sel to the » for Her Hook} tay of Bh Baturday mu: v without a rom the missing Preneh liner ~ interested in pressing, because 1, was thought th t that line tside the ane ito The Havre on the morning of Jan Vreneh French liner La Gascon! naval under offive Baudeton, and with 89 passengers command Capt of A cablegram was received by Agent Forget, of the French ling, this after noon, stating that La Bretagne arrived MUKE “PRO ‘et Havre at 3 o'clock this afternoon, i Pr RAMME CIGARETTES Bit Vion Y TOBACCY, Db CRATS, THE UNBRIA ENTERING Artist on Hoard the Tug Vosburg. lic was most analvus for news of La NEW YORK,MONDAY, THE NARROWS. THE NORMANDI ed by an * Ry COMING UP rat “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | THE BAY THIS MORN ning World!) Artist) cl fof which was but a few feet wove the rea Nall ay IC was, in comparison with the ship's mighty) bulk. it, or panton rock in the ede it hel form, had been the means of hiller to the bor whing hundreds of proc: wae sinall black rock, the pol- shed surfac scape the ml Anjury and a rent through reat in area Was wr) sutfictently to ad ng. The hole fortunately Satid the ship, after & few: 3, Was able to proceed slowly which the sea pe abifted to mit of reps was noth hours’ «i to Havre. Had the fog not lifted momentarily at the Instant it dit the roek could” not have been seen in time by the lookouts, The ledge ts known aa Bishop's [sland the Cow! Misculculated, What agitated Capt. Santelll more at the time than the narrowness of the nape Was the wofil miscatcuttions hie reckonings, aa Guacogne should Nave been miles further south was. and the Captain subseqi clared that as an extra precaution 1 the fog he had laid the versel's courge two points further away from Bishop's Island than usual. “I can only t for the extraordinar: ase suming that we wet THE RHVYNLAND STEAMING INTO ‘ he that tn end the hem sed ger of u wa t gl Her Previous Sar obliged Three times 1 Hopes Aorm Vorget tha he Ww Agent who inereslitite Kineer At ship's the erly couree. helm It was argued that she sight tie missing hip drifting iard apo’ Right in Mt examen, an Within @ stone's threw of ber lowerlng out the pertod when (he pub the | some unknown currents On Oct. 26, 1891, La Gascogne came into New York Harbor salt-encrusted to the top of her funnels. She had been in the teeth of a hurricane for four days, hha one steerage passenger, Plento Hec- QUARANTIN: Vorb azn), died of fright ghe grounited theest Spit EIGHT DAYS OVERDUE. Have cogne. Steamsbips Seen At HL o'clock to-day the Fre and eight days overdue. has been heard trom her het port on can. 28, and ho Nave hitherto professed now admit that rmed, left mate with Page) from annoy owever, given the right to Heation for an injunction inisance Is Not properly abated. It is clear that the Judge is of the opinion that the. Commussioner should have availed himself of the liberal pro- |fremat of the law, and constructed a if the Nrematory as the most satisfactory solu- tion of the garbage question, Her | min y | Mr. Wy liner | ne had beon sixteen days out | LA BAGEL » EXTRA NO. 2 oye PRICE ONE CENT FOR THIRD "L” TRACK Alderman Olcott Again Intro- duces His Rapid Transit Pl Public Hearing Given on the Sub. ject of Quick Transit. SLEEPING WIFE SHOT, Courter Then Slashed His Own | Throat with a Razor | Thought to Have Been Temporarity Insane from Drink. Mr. Stetson Says the Mian Is the Best. erground She Will Die, but He Has a Chaneo for Recovery. ‘The joint meeting of the Aldermanic Committees on Law and Raliroads, ad- Journed from last week, was agi in the City Hall to-day, ‘The obj NEWARK, N, J, Feb, 11—Jowepn Courter, of 26 Congress street, this mora Ing shot his wife and then cut his throat ty compel the railroads to furnish better | good chance for recovery. vice to thelr patrons, in accordance |” sire Ccurter,who Is thirty years old, re reesutle offered sume time ago | wa, anlaes. in bed: with her. beri: y an Ware, The previous meeting of the Commit. "| VARY itl Mer husband bad eee tee was adjourned to give the public & nonse his wife and child and his mother- chance to make suggestions and com-|in.jaw, Mrs, Mary Cook, were asleep. plaints, Alderman Parker presided t0-| 76 Courters lived on the second-story day, of @ tenement-house, Courter went Into the bedroom where meetlog his wife and child were asleep, and without saying a word placed a revelver at his wife's wide and pulled the trigger. The bullet struck her above the rigi hip and lodged in her intestines, Mrs. Cook, the mother of Mra. Courter, vas awakened by the noise of the shet and got up to see what was the matter, Mor daughter exclaimed that she hed been shot and asked her mother to send for tne poilee. Courter, in the mean time, had gone to a bureau drawer, taken a razor from it and they went im another room, He drew the razor across his throat, but did sot infilet a deep wound. Mrs. Cook ran to @ window an@ screumed for help. All the neighbors in the house were awakened by the noise ot the shooting and the screams of the woman, ‘nd In a few minutes a polices man hed arrived at the house, He sent for an ambulance, which took husband and wife to the City Hospital Mrs, Courter is very weak and will not recover. She has not been able to make 4 statement, ‘The neighbors say Courter was drunk lent night, and that jealousy, for which he had no ground, may have made him temporarily Insane. Alderman Olcott offered the following resolution as soon as the A number of years will be required | ompletioa of A now syaiem of ra transit 10 the city of New York, euct approved by the voiere at the Laat electioi w The tor We Baper mission hae wil bew | ment of Resol: elittes by the RL | tine ite | un | Company. shi nable and prop tr atop the. We chtalnabie. vontrivanc Mund “rol 1 Inludlag nolse-diauininh Bint foaled, motors and vate | Romaine,who represented the prop- o whers in the vicinity of Sev " street and Columbus ay. suggested that In case any im: leges were Kranted to the * rdinance be enacted by which they Hable to damages for | by the trains. This, 14, nance and detrims property an | should be regulated, Stetson then gave a lon, upon praction changes on the “L) tem. In the rat , he showed that mative power by electricity on the Hle- | vated system was impracticable, be cause the power required would ni altmte @ very much larger engine than | the one now tn une. i so sai? thut a third H road in some parts of ty waa dangerous, An underground railroad, according to Mr, Stetson, was the only’ geod plan for rapid transit, und Ir-time would be the only motive power In this city, Lawacn Fuller said that underground it was yet a great ways off. He said that as matters now st New Yo.k wee tar and away before pea i citles ¢s far as railroads Were concerned. Mr. Fuller told of his daily experiences on the ““L" rowdy, and suggested that instead of putting obstacles In the way of the proposed third track the Board of Allermen compel the Elevated road to) 5 build @ third track upon thelr entire sys- tem, Mr Fuller said that it was Shy, im possible to stop the nolse on the “L' This point w denied by Ri lev who appeared f pert vners on Combis said that he had studied the subject, and found that there ai Be ‘al appliances by which the noise could be stopped. Alderman Ware then discussed resolution, laying special stress the clause regarding points at re must stop This brought Lawson Fuller to his feet again, He sald that 9% out of every 100 avcldente were caused by the ixne ance of the people themselves ins ting on and off cars. Mr. Stetson suggested that people be prohibited from getting on and off cars the front platform, sident Jerolamon then spoke at length to the effect that the railr were not giving the public uny return or the valuable franchises. The car tally inad tak 'THE REMOVAL BILL SIGHED, — With Gov. Morton’s Approval the Measure Became Law, ALBANY, Feb. I—At 445 ofclogk cretary Hedges, of Mayor Strong's office, arrived at the Capitol and deliv- i the Power of bill to Speaker Fish, with Strong's ap proval attached, two bills, the Speaker's original und the certified copy, were compared, and at 5 o'clock the bill was taken to Me who awaited it in the Bz. ecutive Chamber He immediately ture, Removal Mr. Tie his upon Gov. whith appended his signa- and the bill became a law. oe IS DAVIS AFTER RUSIE? Meekin Said to Have Heen Offered #2,700 to Pitch for Glan The news of the baseball word to-day is that Farrell and Van Haltren have signed With the New Yorks and that Capt, Davis Is out West laboring bard wih Meekin, The contracts Jerolamon, characterize impanies’ actions as 0 Mr. Kehoe said tiat mi curring were ‘tormen ands He sug: a be established and gripman be com- examination ral tet that on termediate stop, as |Thirt avenve line the Board pase ar ortinance compell the Company to | ens on the through cars so that fo may distinguish Spooner was asked to draft such ance and send it to the Board td |LA MONTAGNE THE VICTOR. rhins ( Tourney. the acel nea peers: of Farrell and Van Haltren came to hand early this-mofh-) ing. Accompanying each contract wat 4 note to the effect that both men would be up band in time to go South with the team, Capt. Davis's trip West is something of a surprise in view of the fact that President informed an “Kvening World" reporter Mast Thurs- lay that Davis had gone to Cohoes, but not on business connected with the Club When Mr. Freedman was reminded of this fact today, he said that Davis gono West. bi . He at first dented that Davis Weat, but later tel that his captain’ was looking for players. 4 Loutsville stated that hed mas the rd Defeats € in Ga rh mat the Rn racquet wet mpiouship tourney was ty the house, No Ko La Mons torkins were Ippo: 1 the formes wont out of quailtying for onthe third nthe othy this afterno: hat pitene atch hise. said that Ruste Ww to John 'T. Brush. ening World" reporter asked eedman. if the contents of thie atch true That is a matter of private business,” replied Mr, Freedman, Will Davis go to’ see Rusie?”* e ed, 0 o x0] Davis will go to Indianapolis, but not OND GAME to sew Rusis,” was the reply. Rusie, b; Forsoor0 sree the Way, lives {n Indianapolis, Nn ° Presitont, Freedman dec! “ nore. detalls, but prom! SPAREN Oh that when Davis got baca t , nid Know all about It Huyler Westervel hearty, called at M this afternoon. He will probably In his signed contract in a few daya, the four sets played the «Perkins easily was dietanced 6 8 was FIRST GAME Monsagne Montagne tush looking well ana office Mark Poker row in a preliminary Steamer Servin Sails After Twenty~ from 1 and which sailed day last May. on he rom here from hernind. her usual me, having yed while awaiting the mails Mother and Children Drowned. 1.—Mrs, William , wife of a prominent contractor, living at Neville Istand, was dro to-day, with two children, wi ing acros thy Ohio River on the see bes fond been. & tary Mt saya the 4.000 people 4 day Ing were George Foote, Henry i William d J bests Waadmulter aod Arthur W, Mulbury, Serrat Pike, NIGHT EDITION | ee