The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-17

-
Crew Have Been Saved-Remarkablo
Stories of Rescues Continue.
London, October 16a-The Atlantic
Transportation company issued the fol.
lowing statement tonight regarding the
fate of the passengers and Gre W of the
steamer Mohegan. which was wrecked
last Friday night off the Lizard, between
the Manacles and the Lowlands:
"Of the passengers II have been saved,
10 bodies have been recovered and 33 are
missing.
"Of the crew and cattlemen 80 have
been saved, IA bodies have been recovered
and 81 are missing"
Since this statement was issued, nine
ing two that have been identified as the
bodies Of passengers.
The representatives of the various cor
respondents differ widely as to the re-
sources, recoveries and losses, though
none has been able to obtain the exact
number of those saved or Of the bodies
recovered.
The bodies of the following passengers
have been recovered: T.. W. King Edna
King, Master King, James Blackey, Miss
H. M, Cowen, DR.. Fallows, B. Franklin
Fuller, Mrs. L. M. Luke, George Sey-
mour, Miss l.. n. Warrener.
Theslatest advices from Falmouth this
evening say that s6 bodies have bean iden-
titled, mostly the bodies of sailors. -Four
are as yet unidentified, including Ethose
of two elderly ladies. One appears to be
German. She wore watch and we'd
ding ring, both engraved "1s71. "
The other wore silver brooch with the
letter sd" in pearls. This is probably
the body of Mrs. Charles Duncan. Nine
of the hodies have been brought to Fal-
mouth, the others to the ivillage church
at st. Keverine. The rescued passengers
are being sheltered at cottages along the
shore and the crew at the sailors home
at Falmouth.
Tugs have been cruising in the vioin-
ity all day despite the very rough weather,
in hopes of picking up other bodies.
| The cause of the disaster remains the
profoundest mystery. Nobody attempts
| to explain how the Mohegan got SO far
north of heI true course, from six to
seven miles. There was no fog at the
time; while the wind on her port.quarter
| was not sufficient to prevent Ter answer
ing the helm. 1t has been suggested that
her compass was faulty, but daylight
lasted long after Eddystone light was
passed.
| The sailors say the fact that the Lizard
light was not visible should have served
to give the alarm.
The nnasts of the Mohsgan, which are
now above water, ,Eshow that.her stern is
landward, causing theory that the navi-
gator on discovering that he was in the
bay suddenly turned Sc award. Two en-
gineers, who are saved, declare, however.
that they never slackened speed.
| Remarkable stories of resoues continue.
Robert Rarrows, a seaman performed
| ths feat of swimming unaided through
the toughest water to Coverack Point, q
distance of two and half miles. He
climbed - up the ragged cliff where
searching party found him early the
next morning, completely exha listed.
Mr.. A. G. L. Smith of Oregon. pas
senger, surrendered to woman in the
water, wreckage that was supporting
him and swan ashore unaided. The wo-
man was saved. Her name is reported
as Miss Webb, but no such name appears
In tho company's list.
Messrs. Smith and W. J. BIoomingdale
say there was the greatest difficulty in
launching the boats. The ropes were new
and stiff and the blocks would not work.
Four or five times as many sailors as
should have been necessary struggled to
lower each boat. The blocks were hard
to open.
Thec crew, in chivalrous effort to save
the women, made the mistake OF under
manning the boats There were only four
sailors in one boat which capsized as
soon as it was launched. Msssrs. Smith
and Bloomtngdale say that Capt Griffiths
had appeared ill all day.
The death of Mr.. T. W. King, who
was newspaper proprietor at Nantucket,
Mass, and of his family, including Mrs.
King, her mother and his sons, Rufus,
aged II, and Anthony, aged z, has caused
deep sorrow at Penzance, where the fam
lily had summer cottage and were very
popular.
Joseph O'Rourke, Mr.. Kings valet,
who was saved, says he was on deck when
the crash came. The lights went out
| Immediately. Rushing to the saloon he
heard Mr.. King exhorting his family to
| keep cool.
O'Rourke, with seven others, clung to
the rigging until O'Clock yesterday
morning, when life boat took him off.
He identified the bodies of the Kings
and Mrs. Weller, and will have them
embalmed and taken to the United
| States.
| The description in the London despatch