Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

BrltlSh steamer MOQogdn, capt. Grlu-
this, belonging to the Atlantic Trans
port Company, has been wrecked in the
vicinity Of the Lizard. 1t is believed
that about 81 persons of her passengers
and crew were drowned.
The Michigan was formerly the Cleo
patra, of the Wilson and Furness-Ley-
land line. She left London for New
York ON Thursday, having on board so
far as can be ascertained, at present,
So passengers and crew of lis officers
and men.
The coast at this point is extremely
numerous wrecks.
So far one life boat has landed 81 of
the passengers and crew. Of the pas
sengers one woman died after being
brought ashore. A second life boat
saved six passengers. A little later an
other boat rescued Is persons. One OF
the Is persons saved is a woman. All
the survivors are in pitiable condition
and some of them have been badly in
jured by waves and rocks, and are
suffering from bruises and torn and
fractured limbs.
AS the day wore on, further reports
showed that As survivors OF the None
g..n were landed at Port Houstock,
Cornwall where the bodies of five dead
persons have also been received.
Then came the announcement that IA
Of the crew of the steamer had been
found alive on the rocks near the scene
of the disaster
One of the survivors, George Maule,
of New York, said: I'VE left London
Thursday and all went well until
O'clock yesterday evening, when most
of the passengers were at dinner. Inc
steamer was going at full speed, ana
suddenly we heard loud crash, which
seemed to denote that we had collided
with some other vessel. But when we
rushed on deck we found that the Mohe-
gan was on the rocks. Orders were
given Immediately to lower the boats
and the crew of the steamer behaved
like heroes Her captain stood on the
bridge and the greatest order prevailed
among the officers and crew. The
steamer. however, Immediately began
to settle by the head. Two boats were
launched. The women were sent away
In the first boat. | managed to secure
life belt and jumped overheard IN com
many with the chief officer OF the MO
hegan. Soon after that we were parted
from each other. When | was leaving
the vessel a little girl begged piteously
that | try to save her as she d1d not
want to die yet. | was powerless 10
help her. Eventually | was picked up
by a tug. l cannot explain how the
accident occurred. The whole matter
is not very clear to me.
From other sources it was learned
that the Mohegan sank about twenty
minutes after she ran on the rocks.
The local seamen who have been ques-
toned on the subject appear unable to
explain how the Mohegan got into
such a position.
William Moore, a seaman OF the MO
hogan, belonging to London, was
among the men who succeeded In
reaching Port Houstock. He said the
vessel struck forward, on the star
hoard bow, and sank head first, her
stern rising right up in the air. Moore
sprang overheard and after swimming
for a considerable time succeeded in
reaching an empty life boat.
A. Guilford said: During the pan
ic | Jumped overheard, swan about an
hour and reached rock. | tried to
climb on it, but the waves were too
strong | afterwards found a raft
with a sail on it, and l held up the sail
with one arm and fioated towards the
shore. Afterwards | swan ashore"
Only the smokestacks and the fore
mast of the Mohegan can be seen above
water.
Among other passengers known to
have been saved from the wreck Of
the Mohegan are Miss Noble, of Bal
timore, Md; A. G. l.. Smith, ". Bloom
ingdale, R. Kelley, Mrs. Piggett, Miss
Rondburn and S. Wood.
The following officers of the steam
er have also been saved: Victor Law
rings, Ferguson, and DR.. Trevor and
Mrs. Piggett, the stewardess.
The saved include 80 members of
the crew.
Among those who are still missing
are Mrs. S. c. Crane, believed TO be the
wife of Stephen Crane, the novelist,
and Mr.. j. Hyslop, who is believed to
be the official measurer of the New
York Yacht Club.
Miss Bondburn is the American
operate singer who is professionally
known as Maud Rounds. She tele-
graphed to a relative in London to-
dag, saying:
"Ship wrecked. NOTIFIED dead
The reports as to the number of
survivors are extremely contradictory,
even at this hour. In fact, it is now
said that the only persons rescued are
those who have detailed their exper-
fences, as already cabled, and those
who were taken to Port Houstock in
two journeys which the life boat at
that place made to the wreck. Some
Of the rescued persons died from ex-
haustion after landing.
toned on the subject appear nable to
list of passengers of the Mohegan is
not the novelist, Rudyard Kipling.
The officials of the Transport Com
pany believe that most of the passen-
gers weIe Americans who were re-
turning home.
Two o, the Mohegan's boats, filled
with passengers, went down the chan
mel, but no news of them has since
been chained.
"A disIatch from st. Keverine, a small
town 2 little to the eastward Of the
MANAGES, says eighteen bodies from
the 1ohegan have been washed ashore
thera
A @ember of the Port Poustock life
bca| crew, named James, gave
grapic account of the wreck. He said
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