Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-20
OVER ONE HUNDRED PERISH.
BOdies of Many Victims OF the Mohe-
gan Disaster Are Being
Washed Ashore.

cbtalnable show tWo-thirds of those
aboard persisted. All day long bodies
were washed ashore along the coast,
and wreckage is scattered along the
, beach for miles. The survivors are
receiving the best Of attention. and
care. Of the 161 persons on board the
Mohegan when she struck the rocks
only As escaped, and csc were*near-
" all picked Up BY boa from the life
saving station. s i :, +, i
Up to midnight 81 bodies had been
recovered. Some, were. found> miles
away. in coves, and it is ex pc cted tina t
more will be washed ashore to-day.
Many persons undoubtedly were killed
by being dashed on the rough rocks
who would have escaped ificast ashore
cn an ordinary coast. Some Of the
bodies are horribly mangled. A good
deal OF. jewelry and money has been
found, AS. all the: navigating officers
wer" lost. it is doubtful wheth Their light
will ever be, thrown on the causes of
the dlsast er. .~.. >:.'' ~, .'". r. D.,
!, From the best evidence obtainable
at@St,E Kever'lpe 'itappears that%the Mo
/. hega II founderef Ave minutes after she
struck, the rocks, She was going a
fnli speed; she struck twice, stopped
aud rapidly settled in he water. AS
the captain and the executive officers
Cf|the s1eameEWent down wi, h: her. it
has been impossible thus far to ascer-
tai how SIZE got out Of her course. as
Falmouth light and the coast were
visible. j.: -.
''Fhe survivors without exception
speak in the highest terms of. be. de-
votiou. heroism and GOODNESS dis
played by lie officers and crew Of tn ::
iil-fated steamer and declare all we're
instantly at their, posts when it wasS
! known that the vessel had been struck
| The periloua position of the ship was
noticed on shore and warning
rocliet:was sent up. but it was too late
then to avoid the catastrophe, which
+ OCCURRED 50 suddenly that there was
not sufficient time to get all the life
/, Saying apparatus out of the ship.
Me mbers Of the crew are known to
| hav stood by and watched the boats
| parent that these were the only means
! by which tEeir own lives could be
saved.
The terror of the scene was indie
serbia ble. Men jumped overheard in
an agony of despair and the women
! passengers huddled together and re-
! fused to leave the deck. The officers
remained on the bridge to the last, and
m"ny instances of sacrifice are re-
corded.
"A l:feboa, with load of 40 persons
on its way 20 the shore passed many
who were Oa ttling for their lives in
the water whom it was impossible to
save. The villagers, headed by the
vicar and coast guard, stood on the
shore and chcered the boat When the
lifeboat entered the little cove the
fishermen waded into the sea to help
drag the boat up on the beach and
tenderly carried the exhausted sur
vi~~rs to houses which had already
been prepared for their reception. The
vica: attended the injured. The life
boat was again launched and put out
for the wreck. on its outward journey
picking up three survivors. The trip
to the wrec,, was fruit!ess so far as
taking anyone from the vessel was
concerned, but on it's way back TO the
shore 16 other survivors were taken
fror: the wafer. This was Just before
daybreak.
A connected account of what oc-
CURED afte: the ship struck is not yet
obta inab BILE. 1t seems, however, that
one OF the ships boats containing sew
eral women got away safely, but was
capsized. A number of it's occupants
were rescued by Efeboats. Another
boat with is hands was picked up by
lifeboat aud got ashore, and two or
three other persons reached land.
The night was perfectly clear, the
stars were studded in the sky and the
lights along the channel were visible
everywhere. All the afternoon the
passengers had been enjoying the
scenery of the English coast, and in
the early evening were eating their
frs dinner at sea. There was no
thought of danger. The talk of the
table was in full sway in the lower
cabin, where a few horsemen and cat
tlemen had gathered. Dinner plates
had been cleared away. pipes lighted
and musical instruments brought out
for the entertainment of the guests
bound so pleasantly for home. Sud-
denly there was a shock that caused
the great vessel to tremble from stem
to stern. Che passengers looked into
eac- others, faces with questioning
fear. Then came confusing darkness
through which men CROPPED and stag.
gered to the decks. In short time
the sea had closed over many of them
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