Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-10-19
MICHIGAN GOES down
Passenger Steamer Wrecked on
the Cornish Coast.
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE PERISH.

Vessel Struck While the Passengers Were
Dining and Went Down Stem First in .
Few Minutes--So Far Sixty-Five Per.
sons Have Been Reported Saved-Tho
Wrecked Vessel an Inflated One.
Falmouth. England. Oct. 1.-THE At
Mohegan, formerly the Cleopatra Of
the Wilson & Furness Leyland line.
which left London for New York Thurs
day with fifty passengers and crew Of
$50, was wrecked off the Lizard, be-
tween the Manacles and the lowlands.
Great loss of life is reported. Details
are lacking, and the extent of the dis
aster is not clearly known. A lifeboat
has landed thirty of the Mohegan's pas
sengers and returned for more. One
woman died after she was brought
ashore.
Another lifeboat has landed sixteen
passengers. 1t is announced from Port
Houstonk, Cornwall, that forty-fiv
survivors of the Mohcgan have been
landed by the life-savers of that place.
Five dead bodies have also been re-
covered. Fourteen members of the
crew have been found alive on the
rocks.
Passengers Were Dining.
One of the passengers rescued by the
Port Houstock lifeboat says that all
the passengers were dining when the
catastrophe occurred though some of
the children, and those who were sea-
sick, were in their hunks Suddenly
the Mohegan struck with grating
noise AT first the engineers thought
this was caused by coal falling down
in the bunkers. but a second shock fol-
lowed and the vessel began to settle.
A coast guardsman who was on duty at
Coveract says he noticed the Mohegan
was pursuing dangerous course.
William Moore, a seaman of the Me-
hogan. belonging to London. was among
the men who succeeded in reaching
Port Houstock He said the vessel
struck forward, on the starboard 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 lifeboat belonging to the
steamer. He got into the boat and
started to row for the shore Some
time afterwards he saw one Of his ship
mates, a man named Hilson, on a raft.
Hilson was exhausted and Moore
dragged him into the lifeboat, Hilson's
shoulder being badly injured. The sea
was then running heavily and the life
boat was nearly full of water, and es-
Gaping two or three rocks she was
smashed to pieces. Moore and Hilson
were washed ashore.
Passengers Known To Be Saved.
Among other passengers known to
have been saved from the wreck of the
Mohegan are Miss Noble of Baltimore,
Md; A. G. L. Smith. W. Blooming
dale. r. HALEY, Mrs. Piggett and Miss
Rendburn and S. Wood. The following
officers of the steamer have also been
saved: Victor Lawrings, Ferguson and
Dr. Trevor and Mrs. Piggett, the stew
ardess The saved include thirty men,
bers of the crew. Among those who are
still missing are Mrs. s. c. Crane, be-
lieved to be the wife of Stephen Crane,
the novelist, and Mr.. ]. Hyslop, who Is
believed to be the official measurer of
the New York Yacht club. Miss Rend-
burn is the American operate singer
who is professionally known as Maud
Rounds. She telegraphed to relative
in London, saying, Ship wrecked.
Mother dead" All the survivors are
in a pitiable condition and some of them
have been badly injured by waves and
rocks and are suffering from bruises
and torn and frarttrad Hrnha