Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

it, and / held up the sail with one arm
and fioated towards the shore. While
on the raft, L was washed over rock.
Happily, | had on life belt, and re-
covered tho raft. which then struck
another rock, to which / held fast for
some time. Afterwards, I swan ashore,
the land being only short distance
away
Among other passengers known to
have been saved from the wreck of the
Mohegan are Miss Noble of Baltimore,
A. G. i. Smith, W. Bloomingdalo, r.
Kelley. Miss Rondburn and s. Wood.
The following officers of the steamer
have also been saved: Victor Lawrings,
Mr.. Ferguson and DIR. Trevoor. and
Mrs. Piggett, the stewardess. The
saved include 30 members Of the crew.
Among those who are still missing are
Mrs. s. G. Crane, believed to be the
wife of Stephen Crane, novelist, and
j. Hyslop, who is believed to be the
official neasurer of the New York Club.
Miss Rondburn, an American opera
singer, who Is professionally known as
Maud Rounds, telegraphed to rela-
tive In London today, saying: Ship
wrecked: mother dead. .
Only the smokestack and the fore
mast of the Mohegan can be seen.
!, The reports received, as to the num-
Der OF survivors, are extremely contra
dictory, even at this hour. In fact, it
Is now said that the only persons res
cued are those who have detailed their
experiences, as already cabled, and
those who were taken to Port Houstock
in the two journeys which the lifeboat
at that place made to the wreck. Some
of the rescued persons died from ex-
haustion, after landing.
MoHEeAN's PASSENGER LIST
The passenger list of the Mohegan
follows: P. A. Baxter, James Blackey,
WlJ. Bloomingdale, Miss BUSHNELL,
II. T, Cowan, Miss H. M. Cowan, Mrs.
s. 9. Crane, Charles Duncan, Miss
Nose Duncan, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. j. P.
Firing, Miss Frazer, B. Franklin
Fuller, @. Seymour George, Mrs. L.. S.
Grandin, Mrs. .Grumbecht, A. HI. Har-
rington, Miss Hart, John Hyslop,
Richard Kelly, I. W. King and valet,
Mrs. I. w. King and maid, W. King,
r. a. Kipling, J. j. LeLacheur, F.W.
Luke, Miss Z. Merryweather, H. Nor
rison, Jr., Miss Katherine Noble, d.
.. O'Neill, F. A. Pemberton, Mrs. #.
A. Pemberton, two sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pemberton, Mrs. Pemberton's
two maids, Miss Maud Rondebush,
Miss Saunders, Miss Sheppard, A. G.
L. Smith, Mrs. Compton Swift, Miss
L. II. Warner, Mrs. Weller, Mr.. Carr
Diary and DIR. Fellows.
London, Eng, Oct. 17.-The dis
tressing scenes witnessed at the offices
of the Atlantic Transport Co.
when the news Of the wreck of
the steamer Mohegan first became
known to those who had friends
or relatives on board were renewed this
morning.. Many weeping women were
present, several with infants in their
arms, appealing for news of the miss
ing. Most of them were the wives of
members of the crew. Some of them
went away still hoping, their husbands
had escaped, but the majority gave way
to despair.
Terrific weather has been prevailing
on the east coast of Great Britain.
There have been several wrecks, and
rescues of crews. The lifeboat belong
ing to Gamblers, Northumberland, was
overturned while proceeding to the.
rescue of the crew of French ketch.
The lifeboat men, with the exception
of one man, who was drowned, were
rescued by the rocket apparatus.
A dispatch from Falmouth to the
Star says cruel robbery of the dead of
the Mohegan has been perpetrated by
unknown parties An American, DR..
Fallows, according to the Star CORE
spondent tucked bundle of 50-pound
notes in his breast when the Mohegan
struck. His body was found, but the
notes We're missing. Several Of them
were put in circulation yesterday, and
the police are investigating the matter.
4 Falmouth, Eng, Oct. 1.-THE rela-
'tiyes and friends of victims of the Mo-
hogan disaster are arriving here by
every train. They proceed 10 ST.
Keverine, through heavy rain and over
sodden roads, to identify the remains,
which are lying in the Church of st.
i Keverine, where many heartrending
scenes are witnessed.
London, Eng, Oct. 1s.--Terrific
weather continues to prevail on the.
south and east coasts of Great Britain.
The mail service between Dover and
Calais has been interrupted, and there
have been many lifeboat and rocket
apparatus rescues.