Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
\ DISASTER NEAR THE LIZARD
The Steamer Moheaan, Form
s erly Cleopatra, Wrecked.
PERSONS RESCUED.
ne Hundred and Forty-three
"A Probably Drowned.
Pposition That the Vessels Machinery
q3pans Disabled During a Heavy Gale,
~ That She Ran Ashore and Fouudered
The Survivors IN "a Pitiable Condition.

4A3pame Disabled During Henpy Gale,
HHti That She Ran Ashore and Fouudered
The Survivors IN "a Pitiable Condition.
almouth, Eng, Oct. 15.-The
Eltish steamer Mohegan, Capt. Grit
HfAs, belonging to the Atlantic Trans
5qf& Co., has been wrecked in the
S|pity of the Lizard, between the
'acles and the Lowlands. 1t is be-
fS$ed that about 143 Of her passengers
crew have been drowned. Only 81
yivors have reached the shore.
III he Mohegan was formerly the
Ieopatra of the Wilson and Furness-
L!eyland Line. She left London, for
New York, on Thursday, having on
board, so far as can be ascertained at
present, SO passengers and q crew of
Il6ofiicers and men.
5 DISABLED DURING GALE.
When the steamer WAS seen to be in
distress, lifeboats put off from the
shore, and every effort possible was
made to save the passengers. The
c0ast at this point is extremely danger
ou# and is the scene Of numerous
Icks. The general opinion, at
Eent, is that the machinery of the
34hegan became disabled during a
Ivy gale, and that she ran ashore
MAI foundered. Several tugs, which
Nt out from this port to the assistance
the Mohegan, were compelled to re-
EsNn without being able to approach
{M vessel, owing to the severity of the
hther. A lifeboat has landed 81 of
passengers and crew of the Mo
gan. One of the former, a woman,
w after she was brought ashore.
1ere are rumors, unconfirmed as this
&&4patch is sent, that another lifeboat
nA3 succeeded in saving six more per-
H GEORGE MAuLEs STORY.
!. One of the survivors of the Mohegan,
9a0rge Maule of New York, was inter
Viewed after he had sufficiently re-
o0Yered to be able to tell the story of
f64 wreck. He said. ''T am shipper
c&horses, employed by the American
IEAnsport Go. We left London on
39prsday, and all went we'll until z
3<Qlock last evening, when most of the
p1ssengers were at dinner. The steamer
Was going at full speed and, suddenly,
VA beard a loud crash, which seemed
t6A1enote that we had collided with a
xeH4el; but, when we rushed, on deck,
Wa{{ound that the Mohegan was on the
t3t,l<s between the Manacles and the
1x4Tlands,in the vicinity Of the Lizard.
Qraers were given immediately to lower
fk4 boats. The steamer, however, soon
3An to settle by the head. Two
0I{k were launched. The women were
away in the first boat. Whether
fhHfb boats reached land or not do
4pt! t!know. | managed to secure life
6Hlt and jumped overheard, in COM
pai3y with the chief of the Mohegan,
Mfs Couch. He made me take off my
pp9t and shoes. Soon after that we
sEe parted. When / was leaving the
vel, girl begged piteousiy that I
lHyfo save her, but l was powerless to
Hakr her. Eventually, | caught hold
3{:f plank, and l clung to it for seven
| q half hours. At the expiration Of
\ 81 time, was picked up by tug.
IND not have lasted much longer.
nnot explain how the accident
odVa1red. The whole matter is not
very clear to me. -
sANK SOON AFTER SHE STRUCK.
From other sources, it was learned
that the Mohegan sank about 20
after she ran on the rocks.
The local seamen who have been aues.
toned on the subject appear unable to
explain how the Mohegan got into such
: ,Poeition. Il
Latter in the morning, it became
known that another lifeboat had landed
l6 more of the survivors of the Mohe-
Kssla, and, as lifeboats put out from a
Rnmber of places, hopes were expressed
14At the number of survivors might be
increased.
pne of the 16. persons known to have
I'm saved is a lady. All the survivors
5R8 in u pitiable condition, and some of
em have been badly injured by the
&ges and rocks, and are suffering from
nises and torn and fractured limbs.
lmouth, Eng, Oct. 15.--As the
Q4Fore on, further reports received
ef74X&d that 40 survivors of the Mohe-
K]111 Gere landed at Port Houstock,
gpxnTall, where the bodies of five
dead persons had also been received.
Ilhen came the announcement that Ia
"a the crew of the wrecked steamer had
been found alive on the rocks near the
scene of the disaster.
STORIES OF THE SURVIVORS.
1MQne of the passengers rescued by the
EQrt Iioustock lifeboat said that most
ofthe passengers were dining when the
4afastrophe occurred, and that some of
ne childien, who were seasick, We're
b their hunks. Suddenly, the Mohe-
gan struck with a grating noise. AT
6rst, the engineers thought this was
{pused by coal falling down in the
5pnkers, but,a second shock followed,
Ikid the vessel began to settle.
'4 coast guardsman, who was on duty
S'overact, said he noticed that the
was pursuing dangerous
course.
Wllliam Moore, Il seaman of the Mo-
began, belonging to London, was among
the men who succeeded in reaching
Fort Houstock. He said the vessel
ytruck forward, on the starboard bow,
Ind sank head first, her stern rising in
Ehe air. Mr.. Moore sprang overheard
Rnd, after swimming for a considerable
lime, succeeded in reaching an empty
|ifeboat belonging to the steamer. He
lot into the boat, and started to row
N the shore. Some time afterwards,
saw one of his shipmates, a man
med Hilson, on raft Mr.. Hilson
Is exhausted, and Mr.. Moore dragged
n into the lifeboat. Mr. Hilsons
ulder was badly injured. The sea
running heavily, and the lifeboat
- nearly full of water and, after
taping two or three rocks, was
mashed to pieces. Messrs. Moore and
lson were. washed ashore.
Gresmith, u first-cabin passenger,
During the panic, / jumped
board, swan for about an hour and
Phed a rock. I tried to climb on
but the waves were too strong. I
wards found raft, with sail on |