The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30
SURVIVOR Of THE MOHEGAN.
MISS MAUD ROUDABUSH TELLS
HER TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES.
The Boat in Which She Took Refuge
Capsixed, and She Was Caught
Underneath and Remained There
Until the LifebOut Rescued Her.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2a-Miss Maud Roud-
abush, who Is better known on the operate
stage as Miss Maud RoudeZ. one Of the
survivors of the Mohegan disaster. arrived
here today on the Cunard liner Etrur;a.
Miss Roudabush was dressed In deep
mourning. and her face bore traces OF the
strain and hardshps she endured when
the steamer was wrecked. When seen by
a reporter. iss Roudabush told the story
Of the loss of the Mohegau.
AT the time the ship struck II was about
O'Clock in the evening" she sad, and
my mother had just gone into the dining
saloon and the dinner had just begun.
Suddenly there was an awful sound IL
the ships bottom was being torn out My
mother ana myself both got up from tho
table and walked TO the stairs to go TO
our rooms At the time no one eeemed TO
know what was the matter. Stewards con-
Unued 10 serve the dinner. We reached The
head OF the stairs where our state room
was. when We met two OF the deck hands.
We had. in the meantime. secured lie pre-
servers. but were utterly unable TO put them
on AS We stood hewiidered the men came
up 10 Us and offered 20 assist us up the
stairs L can positively say there vas no
panic at that time, for as | looked back
into the dining ss-oon / saw number OF
people still seated al the table. ] should
judge Il MAS about four minutes after the
ship struck when. without warning. every
light went OUT On deck the scene was
pathetic. and ! shall never forget 1t. Tho
masSts were black with people, the ma
tority of whom / learned next day were
sailors ] assisted NY mother up a mast.
bat as the men. By whose aid We hoped
into boat. we LETT with them.
l noticed that many Of tho
boats were urfasiened and there seemed
10 be no attempt 10 launch them We
reached one OF the boats and the men
ASSISTED lis into Il. The decks were now
on slant. For few minutes we sat ir.
the boat terrified. Suddenly the boat
iurched and a wave struck us. ard then
she boat turned over and ] felt as II
had gone 20 ne bottom OF the yea Com
sc.oussless had almost left me when we
came up. and found myself under the
overturned boat with scarcely enough room
20 breathe / chung 10 the seat y.th only
my shoulders out IF the water and with
my chm resting an the seat Close beside
loudly as ne vas 4o,e HIS shouts grew
weaker, and by ana by they stopped
did rot care 20 think what aad become
OF him. My mother. | knew. had been in
the boat. but that was all. ] did not
know where she was then. You can mag
inc the horror OF the situation. / felt
b9mplng against ny b1eom the head OF
some one and knew bv the short hair
that II was orc Of the deck hands that
had helped Ia into the boat. was almost
IN despair. II hen suddenly the boat was
turned violently over AID fell exhausted
IN the bottom. stu cllrgIn@ 10 the seat
The next thing I was graspei by strong
hands AMI thrown into the Nfetoaf.
3 Mr ana come'on e Tf' was also in the
either caught in the HreckaEe or held fast
under ore - he seats. for the men. IN re-
moving her, chopped of one % her feet
IL reply 70 a question, Miss Rouaabgsh
said:
The opinion % Nr. John Hyslcp that
the lsfeboats were difficult % access I be-
aeFe is true. and I can say myself that
they were double rallied as has been stat
ed. and that The raj around the boat was
almost as aigA as ones chin. They were
chained down. and when ] wen. on the
e 1-s - ~.s.s -s.F-k r..
no attempt had been made TO launch I do
bot know what caused the acciaanIa