Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-20
THIRTEEN SAFE.
Twelve Bodies of the Passengers of the
MOhcgan Have Been Rescued.
rhiriy-Eight Bodies Have Bcen Idcntihsd,
Mostly the Bodies of Saiiors-TuSs
IN thew cinity Of the Accident
to Eek MP BodI-s-

LONDON, Oct II The Atlantic
Transport Cos steamer Mohcgan,
formerly the Cleopatra, of the Wilson
4 Furness-Lcyland line which left
London for New York Thursday with
30 passengers and crew of $50, is
ashore of The Lizard. between the
Manaclcs and the Lowlands
LONDON, Oct l7-Thc Atlantic
TRANSPORT Co. issued the following
statement sunday evening regarding
the fate of the passengers and crew of
wrecked last Friday evening off The
Lizard, between the Manacles and the
Lowlands: OF the passengers IL have
been saved, 10 bodies have been recov-
cred and IS are missing.
''Of the crew and cattlemcn 50 have
been saved, IA bodies have been recov-
cred and 81 are issing."
Since this statement was issued nine
other bodies have been picked ur, in
Guiding two that have been identified
as those of passengers.
The reports of the various corre-
spondcnts differ widely as to the res
cues, recoveries and losses. though
none have been able to obtain the cx-
act number of those saved or of the
bodies recovered.
The bodies of the following passcn-
gers have been recovered: I. W. King,
Edna King, Master King, Jas. Blackey.
Miss II. NJ. Cowen, DIR. Fallows, T.
Franklin Fuller, Mrs T.. NJ. Luke,
George Seymour, Miss L. II. Warrener
The latest advices from Falmouth
Sunday evening say that IS bodies
have been identified, mostly the bodies
of sailors. Four are as yet unidcnti-
fed. including those of two elderly la
dies. One appears to he n German.
She wore a watch and a wedding ring,
both engraved "lS7l." The other wore
silver brooch, with the letter ID" in
pearls. This is probably the body of
Mrs. Charles Duncan.
Nine of the bodies have been brought
to Falmouth, the others to the village
church at St Keverne. The rescued
passengers are being sheltered at cot
tages along the shore and the crew at
the sailors home at Falmouth.
Tugs have been cruising in the vi
cinity all day Sunday, despite the very
rough weather, in hope of picking up
other bodies The cause of the dis.
aster remains the profoundest mys-
terry. Nobody attempts TO explain
how the Mohegan got so far north OF
her true course-from 6 to miles.
There was no fog at the time; while
the wind on her rort quarter was not
sufficient to prevent her answering
the helm. 1t has been suggested that
Eer compass was faulty; but daylight
lasted long after Eddystone light was
passed.
The sailors say the fact that The
Lizard light was not visible should
have served to give the alarm.
The masts of the Mohegan, which
are above water, show that her stern
is landward, causing theory that the
navigating officer on discovering that
he was in the bay sudd emily turned sea-
ward Two engineers who were saved
declare, however, that they never
slackened speed.
Remarkable stories of rescue con-
tinue.
Robert Barrow, n seaman. performed
the feat of swimming. unaided, through
the toughest water to Coverack Point, a
distance of two and one-half miles
lie climbed up the ragged cliff, where
a searching party found him early the
next morning, completely exhausted.
A. T. l. Smith, of Oregon, passenger,
surrendered to a woman in the water
wreckage that was supporting him and
swan ashore unaided. The woman
was saved. Her name is reported as
Miss Webb, but no such name appears
in the comSany's list
MessrS Smith and W. j. blooming.
dale say there was the greatest diff.
Guilty in launching the boats The
ropes were new and stiff and the
blocks would not work. Four or five
times as many sailors as should have
been necessary struggled to lower
each boat The lockers were hard to
| open.
The crew, in a chivalrous effort to
save the women made the mistake M
undermining the boats. There were
only four sailors in one boat, which
capsized as soon as it was launched.
Messrs. Smith and Bloomingdale say
that Capt Griffiths had appeared i'll
all day.