Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-22
WATERY GRAVES.
Over ZOO Lives Lost In Steam.
ship Disaster Near the Lizard.
6ritish Liner Michigan Wrecked While fiel
Passengers Were Dining-Cause or
Disaster . Mystery, a. Navigat.
ing Omcers Were Lost.

Falmouth, Eng, Oct. 1C.-The British
steamer Mohegan, Capt. Grifiths, be-
longing to the Atlantic Transport
company, has been wrecked In the
vicinity OF the Lizard, between the
Manacles and the lowlands. 1t Is be-
1ieved that about 143 persons OF her
passengers and crew were drowned.
Only 81 survivors have reached the
shore. The Mohegan was formerly
the Cleopatra of the Wilson and
Furness- Leyland line. She left London
for New York on Thursday, having on
board, SO far Us can be ascertained at
present, 80 passengers and crew OF
lis officers and men.
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
coast at this point is extremely dan
gerous and has been the scene OF nu-
merous wrecks. The general opinion
at present is that the machinery Of the
Mohegan became disabled during the
heavy easterly gale which was blow
ing and that she ran ashore and foun-
dered.
It was learned that the Mohegan
sank about 20 minutes after she ran on
the rocks. The local seamen who have
been questioned upon the subject ap-
pear to be unable to explain how the
Mohegan got in 10 such position.
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 n grating
noise. At first the engineers thought
this was caused by coal falling down
In the bunkers, but second shock
followed and the vessel began to set
tle. A coastguar dsman who was on
duty at Coveract says he noticed the
Mohegan was pursuing a dangerous
course.
Latest Estirpate OF Losses.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Atlantic
Transport company issued the follow
Ing statement yesterday evening Q
parding the fate of the steamer Nc .hc
gan, which was wrecked last FIR ida
evening off the Lizard, betwee o. tn
Manacles and the Lowlands: CT til
messengers, IL have been S c,cd. |
bodies have been recovered 2 ss a.f
missing. OF the crew and eattlemer
30 have been saved, IA bod ,es have bee
recovered and 81 are mi ssipc.r Sine
this statement was ssued Is othe
bodies have been picF ed up, includin
two that have been identified ms pa.
sengers. The repo ,rts of the difreren
correspo ndents Iffer widely rs to tn
rescues. recover les and losses, thong
none has. bee'4 able to obtain the exaC
number Of. those saved or the bodi !.
recover ed.
The latest advices from Falmout
yeste xday evening say that rs bodit
havs been identified mostly the bodi.
OF snilcrs. Four as yet unidentified.
The cause of the disaster remain
fine profoundest mystery. Nobody a
tcmpts to explain how the Moheya
Igot SO far north Of her trae course
:from six to seven miles. There wa
mo fog at the time, while the wind o.
lher port quarter was not sufficient I
prevent her answering Der helm.
has been suggested tha's her compass
was faulty. but daylight lasted lon
after Eddystone light was passed. Tn
snilors say that tho, fact that the Liz
ard light was not visible should hav
served to give the alarm. As all tn
navigating officers were lost it
doubtful whether light will ever b
thrown on the cause OF the disaster