The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-21

Owing to High Rails and New Cord-
age, and In Opening the LocLers-An
Entire American Family Lost.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Atlantic
Transport Co. issued the following
statement last evening regarding the
fate of the passengers and crew of
the steamer Mohcgan, which was
wrecked last Friday evening off The
Lizard, between the Manacles and the
LOwlands.
The Saved, Recovered aud Missing.
''Of the passengers, IL have been
saved, 10 bodies have been recovered
and 33 are missing.
''Of the crew and cattlemen. 80 have
been saved, II bodies have been recov-
cred and 81 are missing"
Since this statement was issued,
nine other bodies have been picked
up, including two that have been iden-
titled as those of passengers.
The reports of the various corre-
spondents differ widely as to the res
cues and losses, though none has been
able to obtain the exact number of
those saved or of the bodies recov-
cred.
Bodies Recovered, Identified and I'm
Identified.
The latest advices from Falmouth
say that 3s bodies have been identi-
fed, mostly the bodies of sailors.
Four are as yet unidentified, includ-
ing those of two elderly ladies. One
appears to be n German. She wore a
watch and a wedding ring, both en-
graved ISL" The other wore a sill
yer 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 other to the
village church at St. Keverine.
The Cause OF the Disaster a Mystery.
The cause of the disaster remains
the Profoundest mystery. Nobody at
tempts to explain how the Mohegan
got so far north of her true course
from six to seven miles. There was
no fog at the time, while the wind
was on her port, and was not suffi-
cient to prevent answering the helm.
1t has been suggested that her COM
pass 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 a theory that the
navigating officer, on discovering that
he was in the bay, suddenly turned
seaward. Two engineers, who were
saved, declare, however, that they
never slackened speed.
Remarkable stories of Rescues.
Robert Barrow, a seaman, performed
the feat of swimming unaided through
the toughest water to Cove Rack
Point, distance of two and half
miles. He climbed up the rugged
cliff, where a searching party found
him early the next morning complete
ly exhausted.
a. c. L. Smith, of Oregon, a passen-
ger, surrendered to a woman in the
water wreckage that was supporting
him and swan ashore unaided. The
woman was saved. Her name is re-
ported as Miss Webb, but no such |
name appears in the cOmpany's list.
DIhiculty Experienced in Launching the |
Boats.
MesSrs. Smith and w. j. Blooming |
dale say there was the greatest diff !
fCulty 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 eff |
fort TO save the women made the mis- |
take of undermining the boats. There |
were only four sailors in ono boat,
which capsized as soon as it was |
launched. Messrs. Smith and Bloom
ingdale say that Capt. Grifiths APP |
Peared i'll all day.
An American Family Wiped Out.
The death of T. w. King, who was
newspaper proprietor at Nantucket,
Mass, and of his family, including
Mrs. King, her mother, Mrs. Weller,
and his sons, Rufus, aged IL years,
and Anthony, aged seven years, has
caused deep sorrow at Penzance,
where the family had summer cot
tage and were very popular.
Joseph 0'Rorke, Kings valet, who
was saved, says he was on deck when
the crash came. The lights went out
Immediately. Rushing to the saloon
he heard Mr.. King exhorting his fami-
ly to keep cool. O'Rorke, with seven
others, clung to the rigging until a.
m, when a hfebOat took him off. He
identified the bodies of the Kings and
Mrs. Weller, and will have them en-
balmed and taken to the United
States, in accordance with cabled in
structions from the relatives of the
family at Nantucket.
Detained IA midocean for Seven Hours.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Cunard
Line steamer Umbria, Capt. DuttoH,
which arrived yesterday morning
from Liverpool and Queenstown, was
delayed on the voyage on Monday, Oc-
tober 10, for seven hours, owing to a
broken bolt of the eccentric strap.
The accident happened at 6:25, when
one day out from Queenstown
Among the Umbria's passengers
were August Belmont. David B. Is
pham, ]. Sergeant Cram, Melvil
Dewey, Lewis c. Ledyard, Contessa
Maccioli and Charles Van Alstine and
wife, the bride of the Klondike. ],