New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
THE LOSS OF THE MOHEGAN
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alive The woman was so tightly damned in the
wrackage that the Mfeboat men had to cut away
the thwarts Of the small boat before they could
extricate her.
Continuing James said the lifeboat passed
severa! bodies of men and women. and picked
I'D a couple Of men who were floating on wreck
age.
The lifebOat next met ships boat having on
board twenty-five passengers and crew, all OF
whom would have been speedily lost II not
rescued al that time. as the boat was water
logged and rapidly drifting on the rocks. The
occupants OF this boat were taken into the life
boat While the latter was beating homeward
she picked up Miss Noble of Baltimore.
she is the pluckiest woman ever saw In my
Efe" said James she shouted. Don't shove
me an oar Give me a rope. The sea then
swept her toward US and We caught her hands
and got her safely on board in as good state as
could he expected. She was plucky to the last
we then had forty eight persons on board
the !ifeboat including the crew. and could near
shouting from the steamer We approached her
and saw Steward Crave Clinging 10 the jigger-
mas. We then saw that Ali four masts were
still standing and that survivors were clnging
TO each We backed In right over the wreck
and succeeded in rescuing the boatswan COOK
and others Next we rescued an engineer VINO
was Clinglng to the steamers funnel! All This
occupied several hours. We then made for the
shore"
THRILLING STORIES FROM THE WRECK.
Further advices from St Keverne say the
panic on the Mohegan was terrible. and that the
cries Of despair were heard shore.
one passenger cut away the falls of a lifeboat
with a razor and thus saved several lives.
Miss Roudcbusn and her mother. Mrs. Gran
din. entered a ships boat which was capsized.
and Mrs Grandn was damned between this
boat and a lifeboat one of the latter's trips.
one of the lifeboats crew, at sreat personal
risk. jumped on board the steamers boat after
the latter had righted. and pulled Mrs. Grandin
from her dangerous position But she was
landed in a dying condition. and al! the efforts
made 10 revive her were unsuccessful When
Miss ROudebush landed later. she anxiously In
quired for her mother. whose body was identi-
fed by the vicar OF ST Keverne from the de-
scription of ring furnished TO him by the
daughter. one Of Mrs. Grandins feet was torn
off.
From the best evidence obtainabie at st.
keverinc. il appears that the Mohegan foun-
6ereG five minutes after she struck tn" rocks.
She was going al full speed, struck twice.
stopped and rapidly settled into the water. As
the captain ana the executive officers of the
steamer wen; down with her 1t has been i'm
possible thus far to ascertain how she got out
Of her course. as Falmouth Light and the coast
we've visible
Among tho incidents rected Is the escape Of
the Pembertons Mr. Pemberton jumped into
Nfeboa, his wife threw him their two children.
,hen she leaned into the boat herself and thus
the whole family were saved
one Of the passengers rescued by the Port
Houstock hfebcat says tina, just previous TO
the MOhegan going ashore he thought the
steamer was nearer land than usual All the
passengers were dining when the catastrophe
occurred though some If the children who were
seasick were in their hunks. Suddenly the
Mohegan struck with a grating noise. Al first
the engineers thought This was caused by coal
falling down in the bunkers But a second
shock followed. and the vessel began 10 settle
Only the smOkestack anl the foremost of the
Michigan csn now he seen above water
a Coas, guardsman who on duty at
coveiact says he noticed the Mohegan was pur-
suing a dangerous course. hut he unable
to do anything as choice Of course in
the hands of her commander.