The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17
THE MOHECAN WRECK
Eleven of the Passengers Are Report.
cd as Being Saved.
ONLY TEN BODIES WASHED ASHORE,
thirty Three People Are So Far In.
accounted For.
THE BRAVERY or THE CREW.
Boats Were Undcrmn nncd In Order
thnt Women md Children Might
Have Chance for Life.
HE BRAVERY or THE CREW.

transportation company Issued the follow
ing statement this evening regarding the
tate OF the passengers and crew of the
steamer Mohegan. which was wrecked last
frday evening of the Lizard, between
Manacies and Lowands:
OF the passengers eleven have been
saved, ten bodies have been recovered and
thirty-t are missing
of the crew and cattiemen thir;y-nl
have been saved. fourteen bodies have been
recovered and fifty-one are missing"
Since this statement was Issued, nine
other bodies have been picked up includ-
Ing TWO that have been identified as those
of passengers.
The reports OF the various correspondents
differ widely as TO losses of life though
none have been able to obtain tbe exact
number OF those saved or of the bodies
recovered
The bodies of the following passengers
have betn recovered; 7. W. King, Edna
King, Master King, James Biackey, Miss
H NJ. Cowen, DR.. Fallows, b. Franklin
Fuller. Mrs. l.. NJ, Luke, Miss l.. II.
Warrener
The latest afvices from Falmouth THIS
evening say that thirty eight bodies have
been identified, mostly those OF the sailors
Four as yet unidentified, including icse OF
two elderly ladies. One appears to b. a
German woman She wors a watch aud
ring, both engraved 1871. :"
The other wore Il silver brooch with the
letter -" in pearls
This is probably the buly OF Mrs. Charles
Duncan
Nine of the bodies have been brought !,
Falmouth. the others 10 the village church
at So katherine. The rescued passcn gers
are being sheltered at cottages along tae
shore and some are at the Sailors Home
at Falmouth. Tugs have been cruising IN
the vicinity all day, despite the very rough
weather, in hope OF picking up other bties
The cause OF the disaster remains the
proioundest mystery. Nobody seems 10 eS-
pain how the Mohegan got so far north or
her true course-from six to seven miles.
There was no fog at the time wh!le the
wind on her port quarter was not sufhcien.
10 prevent her answeppg her helm 1t has
been suggested that her compass was
faulty, but daylight lasted long after Eddy
stone light was passed.
The sailors say the fact that the Lizard
light was not visible should have served 10
give the alarm.
inshore causing a the~ry that the officers
on discovering that she was in the bay
suddenly turned seward.
Two engineers, who were saved. declare,
however. that they never siacksled sIeca.
Remarkable stories of rescue continue.
Robert Barrow. a seaman. performed the
feat OF swimming unaided through the
toughest water to CoyeSack Point, dis
tance OF Two and half miles. lie climbed
up the ragged cliff, where a searching par
ty found him early the next morIlng. conf
pletsly exhausted.
A. C. l.. Smith OF Oregon, passenger,
surre ndered TO woman in the water
wreckage that was supporting him and
wan ashore unaided. Tha woman was
saved, Her name Is reported as Miss Webb.
but no such name appears In the complny's
list.
Mcssrs. Smith and w J. Blooming Ile
say there was the greatest difficulty in
launching ths boats. The ropes wera new
ami stiff and the blocks would not work
-Four or five times as many seamen as
should have been vainly struggled to lower
boats. The lockers were hard TO open.
The crew, in a chiyalrous effort 20 save
the women made the mistake of under
manning the boats There were only four
sailors in one boat, which cspslze1 as soon
as It was launched. Msesr5 Smith al
Bloomingdai. say that Captain Grffitas
had appeared III all day.
The death OF Mr. T. w. King, who was
newspaper proprietor AT Nantucket. Mass.
and his family including Mrs. King her
mother, Mrs Weller. and his sons Rufus.
aged IL, ard Anthony. aged I, has caused
deep sorrow at Penzancs. where the fam
lily had summer cottage and were vary
popular
Joseph O'Rourke, Kings valet. who was
saved, says he was on deck when the crach
came. The lights went out Immediately
Rushing to the salon he heard Mr.. King
urging his family TO keep cool. O'Rourke |
was rescued, cli1ginc to the rigging. uatfl
a life boat took him oft