Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-15
FAST ON The ROCKS
British Steamer with l74 Souls On
Board Wrecked on Lizard
Point Rocks.
143 LIVES REPORTED LOST
Passengers Were Eating Dinner When the
Crash Came, and Then All Was
Confusion Machinery Failed
in Gale.

Falmouth, Eng, Oct. 15.-The British
steamer MOhegan, Captain Griftiths
belonging to the Atlantic Transport
Company, has been wrecked in the vi
cinity of Lizard, between Manaflas and
Lowlands. About 143 persons, passen-
gers and rev, were drowned.
The Mohegan left London for New
York Thursday, having on board So
The coast is extremely dangerous and
the general opinion is that the machln-
ery of the Mohegan became disabled
during a heavy easterly gale, ran
ashore and foundered. Tugs which put
out returned without being able to ap-
proach the vessel. owing to the severity
of the weather. The life boat landed
81 Of the passengers and crew. one
woman died after she was brought
ashore. One survivor, George Maule.
of New York, said: "At o'clock yes
terday evening, when most of the pas
sengers were at dinner, and the steamer
going at full speed, we heard crash.
which seemed to denote collision with
some other vessel. But when we rushed
on deck we found the Mohegan was on
the rocks.
Orders were given Immediately to
lower the boats. The crew behaved like
heroes The steamer Immediately be-
gan to settle by the head, when two
boats were launched. The women were
sent away in the first boats. 1 managed
to secure life belt and jumped over
board. When l was leaving the vessel
little girl begged me piteously to save
her but l was powerless. Eventually,
caught and held a plank floating on
the water and clung to it seven and a
half hours, when | was picked UP by a
tug. | could not have lasted much
longer"
The Mohegan sank in about 20 min
utes after she had run on the rocks
Later in the morning it became known
that another life boat had landed 16
more survivors. AS the life boats put
out from number of places, the num-
ber Of survivors may be Increased. All
survivors are in pitiable condition,
some being badly injured by the waves
and rocks and suffering from bruises
and fractured limbs.
AS the day wore on, further reports
were received which showed that "A
survivors of the Mohegan were landed
at Port Houstock Cornwall, where the
bodies Of five dead persons were re-
ceived. Then came an announcement
that IA Of the crew had been found alive
on the rocks. The coast guardsman
who was on duty says he noticed the
Mohegan was pursuing dangerous
course.
Among the passengers saved are Miss
Noble, of Baltimore, Md. A. G. l..
Smith, w. Bloomingdale, r. Kelley, a
Miss Rondburn and s. Wood. The fol-
lowing officers were saved: Victor
Lawrings, Ferguson, DR.. Trever, Mrs.
Piggott, the stewardess. The saved in
clude 30 members of the crew. Among
those missing are Mrs. s. c. Crane, be-
lieved to be the wife of Stephen Crane,
and Mr.. J. Hyslop, believed to
be the official measurer of the New
York Yacht Club. Miss Rondburn is
an American operatic singer, profess
sionally known as Maud Rounds. She
telegraphed to a relative in London
Ship wrecked; mother dead"
Explanation from London.
London, Oct. 15.-The Mohegan is said
to have been an i'll fated vessel from the
start. She was only bought by the At
Iantic Transport Company when their
own boats were to be delivered to the
United States government during the
war. She was formerly the Cleopatra,
Of the Wilson s. Furness- Leland line.
and was bought direct from the Hull
ship yards She only made one voyage
out and home. This was most unsatls-
factory, for her engines were defective
and the boilers leaked. She is further
alleged to have arrived at New York in
such condition that she was sent home
empty. The steamer has been In dock
Undergoing repairs and her managers
claimed she was in perfect condition
when she left port. 1t Is surmised her
engines broke down and the vessel, In
the rough sea and heavy gale, drifted
on the rocks.
Mohegan's Passenger List.
New York Oct. 15.-Following is
partial list of passengers on the steam
Blacker, w. M. Bloomingdale. Miss
BUSHNELL, Fl. f. Cowan, Miss Fl. M.
Cowan, Mrs. S. c. Crane, Charles Dun
can Miss Rose Duncan, Mrs. Fenton,
Mrs. j. =. Firing, Miss Fraser, b.
Franklin Fuller, G. Seymour, -
George, Mrs. L. s. Grandin, Mrs. Gum
brecht, A. HI. Harrington, Miss Hart,
John Sloop, Richard Kelly, r. w. King
and valet, Mrs. T. w. King and maid,
Master w. King, r. A. Kipling (not the
novelist). j. J. Lelacheur, F. w. Lock-
wood, l.. M. Luke, Mrs. L. M. Luke
Miss Merryweather, H. Morrison, Jr..
Miss Katharine Noble, d. j. .O'Neill, F.
A. Pemberton, Mrs. F. A Pemberton,
two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Pemberton,
Mrs. Pemberton's two maids, Miss
Maud Rondebush, Mrs. Shepard Miss
Saunders, A. G. L. Smith, Mrs. Comp
ton Swift, Mrs. l.. H. Warner, Mrs.
Weller, Mr.. Cardary, DIR. Fellows.
The Journal prints the following list
Of passengers saved from the wreck:
Mr.. and Mrs. Pemberton, two Pember-
ton children and nurse, Miss Katherine
Noble. Mrs Compton Swift Miss Rom
debush, ]. N. Adams, ]. N. Metchine,
James G. Smith, r. D. Mensel, Victor
Rawlins Alfred Warren, w. Breeden-
burg, A. McWhiter. James Ward, w.
Moorhilsen, A. G. Smith, George Maule,
r. d. Watson, ]. Nichlen, H. Sullivan,
Thomas Moore, G. W. Thurlowe, M. c..
Farlane, Thomas Nichols, Walter
Whitehead, Frank Huntley, ]. Wigin-
ton and sixteen other persons, whose
names are not reported.
Among the passengers of the steam
ship were Miss Hannah F. Hart, daugh-
ter Of the late Henry Hart, and the son
of Henry Morrison, we'll known law
yer of this city.
A cablegram says that John Hyslop,
measurer of the New York Yacht Club,
is among the saved passengers of the
Mohegan.
Chronic Kickers Mustered Out.