Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-17
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ana 81 are missing. OF the crew and
cattlemen 80 have been saved IA bo5ias
nave peen recovered and 81 are miss.
ing" mss
since TINS statement was issued nine
other bodies have been picked m in
ciuding two that have been identified
as the bodies of passengers.
me reports of the yarious corre-
spondents differ widely as to the
rescues, recoveries and losses though
none has been able to obtain the Az
act number of those saved ar If tho
bodies recovered.
ne pooles OF the following passeng-
ers nave been recovered: T. w. King.
Euha KING, Master King, James
Blackey, Miss H. M. Cowen. DR. nal
lows s. Franklin Fuller, Mrs. T.. NJ.
Luke, George Seymour, Miss L. n.
Warrener.
The latest Nadvices from Falmouth
this evening, say that IS bodies have
been identified, mostly the dodies Of
sailors. Four are as vet nn;ndant;fad
including those of two elderly ladies'.
one appears TO be German. She
wy "atch and wedding ring,
poth engraved ''1S71." The other wore
silver brooch with the letter ID" in
pearls. This is probably the body of
Mrs Chas. Duncan. Nine of the bodies
nave been brought to Falmouth, the
others to the village church at st.
keVerine. The rescued passengers are
being sheltered at cottages along the
shore and the crew at the Sailors
Home at Falmouth.
Tugs have been cruising in the vi
| cinity all day despite the very rough
weather, in hope of picking up other
bodies.
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
log at the time; while the wind on her
port quarter was not sufficient to pre-
vent her answering the helm. 1t has
been suggested that her compass was
faulty. but daylight lasted long after
| Eddystone light was passed. The sail
| ors say the fact that the Lizard light
was not visible should have served &c
| give the alarm.
The masts of the Mohegan which are
|
| landward. causing a theory that the
navigating officer, on discovering that
he was in the bay, suddenly turned
seaward. Two engineers who are saw
ed, declare. however, that they never
| slackened speed.
Remarkable stories of rescue con-
tinue. Robert Barrows, a seaman, per-
formed the feat of swimming unaided
| through the toughest water to Cove
rack point. a distance of 2 1-2 miles
He climbed up the ragged cliff, where
a. searching party found him, early
this morning. completely exhausted.
A. c. L. Smith of Oregon. passeng-
er, surrendered to a woman in the
water wreckage that was supporting
him and swan ashore unaded The
woman was saved. Her name is re-
ported as Miss Webb, but no such
name appears on the company's list.
Messrs. Smith and w. J. Blooming
dale say there was the greatest diff
Guilty in launching the boats The
ropes wer new and stiff and the blocks
would not work. Four or five times as
many sailors as should have been nee
essary struggled to lower each boas
The lockers were hard to open.
The crew in a chivalrous effort 20
save the women, made the mistake Of
undermining the boats. There were
only four sailors in one boat which
capSiZeG as soon as it was launched
Messrs. Smith and Bloomingdale say
that Capt. Griffiths had appeared i'll
all day.
The death Of T. w. King, who was a
newspaper proprietor at Nantucket
| Mass, and of his family. including
Miss King, her mother, Mrs. Weller
and his sons. Rufus, aged II and An
thony, aged /, has caused deep sorrow
at Panchance. where the family had a
summer cottage and were very popu-
lar.
Joseph O'Rouke, Mr.. Kinks valet
who was saved, says he was on deck
when the crash came. The lights went
out Immediately. Rushing to the sa-
loon he heard Mr.. King exhoTting his
family to keep cool.
ORouke, with seven others, chung
to the rigging until o'clock yesterday
morning, when life boat took him OH
: He identified the bodies of the Kings
ard Mrs Weller, and will have them
embalmed and taken to the unlte1
States in accordance with cabled in
structions from relatives of the family
at Nantucket.