Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
OVER A HUNDRED PERISH.
Steamer Mohegan Goes on the
Rocks Off the Coast of
Great Britain.
fIF1Y-SlAE ARE KNOWN 10 Be SAVED.
Rumors to the Eject That the Steam
er Was Not In sen-Going Condition
Probable That Her Engines Gave
Out and She Wns Tossed ON the
Rocks In the Gale.

Falmouth. England, Oct. 17.-As the
day wore on further reports received
here showed that As survivors of the
Michigan were landed at Port
Houstock, Cornwall, where the bodies
of five dead persons have also been re,
ceiyed.
Then came the announcement that
"A Of the Grew of the wrecked steamer
had been found alive on the rocks near
the scene of the disaster.
One of the passengers rescued by
the Port Houstock lifeboat says that
all the passengers were dining when
the catastrophe occurred, though some
of the children, and those who were
sea-sick, were in their hunks. Sudden.
ly the Mohegan struck with grating
noise. AT first the engineers thought
this was caused by coal falling down
In the bunkers, but second shock
followed and the vessel began to set
tie. A coast guardsman, who was on
duty at Coyeract, says he noticed the
Michigan was pursuing q dangerous
course.
The Mohegan was formerly the Cleo
patra of the Wilson and Furness-Ley.
land line. She left London for New
York on Thursday, having on board,
SO far as can be ascertained at pres
ent, SO passengers and crew of lis
officers and men.
Lifebonts to Rescue.
When the steamer was seen to be in
distress, lifeboats put off from the
shore and every effort possible was
made to save the passengers. The
coast at this point is extremely dan
gerous and has been the scene OF
numerous wrecks.
The general opinion at present is
that the machinery of the Mohegan
became disabled during the heavy
easterly gale which was blowing and
that she ran ashore and foundered. A
number of tugs, which put out from
this port to the assistance of the
Mohegan, were compelled to return
without being able to approach the
vessel, owing to the severity of the
weather prevailing.
A lifeboat landed 81 of the passen.
gers and crew of the Mohegan. One
of the former, woman, died after
She was brought ashore. There are
Fumors. unconfirmed rs this dispatch
is sent, that another lifeboat succeed.
ed in saving six more persons.
A Passengers story.
One of the survivors of the Michigan.
Mr.. George Maule, of New York,
was interviewed after he had suffi.
GENTLY recovered to be able to tell the
story of the wreck. He said:
Il am shipper of horses, employed by
the American Transport company We
left London on Thursday, and all went we'll
until seven O'Clock yesterday evening when
most of the passengers were at dinner.
The steamer was going at full speed, and
suddenly we heard loud crash which
seemed to denote that we had collided
with some other vessel. But when we
rushed on deck we found that the Mohegan
was on the rocks between the Manacles
and the Lowlands, in the vicinity of the
Lizard.
Orders were given Immediately to lower
the boats, and the crew of the steamer
behaved like heroes. Her captain stood
on the bridge and the greatest order pre-
vailed among the officers and crew.
THE steamer, however Immediately be-
gan to settle by the head. Two boats were
launched. The women were sent away in
the first boat. But whether these boats
reached land or not do not know
IT managed to secure a life-belt and
jumped overheard in company with the
chief officer OF the Mohcgan. Mr.. Couch
He made me take off my coat and shoes
Soon after that we were parted from each
other. When i was leaving the vessel a
little girl begged piteously that try to
save her. as she did not want TO die yet.
I was powerless 10 help her
Eventually caught hold of plank
which was floating on the water. and
chung to It for TIA hours. At the expiration
OF that time was picked up by tug. I
could not have leatsa much longer.