New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
RECK OF THE MOHEGAN.
x1-NBER OF LOST NOW SAID TO BE ONE
HUNDRED AND EIGHT.
xrrrY PERSONS WERE sATED-cAusE OF THE
DISASTER STILL MYSTERY.

,onany issued the following statement thls
,,,,e regarding the fate OF the passengers
-, crew Of the steamer Mohegan. which was
Led last Friday evening OF the Lizard De-
...oen the Manacles and the Lowlands
~, 80 ,aeeenrers eleven have been saved. ten /
,s,as have been recovered. ana thirH -'nieo
are Re, the crew and cattlemen thirty-nine have
,een saved. fourteen bodies nave Dee" ie00'
rsd and ffty-One are missing
e'or a ,b,s statement was issued nine other
-. have hecn picked up. including two that
49,. hoo, identified as the bodies OF passengers
- ranor,s Of the various correspondents
49,, u.,de,v as 10 the rescues, recoveries anu
,.os though none have been able 10 op'ai'
49, oxoc, number Of those saved or OF '"e
80 rocovered The bodies Of the folo"l"e
,oseengers have been recovered:
sbAI s5AG<5AY.: KS. JinfS Il. H KiSS No:;eE N
TALE22RE TT12R R FRANKLIN SEXMaIIHE hnRIEE oSGis: %s: H
The latest advices from Falmouth 'h'S
COW that thirty-eight bodies have neen
lns ,,oe,,v the bodies Of sailors. -Four
os vet unidentified. including those OF '"'
'sar,v women. one appears to he German
sha wore a watch and a wedding rihs' no'I
o,.os "1S71" The other wore sl'oi
,-ooob with the letter "D' in pearls. lH's 10
,,obahv the body Of Mrs. Charles duncan
v,ra ~ the bodies have been brought 10 a.
..o,,b the others 10 the village church at 0''
vove~tne The rescued passengers are pei'e
,ha,ered a. cottages along the shore ana the
,,Av at the Sailors Home at Falmou'h
rrss have been cruising in the vicinity all
sav. despite the very rough weather. III ''''
hone Of picking up other bodies
The cause Of the disaster reTains the pro-
.orraest mystery Nobody attempts to explain
,ou, the Mohegan got so far north OF ner true
ooprsA-from six TO seven miles. lhe'e wa"
M toc ~ the time while the wind on her po''
ore,.sr was not sufficient 70 prevent her an
.war,ng the helm. II has been suggested '"o'
her compass was faulty. but dayhgh' iasteN
,ong after Eddystone Light was passed Inc
s.lors cav the fact that the Lizard Light was
not visible should have served to give 'he
alarm. - .o
The roasts of the Mohegan. which are above
,ro,er show that her stern is landward' caus-
,rg a theory that the navigating ofhcer' on
A,ecovaring that he was in the bay suddehy
tnrned seward Two engineers who are saved
declare. however that they never siacAeheu
speed .,,o poh-
pernarkeble stories Of rescues continue. hoo-
~. rarrow. a seaman. performed the feat OF
swimming unaided through the toughest water
n Coverack Point distance OF TWO ana one
half miles He climbed up the ragged GILL
where searching party found him early 'he
next morning completely exhausted. A. |. /"
soi,h of Oregon a passenger, surrendered 10
g woman in the water wreckage that was sup
nor,,nr him. and swan ashore unaioeo' Inc
Iro,,sr vyos saved Her name is reported as
1,es Webb but no such name appears in the
company's list.
Nv smith and w J. Bloomingdale say there
,as the greatest difficulty in launching the
boots The ropes new and stiff and the
b,ocks would not work Four five times as
MANY sailors as should have been necessary
struggled to lower each boat The lockers were
hard 10 open The crew, in chivalrous ehort
70 save the women. made the mistake Of under
manning the boats. There were only four sail
ors in one boat. which capsized as soon as II
was launched. Messrs Smith and Bloomingdaie
.sv that CAPTAIN Griffths had appeared Ill all
Gay.
The death OF T W King. who was a news
,sne, nronr,etor at Nantucket. Mass. and Of
his family. including Mrs. King, her mother
Mrs. Weller, and his sons. Rufus aged eleven
and Anthony aged seven, has caused deep sor-
row al Penzance, where the family had sum-
ler cottage and were popular.
joseph O'Rorke Mr. Kings valet. who was
saved says he was deck when the crash
came The lights went out Immediately. Rush
Ing 10 the saloon he heard Mr. King exhorting
his family 10 keep cool. O'Rorke with seven
others. clung 10 the rigging until O'CLOCK yes
terday morning when a lifeboat took him on
| He Identified the bodies Of the Kings ana MIS-
Weller, and will have them embalmed ana
| taken 10 the United States, in accordance win
cable instructions from the relatives OF the
| family az Nantucket.
| John Hyslop, the New-York yacrtsnah' WIN
| was saved in an interview this afternoon con-
dernned the double railing around the ships
| boats which. he says, impeded the launching
| The masthead light in his opinion. should have
| been a, oil instead OF an electric lamp. as in
that event it would not have been extingusned
| tut would have furnished beacon TO guide
the lltehoats
| Mr. Williams the company's manager says
The disaster is utterly inexplicabe. The yes
eel was new and he asserts, well found WhlIe
the captain and were most trustworthy
He says the crews Of the cornpanys VesSeIs
have constant boat practice. and he Is mag
lant al the insinuations regarding the condl-
Ton q Captain Griffiths
Up 70 midnight ffty-one bodies had been re-
covered. Some We're found miles away in
ooves and II is expected that more VIII be
washed ashore tomorrow.
Many persons undoubtedly were killed by be-
'~s oasheo on the rouSh rochs WI" "''N ~
escaped II cast ashore on an ordinary coast
Some Of the bodies were horribly mangled'
good deal Of jewelry and money has been fouhu'
As all the navigating officers were lost II IS
eoubtful whether light will ever be thrown on
'ae causes Of the disaster.
All the flags ashore and on the boats IN the
way are al half-mast
NO NEWS RECEIVED HERE.
The Office OF the Atlantic Transport Company a.