The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
Llfehoats Bring Many survivors 10 Port
Houstock, Cornwall.
THE SHIP STRUCK AT FULL SPEED.
Passengers We're at Dinner STORY Of Catastrophe
Told BY Man Who Was Rescued After
Being In Water SsYen Hours.


that only 6S of the passengers and crew
of the steamship Mohegaa. which was
wrecked near the Lizard. have been
lost. 1T is thought that loo have been
accounted for.
When the steamer was seen 90 be i'm
Distress lfeboats put Off from the shore
and every effort possible was made to
save the endangered people. The coast
at this point Is extremely dangerous
and has been the scene of numerous
wrecks.
One lifeboat landed 81 of the passen-
gers and crew. One of the former. a
woman. died after she was brought
ashore. Another lifeboat landed this
morning with Is more survivors. and il
is announced from Port Houstock,
Cornwall. that A. survivors have been
landed by the life savers of that place.
Fourteen members OF the crew have
been found alive on the rocks, and five
dead bodies have been recovered.
One Of the party in the first boat that
landed, Mr.. George Maule OF New York.
was interviewed. He said: II ann a
shipper Of horses employed by the
American Transport company. We left
London ON Thursday. and all went well
until o'clock yesterday evening, when
most OF the passengers were at dinner.
The steamer was going at full speed,
and suddenly we heard a loud crash,
which seemed to denote that we had
collided with some other vessel. But
when we rushed on deck We found that
the steamer was on the rocks. Orders
were Immediately given to lower the
Hax ..ft q he. Ct.a.s he.
haved like heroes. Her captain stood
on the bridge and the greatest order
prevailed among the officers and crew.
THE steamer, however Immediately
began TO settle by the head. Two boats
were launched. The women were sent
away in the 6rst boat. but whether
they reached land / do not know.
II managed TO secure life belt and
Jumped overheard in company with the
chief officer, Mr.. Couch. He made me
take Off my coat and shoes. Soon after
that we We're parted.
When 1 was leaving the vessel n
little girl begged piteously that l try
TO save her. as she did not want TO die
yet. But I was powerless to help her,
Eventually caught hold OF a plank
which was floating on the water. and /
clung TO IL for seven hours and half
At the expiration OF that time I was
picked up by tug. could not have
lasted much longer
II cannot explain how the accident |
occurred. The whole matter is not !
very clear to me-"
From other sources II was learned |
that the Mohegan sank about 20 min |
utes after she ran on the rocks. The |
local seamen who have been questioned |
.i..,.
how the steamer got into such posi- |
tion.
One or the 16 persons brought In this |
morning was a woman. All the sur
vivors are in a pitiable condition. and /
some OF them have been badly injured /
by waves and rocks, and are suffering |
from bruises and torn and fractured
limbs.
Following is list OF the Mohegan's
passengers. r. A. Baxter, James
Blackey. w. ]. Bloomingdale. Miss
Bushwell. III. r Cowan. Miss II. NJ \
Cowan. Mrs. $. c. Crane. Charles Dun
can. Mrs. Charles Duncan. Miss Rose
Duncan. Mrs. Fenton. Mrs. ]. p. Firing. (
Miss Fraser. II. Franklin Fuller. G. |
Mrs Grumbreeht. A. III. Harrington,
Miss Hart. John Hyslop. Richard Kelly. |
It. w. King and valet. Mrs. T. w. King
and maid. Master w. King. r. A. Kip
ling. J. j. lie Lacheur. +. w. Lockwood.
l.. NJ Luke. Mrs. l.. NJ. Luke, Mss f..
III. Morrison. Jr., Miss
Noble. u. j. O'Neill. +. A. |
Mrs. F. X. Pemberton. two
sons Of Mr.. and Mrs Pemberton. Mrs.
two maids. Miss Maud |
Miss Saunders. Miss Shep-
herd. A. q. l.. Smith. Mrs. Compton
Swift Miss l.. III. Warner, Mrs. Weller.
Mr.. Cardary, DIR. FalIows.
New York. Oct. 15.-The Evening
Journal publishes a list OF a. persons
said 10 have been saved from the
wreck OF the steamer Mohegan. They
follow:
Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton. two Penn
berton children and nurse. Miss Kath-
crime Noble, Mrs. Compton Swift, Miss
j. ~. Adams, J. n. Met
chine. James G. Smith II. u. Mensell.
Victor Rawlins. Alfred Warren, w.
Ilredenburg, a. McWhitter. James
Ward. W. Moore. Hilsen. a. G.. l..
Smith, II n. Watson. George Maule. !.
Nichoien. ~. Sullivan. Thomas Moore.
@. W. Thurlawe. NJ. G. Farlane. Thom,
as Nichols. Walter Whitehead Frank
Huntley and ]. Wiginton.