The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-21
lI3 LIVES LOST At SEA.
The Mobess. Founders on the Lizard
England.

England.
FALMOUTH, England, Oct. 1.-THE
British steamer Mohegsn, Captain
Grifnths, belonging TO the Atlantis
Transport company, has been wrecked
in tho vicinity Of the Lizard, between
the Manaclas and the Lowlands. IL ID
believed that about sixty-eight Of her
passengers and crew were drowned.
Only 100 survivors have reached the
The reports received a. 10 the num-
ber Of survivors are extremely contra
dictory. IL is possible that the forty
five survivors a Port Houstook may
be those rescued In the two journeys
which the lifs-boat At that place made
TO the wreck. This would increase
the number lost TO at least Tia Some
Of the rescued persons died from ex.
haustion after landing. Everything
possible 10 doing TO secure . correct
list Of the drowned md survivors.
Ono of the survivors Of the Nohegsp,
Mr.. George Maule Of New York, after
he had sufficiently recovered 70 be able
to tell tho story Of the wreck, said: II
I'm . shipper Of horses employed by
the American Transport company.
We left London Thursday and all went
well until 2 o'clock yesterday evening,
when most Of tho passengers were At
dinner. The steamer was going at
full speed and suddenly We heard q
loud crash, which seemed TO show that
we had collided with some other vcs-
sci. But whom we rushed OF deck we
found the Mobegsn was upon the rocks
in the vicinity of the Lizard.
"Orders were given immediately to
lower the bonts, and tho crew Of tho
steamer behaved like heroes. Her cap
tain stood upon the bridge and the
greatest order prevailed among the Of
f1cers and crew.
1.-The steamer, however, immediately
began to settle by tho head. Two
boats we're launched. The women were
sent away In the first boat. But
whether these boats reached land I do
not know.
II managed to secure . life belt and
jumped overheard in company with the
chief officer Of tho Mohcgan. Mr..
Couch. He made ms take of my coat
and shoes. Soon after that we were
parted from each other. When 1 was
leaving the vessel q little girl begged
~piteously that I try to save her, as she
did not want to die yet ! was power.
less to help her.
Eventually l caught hold of q plank
which was floating upon the water and
I clung TO IL for seven and . half hours.
At the end Of that time I was picked
up by q tug. / could not have lasted
much longer.
II cannot explain how the accident
occui red. The whole matter 10 not
very clear to me-"
From other sources Il was learned
that the Mohegan sank about twenty
minutes after she ran upon the rocks.
The local seamen who have been inter
viewed upon the subject, appear I'M
able to explain how the Mohegan got
into such . position.
One Of the passengers rescued by the
Port Houstock lifeboat says that all
tho passengers were dining when the
catastrophe occurred, though some o.
the children and those who were sea.
sick were in their hunks. Suddenly
the Mohegan struck with Q grating
noise. At FIRST the engineers though,
this was caused by coal falling dowr
In tho bupkcrs, but q second shock FOL
lowed and tho boat began to settle. A
coast ~guardsman who was on duty a
Coveract says he noticed the Mohogar
was pursuing . dangerous course.
William Moore, . seaman Of tn,
Mohegan, belonging to London, wa.
among the men who succeeded II
reaching Port Houstock. He said tn,
vessel struck forward on tho starboart
bow and sank head first, hor stern ris
ing right up in the air. Moore spranl
overheard, and, after swimming for
considerable time, succeeded In reach
ing an empty lifebost belonging to tn
steamer. He got into tho boat ant
started TO row for tho shore. Some
time afterwards he saw N OF hi
shipmates, Hilson, on . raft. Hilsol
was exhausted, and Moore dragged hin
into the lifeboat. Hilson's shoulde
was badly injured.
The sea was then running heavil,
and tho lifeboat was nearly full O
water, anu AFTER escaping two or thre
rocks she was dashed to pieces. Moor
and Hilson were washed ashore.
A. Grosmith, q first cabin passenge,
who says he belongs to Guilford, bu
had been engaged In farming In til
United States for the last ten years,
another Of the survivors. He sale
During the panic l jumped overboar
and swan about an hour. I reached
rock and tried to climb upon IL, bu
the waves werc too strong for me.
afterwards found . raft with n sail o.
IL and l held up tho sail with ono arl
and hoated toward the shore.
while ON the raft l was washe
right over n rock. Happily. 1 ha
on n life belt and recovered the raj
which then struck another rock,
which ] held fast for some time. Afte
, wards l van ashore, the land beiu
only . short distance away from Il
rock to which I was clinging."
:. All the survivors are In . pitiab