The record-union., 1898-10-16

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FALMOUTH, Oct. 15.-By the wreck
ing of the steamer Mohegan, Captain
Griffiths, belonging to the Atlantic
Transport Company, iE the vicinity of
the Lizard, between the Manacles and
the LoWlands, it is believed that about
lab persons of her passengers and crew
were drowned.
The Mohegan left London for New
York on Thursday, having on board, SO
far as can be ascertained at present,
fifty nine passengers and a crew of 115
officers and men. When the steamer
was seen to be in distress lifebOats were
sent out from shore, and every effort
was made to save the passengers. The
coast at this point is extremely dan
gerouS and has been the scene of num-
erous wrecks. The general opinion at
present is that the machinery of the
Mohegan became disabled during tbs
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 Mohe-
gan were compelled to return without
being able to approach the vessel, oW-
ing to the severity of the weather.
lifeboat landed thirty-one of the
passengers and crew of the Mohegan.
one of the former a woman, died after
she was brought ashore. There are
runners, unconfirmed as this dispatch
is sent, that another lifeboat succeed
ed in saving six more persons.
One of the survivors, George Maule
of New York, was interviewed after he
had sufficiently recovered to be able to
tell the story of the wreck. He said ::
Il am a shipper Of horses employed by
the American Transport Company. We
left London on Thursday and all went
Well until 1 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 do ose tizt We
had colliaeQ with some other vessel.
But when We rushed on deck we found
that the Mohegan was on the rocks
between the Manacles and the Low
lands, III the vicinity Of The Lizard.
Orders were given Immediately to low
er the boats and the crew Of the steam
er behaved like heroes. Her Captain
stood on tn bridge, and the greatest
order prevailed among the officers and
crew.
The steamer, however, Immediately
began 10 cettle by the head. Two
boats were launched. The women
were sent away in the first boat. But
whether these boats reached land or
not l DO not know. 1 seized a lifebelt
and jumped overheard. in company
with the Chief officer II the Mohegan,
Mr.. Couch He made me take off my
coat and shoes. Soon after that We
were parted from each other When 1
was leaving the vessel a little girl
begged piteously that 1 try to save her,
as she did not want to die yet. l was
powerless to help her. Eventually 1
caught hold Of a plank which was
floating on the water, and l chung to it
for seven and a half hours. AT the ex-
piration of that time 1 was picked up
by a tug l could not have lasted much
longer. 1 cannot explain how the acct
dent occurred The whole matter is
not very clear to me-
From other sources it was learned
that the Mohegan sank about twenty
minutes after she ran on the rocks. The
local seamen who have been questioned
upon the subject appear to be unable to
a position.
Later in the morning it became
known that another lifeboat had land
ed sixteen more of the survivors of the
Michigan, and as lifeboats put out Of
a number of places hopes are expressed
that the number of survivors may be
increased.
One of the sixteen persons just known
hn
survivors are in a p9tiable condition,
and some of them have been badly in
iured by the waves and rocks and are
suffering from bruises and torn and
fractured limbs.
As the day wore on further reports
received here show that forty-five sur
vivors Of the Mohegan were landed at
Port Houstock, Cornwall, where the
bodies of five dead persons had been re-
covered. Then came the announcement
that fourteen of the crew OF the
" rocked steamer had been found alive
on the rocks near the scene of the dis
Rster.
one of the passengers rescued by the
Port Houstock life boat says that all
the passengers were dining when the
catastrophe occurred. although some OF
the children and those who were SICK
were in their hunks. Suddenly the Mo-
hogan struck with grating noise. AT
first the engineers thought this was
caused by coal falling down in the
bunkers, but a second shock followed
and the vessel began to settle. a coast
guardsman who was on duty at Cover
act says he noticed the Mohegan was
pursuing dangerous course.
WIN. Moore, a seaman of the Mohe-
gan, belonging to London, was among
the men who succeeded in reaching
Port Houstock. He said the vessel
struck forward on the starboard bow
and sank head first, her stern rising
right up in the air. Moore sprang over
board and after swimming for a con-
siderable time succeeded in reaching an
empty life boat belonging to the steam
ec. He got into the boat and started
to row for the shore. Sometime after
ward he saw one of his shipmates,
named Hilson, on a raft. Hilson was
and Moore dragged him into
the life boat. Hilson's shoulder was