Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-18
The Vessel Was Formerly the Cleopa- tra of the Wilson & Purness'
 Leyland Line.
DEFECT IN ENGINES
 THE SUPPOSED CAUSE,
IfIs surmised Tint Her Engines Broke Down and the Vessel, In the Rough Sea, Was Thrown Upon
 the Rocks.

London, Oct. l7-Harrowing scenes were witnessed Friday in the London office of the Atlantic Transport com. pany to which the wrecked steamer Mo- le@en belonged. 4 number of women fainted when the extent of the calamity became known. There was constant stream of telegraph boys running to and from tne office, seeking information and taking messages to anxious inquiries
 The Mohegen has, 1t is now said, been an illfated vessel from the start. It is added that she was bought by the Trans port company when their boats had been sold to the United States government during the war. She was formerly the Cleopatra of the Wilseu 6 Furness Ley land line, and was bought direct from the Hull shipyard. She never ran her Furness line, and only made one voyage out and home. This, it is asserted, was most unsatisfactory to her friends The crew say their engines were defective and her boilers leaked.
 It is further alleged that she arrived in New York in such 8 condition that she WAS sent home empty, and her re- turn voyage took several weeks, in which she drifted whole day and night owing to trouble with her engines. For the last two weeks the steamer has been in dock undergoing repairs, but her man. agers say she was in perfect condition when she left port on this. her drst Yoy- age, under her new name. 1t iS Sssert. ed, however, that har 24 hours trial last week her performances wore very unsatisfactory, and ths crew did not wish to go on her on account ot the pre- vious defect in her engines Is is sux. missed here that her engines broke down and the vessel in the rough ses and heavy gale which prevssisd, drifsed on the rocks. The wrecked steamer was commanded by Captain Grifashs. Her chief officer was Mir Crouch, her second officer was MY. Cole and her third officer was Mir Hindrnarrh.
 Among other passengers known to have been saved from ths wreck of the Mohegen ere Miss Noble of Baltimore, Mrs. Smith, ". Blooxningdale, B. Kel- ley, Mrs. Piggett, Miss Bondbnrg and s. Wood. The following officers of the steamer arc also saved: Victor Law rings, Ferguson and Dr. Trever and Mrs. Piggett, the stewardess. The saved includes 30 members of the crew. Among these who are still miss ing are Mrs S. c, Crane of Now York, Rvslop. who is believed to Do the off, cial rneasurer of the New York Yacht club. Miss Rondburg is 0 well known operatic singer, professionally known as Waua 1ondBurg. She telegraped to rel ative in London saying: Ship wrecked, mother dead"
 One of the survivors of the Mohegen, George Maule of New York, was inter- viewed after he had sufficiently reoov- cred to be able to tell the story of the wreck He said:
 "I am shipper of horses employed by the American Transport company. We left London Thursday and ell went well until 2 o'clock Friday evening, when most of the passengers were at dinner. The steamer was going at full speed, suddenly heard loud crash, rhieh seemed to denote that we had col ..ued wisA sou4e other vessel. But when we rushed to the deck we found that the Mohegen was on the rocks betW -- Manacles and Lowlands, in tho vicinity of the Lizard. Orders were given im- mediately to lower the boats, and the crew of the steamer behaved like heroes. Her captain stood on the bridge and the greatest order prevailed among the off eers and crew.
 "When I was leaving the vessel lit tle girl begged piteously that I try to save her as she did not want to die yet l was powerless to help her. Eventually I caught hold of 8 plank which was aoatina Eia tho water and clung to it. sgvsn and a fss koaEA 40 the expira.l