Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-15
SUNK At SEA.
Vessel Lost in a Storm on the
English Coast,
Rear Admiral Gherardi Opposed to
Annexing the Philippines.
President Mckinley and Members OF the
Cabinet In Indiana.
THE INDIAN WAR Is OVER

Falmouth, England, oct. l5.-The
British steamer MOhegan, Captain Grit.
tiths belonging 10 the Atlantic Trans
port company, has been wrecked In the
vicinity OF Lizard between Manatlas and
LOwlands. IL Is believed that about a
hundred and forty three persons, pas.
sengers and crew, were drowned. The
MOhegan left London tor New YORK on
Thursday, having on board, as iar ~ IL
certain, fifty eight passengers and one
hundred ana 10 officers ami men.
The coast IL extremely dangerous. The
general opinion Is that the machinery Of
the MOhegan became disabled during q
heavy easteTly gale, and ran ashore and
foundered. Tugs which put ont returned
without being able TO approach the YES
sel, owing 10 the severity OF the weather.
The boat landed the passengers and crew.
One woman died after che was brought
ashore. One survivor, George Mauli, Of
New York, said: AT Z o'clock yesterday
evening when the most OF the passengers
were AT dinner, the steamer going full
speed, We heard crash which seemed TO
denote that We had eOllided with some
other vessel, but when we rushed out We
found the MOhegan on the rocks. Oidsrs
were given Immediately 10 lower the
boats. The crew behaved like heroes.
The steamer Immediately began % settle
by the head Two boats were launched.
Tue women were sent away In the FIRST
boats. | managed TO secure n LIE belt
and jumped overheard. When | was
leaving the vessel little girl begged me
pititully not 10 leave her. | was power
less. Eventually | caught hold of q
plank hOating on the water and chung to
II seven hours, when | was picked up by
a tug. ! cOnld not have lasted much
longer"
Th) Mo1egan sank about twenty min.
utas after she ran on the rocks Later In
the morning Il became known that an.
Other life boat had landed sixteen more
survivors. As life boats put out from a
number Of places, IL is hOIei that the
number Of survivors may lie increased.
All the survivors are In pitiable con-
dition, and some are badly injured by
the waves and rocks, suffering from
bruises and fractured limbs.
As the day wore on further reports re-
ceiyed showed that forty -four survivors
OF the Mohegan were landed At Port Hous-
tOck, Cornwall. where the bodies OF five
dead persons were received. Then came
the announcement that fourteen OF the
crew had been found alive on the rocks.
A coast guardsman who was on duty AT
COyeret says that he noticed the MOhegan
pushing on dangerous course.
Among the passengers saved are Miss
Noble, Baltimore, Md, A. G.. ID. Smith, W.
BloOmingdale, X. Kelley, Mrs. Piggett,
Miss ROndbutn, s. Wood.
The following officers were saved:
Victor Lawrings, Ferguson, DR.. Trevor,
Mrs. PlggOtt, the stewardess. The saved
include thirty members OF the crew.
Among those missing are Mrs. Crane,
believed to be the wife Of stephen Crane,
the novelist, and Mr. HislOp, believed
10 be the official measurer OF the New
York Yacht club. Miss ROdburn Is an
American operatic singer. professionally
known as Maui Rounds. She telagraphad
a relative in London, "Shipwrecked; (;
mother dead
ILL FATED VESSEL,
The MOhegan is said 10 be an
Ill lated vessel. from the start. She was
only bought by the Atlantic Transport
company when their own boats had been
delivered 10 the United Statea govern
ment during the war. She was formerly
the Cleopatra Of the Weston kurness Lev
lauu llit huu va w kut NAlFNk AlNth Ait
Hull shipyArd, She only made one YOy
age out and home This, II is asserted,
was most Unsatisfactory.
The engines were defective AMI the
boilers leaked She IL further alleged t0
have arrived NJ New York IN such cOnii
tiOn that she was sent home empty. The
steamer has been in dock undergoing re-
pairs, and the managers say that she was
In perfect condition when she left here.
II is surmisgd that the engines broke
down and the vessel, In rough sea aud
heavy gale, drfted on th5 rocks.
ONE or LOST.
New York, Oct, 10 Among the passen-
gers Of the steamship MOhegan were
Miss Hannah r. Hart. daughter Of the
late Henry Hart and the son OF Henry
Morrison, a we'll known lawyer OF this