Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-22
WRECK Of THE NOHEGAN
p1UCKY SAILORS AND WOMEN.
TerribIe Loss of Life In the Disaster
I'm the English ChnnneI-The Men
Died at Their Posts, the Women
Were Brave.

Falmouth. Oct. Ib-lhe British
steamer Mohegan, Captain Grifiiths, be-
longing to the Atlantic Transport Com
many. has been wrecked in the vicinity
ii The Lizard, between the Manaces and
the lowIands. 1t is believed about l43
persons were drowned.
The Michigan left London for New
York Thursday, having on board so far
a. ascertained at present, 50 passengers
and a crew of ll5. When the steamer
was seen in distress, lifeboats went out
from the shore and every effort was made
to save the passengers. The coast at this
point is extremely dangerous and has
been the scene of numerous wrecks The
general opinion is that the machinery of
the Mohegan became disabled during the
heavy easterly gale which was blowing
and 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, owing
10 the severity of the weather. The life
boats landed 81 OF the passengers and
crew. One of the former, a woman, died
3Ilcl DtIliS DlOtlSllG dollOlCs 1 uClC diC / u
nors unconfrmed as this dispatch is sent
that another lfeboat succeeded in saving
six more persons.
The survivors of the Michigan without
exception speak in the highest terms of
the devotion, heroism and GOODNESS dis
played by the officers and crew Of the i'll
tated steamer and declare that all We're
instantly at their posts when it was
known that she had struck. Ine perious
position of the ship was noticed on shore
and warning rocket was sent up, but it
was too late then to avoid the catas-
trophe, which occurred so suddenly that
there was not sufficient time to get all
the life saving apparatus out OF the ship.
The terror of the scene was indescribable
men jumped overheard in an agony o;
despair, and the women passengers hud-
died together and refused to leave the
deck. The officers remained on the bridge
20 the last and many instances OF sacr-
ice are recorded.
Members of the crew are known to
nave stood by and watched the boats
launched and put off when it was appar-
ent that these were the only means by
which their own lives could be saved. A
lifeboat with a load of 40 passengers on
its way to the shore, passed many who
we're battling for their lives in the water,
whom it was impossible to save.
The villagers, headed by the vicar AMI
coast guard stood on the shore and
cheered the boat. When the liteboat en-
zered the little cove the fishermen Waded
into the sea to help drag the exhausted
survivors to their homes, which had al
ready been prepared for their reception
and the vicar attended the injured.
Then the lfeboat was again launched
and put out for the wreck, on its outward
Journey. picking up three survivors 1he
rip to the wreck was fruitless, so rar as
taking any one from the vessel was con
cerned but on its way back to the shote
III other survivors were taken from the
shore This was Just before daybreak.
The latest list of the rescued shows that
only IL passengers were saved, including
she Pembertons and maid named Regaa
or Ryan.
The name r. Kelly appears twice bu,
both entries evidently refer to the same
person.