Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-20
OVER ONE HUNDRED PERISH.
bodies of Many Victims Of the Mohe-
gan Disaster Are Being
~, &c. Washed Ashore. -

cbtainable show two-thirds of those
aboard persisted. All day long bodies
were washed ashore along the coast,
and wreckage is scattered along the
beach for miles. The survivors are
receiving the. best. of1attention~and
care. Of the 161 persons on board the
Mohegan when she struck. the rocks
only As escaped, and;sthe se wereHnear-
u all picked up bya boa fromithe life
saving. station. - 4, = ( I ! 8 Z
Up to midnight 81 Bodies had Been
recovered. Some, were. found miles
away. in coyes, and it is 'expe ted that
more will be washed ashore to-day.
Many persons und oubtedly were killed
by being dashed on the rough rocks
Who would have esca ped ificast ashore
On an ordinary coast; ~ Some 81 the
bodies are horribly mangled. A. good
deal of jeWelry and money has been
found. As. al the: navigating. officers
wer". lost. # is doubtful: wheth her light
/ WILL eyer be, thrown on the: causes2of
the disaster. So Hg*> = ~>s, 81. ~ :; !
/ sFrefn1 tn best -evidence obtainable
ateSt!f Kever nei tsappears that'the Mo
,haga = found ere{f Ave miniltesaftershe
:stpuck,.> the rocks SIX was going at
::fnfl speed; '&he' Struck twice, stopped
:apl rapidly settled in the water. AS
thf captain and the executive officers
Cf%the steameENent down. wit her. it
has been impossible thus farsto ascer-
tai how SIZE got out Of her course, as
Falmouth light and the coast were
visible. -" -:,.n'*:: ".|::
The survivors. without exec ption
speak in the highest terms of the de-
votiou. heroism and GOODNESS dis
played by TIE officers and crew Of tn y
ill-fated steamer and declare all W "a
instantly at.1heir.: posts when 1T @wasS
known that the vessel had been struck
The perilous position of the ship was
noticed ON shore and a. warning
roclletiwas sent up. but it was too late
then to avoid the catastrophe, which
t OCCURRED 50 suddenly that there was
not sufficient time to get all the life
/. saying >1apparatus. out Of the ship.
Me- mbers Of the crew are known to
hav stood by and watched the boats
laun ched and put. off when it was sap
paren that these were the only means
by which tteir own lives, could be
saved, .' - p - ''; So
The terror of the scene was indie
scri ba ble.. Men jumped overheard in
an agony of despair and the women
passengers huddled together and re-
fused to leave therdeck.." The officers
remained on the bridge to the last, and
mcny instances of sacrifice are re-
corded.
A Efeboa, with a load of 40 persons
on it's way 20 the shore passed many
who were battling for their lives in
the water whom it was impossible to
kavt. The villagers, headed by the
vicar and, coast guard, stood on the
shore and chcered the boat. When the
lifeboat entered the little cove the
fishermen waded into the sea to help
drag the boat up on the beach and
tenderly carried the exhausted sur
vi~rrs to houses which had already
been prepared for their reception. The
vica: attended the injured. The life
boat was again launched and put out
for the wreck. on it's outward Journey
picking up three survivors. The trip
to the wreck was fruitless so far as
taking anyone from the vessel was
concerned, but on its way back TO the
shore 16 other survivors were taken
fror: the wafer. This was just before
, daybreak. ......... ...........
A. connected account of what &C.
Cured after the shi p struck is not yet
obtaina BILE. It seems. however, tina
one 'ot the ships boats containing sew
eral.women got away safely, but was
capsized.. A number of it's occupants
were rescued by lifeboats. Another
! boat with is hands was picked up by
lifeboat and got ashore, and two or
three other persons reached land.
The night was perfectly clear, the
!. stars were studded in the sky and the
lights along the channel were visible
everywhere. All the afternoon the
passengers had been enjoying the
scenery of the English coast, and in
the early evening were eating their
frs, dinner at sea. There was no
thought of danger. The talk of the
table was in full sway in the lower
cabin, where a few horsemen and cat
tlemen had gathered. Dinner plates
had been cleared away, pipes lighted
and musical instruments brought out
4 for the entertainment of the guests
4 bound so pleasantly for home. Sud
4 denly there was a shock that caused
the great vessel to tremble from stem
to stern. ,Chc passengers looked into
i eac other's.,faces with questioning
fear, Then came confusing. darkness
!. through which men CROPPED and stag
4 gered to, the decks. In a short time
d the sea had closed over many OF them