Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-10-15

British steamer Mohegan, Grlhlths
captain, belonging to the Atlantic
Transportation company, has beeI
wrecked in the vicinity of Lizard, be
tween Manaflas and the lowlands. |
is believed that about l43 persons, pas
sengers and crew, were drowned.
The Mohegan left London for New
York Thursday, having on board. as ia
as ascertained, fifty-nine passengers
lis officers and men. The coast is ex
tremely dangerous. The general opin
inion is that the machinery Of Tn
steamer became disabled during heav,
asterly gale, when she ran ashore an'
foundered
Tugs which put out returned withou
being able to approach the vessel, owini
to tn, severity of the weather. Tn,
life boat landed thirty-one of the pas
sengsrs and crew. One woman diet
after she was brought ashore. On,
survivor, George Maule. of New York
said:
SUHV1fOh SIOhI.
"At seven o'clock yesterday evening
when most of the passengers were at
dinner, aud the steamer going at full
speed, we heard crash, VIII ich seemed
to denote that we had cellided witt
some other vessel. But when we rush
on deck we found that the Mohegar
was on the rocks.
Orders were given Immediately t
lower the boats. The crew behaved
like heroes. The steamer immediatel
began TO settle. Two boats were launch
cd. The women were sent away OF
first boats.
81 managed to secure life belt an
jumped overheard. When was leav
ing the vessel a little girl begged mi
plteously to save her. was powerless
Eventually caught hold of planl
floating on the water and clung to /
seven hours, when was picked up b!
a tug. 1 could not have lasted mucl
longer"
The Mo hegan sank in about twent,
minutes after she ran on the rocks
Later in the morning it became known
that another life boat landed sixteeI
more of the survivors. AS the lif
boats put out from several differen
places it is hoped that the number O.
Survivors may be increased. All th,
survivors are in pitable condition
some badly injured by the waves ant
rocks, are suffering from bruises ant
fractured limbs.
ALIVE ON THE ROCKS.
Az the day wore on further reports
showed that forty-four of the survivor
of the Mohegan were landed at Por
Houstock, Cornwall, where the bodiel
of five dead persons were received
Then came the announcement tha
fourteen of the crew had been fonnt
alive on the rocks. The coast guards
man who was on duty at Coveract say
he noticed the Mohsgan pursuing |
dangerous course.
SAVED AND MISSING.
Among the passengers saved arr
Miss Noble, of Baltimore, Nd; A. G
Z. Smith. w. Bleomingdale, R. Kelley
Mrs. Piggett, Miss Rondburn. s. Wood
Following eficers we're saved: Vic
tor Lawrence Ferguson. DR.. Trever
and Mrs. Piggett, the stewardsss. Th'
saved inclue thirty members of tn
crew.
Among those missing are Mrs. S.
Crane, believed to be the wife o
Stephen Crane. the novelist, and j
HysIop. believed to be the official meas
urer Of the New York Yacht club
Miss Rondburn is the American
opsratlc singer professionally known a
Maui Rounds. She telegraphed thu
to relatives in London: "Ship wrecked
mother dead"
AN ILLFATED TUB.
LONDON, Oct. l5.-The Mohegan
said to have been an illfated vesst
from the start. She was only bough
By the Atlantic Transport compan
uhen their own boats had been deliver
ed to the United States governmen
during the war. Shs was formerly th
Cleopatra Of the Wilson and Furnes
line and was bought. direct from tn
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