The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-10-18
THIRTEEN SAFE.
Twelve Bodies of the Passengers of the
MOhegan Have Been Rescued.
Thirty-Eight Bodies Have Been Identified,
Mostly the Bodies of SaIIOrs-Tugs
in the Vicinity OF the Accident
to Pick up Bodies.

LONDON, Oct l5-Ihe Atlantic
Transport Co. s steamer Mohegan,
formerly the Cleopatra, of the Wilson
& Furness-Leyland line, which left
London for New York Thursday with
so passengers and a crew of $50, is
ashore off The Lizard, between the
Manacles and the Lowlands
LONDON, Oct 17.-The Atlantic
Transport Co. issued the following
statement Sunday evening regarding
the fate of the passengers and crew OF
the steamer Mohegan, which was
wrecked last Friday evening off The
Lizard, between the Manacles and the
Lowlands: OF the passengers IL have
been saved, 10 bodies have been recov.
cred and SO are missing.
''Of the crew and cattlemen SO have
been saved, II bodies have been recov'
cred and 81 are missing"
Since this statement was issued nine
other bodies have been picked up, in
Guiding two that have been iden titled
as those of passengers.
The reports of the various CORE.
spondents differ widely as to the res
cues, recoveries and losses. though
none have been able to obtain the ex-
act number of those saved or of the
bodies recovered.
The bodies of the following passen-
gers have been recovered: L. w. King
Edna King, Master King. Jas. Blackey,
Miss H. NJ. COwen, DR.. FallOws, B.
Franklin Fuller, Mrs. L. NJ. Luke,
George Seymour, Miss L. II. Warrener
The latest advices from Falmouth
Sunday evening say that 50 bodies
have been identified, mostly the bodies
of sailors. Four are as yet unidenti-
fed, including those of two elderly la
dies. One appears to be a German.
She wore watch and a wedding ring
both engraved "1S71." The other wore
a silver brooch, with the letter I'd" in
pearls. This is probably the body Of
Mrs. Charles Duncan.
Nine of the bodies have been brought
to Falmouth, the others to the village
church at ST. Keverne. The rescued
passenger are being sheltered at cot
tages along the shore and the crew at
the sailors home at Falmouth.
Tugs have been cruising in the vi
cinity all day Sunday, despite the very
rough weather, in hope of picking up
other bodies. The cause of the dis.
aster remains the profoundest mys-
terry. Nobody attempts to explain
how the Mohegan got so far north OF
her true course-from to miles
There was no fog at the time; while
the wind on her port quarter was not
sufficient to prevent her answering
the helm. 1t has been suggested that
her compass was faulty; but daylight
lasted long after Eddystone light was
passed.
The sailors say the fact that The
Lizard light was not visible should
have served to give the alarm.
The masts of the Mohegan, which
are above water, show that her stern
is landward, causing a theory that the
navigating officer on discovering that
he was in the bay suddenly turned Sea-
ward. Two engineers who were saved
declare, however, that they never
slackened speed.
Remarkable stories of rescue con.
tinue.
Robert Barrow. a seaman, performed
the feat of swimming, unaided, through
the toughest water to Coveracl Point. q
distance of two and one-half miles.
He climbed up the ragged cliff, where
searching party found him early the
next morning, completely exhausted.
A. Z. L. Smith, of Oregon, a passenger
surrendered to a woman in the water
wreckage that was supporting him and
swan ashore unaided. The woman
was saved. Her name is reported as
Miss Webb, but no such name appears
in the company's list
Messrs. Smith and w. j. Blooming.
dale say there was the greatest diff,
Guilty in launching the boats The
ropes were new and stiff and the
blocks would not work. Four or five
times as many sailors as should have
been necessary struggled to lower
each boat The lockers were hard tc
open.
The crew, in a chivalrous effort to
save the women, made the mistake OF
undermining the boats. There were
only four sailors in one boat, which
capsized as soon as it was launched
Messrs. Smith and Bloomingdale say
that Capt. Griffiths had appeared Ill
all day.
GIantesS' Body Stolen.
MInnI ESRNROI-GI X Oct &