The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22

side and lifeboats lying near by on the
other. The vessel lay with her head TO
the southwest, the reversing of her en-
gines having put her broadside onto the
rocks. Happily, the sea was smooth
and there was no wind Otherwise there
would probably have been a different
tale to tell
The dangers of the vicinity were strik-
ingly brought home to the passengers and
crew by the h3aSts OF the WrecAed ste f tba
Mohegan, Whlch are sticking out OF tne
water, and by miserable bell buoy, which
tolls almost constantly as though sound
When Captain Watkins returned from
already considerable water in the hold,
and the tugs which had arrived stood by
All the passengers were transferred to
the Dragon, but, beyond the clothes they
were landed at Falmouth shortly after Z
o'clock. the local agents of the American
With Wit every care and auartering them at
the various hotels and the Sailors home
within an hour of the flood, and this
proved Insufficient to raise her off the
The passengers are lavish in their praise
and crew, and declare that it was due to
their self-possession that no aec3idenrt, &C
they say, was maintained throughout:
Paris were so perfectly confident that
the vessel was steaming eighteen or nine
teen knots an hour when it struck
the Paris on. his way to New York. said:
4 was in bed when the accident hap
pened. l heard a grating sound and
then several hard humps on fbe the scenes
to stop dead AsfewT minutes later T. heard
reused my chum.' who was still asleep.
and we went on deck. We were told to
and got them We WeTeTnot allowed to
return to the deck at that time; All were
mons a few of the passengers appeared in
their night clothes, but as soon as they
returned to their rooms and made them
selves ready to leave the ship.
The passengers all behaved in the best
ing on the part of the women and the
We're kept waiting below for an hour. Cof-
fee and biscuits were served and then We
brought US to Falmouth
Among the passengers were many poor
female emigrants, mostly foreigners. All
have been safely housed in the Sailors
one of the women describes her expert
Il was awake when the vessel struck.
then the engines topped. L went upstairs
see the land quite plainly. I thought the
Ship, had stopped to take on PASSENGERS:
and I returned to bed and stayed there
half an hour Then steward told me
don't wake him The steward replied: ii
you want to save your baby, get up I
got up ana dressed 1nySeII ana the DaDy
and went on deck We We're much fright
ened. but there was confusion. They
treated in the kindliest manner, and
finally brought US here on a tug"
Mrs Batcheler. a sister of United States
Senator Vest of Missouri who embarked
at Cherbourg. says the weather was wet
and nasty when they left port. She re-
tired early, and about 1 o'clock was awak-
ened by tremendous crash, which at
first seemed to arise from the machinery.
Then everything became so quiet that she
did not leave her berth. Soon afterwards.
however. she was aroused by a steward
who urged the passengers to dress and go
on deck Immediately. Putting on a few
things Mrs. Batcheler hurried above and
found hundreds of half-dressed passengers
there before her.
The officers were busily engaged in pre-
pairing the boats for launching and calm
ing the passengers. though there was COM
paratively little excitement, as it was evil
dent that the ship was not sinking. and
at daybreak all We're assured by glimpses
of the shore.
, Mrs. Batcheler said that some of the
passengers asserted that they heard Cap
tain Watkins say: Il am unable to under
stand how this happened" There was no
fog when Mrs Batcheler went on deck.