The Wreck of the Mohegan ILLFATED
A historical notice recounts the ill fated wreck of the Mohegan. It notes the ship’s demise and the resulting loss or damage. Details emphasize the peril and lasting memory of the tragedy.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1898
Page
3
A historical notice recounts the ill fated wreck of the Mohegan. It notes the ship’s demise and the resulting loss or damage. Details emphasize the peril and lasting memory of the tragedy.
London reports reveal the Mohegan, formerly Cleopatra of Wilson & Furness Leyland line, sank after engine failures in a heavy gale off the Lizard. Survivors recount heroic crew conduct and a long perilous night. cargo and passengers include Miss Noble of Baltimore and Maud Rondburg, with 30 crew saved and several feared missing.
Jackson reports the yellow fever outlook improves as seasonality hinders spread. The state board of health allows all railroads to resume passenger traffic to and from noninfected points within Mississippi despite recent accident notes from passengers.
New York reports a Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba being formed to honor expeditionary forces in the June 14 to July 17 campaign. It plans 15 000 members with three classes of membership and local chapters nationwide.
Boston reports Rear Admiral Gherardi says the nation remains at war and that England and the United States will unite in the east. He cites army unpreparedness, calls for a larger regular army, and anticipates fighting shoulder to shoulder with Britain on the Chinese question and in the Philippines.
A mountain discovered in 1896 by W. A. Dickey of Seattle and a Boston youth Monks was named McKinley during a recent expedition into the Sushima river country. The discovery is noted in Lima Peru where a deputation of Cacerists expressed approval of Senor Billinghurst’s conduct and his resignation letter. Mrs. Lee’s condition is reported critical by Major General Fitz-Hugh Lee to Major General Green, and an earthquake in Visalia California was felt with shaken houses and broken crockery.
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