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Show MYSTERY O F THE MOHEGAN. The Cause of the ad Disaster Remains I nkiiowu. London. Oct. 17 The Atlantic Transport Trans-port company has issued the following statement regarding the fate o the passengers and the crew of the steamer Mohegan, which was wrecked last Friday Fri-day evening oil: the Lizard, between the Manacles and the Lowlands: "Of the passengers, 11 have been saved, 10 bodies have been recovered and 33 are missing. Of the crew and cattlemen, 30 have been saved, 14 bodies have been recovered and 51 are missing." miss-ing." Since this statement was issued, nine other bodies have been picked up, including in-cluding two that have been identified as those of passengers. The reports of the various correspondents corres-pondents differ widely as to the rescues, res-cues, recoveries and losses, though none has been able to obtain the exact number of those saved or of the bodies recovered. The cause of the disaster remains the profoundest mystery. Nobody at-temps at-temps to explain how the Mohegan got so far north of her true course from six to seven miles. There was no fog at the time, while the wind on her port quarter was not sufficient to prevent pre-vent her answering the helm. It has been suggested that her compass was faulty, but daylight lasted long after Eddystone light was passed. Sailors say the fact that the Lizard light was not visible should have served to give the alarm. ine masts of the Monegan, wnicn are above water, show that her stern is landward, causing a theory that the navigation officer, on discovering that he was in the bay, suddenly turned seaward. Two engineers, who were saved declare, however, that they never slackened speed. The crew, in a chivalrous effort to 6ave the women, made the mistake of undermanning the boats. There were only four sailors in one boat, which capsized as soon as it was launched. |