Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-19

AppallinE Catnstrophe-Loss Of the Pomona.
The wexford Constitution Of April 9Oth, has
an account Of the loss in that vicinity Of the
splendid clipper ship Pomona, 1900 tons bur
den, Of New York, and the destruction of over
$50 human lives The weather for few days
had been Of the most bostcrous character, and
the Pomona, Capt Charles Merryew, with
crew of 9s men, and $50 passengers, English,
Scotch and Irish emigrants sailed from LIVER
pool on the 9th ult. She left the Mersey with
fair and full breeze, and The evening was hap
PLY spent by the passengers. As the night ad-
vanced the wind increased in to a strong gale
The account Of the catastrophe is as follows
BY some means, which at present we have
been unable to ascertain with accuracy, the
captain, when nearing Tuscar, seems to have
lost his reckoning and mistaken his position,
| for little past midnight the ship was driven
on a sandbank some seven miles off Bally conf
gar, near Blackwatcr, the sea making clear
breach over her and sweeping her decks Fhe
passengers rushed in crowds to the deck most
| of them but partially dressed and many with
| only their night clothes on For a short time
| a wild scene uf terror and confusion ensued
which, however, gradually sudsided as the calm
| orders ol the captain were obeyed by the crew,
and something like order was re established -
Tue pumps wero quickly manned, and It was
| found that the vessel was fast making water,
but the captain was in hupes that II the wealth
er moderated he should be able in the morning
to land all his passengers by means Of his boats
| In this, how ever, he was oOmed to be disap-
pointed, as the gale continued with increased
| fury during the whole Of the day In the course
Of the morning AN attempt was made TO launch
the lifeboats, but they were stove in and their
crews drowned In this fearful state Of sus-
/ pense they remained until towards evening
when the ship which had still remained firm
on the bank, slipped off by the stern into deep
water, aud commenced rapidly TO fll. The
whale boat was then launched, and number
OF the crew aud passengers rushed into her
The captain, in the hope Of being again driven
on to The bank, let 90 the best bower anchor,
but all his excrtons were iruitess, and though
more than forty men were working at the pumps
the water gained uponthem so fast that in less
than an hour she sunk The hearlrendng scenes
that must have incurred during that hour are
fearful to think Of but are known only to God,
for beyond those in the boat not a soul was saw
ed. The captain aud first and second mates re.
naming on the sinking ship, tue only officer in
the boat being the third mate Stephen Kelly,
who succeeded in reaching the shore in company
with lS others of the crew and three passengers,
five being washed out in their passage from the
/ vessel
On visiting Il shore in the neighboIhood Of
the wreck at a later hour yesterday nothing
whatever was to be seen of the vessel very lit
tie Of which was washed ashore. On the beach
at Ballycougar, however, were found the life
less remains of several OF the untortunat3 pas
sengers, which were removed to the boat house
near there To await an ipduest