The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-17
LOSS DE TILE DOMDNA

From the Wexford Constitution ApriI SOL
The weather during the past few days has been
OF the most boiserous character, the gales of wind
prevailing on Wednesday and Thursday being so
violent to great apprehension that serious
shipping disasters might result therefrom. This
view has been unfortunately borne out by the &C.
| currence of Thursday and yesterday, and it now
becomes our painful and melancholy duty to chron-
ice the total destruction of large emigrant ship,
and the loss of upwards of $50 human lives in our
| own immediate neighborhood.
| The splendid clipper ship Pomona 1000 tons
burden, of New York, left Liverpool on Wednes-
day with crew of thirtysix Sailors in addition to
the captain, Charles Merrhew, and with passengers
| for New Y ork to the number of about $50 She
| left the Mersey with fair and full breeze, and
everything seemed to be going on well up to late
hour. Many of the passengers and portion of the
crew had retired to their respective berths at an
early hour, but large number more cheerfully in
clined, had congregated together in the saloons,
and were singing and dancing up to a late hour
there being both fiddler and piper on board.
AS the night advanced, however, the breeze
freshened into strong gale, before which the gal
liant ship flew as it were towards her destination
and most of the remaining passengers turned in
by some means, which at present we have been un-
able to ascertain with accuracy. the captain when
nearing Teskar, seems so have lost his reckoning
and mistaken his position for little past midnight
the ship was driven on to a sandbank some seven
miles OIL BallycOnigar, near to Blackwater the sea
making clear breach over her and sweeping the
decks. The passengers rushed in crowds to the
dressed,
with only their night clothes on. For a short time
wild scene of terror and confusion ensued which
however, gradually subsidized as the calm orders NJ
the captain were obeyed by the crew. and some
thing like order was re-estabshed. The pumps
were quickly manned, and it was found that the
vessel was fast making water, but the captain was
IN hopes that If the weather moderated he should
be able in the morning to land all his passengers by
means of his boats In this, however, he was
doomed to be disappointed, as the gale continued
with increased fury during the whole of the day
In the course of the morning attempt was made
to launch the lieboas, but they were stove in and
their crews drowned.
In this fearful state of suspense they remained
until towards evening, when the ship which had
till then remained firm on the bank slipped off by
the stern into deep water and commenced rapidly
to NIL. The whale boat was then launched, and a
NUMBER oil the crew and passengers rushed into her
The captain in the hope of being again driven on
to the bank, let go the best bower anchor, but all
his exertions were fruitless, and though more than
forty men were working at the pumps, the water
gained upon them so fast that in less than an hOur
she sank. The heartrending scenes that must have
occurred during that hour are fearful to think Of
but are known only to God, for, beyond those in
the boat, not soul was saved. The captain, first
and second mates remained on the sinking shin the
only officer in boat being the third mate, Stephen
Kelly, who succeeded in reaching the shore in
company with eighteen others of the crew and three
Passengers, five being washed out in their passage
from the vessel.
rOus situation of the vessel had been brought to
Wexford by some of the coast guards, and steps
were Immediately taken by Mr.. VIM. Coghlan, the
Collector OF Customs, to render assistance, if posi-
BILE, in rescuing so large a number of his fellow
creatures from the perilous position in which they
were placed. For this purpose he communicated
with Mr.. Devereux. owner of the steam tug Erin,
who generously placed her at the service of Mr.
Coghlan, the captain being directed to take the
Rossaire and another life boat in tow at anv mo-
ment it possible to get out of the harbor-
For this purpose steam kept up for many
hours, but it not till daylight yesterday
morning that the wind moderated sufficiently to
admit of her leaving the river, and then it was too
late-the last sad scene was over. and old and
young the fair and beautiful as well as the manly
and strong, had met an untmely fate, and persisted
within sight of those shores to which they had but
few days before hidden adieu to find homes and
friends in distant land. Little of the wreck was
to be seen when the steamer arrived on the spot
only the mizzen mast being above water. From this
was taken the colors which were flying when the
vessel went down, the last sad memento of the de-
| parted.
| On visiting the shore in the neghborhood of the
wreck at later hour yesterday, nothing whatever
was to be seen of the vessel, very little of which
was washed ashore.
On the beach at Balyconigar, however, were
found the lifeess remains of several of the unfor-
| tunate passengers, which were removed to the
boathOuse near there to await an inquest
The following is list of the survivors of the ship
Pimona
Passengers Matthew Lees, Bartholomew Kelley
and John Baler. Crew-Stephen Kelly, Third
John Smith, Richard Eminent, Thomas Barnes,
Thomas Jordan, John Sullivan, Harry Miller, Ran
dolph Thorn, Jeremiah Williams, George n. St.
John Rodgers, Charles Jackson, Charles Thomp-
son, James West, VIM Murphy, John Mccormick,
Seamen; and John Meehan, Passengers Cook.