The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-02
The Wreck OF the Pomona.
INCIDENTS CONNECTRD WITH THE DIsASTER-REMI
NIsCENCKs OF THE DEAD.

INCIDENTS CONNECTRD WITH THE DIsAsTER-REMI-
NIsCENCKs OF THE DEAD.
From the Wexford Constitution, May 1851
On Saturday last steamtug and lighters arrived here
from Liverpool with the necessary diving apparatus for
the purpose OF savnga portion Of the cargo from the
wreck Of the Pomona at the Black water Bank. They
commenced proceedings Tuesday the divers first clear
ing away the rigging, &c, impeding to the hatch
ways Since then they have been successfully engaged
In bringing up various articles belonging to the ship.
On wednesday morning the diver sent down came
across three bodies, which he dsentanged from the
70 add with gross carelessness OF the commonest rites
OF humanity they were allowed TO DO washed out TO sea,
the only step by the Of the tug being to
the pocket from one Of the bodies femae-as they
said, IN order TO identity the body, which at the
time they were go reckless Of preserving. The pocket
ticket, which showed the unfortunate deceased to have
been native OF the county of Cork named Mary Bren,
aged IT, The above information having been conveyed
by Capt Newton, in charge for the owners to Mr. Cogh
lam the Collector Of Customs, that gentleman with his
usual prompti,ude and vigilance Immediately despatched
all property belonging to the unfortunate emigrants that
might DC brought up and TO that proper respect
paid to their remains
On Thursday evening and yesterday he also sent down
several dozen collins for the reception Of the dead which
will be brought TO Wexford in that proper register
may be kept Of everything found upon them likely to lead
TO identification very large number Of persons have
written to the collector forwarding particulars respecting
their relatives and friends who were on board the
Pomona when che left liverpool almost every one of
which mentioned that the deceased With them large
sums of mOney-a further reason why every precau-
uon SHOULD DC taken TO save and restore to their
friends whatever may be found belonging to them.
The body Of the young man who stated oy of
the sailors TO have been the Of Mrs Paxton 1t has
since been aseertaincd was that Of the sewar
Blair-'he remains OF Mrs Paxton's SON. youth OF six
teen not having yet been found From letter received
from Liverpool would appear that Mes Paxton had only
two children with hera son named William and daugh.
ter aged thirteen named Ann. II is said that had up
wards olUO In her possession ut the time sue embark
cd but there was only found in her pocket when
from tho hands of the depraved creatures who stripped
Der BODY about Co. and letter of credit on II New
York firm for $500 (s64j. In addition to this,
however, there has been recovered a small
box belonging 10 the unfortunate lady, con
taniuq, among other property, quantity OF silver
plate forming part OF ten, dinner and dessert service
Her gold watch having {. Thomas Paxton engraved on
the case and coral necklace, with the initials as P
the silver snap found in her pocket At the QUART
Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, Ann Krwin the woman
who stripped the body of Mrs Paxton and Thomas Kir
VIM her husband, both residing at Baycongar near
ackwater were each sentenced to six months hard la
bor for having in their possession property belonging TO
that lady and which had been taken from boty while
on the strand Besides the above these parties liable
to prosecution under section of Merchant Shipping
Act of 1854 which imposes penalty Of Csc on offences
of this nature in addition to whatever other punishment
may be imposed upon them.