Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-23
From tho Wexford. ireland, Constitution.
The Wreck of tho Pomana,

On visiting tho shore in the ne eghborhood Of the
wreck. ata later hour on Friday. nothing whatev-
or WAS to be Of the vessel very little of which
was washed ashore On tho heath. at Ballycon-
gar. however, were found tho lifeess remains Of
several OF the unfortunate passengers. which were
removed to the boat house near there to await an
inquest.
One of the first bodies rescued from the waves
wns that of lady apparently about 40 years Of
age, who IN life must have been n handsome wo
man, md evidently moving in u respectable sphere
of life. Here, however, we blush to record It, We
must notice mn net of barharsm ~ gross that il is
hardly credible that any person in this nge Of civ
lhation could he found guilty of it. The body of
this lady when found by the coast gunrd was
stripped Of all its clothes with tho exception Of
the body linen. and it nscertained that this d.
abolital act hnd been committed by one Of tho
snmc sex, n woman residing in tho village Of
Blackwatrr who had thus deseoratcd tho dead bo-
dy and mndc oT with the clothes.
Near the spot where this body wns discovered
there wns afterwards found the body of young
man, apparently about % years ofagc. blnck hair.
cd nnd dressed in blnck with lite belt uttachcd)
and. according to tho ,iatcment Of tho third mate
and somc of the sailors tho sou of tho lady ahoyc
mentioned. who ia reported to havo been tho will
ow ot nm American captain, and to hnve had with
her daughter about sixteen or seventeen years
ofag
The next body come to was TINT of gentleman
OF middle age dressed in black on whose person
was found II silver lever watch, pocket book con-
tuning letters and private memoranda and somc
tow pounds in gold and silver. but nothing lead
ing To identification. Ncnr to this body wns also
found that Of II male infant. of about six months
old, and that Of young woman OF about 20, par
tially clothed with black stuff and flannel skirt
black stockings. &c.
On arriving ut Ball lyncskar. some two miles
from Backwater. wo were informed that tho BODY
OF y"nng lady had letn found there, and re
moved to cottage near at hand. On proceeding
thcicw bcheld the remains Of n very beautiful
young girl, the calm expression of whose pnllid
countenancc indicated tho peaceful sleep of nno
cence rather than AN untimely and violent death.
The dress Of this poor unfortunate was of nm ex-
pcnsisc desert ptL,n, md from the similarity Of
features To those of tho elderly lady mud her son,
mentioned above, there can be little doubt but
that she was the daughter spoken of bv tho sailors
IA being with that lady on b,mrd the l1mona DO.
fore her loss. An India rubber life belt, made.
quate to savo the life, but sufficient to save tho
body From its wntcry shroud. was also found at-
tnched to these remnns--a fact which still more
strengthens the suppostion that these three pcr-
sons werc OF the same inmil y--unitcd in death ns
they hnd boen undivided in life
Here and ut Curracloe, to which we next turned
steps. few remnants of the i'll -fnted shin
n piece OF tho bnlndrks, portions oi some spars,
and several broken casks md chests. Here while
gazing with sorrowiul melancholy on the rolling
waters which raised their white heads like sur.
plccd choristers chanting the requiem for tho
dead. our attention was drawn 10 n dark object
held in the grasp Of the waves ut ono moment
dashed forward ns though it would ho laid Mt our
feet, and in tho next drawn back ms if tho deep
ocrnn was lonth 10 Z i've up ils dead. Aicr witch
ing for some time the outline Of the human form
waS clearly made out, and we knew that before
ns was the body of another of the unfortunates
vino had been called hastily to their Inst ac-
count.
As il unwilling to render up its prey the waves
played with this remnant of humanity. throwing
it forward, and anon sucking it beneath the recc-
ding surge. but ii gradually approached tho Shore
where we stood watching ing its fate, and was
soon near nt hand, whcn-must we tell it of Wcx-
ford men, dozen of whom, strong and stalwart
stood around us mot one was there who would
step forward to rescuest. unless, ns they sad "you
will pay u.s. Ashamed and indignant at such
behavior, gentleman present dashed forward,
and wading for some distance with the help Of u
constable who came to tho spot no succeeded in
bringing to shore the body of m elderly, gray
haired woman. whose rigid features told too sure
ly of the bitter struggles Of death through which
she had passed, The only articles Of wearing mp.
parcl on this poor creature were n chemisc and n
night cnp, leading to the impression that she must
have met hcr death while lying in her berth, or ut
the moment when she rushed upon deck in frcn-
zied terror This tho last body found up to
lntc hour last evening