The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-27

Sailors Homel Ia survivors. was In bod last
night about quarter 10 ~ O'Clock whom f,t
= sudden bump. as though the rommernnia
did not think vt first that II was anything very
srrious, nA wO had kept good lookout and tho
Captain appeared 10 be- very careful. 1t WAS his
l2Gth voyage. ho Ind told us, He cplohrat~d
his Roth passage when no was laat vi Hamburg
few ercOnde after the collision the stoward
ana Rome 81 tho crew came running TO us and
said sailing bnrk had run into us. aud we
were all TO go on deck. went on deck directly
and saw our ehip's light; hut the fog wne 50
groat that could see nothing elsc. They told
mo however. that the bark had run nway. Tho
crew we're then nil busy lowering boats. The
snip wns beginning to slnk. In lowering tho
bohis there VIVA gre 1t confusion. everybody try
ing to crowd into them. One boat nllod and
sank immediately after. 4 got into tho water;
two others wsre smashed by the collision. The
bonls wore fastened up tight, and we could not
get thum undOnc. The pomrrania WAS sink
Ing rapidly. There wcrc n number OF women
ntngug the passcngcra don't know how many.
bahy's mother bns boen drowned. Onr Cantein
hnd eOme lrowOrks on board, and let them on.
We managed to get into tho bonts TINT re-
mainod. aud had been there about ten minutps
when the steamer 0cngarry picked us up, She
crusod about long time Our Captain had
chance to eavo hiR lilo. but would stick TO hia
ship. | saw him whom our boat got eway from
the steamer standing on the bridge giving com
mand-. trying to obtli n order and eave IA many
as ho could. Ia twenty minutes after the COLI
sion tho Pommernnin went down She did not
heol over. but went down gradually. The ship
told me she was "A sailing bark. and thnt with
north northeast wind she came bowling along
nnd ran right into us. | thought until we
landed that We had run upon rock Hs tho
Schiller did. II WIS very thick wonther There
wHs "A good lookout on the Pomorania all the
time. Sh0 had smart sailors. md there wera
always two or three on the bridge. and two on
.he ior9 pert from the time she neared The
chnnneL Our boat WIS 40 crowded 1t WIS very
nearly even with the water"
MIR. G FOppenluson SAY that he had gone to
bed and was awakened by The crash, He
thought thorc had been n collision. and hglf
! dressed. rushed on deck. He WIS met by tho
Doctor. who sad You had better put on n life
prcscryer.". which lac did with tho Bodor's
help. H. did not attempt 70 save any Of his
| effects. but got into n boat which was lmmedi- /
atoly lowered. This WIS tho second boat. It
was followed 40 closely by "A third that they
nearly swampcd each other. Mr.. Poppcnhuscn
saw Capt Schwensen on the bridge Hs the boat
Albert rnber Gays that he was in his berth
! only two sections from tho spot whore the
partly dressed, and found everything in CON
fusion and thick darkness. He met tho NJ Msscs
| Cymer on deck. and assisted thom into boat.
| Tho ladies were cool and collected.
Mrs. Ohrnsiiel says that she had retired. and
was awakened by the terrific crash. She, ,sprang
from her berth and gained tho deck. where all
was impenctrabc darkness Tho stccragc
pas, myers were crying loudly: she was
| being lowered Even after getting ahoat there
seemed little hope for safety. but they soon saw
the lights u the Glengarry. which took them On
| board. All these ilvo persons speak in the
highest terms u tho Captain. who was on the
hrdg' nearly all Of tho previous three days and
|
passengers were saved.
Hodcrick Schneider. n passenger, says that he
was in the cabin reading ~ tho time OF the col
lision. He rushed ON deck and go into the las
boat Just before the ship sank. The boat wns
whiriei round and round. and he expected tha
| II would be drawn under IL was In charge
| II the first mate. aud remained alongside
| the sinking vessel until about two minutes be
foro shc sank. The Captain replying 10 ro
peHtcI cntrcatcs to get into tho boat. asked
| them To- stand alongside. when the mntc shout
ed: Ne have waited long enough" The Cap
| tain told them to pull away q little and wait
| just then the vessel sank. As sho went dowf
tapi. Schwensen threw up his arms and cx
| claimed. Oh. God" While the boat was row
ing ahout we saw many persons In tho waite
with life presseryers wrongly put on, so that th'
lower part Of the body WAS noatlng while th'
head wac under water. We did not pick then
up. The conduct OF the second boatswain oI
| board the steamer in ondeavorinR to save tn
| ladies wns admirable and the carpenter stoo,
| hy with hntchet threatening TO Kill anybody
! who attomp pted to rush into the boats
| Mary Clymer says she was in the same beril
| as her sister Rose. They were awakened b.
! the crash. and rushed ON dock. half dressed
| b. whore the boats were being put oil. The
| were there Joined by their brother, who Nssiste'
her MARY into a boat. sailor throw Rose IN
but she fell into the wHter. aud had To- b
dra. ged out. Young Clymcr, who remained ol
/ honrd the steamer. seeing tho boat ful ana IN
sailors trying TO got aboard. thus endangerini
! the iVos 81 all. cut the ropes and sent lie
alrift. saying Good by To- his saved relatives
lie thought his mother and other relatives wcr
/ ia the buid. but the sailors had prevented thcr
from s"tting in. II iS noticeable Tact thai 10
| Dut Il / n sailors are saved.