Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-04

Hoboken, n. j.. L. Cresmer, Bergen
City; L. Toeng, Hoboken; Leo Welt
zenhoffer, N. Y; II. Stengel, New
York; Chr. Schruchardt, New York;
Arnold Brink, New York.
A BRAVE CAPTAIN.
The various accounts of survivors
concur in praising Capt. Schwensen and
his officers, but represent that the crew
only added to the confusion by a deter
minatiOn to save themselves. Captain
Schwensen, to quiet the excitement,
told the passengers that the vessel was
aground.
Roderick Schneider, q passenger,
states that the captain replying to re-
peated entreaties to get into one of the
boats, asked them to stand along, when
the mate shouted: eve have waited
long enough" The captain told them
to pull away little and wait; Just then
the vessel sank. AS she went down,
Captain Schwensen threw up Lis arms
and exclaimed: con God!" While
he boat was rowing about we saw
many people in the water with pre-
servers wrongly put on, so that the
lower part of the body was floating
while the head was under water
Louise Rasmann, of Philadel phia,
steerage passenger who escaped, says
Captain Schwensen's last words, When
the boat was obliged to row away to
avoid being sucked down, were in Ger
man: Farewell children" There
were good many passengers around
the captain crying for he p, and clinging
to him and to each other.
CAPT. sCHWENSEN POSSIBLY SAVED.
A late dispatch from London
says A telegram has been
received at Lloyds, from Maaslius,
Holland, announcing that the City Of
Amsterdam had arrived there with the
captain Of the Ponamero11ia.
A dispatch from Maaslius reports
that the captain of the POn1nperdnla
says he thinks there was another
steamer near the wreck which saved
many lives. Probably the captain re-
fers to the Glenga7Ty, previously men
toned.
THE CLYMER FAMILY.
A Reading, Pa, dispatch says: Mrs.
Mary Hester Clymer, passenger on the
steamship POn1n1eranid, was the only
sister of Hon. Hester Clymer, NJ. c.,
and widow of W. B. Clymer, VINO died
in Italy three years ago. She was on
her way to Europe with her four chill
dren, Mary, Rosa, Maria and Richard,
where they were to complete their edu
cation.
\ New York dispatch of Novem-
ell
ing additional names of passengers
saved from the Pomnaerdniu, according
to the passenger list: VIM. Jesse, Nor
walk, Conn; John Bracketman, La
Crosse, Wis; Sophie Hollzhausen, not
on passenger list Martin Appel, New
York; Master Theo. f. c. Hardor,
Greenpoint, r. l.; Jergen Bannick, DAY.
export, Ia; John W. Johnson, James
town, n. Y; Geo. Prauss, Michael
Prauss, Delaware, Ohio; Fred
Petersen, Williamsburg, New York;
J. G. Olson, Omaha; Hemmong M.
Rasmussen, Milwaukee; Jas. Lackner,
La Crosse; Karl kullweiere, n. Y;
VIM. Reimann, Toledo; Fred Ruiz, n.
Y; Aug. Becker, Buffalo; Gottfried
Barger, Black Hills; Aug. Brieser,
Buffalo; VIM. Mahein, Detroit; Louis
Talinskoff, Buffalo; Louis Weitzenhoef-
fer, n. Y; Louis Hardoeffer, ST. Joe;
III. G. Hencklemann, Hoboken, n. j.;
H. Street, st. Louis; John Haak, Chi
cago; Fred Zulse, Chicago; H. Stengel,
n. Y; Arnold Pink, n. Y; Wilhelm
Hagermann, La Crosse.
The latest figures show 81 of the crew
saved out Of Ill; and ~ passengers out
of 100.
A Rotterdam Telegram of Novem-
Der 2Sth says: 1t is impessi-
bic to converse with Capt. Schwensen,
who is under medical treatment, his
nervous system being strongly affected
he has received nobody.