Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-12-04
eolIIsIss In the English Channel,


LONDON. Nov. 26.-The Hamburs-
American line steamer from New York
on the l4th oil November for Hamburg.
aud arrived at Plymouth at midnight at
IL, 40 o'clock during fog. about eight
miles southwest Of Folkestone, with the
Welsh bark Noel Ellisn. of Carnarvsn'
from Rotterdam for Cardiff, in ballast.
The Pommeranla at the time was On
her way from Plymouth TO Hambur.
The steamship foundered IN about
twenty minutes. Ore hundred ana
.event two Of hor passengers aui ere"
were saved by the iron screw steamer
Glcngarry. Of MIDI lssboroush, ana
landed at Dover.
The Pemmerania left New York
with $50 passengers on board. filty
are believed TO be lost. including Capt.
Schwensen. Second officer Fokkes ana
Third Officer Garrow. The agenti IN
Loudon says, however, that A. OF inc
passengers were to have landed al
Plymouth and CherbOurs.
HOW THE DISASTER HAPPENED.
At the time Of the collision the
Pommeraria was near dangerOu-
point about three miles from shore. She
was struck on the starboard side. am.G-
shlvs. and sunk in less than twenty
minutes. Distress signals wSrc given
and responded to by the steamer
Glen AIRY, proceeding down the channel
which made all speed towards the scene
of disaster. There were nine beats on
the Pommeranla. four OF which were
crushed in the collision. FIVE were got
of, but one being Oyercrowdcd Win
Messengers was sunk. All the boats
pulled away hom the doomed ship. leav-
ing the captain. who refused TO quit the
the ship until the last moment. HE
last boat to leave was under the chlei
officer, who did all IL his power to per-
suade the captain 10 leave. After pull
lur for halt an hour The survivors were
picked up by the Glensary. One gentle
man was taken from the water III an
unconscious state and restored 10 coh-
sciousness. The Glengarry stayed near
the wreck until day break. when lne
Pommcranil WAS seen with her mas
above water. No other bodies were
recovered. The GlengaTy then pro-
ceeded to Dover with those saved and
landed them at9 o'clock. when they
were taken to the Sailors Home, treated
with every kindness, and hrcaklaslcd.
The story told by the survivors tend to
show that the greatest possible order
under the circumstances was MAINTAINED
by the officers and male portion oi The
crew.
NARRATIVE OF A LADY PASSENGER
The following Is the narrative o! LoI-
isa Laumann. of Akron. ONO: I'VE
had a capital run and cot 20 Plymouth
about 3 O'Clock in The morning On tie
18th instant. We laud"d some pA>scn-
GERS and look some for Hamburg, anu
men ran for Chcrbours and landed pas
scngers. nearly all Of whom were CABIN.
The crew consisted Of Ill. We have
here Cat the Sailors il"mc) lI2. "as
IN bed last night about ll.+5 O'Clock.
when felt a sudden bump as if Tie
Paommeran.a had struck upon rock. |
was alarmed, but did not think At first
that it vas any thing very serious, rs Sc
had kept n good lookout aud Tie cap
am appeared to he very care al. Ii
was his hundred ana twenty sixth 10y
aye. he had told las. lie celebrated ni>
hundred and twenty-tiilh when hc va
last al Hamburg. y few seconds atcr
the collision the steward and some vi
the crcW came running to Us ani said
sailing bark had run ule US AID We
were 10 gosn deck. ! went Oh droh
directly and saw Our ships light. bui
the log mas 80 great that | could sec
nothing else. But they told me IN t
tie bark had run away. The ere" we're
then all busy lowering boats. The sup
was beginning to sink. In lowering lie
boats there was great coniu.ion. every
body twin. 10 crowd into them. Ohe
soat filed aud sank Immediately alter
it got into tue water. The boats we're
fastened up tight and we could not get
them und0nc. The Pommennia was
sinking rapidly There were number
OF woman among the Passengers.
don't know how rnauy, but eight have
been saved. and baby. ! think ih,
bab,'s mother has been drowned. OR
captain had some fireworks on board and
let them OF. We managed t. get into
the boats that remained, and had been
there bout ten minutes vixen tie steam
err Glen.ary picked Us up. She cruis' 4
abOnt long time. Oui captain haH
a chance to Save his lie. but would
stick 10 lis ship, saw him when our
boat got ava, from the steamer stand
ing GA the bridge giving commands, Try
ing 10 Obtain order and save as many
as he could. In twenty inmates attcf
the collision tho POnmtnla Welt
down. She did not kec, OYER, but wen
down Gradually. The ship winch ran H.
down | never saw at ali. They told
me she MAS ii sailing bark, and that with
north northeast wihd she came bowl
ing along aud ran right into US. l
thought until we landed that We bad
run upon a rock, a. the Schiller DID. Ii
was very thick weather. There was
good lockout Oh the Pommerania all The
TINE. She had smart sailors, aud there
we're always tive Ell three on the bridge
and I've en- the fore part from the time
she neared the channel. One boat WAS
Sc crowded il was very nearly even wilh
the water"