Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-26
TELEoR.APHlc.
s O'CLOCK p. M.
THE NEWS.
Another Collision in the EnoIjsh
Channel.
The Steamer Pommerania Goe, Down
and Fifty Persons are Lost.
DISASTER At SEA.
LOSS OF THF STEAMER PonurRANIA.

DISASTER At SEA.
LOSS OF THF STEAMER PONNERANIA,
London, Nov. 26.-The Hamburg Amer
lean line steamer Pommerania, Capt. .schwsn
'on, which sailed from New York on tn
l4th Of November, for Hamburg, and ar
rived at Plymouth at midnight on the oath
came in collision last night about midnigh
during fog, about, eight mile. southwes,
OF Folkestone, ,with..a vessel reported to be tn,
Welch bark Noeliiian..of Caunavon. The
Pommerania, at the time was on her way
from Plymouth to Hamburg. The steam
ship foundered in about ten minutes. One
hundred and seventy-two of the passenger,
and crewiwerssav by the iron screw steame,
Glengarry, of fMiddlesboroueh, and landed
at Denver. The vessel with which the
Pommerania Was in collision Is anchored
oil Folkestone with her bows stove aad hcl
forward compartment full of water. 4 tug
has gone to her assistance.
1890 p:m.-A telegram just received by
the agents In this city of the Pommerania
says ono hundred and sixty two Of the per-
sons on board were saved end fifty eight are
missing, including Capt. schwensen. The
collision occurred at forty minute.
after eleven last night. during dense
fog. The Pommerania sank In
thirty minutes. One hundred and seventy
persons were savsd out of total of 220 on
boerd. Fifty are believed to be lost, inclu.
ding Capt. Schwensel, second officer Fokkes,
and third officer Zarnow.
4p. m.-Further particular. of the Pom
merania disaster show that at the time of
the collision che W. near Dungeness Point,
about three miles from the shore. She was
struck on the starboard side midships, and
sank in less than twenty minutes. Distress
signals were given aud responded to by the
steamer Glengarry, proceeding down the
channel, towards the scene of the dis
ater. There we're nine boats on
the Pommerania, four of which
were crushed in the collision, five were got
off but one being over.crowded with pa.sen.
gers was sunk. All the boats pulled away
from the doomed ship leaving the captain
who refused to quit the ship till the last mo-
ment. The Last boat to leave was under the
chief officer. who did all in his power to
persuade the captain, who refused to leave
After pulling for half an hour the survivors
were picked up BY the Glengarry. One
gentleman was taken from the water in an
unconscious state and restored. The Glen
garry stayed near the scehe till daybreak,
when the Pommerania was seen with her
mast above water. The Glenearry
then proceeded to Dover with those saved
and landed there at 9 O'Clock, when they
we're taken to tho sailon Home and treat.
cd With everv kindness and breakfasted
The greatest possible order under the cir
cumstances was maintained by the officers
and crew.
Agents here of the Hamburg American
steamship company say that Al passengers
of the Pounerania were q. have landed at
Plymouth and Cherboura leaving lo4 on
board. -Four Second and one-,hird class
passengers embarked st Plymouth, making
the total number passenger on board
when the disaster occurred 100, provided
Al had landed q intshds1. The agent q,
Plymouth says the following passengers
landed there: Miss E. Konigs, Miss Will
son, and hessrs. Brock Tastsrbroek, Hunt.
Hankervis, Pearce. Pearn. Phillips asd
Thomss-ten in oil. 4 dispatch from
Dover says o. Helms, chief engineer. ].
Scheduling. Doctor G. Peters, chief steward
and two stewsrdesses, are supposed to b.
drowned. A gentleman named Schpider
asd lady named 3 Miss Amelia Neumsnp
are saved.
STATEMENT OF A SURVIVOR.
Louis Laumann, Of Akron, Ohio, one of
the passengers in the Pommerania, oorrobo.
rates in main the facts already sent He
was vakensd BY the noiss.of the collision,
but did not At 6rst think Of anything seri-
ous. q he had great confidence in the cap.
tain, who was careful man and had made
l26 trips. Boats we're immsdiatsly lowered
but one heavily overloaded was sunk imne.
distely after it got into the water. Two
Others were smashed by the collisioa. The
boats were fastened up tight and we could
set ct then undoas. The Pemnsraaia
was sinking rapidly. There we're number
Of women among the passenger. l
don't kssv how many, but eish, have
beea savsd and . baby. l think III,
baby's mother haa been drowned. .
Our captain had some fireworks On board
asd ie them o. We managed 10 70. is.o
the bests that rsmaissl aad had bee. ,AeV
sesa' sss aiassss vhn he sssansr Gles.
gary picked ~ uP. She csuissA aLsu, q