Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-24
THE POMERANIA sHIPWREcK
1usss Mary Ciynser's dcconnt Of the Scene
on the Steamer and of Her OacH Rescue.
New York Herald


New York Herald.
a letter has just been received In this CITY
which gives Miss Mary Clymers account of tho
shipwreck of the Pomerania, and of the rescue
of herself and her sister Rose. 1t is Is follows;
The Pomerania left Cherhourg on Monday af-
ternoon, November 25th. Mother, Richard and
sat up later than usual that night, thinking
with pleasure of soon being safely landed at
Hamburg. We were sitting in the cabin by the
dining-table. Birdie and Rose had just left
US to 60 to their berths for the
night. Richard and the two young
Bodiscos went up ON deck when suddenly
there was grinding sound and shock. as if the
vessel had struck hard bottom. This was
quarter before midnight. Then suddenly
there came loud cry of IAN men ON deck! All
ladies stay below" Then came the cry of
Every one on deckP' got Rose and Birdie
the latter almost undressed-and we went upon
deck, going to the port side, mother following.
Birdie was very cold and had only a wrap
per. Rose gave her a water proof cloak and
gave Rose a coat. When we reached the deck
there was the greatest of confusion and excite
mene. The captain was at his
post giving orders, and stuck to
his duty to the very last. I went again
down into the cabin to get a little box contain
ing some valuables, and when / came back with
1T found Richard bravely at work freeing a
life-boat, and mother, Birdie and Rose tren-
bling and very much agitated. do not think
mother had very much hope OF being saved, for
she put her arms around each Of our necks and
blessed us, and then got up on the rail Of the
vessel Fearing she would fall into tbs water
below pulled her to the deck. Next Richard
put rope into my hands and told me in
voice of command, There, sister, hold on
this Scarcely knowing what it me mt
seized the rope. Richard swung me off. / then
saw the frightful distance below me in the
water, aud the next instant
was i'll the bottom of tae life-boat When ]
looked mp [ g dark something fivine
through the air, which thought was mother:
1T Tell into the water by the side of the boat
pulled it up by the hair; it was Rose Rose
was slightly stunned for the moment but soon
recovered. There was room for eight or ten
more persons in the boat, but it was suddenly
cut from It's fastenings. Then the sailors
pulled off for fear of being swa nped by the
vessel, and in few moments we heard voice
Ill our boat cry, Good God they're gone,
Pray for their SOULS The men pulled very
slow and did not reach the Glengarry for the
best part of an hour, although she VAS very
near, having come in answer to the Pome-
rania's signal. We were landed at Dover,
England.
AT Dover Mary and Rose Clymer stopped for
twelve days, waiting for tidings from the
wreck and news of the recovery of the missing
bodies OF their mother, sister and brother. The
body of Richard Ciymer was recovered on the
twelfth day, AMI was at once sent TO New York.
1t is now in his fathers vault at Reading, Pa.
cable dispatch was received on Sunday from
Paris, stating that Mary and Rose are now
stopping with their cousins, the Count aud
Countess Blondel, and will remain at Paris
until next spring, when they will return to
America.