Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-26

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save his life, but would stick t, his shin
saw him when our boat got away from III.
steamer standing on the bridge giving com.
mand',tryiasto obtain orderand save q man,
a. he could. In twenty minutes after th.
collision the Pommernia went down. sh.
DID not keel over, but went down gradually
The ship which ran us down never saw al
all. They told ME she was .ailinp barque
and that with northeast wind she came
bowling along, and ran right into us.
thought, until We landed, that we had run
upon a rock, ~ the Schiller did. It va,
very thick weather. There was good look.
out ON the Ponmerania all the time. She
had smart sailors, and there we're alwaystwo
or three on the bridge and two on The fore.
part. from the time she neared the channel.
Our boat was 80 crowded it was very nearly
even with the water.
London, $50 p. m.-The Lord Chatham
and Dover railroad brought free to London
this afternoon, l09 of tho Pommerania's e
survivors, 65 being seamen. and the other,
second and third class passengers, and no
women among them. They will be- for.
warded to Germany.
6p. m.-Only five of the first class pas
senRers saved are At Dover. These are
Mary Clymer and Rose McClymer, of
Philadelohia; Alfred Taber, Of New York,
aud Q. Popenhusen, of Hamburg.
Dover, Nov. 2G.-Fif'y-eigh, passengers
are still missing. Most Of those rescued
bad nothing on save their night clothes,
and as tie night was very cold their suffer.
ipEs were intence. A larger portion we're
In the water clinging to the debris of the
wreck when rescued, but some few had
succeeded In getting into the boats before
she went down.
Another statement of the disaster saws
the Pommeranla was proceeding
at moderate speed, when a deafening cra h
was heard. The decks were soon filled with
afrighted passengers. The confusion was
terrible and the air was filled with pray
ers and curses. The veteran Captain
Schwensen stood on the bridge giving or
ders, in q cool voice, to have the life boats
cut from the davits. No little delay unfor.
tunstsly occurred in launching the boat.,
the night being dark and foggy. OF eight
boats which the Pommerania carried, five
were successfully launched. Each boat had
about twenty persons, in addition to the
crew. Hopes are entertained that some Of
the survivors may have been picked up by
passing vessels from the svamped boat. The
boats Of the Glengsry searched all night.
Several good swimmers owe their lives to
the long search. All on board the Pom.
nernia were aroused from sleep.
There is great excitement at the Office of
the company In this city. The Pommernia
was built at Greenock, on the Clyde, in
1873. She was of 1888 tons burden. The
following were her principal proportions:
Length, 365 feet, breadth, 40 feet. depth of
hold. SO feet She was brig rugged. Her
engines were compound and of six hun.
drea nominal horse power. She had six
bulk heads. She was the mos, popular
vessel OF the line
New York, Nov. 26.-The Pommerania
had on board 152 passengers when she
sailed from this port Nov. l4th. 1t is not
known how many left at Plymouth, as pas.
sage is always engaged for Hamburg, even
If passengers intend to land at Plymouth or
The officers and crew Of the
vessel numbered Ill. The following is
list of the passengers: Capt. H. T. Schwen-
sen; chief officer, r. Franzen; second off.
Ger, o. Fokke; third officer, W. searnow
fourth officer, A. Gestoff chief engineer, o.
Helms; second engineer, r. Bernhardt !;
lhird engineer, P. Koser; second engineer,
3. EnEelks; physician, Dr.. j. scheiding;
purssr, G.. Mems; chief steward, c.
Peters; hns cabin upper saloon ]. B.
Kruger. ~
Capt. schwesssn's last voyaget o this port
his one hundred and twenty
dfth round trip betwees Europe and Amer
ica Is commander Of tho steamship Ham
burg.American packet company. He was
born In Fleusbu!g. Schleswig, on the 2sth
Of August, 1920. When he completed bis
l00sh voyage to this port, which be made
In the Pommerania in April, 1875, record
Of his voyage vas published in pamphlet
form. The cargo of the Pommerania vas
valued At about case, 900, and was all con-
signed to Hamburg, except $17,500 Mex
lean. consigned to London, and undoubtedly
delivered at Plymouth.
FOREIGN.
MIXES cLoaID. s
London, Nov. 26.-The great Trenton
colliery company will close its mines till