The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-05
Disastrous Collision in the British
Channel.

Disastrous Collision In the British
Channel.
LONDON, November 26.-The Hamburg
American Line Steamer Pommerania, Capt.
which sailed from New York on
he 14th of November for Hamburg and ar
rived at Plymouth at midnight on the oath,
came in collision last night about midnight,
during a fog, about eight miles southwest
Of Folkestone, with a vessel reported to
be the Welsh bark Noel lillian,
Of Carnarvon, from Rotterdam for
Cardiff in ballast. The Pommerania at
the time was on her way from Plymouth to
Hamburg. The steamer ~foundered in about
ten minutes. One hundred and seventy
of her passengers and crew were
by the screw steamer G~lengarry, of
Middlesboro, and landed at Dover.
The vessel with which the Pommerania
was in collision is anchored off Folkestone
with her bows stove and her forward COM
partmentfull of water.
IL 80 p. MA telegram just received by
agents in this city of the Pommerania says
that one hundred and sixty-two of the per-
on board were saved and ffty-eight are
missing, including Captain Schwensen.
The collision occurred at forty minutes
after eleven last night, during a dense fog
The Pommerania sank in thirty minutes.
One hundred and seventy persons saved
out oftwo hundred and twenty on board.
Fifty are believed lost, including Captain
Schwensen, second officer Foxes, and third
officer Searnow.
Four o. m.-Further news of the Pc m
merania disaster show that at the time of the
disaster she was near Dungeness Point, about
three miles from shore. She was struck on
the starboard side midships, and sank IN
less than twenty minutes. Distress signals
were given and responded to by the
steamer Glengarry proceeding down the
channel, which made all speed towards
the scene of disaster. There were nine
boats on the Pommerania, four of which
were crushed in by the collision. Five were
got off, but one, being overcrowded with
passengers, was sunk. All the boats pulled
away from the doomed ship, leaving the
Captain, who refused to quit the ship till
the last moment. The last boat to leave
was under the chief officer, who did all in
his power to persuade the Captain to leave.
After pulling for half an hour the sur
vivors were picked up by the Glengarry.
One gentleman was taken from the water in
an unconscious state, and restored. The
Glengarry staid near the scene till daybreak,
when the Pommerania was seen, with her
mast above the water.
Inc Oleugdrly JneH pEocecueu W OofoA
and landed the passengers at nine O'Clock,
when they were taken to the Soldiers Home
and breakfasted. The greatest possible
order, under the circumstances, was main
tanned by the officers and crew.
BRINGING THE SURVIVORS TO LONDON
$50 D. m.-The London, Chatham &
Dover Railway brought free to London this
afternoon one hundred of the Pommerania's
survivors, ~sixty-five being seamen and the
Others second and third class passengers.
There were no first class passengers and no
women among them. They will be for
waraed to Germany.
THE NUMBER OF THE LOST.
Steamship Company say forty-seven passen-
gers of the Pommersnia were to have landed
at Plymouth and ~Cherbourg, leaving one
hundred and four on board. -Four second
and one third class passengers embarked
at Plymouth, making a total number of
passengers on board when the disaster oc-
Cured of one hundred and nine, provided
forty-seven have landed as intended.
"A dispatch from Dover says: 80. Helms,
chief engineer, J. Scheduling, doctor; G.
Peters, chief steward, and two stewardesses
are supposed to be drowned. A gentleman
named Schneider, and a lady named Miss
| AmCld INCaLtdAhg WIZ ooNOds
London, November 81. A telegram has
been received at Lloyd's from Maaslins,
Holland, announcing that the steamer City
of Amsterdam had arrived there, with the
Captain of the Pommerania IN board. He
thinks there was another steamer near the
wreck, which saved many lives. 1t is prob
able the Captain refers to the G!engarry,
previously mentioned.
Louise Rassman, of Philadelphia, a steer.
age passenger who escaped, says: captain
S~chwensen's last words, when the boat was
obliged to row away to avoid being sucked
down, were, in German, Farewell, chill
dren.' There were a good many passen-
gers around the Captain crying for help,
and clinging to him and to each other"
Henry Schmidt, a s.eerage passenger,
says a plug was missing from the boat first
lowered, which prevented her from being
right, and when she capsized six persons
were drowned from the boat. A rowlock
was missing from the second boat, which
prevented her going to the assistance of the
~strugglers.
One of the Pommerania's crew says b.
saw the bark's lights ten minutes befor,
she struck, but the collision did not seen
probable until three minutes before i
occurred. As the Noel lillian was goin;
free, she might have avoided striking. TIL,
TOmu6Iduld Mcub W pOIb DIS Lar DIS oil
could, but the collision was then unavoid
able. First Officer Franzen says it was hi
watch. He was in charge of the ship
Captain Schwensen was on deck, but no
on the bridge. Franzen declines to sa,
whether the whistle was blowing.
) LONDON, November 28.-Those lost o
unheard from are Mrs. w. B. Clymer Phila
delphia; Mr.. W. B. CIymer, Philadelphia
Alex. Bodisco, New York; BOWS Bodiscc
New York; Mrs. Anna Godisco, New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest B. Luckes, and thre
children, New York; Miss Amelia Vol
| New York; w. s. Adams, Springfield
Massachusetts,; Robert Pommer, St. Louis
e Xavier Waltz, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Germany; Caroline Define, San Francisco
e Miss Christine Prick, New York; Mrs. /
Funk, Madison, Wisconsin; Emil Crime
Hartford, Conn; John Semann, Nader
New York; Master Theo. Echarde, Greer
point, L. l.; John Deck, New YORK; il
hanna Brown, Quincy, Illinois; Minerv
Steihl and four children, Morrisania, Ne,
. York; VIM. Machine, Detroit; L. Madser
b Harlem, N. Y: John Hoax, Chicago, Ill.
Christian Jensen, Rscine, Wisconsin; Loui
Rabbe, Chicago, ILL.,; H. Strah, st. Louis
John W. johnson, jamestown, New York
Louis Karndoerfer, st. Joseph, Mo-; Jurge
DduulSh, D~dfenpOIbt iowa. JOHu IslOsJ p
r Louis, Mo-; John Morton Stengel, Turner
L Falls, Mass; August Becker, Buffalo, Ne
York; George Kraus, Delaware, Ohio
! Michael Kraus, Delaware, o.; &c. Olesso1
= Omaha; James Fl. lowing, Omaha; LOU
\ Talinsky, Buffalo; August Boyer. Buffalo
a John NJ. Wall, Sandusky, Ohio; Hermon
NJ. Rasmussen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8 Frederick Zudse, Chicago Wilhelm Herge
: man, Lacrosse, Wisconsin; John Racke
mann, Lacrosse, Wisconsin; F. Sch
Chicago; Gotfried Berger, Black Hills
a Frederick Pauke, Niles, Michigan; {
Kerby, Brooklyn Frederick Struck, Davel
v port, Iowa; Frederick Sparl, Chicago
i. Samuel Schluep, Columbus, Ohio; Which
e Reimann, Toledo, Ohio; Sophia Peterson
New York; James Lockner, Lacross
Wisconsin; Carl Kullmeier, New YorB
Frederick Peterson, Williamsburg, Ne
York; L. Tiiow, Philadelphia; Martin A.
= pei, New York: Chas. Appel, Cincinnati
= Heinrich Geiger, New York; Carl SauI
n New York; William Jesse Norwalk, Conn
e Dagabert Scherer, New YORK Frankli
Gruber, New York; H. C. Hinekelman, FL
e boken, N. j.; l.. Dressmer, Bergen Count
N. j.; F. Loenge, Hoboken, N. j.; Ii
Wertzhoffer, New York; Fl. Stengel, Ne
York; Chas Stockhardt, New York; A
mold Pink. Nav York.