The New York herald., 1878-11-28
RECKLESS SEAMANSHIP.
Departure Of the Survivors
from Dover.
F0RTY-SEVEN PERSONS MISSING
Captain Schwensen Sick
at Rotterdam.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

LONDON Nov. 81, 1873.
The agents of the Hamlx,rg- American Steam Packet
Company in this city have received no important AL
rania A few anidavts made ut the Office of the
German Consul General her but these were mostly
corroborsve of the statements telegraped you last
night, The Inspecting Commander of the coast
Guard at Hastings has ntaifed the authorities at
Somerset Honse that the bocies of two and one
woman were landed there to-day from fishing boat.
which picked them up of F.Akcstone. They are sup
posed to have been passengers by the sunken Ham,
burg steamer. .t..
.s DESCRIPTION BoDn. HASTINGS. t
most minute descriptions hve been submitted to
several OF the survivors. An inquest will be held
over them tomorrow. One OF the appears to be
about forty years Of age clahed in blue serge uni
form decorated with brass butt has gold ring on
one finger engraved with the initnals "H H." and
5 feet inches high. The other man is supposed to
have been about twenty-five years old, is feet 10
Inches in height, dressed in plaid suit marked "R.
W. K.," and lad two watches his person, gold
and one silver. Both had on life preservcrs
which. however. must have been improperly ad-
iusted. The body Of the ferna1e is that Of stout
person. about feet inches ldgh. wearing gold
iocket and chain and two rings marked IT L. 1878"
It is supposed here that the man in uniform an
Smcer under Captain schwensen-
! ALLEGED BRUTALITY OF THE SAILORS.
The fact that the entire crew OF the Pommerania
was saved is considered . remarkable feature of tho
disaster. although it has not yet been prominently
brought in any Of the rcportsin the London jour-
mails. am informed that one of the crew was over
heard recalling in German. to Of his shipmates.
how the sailors drcw their knives and brandshed them
In of the terrified to prevent them
from filing the boats which were launched from the
Sinkng steamer. As the passengers drew back the
sailors crowded into the boats and insured their own
safety. These reports win undoubtedly receive close
attention from the German Admiralty and the utter
ances Of OF the petty officers yesterday certainly
call for careful investigation
CAPTAIN scHwKSsHss RESCUE AND coEDIT1oS.
despatch from Rotterdam announces that Cap
tain Schwensen arrived there yesterday in a very
hausted nervous condition. He at once placed
under medical treatment The physicians at present
decline to permit him to talk with any one; indeed
Il is sad his mental condition is such that he cannot
recall all the incidents of the collision. statement
il made by the Captain of the steamer City of
Amsterdam, who picked Captain Schwensen
up and landed him at Maaslus. Holland,
which tends to show that schwensen gave him some
account of the disaster. He says schwcnsen told him
he had left the bridge only for minute when the
shock was felt. and that he Immediately rushed back
to his post. The night very dark. Cries of dis
tress were heard, though coming from some per-
Of Amsterdam lowered at haphazard, as
It was too dark to see any one. Captain
Bchwenscn found about hundred yards distant
singing to a short spar. It then about quar-
Ter to one o'clock Tuesday morning. The Captain
Of the pommerans had been in the water only about
half an hour Nothing has been heard OK Mrs.
schwensen. who accompanied her husband on the
voyage from New York, but her child, about four
years Of age, is saved.
ALI. MIGHT HAVE BEES SAVED
Thomas Blight, . certifcatcd officer Of the English
mercantile marine, who embarked on the Pommer-
snia at Plymouth was under examination all ycstcr-
day morning by a receiver Of wrecks, and has been
detained at Dover by the Board Of Trade because Of
the nature Of his evidence lie says the Pommorana
VAS going at half TO threequarters speed There was
good lookout and the lights were burning and IL
was not foggy He heard whistle or fog
horn. Before the steamer sank there was
been maintained. Ho was beside the captain when
the latter put on hts lfebot. He heard no orders
giycn. 1t was too late for orders. One
pf the officers told him the doors of
the watcrtisht bulkheads were all open. There
WAS no more sea than In the Thames. All could
have been saved II the sailors had not rushed to tho
boats. The Pommcrania's masts will be taken out
to-day. 1t Ia not expected that the vessel will bc
Goatcd very scon, IL at all.
THE LOST AND SAVED.
So far as now bo ssccrtained there arc
about thirty passengers and seventeen Of tho
trcw OF the Pommerania missing AS dill
gent inquiry has failed 20 discover that
any Of these have been landed IL Is feared they went
down with the ship. The following lists show the
saved and those not rcpcrtcd:--
CABIN rAsscSeErs SAVED
ADAMS. w. s., Springfield, Mass
AIsNsTEIN, Mr.. e., san Francisco
ARNsrElS, Mrs, family and nurse.
BLOCK, EMIL. CarksviIe. Tenn.
CHARLES JULIUS. Sew York.
CLIaIER, Miss MARY, Philadelphia.
CLYMEl, Miss ROSE. Philadelphia.
DE FltEyRE, Mrs. CLEMENTIN, and family.
Washington.