New-York tribune., 1878-11-27

Keel over, but went down gradually.
,I The ship which ran us down never saw at all
with north-northeast wind she came bowling
aiong and ran right into us. L thought until we
landed that we had run upon rock as the Schiller
dld. IL was very thick weather. There a good
| lookout on the -Pommerania all the time. She had
smart sailors, and there were always two or three
on the bridge and two on the forepart from the time
she neared the channel. Our boat was so crowded
| IL was very nearly even with the water"
Mr.. PoPPKNBUsEN's REPORT.
Mr.. c. Poppenhusen states that he had gone to
bed. and was awakened by the crash. He thought
there had been collision, and, half dressed rushed
on deck. He was met by the DOCTOR who said,
" You had better put on hfe-preserver," which he
did, with the doctors help. He did not attempt to
save any OF his effects. bat got into q boat which
was Immediately lowered. This was the second
boat. Ii was followed so closely by third that
they nearly swamped each other. Mr. PoppeDhu-
sen saw Captain Schwensen on the bridge as the
boat put Oft
ALBERT FABER's STATEMENT.
Albert Faber states that he in his berth, only
two sections from the spot where the Pommerana
was stove. He rushed on deck. partly dressed, and
found everything in confusion and thick darkness.
He met the Misses Clymer on deck and assisted
them into O boat. Tile ladies were cool and col
lected
MRS. oHRTs1IEL's NARRATIVE
Mrs. Ohnstiel says that she had retired and was
awakened by the terrific crash She sprang from
her berth and gained the deck where all impen-
etrable darkness. The steerage passengers were
CRYING loudly She was pushed toward lIfe-boat
which just then being lowered. Even after get
ting atiOat there seemed little hope for safety, but
they soon saw the lights of the GlcDgarry, which
took them on board. This lady and Others speak in
the highest terms OF the captain, who was on the
bridge nearly all of the previous three days and
nights. They think no other trst-class passengers
were saved.
HOW OFFICER FRANZEN WAS SAVED.
Chief Officer Franzen commanded the last boat.
"As We put off," he says. I" the captain, who was
on the bridge, called to me to keep as close to the
Pommerania as possible. We laid to about ten
yards from the steamer, but she went down in few
minutes. The boat had forty people on board, bad
taken in considerable water, and was too much
laden to ATTEMPT the of any floating.
We rOwed TO the GIengarry, bound from Rouen for
Lelth, which stood by during the night, and We
saved one passenger from the water.
"There was thick fog all day Monday. Abont
forty-fye minutes after IL o'clock at night, with
out hardly the slightest warning of the close Drox-
unity of any vessel. bark appeared at our star
board quarter and Immediately crashed into just
abaft the funnel. making large hole. The water
rushed IN, and the Pommerania began to sink. The
captain ordered blue lights sent up and the boats
cleared away Perfect discipline maintained
overseeing the launching of the boats and tilongh
begged to leave steadfastly refused TO desert his
post Less than fifteen minutes after the collision
the steamer sunk, the captain with it. There were
many passengers swimming about in the water, but
the boats were full it was impossible to take any
more on board The Glengarry's people treated the
saved with the greatest kindness.
"At daylight the topmast OF the POmmeranla and
her fore and main yards were visible above tho
water, but there was nobody in the rigging. She
lies about southwest twelve miles from the Fore
lnt,I .f,ht hn llafafr sta mad
and the tug Granville took the people into the har-
Dor, where they were taken to the Sailors Home"
EsCAPE OF Observation-Disclosures HERoIsM.
Roderick Schneider. passenger, states he was in
the cabin reading, at the time of the collision lie
rushed on deck and got into the lest boat just before
tht ship sank. The boat was wbirled
round and round so that he quite eU.
pected it would be drawn under. 1t was under
charge of the first mate and remained alongside
the sinking vessel until about two minutes before
she sank. The captain, replying to repeated en-
treaties to get into the boat asked them 10 stand
alongside, when the mate shouted, we have
waited long enough" The captain told them to
pull away little and wait. just then the vessel
sank. As she went down Captain Schwensen threw
up his arms and exclaimed. "Oh, GOd!"
While the boat was rowing about. he saw many
put on, that the lower part of the body was
floating while the head was under water. He did
not pick them up. The conduct Of the second boat
swain on board he steamer in endeayoTing TO save
the ladies was admirable, and the carpenter stood
by with hatchet threatening to kill anybody who
attempted to rush into the boats
Mary Clymer says she was in the same berth as
her sister ROse They were awakened by the crash
and rushed on deck, half dressed, TO where tho
boats were beng put off, They were there joined
by their brother, who assisted her (Marvl into q
boat. A sailor threw Rose in, but she fell into the
water and had to be dragged out Young Clymer,
who remained on the steamer. seeing the boat full
and the sailors trying to get aboard thus endanRer-
ing the lives of all cut the ropes and set her adrif
saying "good-by" to his saved relatives He
thought his mother and other relatives in the
boat but the sailors had prevented them from get
ting in. 1t is a noticeable fact that los sailors
out of IL are saved.I
THE CAPTAINS LAST WORDS.
Louise Rassmann, of Philadelphia, a steerage pas.
senger who escaped in the last boat: says Captain
Schwensen's last words, when the boat was obliged
TO row away to avoid being sucked down, were,
in German, Farewell, children" There were a
good many passengers around the captain cryingfor
help. and clInging to him and to each other.
BOATS IN BAD ORDER.
Daniel Schmidt, steerage passenger, says the
plug was missing from the boat first lowered, which
prevented her from being rghted when capsized.
Six persons were drowned from that boat. row.
lock was missing from the second boat, which pre-
vented her going to the assistance of the sruggers.
One of the Pommerania's crew says he saw the
bark's light ten minutes before she struck, but the
collision did not seem probable until three minutes
before 10 occurred. As the Noel Eilian was gong
free she might have avoided striking. The POM
merania went to port far as she could, but col
lison was then unavoidable.
THE BARK HUGE VESSEL.
CAPTAIN PRlrCHARD's sTATEMENT-HIs SHIP IRON
AND OF LOO TONS BURDEN.
Tuesday Nov