The daily gazette., 1878-11-27
SECOND EDITION
A MIDNIGHT DISASTER.

The "Pomeranid" Lost in the English
Chdnnel-.Nearly Fifty Persons
DrO,pned-The Vessel Sinks Tsoentg
Minutes after Collision in Heavy
Fog Three Miles From Shore-HerO-
ism of the CaptdSn-Standing on the
Bridge to the Last, And Going Down
With the Ship.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-The Hamburg
American steamer Pomerania, Capt
Schwenson, which started from New Yoik
on the 18th of the present month for Ham,
burg, arrived at Plymouth at midnight of
Sunday, and came in collision last night
about twenty minutes of twelve, during
heavy fog nea 'Dungiven Point, about
three miles from shore with the bark Noel
Eilion. 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 toward the scene
of disaster.
PULLING AWAY IN THE BOATS.
There were nine boats on Pomnerania,
four of which were crushed in the COLI
sion. Five were got off, but one, being
oFci 'ciOWhou With pdooouBoip, was suh n.
All the boats pulled away from the
doomed ship, leaving the captain, who
refused to go until the last moment. At
ter rowing for half an hour, the survivors
were picked up by the Glengarry. The
Glengarry stayed near until daybreak,
when the Pomnerania was seen with her
masts above water. The former vessel
theB proceeded to Dover with those
saved, and landed them at nine o'clock.
xuhan fhau fol m fha Sailnrs,
Home, treated with every kindness, and
breakfasted. The story told by the sur
vivors tends to show that the creates
possible order under the circumstances
was maintained by the officers and male
portion of the crew.
AN OHIO LADY's NARRATIVE.
The following is the narrative of Loui-
sa Laumann, OF Akron, Obio
ave had capital run and got to Ply
| mouth about three o'clock in the morn
ing on the 25th inst. We landed some
passengers amt took some for Hamburg,
| aud then ran for Cherbourg and landed
passengers, nearly all of whom were
cabin. Those left were mostly between
| decks. The crew consisted of Ill. We
have here lat the Sailors Home) 172. l
was in bed last night about quarter of
IL o'clock, when felt a sudden bump, as
| if the Pomnerauia had struck upon a
rock. l was alarmed, but l did not
| think at fist that it was anything SER
ious, as we kept good lookout and the
| captain appeared to be very careful. 1t
Was his hundred and twenty-sixth voy-
age, he had told US, He celebrated his
hundred and twenty-fifth when he was
last at Hamburg. A few seconds after
| the collision the steward and some of the
crew came running to us and said sail
ing barque had run into us and we Were
all to 60 on deck. 1 went on deck di-
rectly and saw our ships light, but the
fog was so great that L could see nothing
| else. But they told me the barque had
ran away. The crew were then all busy
lowering boats. The ship was beginning
to sink. There was ereat confusion;
verybody trying to crowd into the boats
One filled and sank immediately after it
had got into the water, and two others
| were smashed by the collision. They
were fastened up tight and we could not
get them undone.
The Pomerania was sinking rapidly
There were number of women among
| the passengers. don't know how many
| but eight have been saved, together with
| a baby. / think tho baby's mother has
! been drowned. Our captain had some
| fireworks on board and let them off. We
managed to get into the boats that re-
NAMED, anu had been there about ten
minutes when the steamer Glengarry
picked us up. She cruised about a long
time. Our captain had a chance to save
his life, but would stick to his ship. /
saw him when our boat got away from
the steamer, standing on the bridge CIV
ing commands, trying to obtain order
and save as many as he could. In twen-
| ty minutes after the collision the Pome-
rama went down. She did not keel over,
but went down gradually The ship which
I .Ns... I ut 1nu
| told me she was sailing bark, aud that,
with a north northeast wind, she came
bo wiling along and ran right into us. /
thought, until we landed that we had run
upon rock, as the Schiller did. 1t was
very thick weather. There was a good
lookout on the Pomerania all the time
She had smart sailors, and there was
always two or three on the bridge and
| two ON the foreport from the time she
neared the Channel. Our boat was so
crowdedit it was very nearly even with the
| water.
THE NUMBER THAT WENT DOWN.
Nearly fifty persons, including the cap
| tain, are missing Second Officer Fohkes
and Third Officer Zardow are known to
he lost. Among those saved are the fol-
lowing:
Miss Mary Clymer, of Philadelphia.
Miss Rose n. Clymer, of Philade % hia.
Mr.. Alfred Faber, of New York.
Mrs. s. Ohrnstiel, of New York.
Mr.. G. Poppenhu-en, of Hamburg.
Miss Anatie Newman.
Miss f. Konigs.
Miss Wilson.
Messrs Buck, Easterbook, Mannheim,
Hunt, Pearce, Pearin, Phillips and
Thomas.
THR PoMMERANIAs PASSENGERS.
when the Pommerania sailed from
New York on the 4th instant, she carried !
the following passengers in the cabin -
Mrs. w. B Clymer, Reading, Pa.
Miss Mary Clymer, '
Miss Maria Heister Clymer,"
Miss Rose Clymer,
Mrs. b. w. Clymer, "
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Ward, three chill |
dren and two servants, New York city.
Mrs. Rufus King, New York city.
Miss Anatie Wolff,
Mr.. Alexander Bodisco, ''
Mr.. Boris Bodisco,
Mrs. Anna Bodisco, Z"
Mr. and Mrs. f. b Lucke, and three
children, New York city.
Mrs. S. f. Schwartz, New York city.
Mr.. Alfred Faber,
Mr.. Otto Korneman,
Mrs. Caroline Kozi,
Mr. Julius Charles, "