Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-27
TIE STEAMSHIPS DISASTER.
Detailed Statements Prom Diners,
survfvaRa Itapnr fIlnR lha l,aaa

the collision she was near Dungeness
Point. about three miles from shore.
She was struck ON the starboard side,
amidships. Distress signals were given
and returned by the steamer Glsngary.
proceeding down tho channel, which
made all speed towards the scene OF dis.
aster. There were nine boats on board
OF the Pomerania, four OF which were
crushed in by the collision. Five were
got of. but one being o~vercrowded with
passengers wal sunk. All the boats
were pulled away from the doomed ship,
leaving the Captain, who refused to
leave the ship until tho last moment.
The last boat to leave was in command
Of the chief officer. who did oil In his
power 10 persuade the Captain 10 leave.
After pulling for half an hour the survi.
vors were picked up by the Glengary.
One gentleman was taken from the water
in an unconscious state and restored.
The Glsngary stayed near the scene till
daybreak. when the Pomerania was seen
with her masts above water. The Glen.
gary then proceeded to Dover with those
saved and landed them. when they were
taken to the Sailors Home and treated
with every kindness and given breakfast.
The greatest possible order. under tho
circumstances, was maintained by tho
officers aud crew.
The following is the narrative OF
Louis Langmann Of Akron. Ohio. q sur
vivor "We had n capital run. and got
to Plymouth about . o'clock in tho
morning Of the 25th instant, where We
landed some passengers and took some
for Hamburg, and then ran for Cher.
bourg and Landed some passengers,
nearly all Of whom were cabin passen.
gers. Those left were mostly between
decks. The crew consisted OF Ill per-
IONS. We have horo at tho Sailors
Home 172 (y). / was In bed last night
about II 10 o'clock. when | felt n sudden
bump, Us II tho Pomerania had struck
upon q rock. / was alarmed, but i did
not think at first II was anything seri.
Gus. rs we had kept u good lookout,
and the Captain appeared to be very
careful. II was his hundred and
twenty.sixth voyage. A few seconds
after the collision the steward and some
Of the crew came running to US and said
u sailing bark had run into us and we
were all to 80 on deck. ] went on deck
directly aud saw our ships light. but
the fog was 30 great | could zee nothing
else. They told me the bark had ran
away. The crew were then all busy
lowering boats. The ship was begin.
ming to sink. In lowering the boats
there was great confusion, everybody
trying to crowd into them. One boat
filed aud sank Immediately after 1t
got into tho water. The others
were smashed by the collision. The
boats were fastened up tight aud wo
could not gst them undono. The Pome-
rama was meanwhile sinking rapidly.
There were q number oi I'M among
the passengers. ! do not know how
many. but eight have been saved, and
also u babe. think the baby's mother
was drowned. Our Captain had some
fireworks ON board and lat them of.
We managed to get into the boats that
remained, and had been there about ten
minutes when 'he S ''nB"y
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chanee 10 save MS ne, ou, Nou,u ,u..
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Tue aihri8h'ed passenB.,s' '.s all
sion was terrible ana 'no nr "as n,'eu
with prayers ana curses. ine ' WI
Captain swenzer $1,000 on u Ds.o
orders IN a eooi voice W Ha'1 VIZ
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