New-York tribune., 1878-11-27
TIE VESSEL AND IT'S CREW.


The POmmerania was q sister ship to the
Frisa of the same line ond was built at GreenOck IN
1873 making her first trip in December OF that year.
and arriving In New-York on the 18th OF that month
She was built OF ron cost about $5000O0 aud was only
partly insured, the company assumed n portion OF
the risk themselves. having a sinking fund
for that PURPOSE She was $50 feet IN length
40 feet beam, depth Of hold 26 feet and $500 tons
measurement. She what is generally termed
spareck vessel aud one Of the most beautifully mod
elled steamers OF her class. She had straight stem
and round stern, with flush deck extending
over the entire length OF the ship, thus
aording to passengers all the facilities Of promenade
Her en- gines could be worked to 5000 horsepower
and mad boilers with two furnaces In each The
engines were OF the most powerful construction,
with all the recent improvements, and the main
shalt was made OF krupps cast steel, at
cost Of above $4,000. She had accommodations
for 900 first and second cabin passengers, and
the saloons and cabins fitted np in the best style
with everything that could add t. the comfort OF rue
passengers. The grand saloon was handsomely iur-
nsbed, the spaces between the panels beng
relieved by bronze figures. IN" apartments
were hung with choice oil paintings. AZ
each side Of the entrances into the sleeping berhS were
columns bearing bronze groups. EectTic DeIs cum cum
municated with every part OF the vessel There were
spacious snOkingroOms for the saloon passensers ai1
the ventilation throughout the vessel was unsrph-sed
and was maintained by an auXiiary apparatus "o'A'u
The vessel was built In water-tight compart-
menis, with three separate cargo holds; IL had ron
patent wIudnssCs and capstan, hre pumps ana rtan-
pipes lead ug each compartments. ana Win eight OF
Francis, patent ifebOats OF cAuueled Ion ana win ~
lowering apparatus. lt was the rule on all OF ihe
steamers of he line that there should he frequent eNtr-
cises I'm manning and lowering tue boats, so mat ~
ease of emergency everything would be IN g"Od work
ing order. Previous the departure OF the sHlp
on u voyage the officers ana crew were uFidtd
IN sections corresponding with the number OF boats,
4 uust being gcd To each which He was To take
% y the command was given e. man the bOh 90
which no belonged The average speed OF the POmmera-
MIA fourteen and hall knots an hour under sieam
he highest speed attained being Jos nantiea' nles
IN twcnty-four hours, average OF nItCen ana one
third knots an hour The POmmeTaula hBd never had
serious accident before
The officers OF the vessel were
III. J. SchwCu,en, tum'dr | .. Helms, thlel LhHuttT'
4. Fluzcn, Chef Officer X. Is rnhardt, Second Ing
q T,Lk,. second officer. L. k,ser, Third Eng.
W. Zam0W. Third Omcer l.. Engelkc, Foufth Eng
A. GeslOG. Fourth Oibcer. Z. Mems, PurseF
Dr. ]. Scbicdug. Physician.
&. Peters, chief steward. hTst cabin, upper saloon
y. Ktt.rr, chief trward, first cabin. lower saloon
The crew consisted Of l29 peT"nus, VIZ: - hrcmSh'
coal-htayers aud machlnists; - Stewards cooks,
brlDprs and trimmcis; 81 drckhands, aud petty
officers No sketch OF the officers, other than the cay
tain could obtained. Two OF the crew o the steamer
Blslian Iuticu. of Hamburg. aud Francis Horne OF
RostOk working their passage having Dech taken
on board November l. -,o
The cargo consisted OF 300 bales OF cotton, l,7S6
tcrcps OF lard 80 OF bacon. ll2 bales OF leather
1913 packages Of butter l03O bags OK gra sred iI1
bars of lead 5iI hOgsheads OF tobacco 1857 bushels OF
corn Of copper liS barrels OF oysters, l4O3
eases OF sewing machines, 20 cases or cignrs ana
Si7 800 In Mexican dollars. The latter was cOnsgned
10 London by j. B Colgate, and was landed a. Fyo
Ihc cargo was consigned TO Hamburg by lsi shippers,
ard was insured.
Postmaster James gives the following statement OF
the mail matter on the Pommer1nla;