Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-29
OCEAN STEAMSHIP SUNK.
A Collision In Fog-Probabie Loss of s 5
Lives,
INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN.

Lives,
INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN
LONDON. Nov. &c, IL m.-The steamer
Pumerania, from New York on the nth
OF November from Hamburg. and which ar
rived at Plymouth ut midnight on the 9th,
came in collision, last uIght, about mid
night, during u fog, about eng hit miles south
west OF FolkestOne, with II vessel, reported
to be the Welsh barque Noel Eilian, of
Carnayon, from Rotterdam for Cardiff, in
ballast. The POmerania was on the way
from Plymouth to Hamburg and foundered
IN about ten minutes. One hundred and
seventy-two OF the passengers and
crew were saved by the steamer
Glengary. and landed at Dover The YES
sci with (which the POmerania ccllided
IL anchored Il Folkestone with her bows
stove and her iorward cOmpaI tment full OF
water A tug has gone to her assistance
L.TER-l23O p. ma telegram says 1852
Persons on the POmerania were saved, aud
81 are missing. including Capt. Schwenzsn.
SOME PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER
LONDON. Nov 26.-The Pomerania landed
IA hrst-cla~s passengers and 26 others at
Charbourg The Noel EiliaD struck the Pom
eranla on the starbOard side making a large
aperture. Chief officer Franzen command
ed the last boat. As he put off the Cap
tain, who was on the bridge, called to him
to keep as close to the Pomerania as possible.
lie LAID to about ten yards from the steamer,
but she went down IN few minutes. The
boat had forty people on board, had taken
IN considerable water and was too much
laden to atteu pit the rescue Of any of the
persons Heating around. The Noel Eilian,
now IN Dover harbOr. is magnificent
barque OF 900 gross. What WAS her bow
is merely gaping iSsure. Only her wa
ter-tight compartments kept her anoat
HERO GOEs DOWN AT HIS POsr.
Me-. ROderlck. IN the last boat, says the
captain. replying to repeated entreatIes to
get into the boat. asked them t. stand
alongside, when the mate shouted, I'VE
have waited long enough" The captain
told them to pull away little and wait.
Just then the vessel sank As she went
down Capt Schwensen threw up his arms
and exclaimed, "Oh God While the boat
was rowing about, We saw many people IN
the water with lie preservers wrongly put
on, 10 that the lower part OF the body was
Heating while the head was under water
We did not pick them up. The conduct of
the second bOatswaIn on board the steamer
IN endeavOrIng to save the ladies was at-
mlrable, and the carpenter stood by with A
Ratchet threatening to kill nybOdy who
attempted to rush into the boats.
NOBLE BROTHER sACRIfICEs HIMSELF TO
shvE MS SISTERS.
Mary Clymcr was in the same berth AZ
her sister Rose. They were awakened by a
crash and rushed on deck hall dressed To
where the boats were being put of They
were joined by their brother who assisted
Mary INTO the boat. A sailor threw Rose
IN but she lei into the water and had to be
dragged out. Young Cymer who remain
"a on the steamer, seeing the boat full and
the sailors trying to get aboard. thus en-
dangering the lives Of all, cut the ropes and
set her admit saving, Good bye" to his
saved relatives. lie thought his mother and
other relatives were in the boat. but the !