Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-26
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4 TERRIBLE DISASTER.
STEAMSHIP POMMERANIh SUNK.
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
BRITISH IN AFGHANISTiN.
CANADh'S NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL.
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
BRITISH IN AFGHANISTAN.
CANADh's NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL.
THE STEAMSHIP PO.TMEFsaNsA
SUNK.
Fifty Lives Lost.

LcTDoN. Nov. 26.-The Hamburc-Amcriran
line steamship Pommerania, capt. Schwenscn,
winch sailed from New York on the 18th OF
November tor Hamburg. and arrived at Ply
mouth at midnight on the Path inst came into
collision last night about midnight during a
fog about four miles southwest of FOlkestone
with vessel reported to be the welsh bark
Noel Eflan, Of CarnayOn, from Rotterdam for
tMdif in ballast. The POmmerania az the titil.
was on her way from Plymouth to Hamburg
The steamship foundcred in about ten minutes
one hundred and twenty-five of her passengers
aEd crew were saved By tire iron screw steamer
G!engarry, Of MiddlesborO. ard landed az Dover.
me vessel with which the !'0mmerania callited
is RED OH F0lkeStOne with her bows stove
ara her forward compartment fun of water,
and tug had to so 10 her assistance.
y telegram Just received by the agents in This
city OF tie !lamburg-Amercan line says t3af
l62 persons CT tie persons who were on the Pom
mefania are saved, and - persons are misslnr.
Including capt. SchWGnsen.
Reuters Telegram Company have q (liSna-en
Wllch says: '>Ina collision occurred At forty
minutes after II o'clock last night during =
dense FOG: The Pommerania sunk in thirty
minutes alter the accident occurred. one hum
dred seventy persons we're saved out OF a total
CT go on board. Fifty are beliyed to be lost in
c!udlng cart. SChWenSen second officer F0lkes
and third officer Iarn0W.'
The E.ost aus: saved.
LeEpON, Nov 26.-The agents here OF tha
Hamburg-American steamship company say
That A passengers OF the steamer POmmerantl
we've 10 have landed at Plymouth and cher
bouTg, leaving iG4 on board. Four second ana
one third-class passengers embarked at ply
mouth, making the total number of passengers
on board when tie disaster occurred, l09; pro-
ylded II had landed, as Intended The agent OF
the company at Plymouth says the following
passengers landed there: Miss T. k0nigS Miss
Wilson. and MeSSIS. BTcck. EaSterbrook Hunt
NankeryiS. Pearce, Pearn. Phillips and Thomas:
ten in all
4 dispatch from Dover to the Press asso,ia
uon says that NeoSrS. q. Helms. the CHIEF euui-
reer; s. Scheding. doctor; c. Peters Chief stew
ara, and two SteWar.eSseS are supposed 10 have
Geen drowned y gentleman Damed Schneider
and lady named Harman possibly Miss ANA
lie Neuman) were among the saved.
Stories Told by Survivors.
LONDON, Nov 10. p m.-Further particulars
ct the POmmeTania disaster show that at the
uine or the collision she was near Dungennis
Point, about three miles from shore. SIZE was
struck On the Starboard side. mitlShips, and
sunk liz less than twenty minutes. distress
signals We're given and responded to by the
steamer Giengarfy. proceeding down the chan
Eel. which made al speed towards the scene
Of tie disaster. There were nine boats on
the Pommerania. four OF which were crushed in
the collision; i've We're got Off but one being
overcrowGcd with Passengers, was sunk. All
the boats pulled away from the doomed shiD
leaving tie captain. who refused to quit the
snip untli the last moment The last boat To
leave was under the chief officer. who did
al in his power to persuade the CAPTAIN to
leave. After pulling for half an hour the suryi-
VOLS were piC.ed up by the GIengarry. one
gentleman was IA. en- from the water in an un-
conscious state and restored to consciousness
lie GIengarrv Sfaf eii near the scene until iay-
b,eak, until TIE POrnaeralia vas seen with aer
Il aStS atOVe water. No other bodies were re-
covered Ihe Giengarry q Ell proceeded to Do
Yer with those saved, and landed them at 3
O'Clock, when they were taken TO the Sailors
Home, treated vita every Kindness and break
tasted. The story told by the survivors tends
70 snow that the greatest possible order under
the circumstances was maintained by the Off
GERS ana male portion OF the crew