The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE.
The Steamship Pomeranian Almost
Engulfed In Mid-O
An Immense Tidal Wave sweeps Over Her
During Terrible storm--Tweive Per-
sons, Including the Captain
Meet Death Without
Moments Warning.

LONDON, Feb 1S-The Allan line
steamship Pomeranian from Glasgow
January 81, via Moville for New York
has returned to Greenock In Distress
after having met with one OF the most
fatal accidents that has occurred to
trans Atlantic steamer for many years.
The disaster occurred when the steamer
was about $50 miles out The Pomera-
nian encountered boisterous weather
immediately after leaving port 1t was
Thought that the wind would soon
blow itself out, and with everything IN
shape, no fears for the safety oil tne
steamer were entertained. Instead OF
abating. however, the gale increased In
severity until the day Of the disaster
The 4th of February dawned with
fearful gale raging and a tremendous
high sea running. The matches were
battered down and covered with TAR
paulins: ventilators were turned TO lee
ward and every precaution dictated oy
rood seamanship had been taken 10
prevent water getting below. SUD
denly a tremendous sea reared its crest
short distance ahead Of the steamer
as she plunged down wave.
Before she could rise, the sea came
over the starboard bow and tons oi
water rushed aft Almost at the same
time falling wave astern struck the
steamer. The rise almost dehes oe'
scription. The deck saloon, chart house,
the bridge and the boats were smashed
to pieces and partly washed overheard.
The deck was covered with an almost
irextricable mass OF wreckage, and the
utmost confusion reigned. At first the
tulls extent of the disaster was mol
known until the steamer began to pay
off before the wind and sea and it was
ut once seen that the quartermaster nae
been carried away. Two sailors sprane
to the wheel and soon put the steamer
ON her course Then 1t was found thn
Captain Dalziel, the master OF th'
steamer, was missing. He had been las
} seen in conversation with q passenge
named John Stewart, Of Glasgow. The!
had both been caaght by the sea tina
came over the stern and dashed agalns
= the decl1house. They were then car
ried with terrific force and jammed be
meath the after steam wiuches. Capt.
DalzieIs legs were broken and he sus
tanned internal injuries from which h
died the next morning. Mr. Stewart
legs were also broken and he sustaine
. other injuries from the effects OF whic
, he died in few hours
y At the time of the accident, tn
second officer, John Cook, had tn
watch. He was on the bridge wit
!, John Hamilton, the fourth officer, an
y both of them were carried overboar
!, and drowned. In the saloon deckhoul
!, when the sea broke over the deck we
: james Gibson and Lillian Gibson,
Dallkeith and Jane Caffrey OF Londo
l derry, all first cabin passengers Th'
= were carried over the side and not afte
: ward seen. David Forbes, Jam
!. Pritchard and Fred Westbury were al
= lost in the same manner. This mat
the number Of those carried overboai
ten, with two others fatally injure
. For time, the utmost consternati'
,s = prevailed, but this gave way to a fe'
l. ing of sadness when IL was found tn
&c SO many lives had been lost.
The disaster occurred so suddenly a
the sea did its fatal work with su
rapidity that the survivors did not
IN first realize the full extent OF the m
,e fortune. With Capt. Dalziel fatally
Of iured and unconscious in his cabin I
d. duties Of commander devolved upon I
n first officer The steamer was about
Is mid ocean. The first officer called I
remaining officers to a consultati'
n. and it was decided to put about and
v. turn TO Greenock This was at OF
in done and without any instruments W
nd which to take observations, the voya
cd had TO be made entirely by dead re-
i'll oning, and was therefore necessar
slow