The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15


LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Allen line steam
ship Pomeranian from Glasgow Jan. Il,
via Neville Tor New York, has returned 70
Greenock, in distress, after having met
with one of the most fatal accidents that
has occurred to a transat antic steamer for
many YEAR,, an accident that resulted in
| the loss of twelve lives. The following is
the list OF the deal:
! ". DAIZlEL. master of the vessel. both legs
broken aud Internal injuries. resulting in death.
JOH \ COOK. second Olhcsr. swept over
! board.
JOHN HAMILTON. fourth officer, swept
/ overheard.
JOIN STEWART of Glasgow, rss cabin
/ passenger, bOsh legs broken and internal IN
+ juTes resulting IA dea n ia IA lew hours.
JAMES GIBSON OF DaIkeith, fret cabin
I pAss-nger. swept Owe. larl.
LILLIAN GIBSON Dalkeith, irss cabin
/ passenger, swept overheard.
JANE CAFFEEG OF Londonderry. frst
/ CABIN passenger. swept overheard.
DAVID FORBES Of dundee, second cabin
passenger. washed overheard.
JAMES PIIICHARD. steward. swept o YER
bolsd.
FRED wEsTBURY. steward. swept over
PIER MCLEAN. seaman, swept over
board
WILLIAM UBQUHART. seaman. swept
overheard.
Back % Harbor.
The Pomersuian is at present lying out
side the harbor at Greenock 4 strong
northwest gale is blowing. and this rem
ders It dangerous for email boats to ap-
approach her. Il has been learned, how
ever, the disaster occurred when the
steamer vas about 1.l5J miles out. The
PomeraniaD encountered boisterous
weather hmm dietelv after leaving port.
II Vas thought that the wind would soon
blow tself out and with everything ship
shape NJ fears Tor the safety OF the steamer
We're entertained.
lastesd of a0ating. however, the gais
increased in severity until the day OF the
disaster. The 4lh OF February dAwned
with a frightful gale raging AID a tre-
mendous,y high sea running The matches
we're battered down and covered with tar
paulln5. VENT atOrs were tarnad 10 lee
ward and cveTy pTecaution dictated by
gOOi ssamaRship hal been taken TO pre-
vent wat getting below. This appeared
I 20 Q officers 20 he the grratcst danger, as
they had no DOUBT rs 10 the steamers abil-
ity 10 ride out tie storm Several seas
4 had been shipped, but they did no dam
age.
The Heavy sen.
Suddenly tremendous sea reared Its
1 crest a short distance ahead of the steamer
as she D unged down a wave. Before she
| could rise the sea came over the starboard
/ bow aud tons of green water rushed aft.
/ Almost az the same time. falling WAYS
atern popped the steamer Tho result
I deiies description. The deck saloon, chart
/ house, the bridge and the boa,s were
/ smashed TO pieces aud partly washed
/ overheard. The deck was covered with
/ an almost inextricable mass Of wreckage
aud h. utmost confusion reigned. 1t first
J the full extent OF disaster was not known.
/ The Gamer began 10 pay OIL before the
| wind and sea AMI it was once seen that
| tho quartermasters had been carried
/ away. Two cal ors sprang - the wheel
/ aud soon put the steamer on her course
The CAPITA VI ssing.
Then it vas found that Capt. Dalziel,
! the master of tho steamer. was missing.
| lie had been lsst seen standing on the
/ lee side of tho steamer. aft the saloon, in
| conversation with saloon passenger,
named John Stewart, a resident OF Glas-
| Cow. Tnsy had both been caught by the
sea shat came over the stern and dashed
against the deck house. They were then
! carried with terri. tic force and jammsd
/ beneath the after steam winches. Capt.
\ Daizie,'z legs were broken md Ire had
\ sustained iaternai injuries lie was care
fully removed TO his room and everything
1 possible was done for him, but lac died
| the next morning. Mr.. Stewards legs
were also broken aud no sustained other
! injuries frOn the effects of which ne died
! in few hour-. Al the tine of the acct
dent the second officer, John Cook, had
the watch. He was on the bridge with
/ John Hamilton, the fourth officer. and
both were carried overheard and
drowned.
Washed Overheard.
In the deck house when the sea broke
overs the steamer we're james Gibson and
Lillian Gibson of Dalkeith, and Jane CAT
FREY Of Londonderry. all frat cabin passen-
gers They were carried over the side
and not afterward seen. David Forbes of
| Dundee, second cabin passenger, and
! James Pntchard and Fred Westbu ~,
stewards. were so !ost in the same man
ner. It's supposed thar Putchard and
| Westbury were engaged in attending to
| the wants OF the pass myers in the saloon
! deck house where the structure was
washed away. THIS made tie number of
those carried overheard ten with the two
others fa'allv injured.
When the sea boarded the steamer
every man about deck who saw it coming
! grabbed hold of stsnchiOns or anything
s.se convenient. and 1t was due To this
that the loss of life was not much larger.
For time the utmost CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. but this gave way to a feeling OF
sadness when il was found that so many
lives had been lost. The disaster occurred
20 suddenly and the sea did its fatal work
with such rapidity tina, the survivors did
not at first realize the extent of the mis-
fortune.
The Kissing, Roaring Sea.