THE WRECK OF THE POMERANIA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5276, 18 January 1879, Page 3

THE WRECK OF THE POMERANIA.

FORTY-EIGHT LIVES LIVES LOST.

.(Per Special Wire,)

(from our san francisco correspondent.) Auckland, January 17tb. The wreck of tho Pomerania, a steamship of the America and Hamburg line, by collision off Folkestone on the night of December 25tb, caused great excitement. The Pomerania, Captain Schwensten, left New York for Hamburg on December 14tb, and arrived at Plymouth at midnight on tbe 24th. She landed the English passengers, and from Plymouth proceeded to Cherbourg, where she landed other passengers, and proceeded on her voyage up the Channel. At midnight on the 25th, in a dense fog, she neared Dungeness, and when about three miles off shore she came into collision with the "Welsh barque Mary Eileen, of Carnarvon, from Rotterdam to Cardiff. The Pomerania Eank 20 minutes after the collision. The barque anchored off Folkeston. Her bow was stove in and her forward compartments were full of water. The Pomerania was struck on the Btarboard side amidships. Distress-signals were given and responded to by the steamer Glengarry, which made all speed to the scene of tho diaaster, and rescued 172 pas sengers. There were nine boats on the Pomerania, four of which were crushed by the collision, five were cut off, ono being overcrowded with pasaengers. All boata pulled away from the doomed ship, leaving the Captain, who refused to quit. The laat boat to leave was under tho chief officer, who did all in his power to persuade the Captain to leave. After pulling for balf-an-hour, the survivors were picked up by the Glengarry. One gentleman was taken from the water in an unconscious state and restored.

The Glengarry stayed near the scene till daybreak, wl en the Pomerania was seen with ber maat above water. The Glengarry then proceeded to Dover with those saved, and landed them at 9 o'clock, when they were taken to tbe Sailors' Home and treated with every kindness, and br -akfasted. The greatest possible order, under the circumstances, waa maintained by the officers and crew.