The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

THE BURNING OF THE AUSTRIA.

It has been stated that twenty-two more pes-
simism rescued front the Austria have arrived at Quebec.
We learn from than the following partiod.rs :
The pump on board the 111-fired vessel is emsexion with
the lire-eagme was not In wookicg order. flame stumps
we made to render it available, but the program of the flame
was too rapid. The lifeboats were hearing amidships, cca-
sequel ly It we impossible to get at ell of them. Ose we
lowered crowded with people. but Ming Noised by those
already in the water, capsized and swamped. Atwitter was
so loag being lowered, that the pap:* in it mem into the
sea to wept the flames. Near the formals ropes were made
feet to auras outside, and to these nureare clung, but, u the
lames progressed, sae by one Save •ay sad found a watery
gram. Oa the bowmen the pareissgorri were laid nut tier
visa tier. piled ose on the top of the other, sometimes four
deep. This we a lad resource, and trots this they
ware ithaUy drives till only on. man remained nand on the
now sad. Eighties perms. got bold of the eosin
taming the bowsprit May, and choir to it ttil4 o'clock the
following morniag. • realm clambered from the stay to
the bowsprit, sad toad there was a probability stitslinieleht
lag whet are was tears, and secordicely gave ditemises to
the clinging to the stav to dip portions of their stalling in
the ems, and to peso the same up to him. This was dam, and
the lee we eo fir subdued se to render the 'omegas • pleas
al comparative safety. They matted there tiara the bent
of the Cattalos picked the at
The following is the statement made by Asibm Lied-
'beim • Boohoo pamenger
" About 2 o'clock pin., on the 30th of September, tibia the
an broke oat as board the Austria, I was a ending as dark
about raids ape, and saw the aurae coming up through
the windward batch, three or four feet high. Os mania,
forward I perceived the flames braking up through the
font ketches. At that time I saw the captain come lona
deck. I saw hum Wm of hfe cat end nut to the video( the
rased, as If he was gang to jump overboard. Mr. Swansea,
a Swede, Mini him by the am. pulled him heck from the
raging. sad asked him " whet he we going to do!"
captain's weer was to the offal that he d.d not knoomhes
he we about. The aer•in then ran ef:. and I lost eight of
him. being on the keepart of the vessel emcee the prat bulb
at the passengers. I caw that the are foamed rapidly, and
that It Inestesed as in an awful manner. The genesis's
were eo elnaly peered that they were rushing ens another
everbeerd. I amend to get es far as tit. refer in. and,
catching hold of a rope, merle It fast to an eyebolt. With
this repo I road* a @Nag, so se to be able to sit in It about
two ea from the water. I etweieded to doing this about
his minutia after the are hod bra, out. While I. this
poslemi. sad about three-quarters of en boor after the In
led broken oat, I sew the It,. mad insistent go
everbeerd on the etarhoerd aide, and I we be gnat danger
et being knocked off by the yard, which bung on the
tide of the owed, sad fell Isle thew only when the rigging
wee hornet Looking aroma to see If anything was floating
which I maid ley bold of, I observed the end of the mein.
sal itch abort toe fret clot of water. The rigging en the
tap end if Is most have get istimeled to the same. I let
seyeell doom sad mem le Oahe hold of ttor, en on the be,
of it, mil that asconded n Imply* 'Amt. At this time I
saw three peruse. Magni as to the side of the mood by
ropes, sad I threw a piers of rope to erre of tern. who
neon lo be the cook. I plied him to gm end held him
se aboinfie of me, whire we massised the whole sight
We taw a somber if baths Seat* around at dating the
sight Unit don the screw moved slowly rood library.,
be. summer lifted at the slim. To ;omelet myself from
Wog horsed I was obliged to ens off my coat ad seek it be
the am, and pit It as my side. I batted my shouldse once,
we Walt able to proems that part of my Only. I sail suffer
frees Manta.= bursa. Whoa the are broke not I °Merited
tam meads is the Menace ; use of them, a Preach !Amos,
have inlaid§ oboist a all, nth. harming manse, about lira
rig , mad read two bate inwards her, but neither of than
bons came nearer than haling distance to the etssaaer. I taw
be,. picking up abort; they kept es the
windward ads of tnraleanita.thir saw these may coomitesally,
whoa the steam., swung roost The boats wars employed
I. this way nail dark, when they r. turned to the barque. I
perceived • light added ea bat mint ti!l about ten o'clock.
I Wok I sew the sem veinal the n.it mornistr. shat
I A.m. adamantly, I saw s skip ober to the wreck, which
provedCa/terns. The ship ha•Mg to make a tack
to the windward of the steamer. It wee about daybreak when
the captain of the Catarina mat his long-boat to pick as up.
liebtees person. went than foetid on the bowsprit, three, ta-
obeli:mg Israeli, In the water at the ,veers ride, ad nue aft
Wrail of the etesamr. A young girl with her brother
all sight ou the bowsprit, hansbe by the
ellthat. We wire picked up by the Can/arias is thaw half
Misir. I was the lest but mis picked up. ad Ido not
benne I eonkt ham bad on moth begin,
the 4811,11,
wthemend.
ohm the ma bemoan, rougher—thoogh, mow, ii
hod broths me all taloa"

FATAL GAS EXPLOSION AT COLONEL GILETILLI.S.
sis!,— "Prilidaftt.o7l7:ari Bedford,
trtil.ravi Boaital,W;as: ttl:
Icaw
service of CAntel Pelts Gesell*. ilf.Y., at No. 2.. Abaft.
pae, Oa the eight of A01%114 itctember kat. Tito 021,
MT said it was • vary lawastahhe ear, aad the 'Alma Wall
very aarvisteetory. Es ilmeit Übe pstLl could sot to
too well laforrawl of eta daatooroae rbar.,er of mei work.
Th. jury returnee! a meet gf " horittes el death." sad ex-
ported their belief that there bad sot boss eutliriest eatiti.ne
oa the tar. of t•:.., faa-Stller. The r wooer .., ,I the go-fitter ~aeht to have reprewaral to Cohael Gesell:, •he itopropriety
of Marls( awls a duly to a taw& larvae L