The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-11 00:00:00

THE BURNING OF THE PASSENGER

STEAK-SHIP AUSTRIA.

By the Persia, which arrived at Liverpo3l rear
day missing, we receive fall details of the burning of the
suriat-ship •ustria, of the Hamburg line of packets. As
already stated 67 persona were mood by the Frac& Barque
Maurice. Twelve of thine were treeekered to the barque
Lotus, which arrived et Halifax ea the 26th alt. Among
than twelve was fir. Charlie" Dow, the recently appelaisil
impactor of police is British Ceboalkka

The following sanative faraidied by Kr. BMW, TM tele-
graphed t the 14w lark Aar:
" I Berk primp at fleadbmaplea a the 4th {art. in the
irtase•siip nutria. Caplan limanssan, which left Hom-
burg alb %A We ailed M I pa.. the evening Ling
• bale piety ; we in calialwase anchored between the
Lk et Wight and the main Lad ; ailed again at four o'clock
on the following morning. la weighing anchor an =for-
tunate accident oecurnel, by which one of the new
lat his life. Owing to sow mismanagement the amber
eta out, whirling the capstan round with terrific f ,tor, sad
hurling the men in all dilations. Two were meanly in-
jured, and one thrown overboard. He is supposed to have
ban instantly Wad, as he never rose to the surface.

Fran t►e time the ship was laid oa few wane we expo-
rammed among westerly winds. On the 11th the weather
was more favourable, and on the 13th a speed of eleven knots
had been attained, and all were in high hopes of reacting
New York by the 18!h. At a little radar 1 o'clock pm. I
was on the quarter deck. I maw a dear educes of smoke
buret from the after entramee date deareere. Some women
ran aft, ezelaim'ag, ' The ship le es fbw ! What will become
of as r The ship was inakinedy pal el half speed, at which
she continued until the mmipuire imploded, from which I
ador tts sellneere were imam* sedlecated. I only walked
from when I wee an the garter-loch to the waist of the
ship, whoa I my the flame bermtlag through the lights amid-
ships. As the ship we bead to the tried the ire travelled
with fearfol rapidity.

" I thea west lochs out at the wheel, and told him to put
the ore with bar Ws to the wind. He Or tated—pro-
bery Se tea audoetead wee, a he was a soave of Hamburg.
I era got s Garman geittlemaa to speak to him. At this
date I tow sera peremia Wong down the boat on the port
aids der goer-deck. What booms of the boat I don't
bow, Wee* she was crushed wader the screw. I thou
wog solves host our from the etertoord ride of the quarter-
deck bat this moot we rid our heads on the ropes there
ware so away poor who crowded into It that we could not
lilt It of the blocks. We tam...fore left It for • few minutes
until the people got out, when we retained and ]watched it
over the side of the ship, who, the people ell robing into
it opia, M dramded with greet orioles into the water, std
wee isetaatly awmaped, all the people being washed out ea-
crogag three, who held on to the sew Ws then let down
• Nl* ad pulled up one prase, who proved to be the
steiread. Another, I. the sot of being hauled up, was
streagled by the rope.
" The the mow came on too lieroely to attempt to get op
ray more trout the 'vamped boat. All the that cabin pas-
warn woe oa the poop, with the exception of a few gen-
tlemen, who must ho s been ernothered In the scooEorroorn.
May of the second cabin pomago• were also on the poop
but a number of eras got shut tato their cabin by the tire.
Sone of this wen pulled up through the oatllator, ba: the
greater prober meld sot be sataiested. The lost writes
who was draws up mid there ware Ix already sufloceted.
We now perceived that the ship had get her held to the
wind yet% a ear the Iwo Imo over the quarterdeck.
• I. ocoanalleoa of the erowd, I soar not pit to the
Willalolllo to asartela the non, hat I was Wormed that
the holososa hod deserted his pot, mad that the mewl,
'4 to the wild of her owa word.

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