The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-18 00:00:00

TILE LOSS OF THE AUSTRIA.

TWENTY-TWO MORE LIVES SAVED BY. THE
SHIP CATARINA, AT QUEBEC.

QUEBEC, OCT. 4.
The Norwegian ship Catarina, Capt. Funnemark,
from Fowey, 43 days out, arrived yesterday. On
the 14th of Septmber, at 2 o'clock a.m., in long. 44
deg. 40 min., lat. 41 deg. 39 min., the Catarina fell
in with the unfortunate steamship Austria, and
took from the wreck 22 persons in all, 16 passen-
gers and six of the crew. In the number is
included a girl about 14 years of age. On their
arrival in Quebec, Messrs. Falkenburg and M'Blain
took them under their care, and will see to their
wants.

The following are the names of the saved by the
Catarina :

SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS.
G. Stoepel.
Andrew Lindsheim.

STEERAGE PASSENGERS,
Conrad Eiffret.
Jorgen Fitsher.
Wilhelm Braumsdorff.
Heinrich. Fourier.
Joachin Pless.
Edward Alalers.
Joseph Smertzeok.
Christoph Barcker.
Sven Neilson.
Peter Svenson.
Winsentz.
Johnnes Daumillar.
Christophe Dunker.

CREW.

Martin Foliage' cook.
Joseph Karze, fireman.
Frederick Thefeldt, fireman.
Heur Riepier, fireman.
Johan Hamont, sailor.
- Gaht, sailor.
We have ascertained the following further par.
titulars from the rescued passengers :
The pump on board the ill-fated vessel in connec-
tion with the fire-engine was not in working order.
Some attempt was made to render it available, but
the progress of the flames was too rapid. The life-
boats were hanging amidships, consequently it was
impossible to get at all of them. One was lowered
crowded with people, but being seized by those
already in the water, capsized and swamped. Ano-
ther was so long in being lowered the people in it
sprang into the sea to escape the flames. Near the
forecastle ropes were made fast to chains outside,
and to these numbers clung, but as the flames pro-
gressed, one by one gave way and found a watery
grave. On the bowsprit the passengers were laid
out tier upon tier, piled one on top of the other,
sometimes four deep. This was a last resource, and
from this they were finally driven till only one man
remained seated on the extreme end. Eighteen per-
sons got hold of the chain forming the bowsprit stag,
and clung to it till four o'clock the following morn-
ing. A seaman clambered from the stay to the
bowsprit, and found there. was a probability of
extinguishing what fire was there, and accordingly
gave directions to those clinging to the stay to dip
portions of their clothing in the sea and pass the
same up to him. This was done, and the fire was
so far subdued as to render the bowsprit a place of
comparative safety. They remained there until
the boats from the Catarina picked them off.
The following is the statement made by Andrew
Lundsteam, a Swedish passenger :
" About two o'clock p.m. on the 30th of Septem-
ber, when the fire broke out on board of the .Austria,
I was standing on deck about midships, and saw
the flames coming up through the windward hatch,
three or four feet high. On running forward I
perceived the flames breaking through the fore
hatches. At that time I saw the captain rushing
upon deck. I saw him take off his coat and run to
the side of the vessel as if he was going. to jump
overboard. Mr. Sweensea, a Swede, seized him
by the arm, pulled him back from the rigging, and
asked him "what he was going to do ?' The
captain's answer was to the effect that he did not
know what he was about. The captain then ran
aft and I lost sight of him, being on the forepart
of the vessel among the great bulk of the
passengers. I saw that the fire increased rapidly,
and that it threatened us in an awful manner.
The passengers were so closely prOtsed that
they were pushing one another overboard.
I managed to get as far as the rope rigging,
and catching hold of a rope made it fast to an eye-
bolt. With this rope I made a sling so as to be
able to sit in it about two feet from the water. I
succeeded in doing this about ten minutes after the
fire had broken out. While in this position, and
about three-quarters of an hour after the fire had
broken out, I saw the fore and mainmast go over-
board on the starboard side, and I was m great
danger of being knocked off by the yard, which
hung on the side of the vessel, and fell into the sea
only when the rigging was burned. Looking
around to see if anything was floating which 1.
could lay hold of, I observed the end of the main-
mast stick about two feet out of water. The rig-
ng on the top end of it must have got entangled
nthe screw. I let myself down and swam to take
hold of this, got on the top of it, and thus suc-
ceeded in keeping afloat. At this time I saw three
the side of the vessel by
persons hangmg on to
ropes, and I threw a piece of rope to one of them,
who proved to be the cook. I pulled him to me
and held him up alongside of me, where we re-
mained the whole night; we saw a number of
bodies floating around us during the night ; until
dusk the screw moved slowly round. whenever
the steamer lifted at the stern ; to prevent InYself
from being burned I was obliged to take off my
coat and soak it in it ow
the sea, and put
my side. I burned my shoulder once, not being
able to protect that part of my body. I still
suffer from numerous burns. When the fire broke
out I observed two vessels in the distance ; ono of
them, a French bark, hove-to within about a mile of
the burning steamer about five p.m., and sent two
boats towards her, but neither of these boats came
nearer than hailing distance to the steamer. I saw
them picking up persons floating about; they
kept
on the windward side of the steamer. I saw them
only occasionally, when the steamer swung round. i
The boats were employed n this way until dark,
when they returned. to the barque. perceived a
light hoisted on her mast till about ten o'clock. I
think I saw the same vessel the next morl • ung about
two a.m. Subsequently, I saw a ship close to the
wreck, which proved to be the Catarina. The ship
having to make a tack to the windward of the
steamer, it was about daybreak when the captain
of the Catarina sent his long-boat to pick us up.
Eighteen persons were then found on the bowsprit,
three, including myself, in the water at the vessel's
side, and one aft on the railing of the
young girl with her brother had remained all night
on the bowsprit, hanging by th "
e rigging. We were
picked tip by the Catarina in about half au hour.
I was the last but one picked up, and I do not be-
lieve I could have held on much longer, as I was
getting exhausted, and the sea becoming rougher—
though, indeed, it had broken over me all the
time."

THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY SorrinvAnDs.--On the
way from Banchory to Edinburgh, on the 19th October, the
royal train will stop at the following stations :—Aberdeen
1 p.m. ; Stonehaven, 1.34 ; Forfar, 3.12 ; Perth, 4.7 ,;
p.m t, ; and arrive at Srt. Margaret's station at 6.24.
at Georgebey'
Her Majesty will resume he journey the next morning,
the train leaving Edinburgh at 8.15 a.m.
DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF ABINGDON.--We
six sons and.
regret to announce the death of the Countess of Abingdon,
eve tohli deploredren her loss.
that
which took place on Saturday evening
Berks. Her ladyship was the only child of Rai:
court, Esq., M.P., and the late Lady Elizabeth Harcourt.
She was married to the present earl (theno Lord Norreys)
in
1835.
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the hands of Messrs. Puttick These MSS., now in
and Simpson, of Piccadilly,
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my income approaching ; my parish is small, my house good,
ings when I read• gto £l7O a year. Judge of my feel-
the following —this morning in your advertising columns
living in a : ' For sale, the next presentation to a
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