The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STEAMER AUSTRIA BURNED AT SEA.
GREAT Loss OF LIFE.
LIST on pAssENGERs SAWED.

HALIFAX, Sept 27.-The barque Lotus arrived here
yesterday with twelve of the sxyseyen passengers saved
from the steamer Austria, which burned at on
the 18th inst passenger reports that little after
o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th dense volume Of
smoke burst from the after entrance to the seeage The
speed of the steamer instantly sackened to half
at which rate she continued until the magazine exploded
when the engineers supposed to have been instantly
suhocated
The fire next burst through the lights amidship,
spreading with fearful apidy boat was let down on
the port side and instantly crushed Another the
starboard side swamped from the number Of people
rushing into it.
All the frst-cabin passengers were the poop ex-
cepting few gentlemen who must have been suocated
in the smoking-room.
Many of the second cabin passengers also the
poop but number shut up in the cabin by the fire
Some of these pulled up through the ventlator
but the greater portion perished The last who
drawn up said that six already suocated Sew
eral men and women on the poop jumped into the sea
by twos and thfees. Some Of the women already
in flames others hesated until they were driven to the
step by the advancing aines and in half hour not
soul was left on the poop
The French barque Maurice, Capt Ernest Rcnaud,
alongside at five clock and rescued forty of the pas
sengers, who chiefly taken off tho bowsprit but
who struggling in the water At eight o. clock
OF the metallic boats up with twenty-five per-
sons including the first and second officers Subsequent
boat. The second officer afterwards rescued from
the water and both he and the third officer
ly burnt Many Of the male passengers ghtfully
burnt
Only six women were saved and three of these were
shockngly burnt.
Norwegian barque went alongside the wreck the next
morning and may have picked up few persons. The
Maurice had no communication with her.
[sEooSD DESPATCH
The barque Maurice proceeded with the Austria pas
sengers to Fayal.
The passenger from whom the information is derived
says that when the captain of the Austria heard of the
fire, he rushed deck, excaimng, '.We all lost T.
He then let down of the boats, which immedi-
ately lost and he fell into the and left far be-
hind The passenger says that the fire from
culpabe negligence while fumigatng the steerge with
burning tar under the superintendent of the 4th officer
The only British subject board Mr. Brew an
officer in the British civil service his way to Columbia
The following is list of the saved L. Kuhn, LIST off
Ger; b. Hertman, I'd do S. Bernet Sd do. C, Meihac-
lilo, boatswan mate G. Plate, quartermaster N. Sur
geuzen sailor Ii. Richter, boy S. FREEHOLD fireman
Edward Ayindoph, steward; G. Poll, engineers assist
ant. @aa, II
Passengers Females. Maria Friedrich from 1rag
Rosalie st. Zig, from Lobseuz; Betty Ergen Lemburg
Catharne Tinokel, New York b. Rovendamon, Schar-
beck Srina Hoschel Bremen.
Maes--Forde Staur Mesmer Chas. Tras, Nicaragua
Theodore Isfed, New York 49, Durfied, Dresden d.
Cohn and F. Reinanmer, Koln (; Jacob Rl Baicrk
Fraur Fitz Maine Emil Tasy, Edgar; DR.. Sheck, Koln
Vim. Becker, 4. Wepfer and Ellen Vele, New York c.
Ionic, Chicago; Leopold Thler, Pochlowtz; g. LukI-
mann, Cincinnati T. Hohentol, Ribbons Wildnss r.
p Retke, Leuzcn &. yollerson Cappelen Frederick
Stabner and Ferdinand Stabner, ZarinSov H. Osbar,
Brcmerbecs g. Becker, Blornberg A. Lars Cappelen
N. Sticks, H. Wendell, @. Buchalz, Il. Rendsburg s.
Hess, Holzzen; H. Haas, Berlin; Peter wagner and
WIFI Mnsow, Worms Levy Bock Tudorf; s. Pollack,
Rutsden; Phillip Muller, Rrau Ernst White, Wcden
A. Bionsteil, Mannheim; E. Wunnschmann, Lgen
Lyon Wolfk, New York; Friedhel Wagner, CasseI
James Smith ; Murray, Alexandria, Virginia
The following were transferred to the ship Lotus:
Chas. Brew, England; Jean Polkeruski New York;
Philip Berry Aackensack New York. H. Randers and c.
Hoggust Sweden; c. v, I. Rosin Richmond, Virginia.
Henry Augustus Smith, Chelsea ]. Cox, Boston; Al
fred Vein, Philadelphia; Theodore G. Glaubenskler New
York; -- Thompson California
Captain Waters, Of the Prince Albert, rendered to
those at Halifax free passage to New York. and ten
cepted. The Prince Albert sailed thence at p.
Sunday.