The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-30
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mpton or not -
H. Sondhcim, wife and five children, N. Y,
Miss Bridget Loughin, N. Y.
Carl Nettman, N. Y.
T. Els6eld, N. Y.
Mrs. J. Ebbinghaus and daughter. N. Y.
"A. Weissborn, N. Y.
A. d. Wiepmann, N. Y.
Mrs. Sophie Jegel and child, N. Y.
A. NJ. Starmut, N. Y.
w. Rosenthal, wife and 8 children, N. Y.
Miss Lena Meyer, N. Y. IL
Miss Minna Smith, N. Y.
T. Glaubenskiee, N. Y.
Jos. Hope, N. Y.
Ed. Bogel, N. Y.
Julius Cusch, N. Y.
S. Kattiff, Minden.
]. Bogel and wife, New Orleans. s.,..
Mrs. E. Vein and three children, Phila.
Herman Thoreboke, Phi!adephil.
Mrs A. Papers and children, st. Louis.
Miss Maria Herkin, St. Louis. -
Gustay Kohn, Konigsberg.
Jacob Friendly and wife, WittlesdorE.
With. StacheI, Cincinnati.
Miss Hedwig Dormitzer, HAMBURG.
F. Go-rissen and wife, Hamburg.
Miss Caroline Anwitz, Copenhagen. ..
f. Bartels. San francisco.
c. d. Srott, Zlnzibar.
J. B. Massury, Z .nzibar. ..f
r V. Durielt, Dresden. ... .s
A Herman, wife aud children, 1yolc.:
The following dispatches are all the Dars
ticulnrs yet received by telegraph of this
terrible catastrophe -
HALIFAX, September 25.-The steamer
burned at sea proves to have been the Aus.
tria. Twelve Of the survivors have arrived
here. There were in all about six hundred
souls on board The ill-fated steamer, Of
which only sixty seven were saved
The f!ure-hedd, as described, corresponds
with that on the steamer Austria, which was
an Austrian eagle. There is little doubt
that the Austria is tho i'll fated vessel
Among the cabin passengers were J. Beyel
and wife, New Orleans; Anna Papers, and
three children, st. Louis; Mlria Herker, do,
and Wilhelm Strachel Cincinnati.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. 'a
HALIFAX, September 27--The brig L..
tus arrived yesterday with twelve of the sig.
y.seven survivors of the destruction of the
steamer Austria, burned at sea on the l3th.
A passenger reports that little nfter two
O'Clock on the afternoon Of the 18th, dense
volume Of smoke burst from the after en-.
trance Of the steerage. The speed was in.
stantly slackened one-half, at which sDeed
she continued going until the magazine ex.
ploded, when the engineers, il is supposed,
were instantly sufocated. The fire mex,
burnt through the lights amidships, traysl.
ing aft with fearful rapidty.
A boat was let down on the port side, and
was instantly crushed, and another on thu
starboard side was swamped, from the mum.
bers rushing into it. A the first abin pss.
sengers were on the poop, excepting q few
gentlemen who must have been smothered
in the smoking room. Many Of the second
cabin passengers were also on the poop, bu,
u number were shut up in the cabin, by the
fire, some were pulled up through the ven.
tiIator, but the greater number perished In
the fumes.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH LAST
NIGHT. s.E
A woman was drawn up who said that sis
were then already sufocated. Several mer
and women jumped into the sea by twos ans
threes. Some of the women were then nj.
ready in flames others hesitated till driven
over at the last moment by the advancins
flames. In half All hour not soul was leil
on the poop deck. The French bark, Cant
Ernest Renaud, came alongside and ct /
O'Clock rescued 40 passengers, who were "a.
ken off the bowsprit, but some were strus
Cling In the water. At eight o'clock one q
the boats came up with twenty-five persons
including the first and second officers. an,
subsequently four men were picked up, float
ing on piece of broken boat. Many OF I'll,
mule passengers were frightfully burnt
Only six women were saved, three of whon
were >shockingIy burnt. A Norwegian bari
went alongside OF the steamer on the neg
morning and sent out her boat. She ma,
have picked up few persons. The bari
Maurice had no communication with her.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The bark Maurice proceeded with the par
sengers on board Of her to Faral.
A passenger says that when the caDtain a
the Austria heard of the fire he rushed n,
deck exclaiming, "We are all lost d
down the boats." The boats lowered weg
Immediately swamped, and the captain feI
into the sea and was left far behind. m
fire arose from culpable negligence, wifi
fumigating the stee:age with burning ts
under the uperintendence of the fourth Of
| fcer.
The only British subject on board was N,
Brew, an officer in the British civil service
on his way to Columbia. ~ -l
The following are the survivors that weF
transferred to the Lo,us and arrived az Hal
fax: Charles Brew, EGgla Jean Pol
keruska, New York /; Philip Barre, HacL
ensack; H. Randers, Sweden C. Hoa
guist, Sweden; G. V. 7. Rosin, .Rici
mond, Va; Henry Augustus Smith. Che
sea, Mass John T. Cox, Boston Alfre
Vegin, Philadelphia Theodore G. Glar
benskler, N. Y, and Thompson, Of Cal
forna. @1, ... ~
Capt. Waters, of the steamer Prince A
bert. rendered free passages to New Yo,
to the survivors this offer was accepted /
ten Of them. The Prince Albert sailed !
five O'Clock yesterday afternoon for Ne
York.
THIRD DISPATCH.
| The following are additional names
the saved: l.. Keehn, first officer; B. Har
man, second officer; l.. Bernett, third Office
y. Mlcnaelis, boatswain's mate; C.. Plat
quarter-master ; NJ Surgenzen, sailor I; n
Richter, boy s. Ttiebold, fireman 81
ward AvandoIph, steward G. Poll, eng
neer's assistants, together with the name
OF about fifty Of the passengers.
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Democracy believe that this Governn,eu
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