American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-30
The Burning steamer
KNOWN TO BE THE AUSTRIA.
Nearly 500 Passegers Lost.

HALIFAx. Sept. 27,-The steamer burn
ed at sea proves TO have been the Austria.
Twelve of the survivors have arrived
heie. There were in all about six hundred
on board the i'll faIed steamer, of which
only seventy six were saved.
REw YoRK Sept. s7.-There is no doubt
but that The burning steamer was the Aus
tria, from Hamhurgh.
Among her passengers were ]. Bogel
and wife Of New O,lesns, Anna Paypeis
and three children of St.. L. uis; Maria
Psrkins, do; Wilhsl Stocked. of Cincin-
natl. s.
SEcoND DIsPATcH The brig Lotus
arrived here yesterday with twelve of the
seventy six Of the survivors. of the steamer
Austria burned at sea on the 18Th inst.
A passenger reports that at little afIer 7
O'Clock P. M, on the 18th, dense vol
ume of smUke burst from fhe after en-
trance of the steerage.
She continued going at her usual speed
until the magazine exploded. when the
engineers it is supposed were instantly
suffocated.
A boat was lowered from the port side
which was instantly crushed and ano her
cD the starhoard side was swamped, from
the numbers rushing into it. All the FIRST
cabin passengere were on the poop. ex
cepting a few gentlemen who must have
been sfhothered in the smoking room
Many Of the second cabin passengers were
also on the poop, but number ware shut
up in the cabin by FIRE. Some were pull
led UP through the veutilator but the great
er huwLer ptrished in the flames. A wo
man was drawn up who said that six were
already suffocated. Several MEN and WON
en- jumped into the sea by twOs aud th,ee'
Some oI the women were then already il
flames. Others hesitated until driver
over by the advancing flames In half al
hour not soul was left on the poop deck
TIE French bark Maurice. Capt. Ernps
Remand. came alongside at five O'Clock
and received 40. o: The passengers wh,
were chiefly Rken from the bowsprir. bu
some were struggling in tho water. A
O'Clock one of the metallic boats cam
up with twenty-five persons including III
first aud second officers, and subsequently
four men were picked up floating on
piece ola broken boat. The second off
Ger was afterwards rescued from the watp
Both he and the third officer were severel
burnt. Only six women were saved Lhre
IF whom were shockingly burned.
Norwegian bark went alongsidelha steam
er the next morning, and sent out he
boats. She may have picked up a fe,
persons. The bark Maurice had no com
muncation with her We have net ye
ascertained the names Of the saved
LATEk.-- The bark Maurice proceede
3 with the passengers OH board Of her t
, Fayal, A passenger says that when I'll
, Captain Of the Austria heard OF the FIRE h
rushed on deck, excla'ming, "We al
, all lest let down the boats The boa
wheh lowered We're immed atsly swampe
, and the Captain fell into The ,se4, and wa
soon lett far behind. The fire had aros
, from cuI pable negligence while fumigatin
the Storage with burning tar, under IL
superintendent Of the fourth officer
The only British subject on board was M
Brew. an officer in the British civil ser4it
8 on his way to Columbia.
The following is list Of the, survivor
that were transferred 10 the Lotus an
arrived feie. Charles Brew. Englsn'
q Jean Polikernska. N. Y; Philip Beir
K Hackenfack; II. Randers. Sweden; G.
L. Rosip. Richmond, Va; Eenry Augu
us Smith, Chelsea, Mis-; John F. Co
}. Boston; Alfred Vein. Philadelphia; Tn
! odore G. GlaubeLskier, N. Y; -
h Thompson. Calilotnia.
), Captain Waters, Of the steamer Prin
a Albert, rendered free PASS 10 New Yol
to the Survivors. This offr was accel
ted by ten them. The Prince Albert sal
o ed at FIVE O'Clock yesterday afternoon fl
# New York.