Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-30
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Arrival of the Prince Albert.
FURTHER SAD DETAILS OF THE BURN
ING OF THE AUSTRIA.

New YoRK, Sept. 29-Steamship Prince
Albert, from Liverpool via Halifax, has arriv-
ed, with ten survivors OF the Austria.
a subscription was taken up on board the
steamer Prince Albert for the Survivors of
the Austria, amounting to over twenty one
pounds sterling.
The rescued passengers by the Prince AL
pert all concur in stating that there was gross
Encouragement in those who had charge of
the steamer. The captain, from the first. rave
up IN despair, and the helmsman abandoned
the wheel. Each one seemed to seek only his
personal safety. The fire commenced in the
lower part of the ship. which was Instantly
hiled with dense, sutfocating smoke. ManR
were unable to leave their rooms at all.
One man was seen with his head tlfust
through port hole, unable to get EITHER
Whlle the sheets OF fire ran bursting over ali
parts OF the ship around him The frst. sec
ohd' and third officers are said to have been
saved and all others persisted. Several men
We're hauled up out of the second cabin. and
reported that many there were already smoth
cred Before the survivors left, thew think
that all who were below deck must haze ex
pred. The heat was from the first intense
Inc Homes spread like lightning. overtaking
those who tried to escape. Two who took
refuge IN the chains. as many as could gain
ioothold, were soon driven off bv the heat.
The communication between the fore and aft
was cut Oft entirely within five minutes from
the time the fire broke out.
Inc Survivors have very faint hopes as to
any more having been saved more than have
oeen reported. They say all that could be
found were taken off by their ship.
Statement of Philip Berry eff BaoAen-
suck, v. j.
Was in the secon6-cabin. on a sofa. A rpsb
was heard at the door, and looked up to see
what was the matter. l saw the peopje come
in, and the smoke following them, linen es-
capped by the skylight in the back of the cab
in When got on deck l saw the entire mid.
snip on tre, and then attempted to remove
the awning on the quarter deck Bv this
time the view from fore to aft was cut eff
by the smoke and l went to see if l could
possibly get boat and save those on the
poop Three or four officers were at work
on the second boat on the port side. The af-
ter falls were loosened, and the fore falls we're
entirely let go. Several of the officers at
tempted to get on board at this time; and the
captain attempted to lower himself into il by
a rope which hung from the side of the
burning steamer. In attempting to get into
the boat, however, he missed his footlng. and
s E pea rope hanging from the nfter part of
+nJ y tho "n'on was pafna!iy lowered as sta
s emil 'i nVd iUpo uraWlns MN under, and he
SUM ana was n" more seen. The steamer
ton Snots aT - was gong ABOUT elghtor
'' MI HouI' ana consequently he
sto,, ,hn ~ W o'ueu' ~ was impossible to
smaberod y, the e,'s'HeerS, too having been
81 ~ 80 ~ ne smoke theh determn-
sIIv eng oo1I ana save myself person.
rer1a,rad ,,,aI procured me buoy and /
The aaTo.s sPon ulie qu"'Ser uecN as long as
owered -, ,bo i n.aa,'t: Sa" another boat
ID and abomt sf,r' i'nan "nlcn was smash
E"' anu ABOUT MY lives were lost in an at