The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-28
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

There were none Of the artists engaged by Mr. ulnan
for the Academy on board the ship.
me freight Of the Austria exceedingly yauable
ana consisted for the most part OF costly ss sa,ns and
Vee's which were intended to supply the winter r rade
Inc Austria, We may state here, was spoken by tho
Ai'hur on the 7th September, in lat 49, lon H. which
subsequently arrived at Havre.
The Insurance on the vessel IL about f-o 90 49,, IN,
nearly cover her loss She insured in Enroue chieav
in Hamburg and London The insurance a., ~. 60. !,
uncertain The total value was supnosed n h,,,. ~.
not iefs tban 1000, and NAV have beau aaso 40, -
foooooo Thc consisnecs had received dopcato os
ne' anhes' pu' expected 10 do 50 by the CITY OF Wash
ington, which arrived late yesterday af,ernoon ~,
cargo, however, is said 10 have been insured = r,
and not over $l2o 900 is supposed to have baan ..,
IN the United States the principal part Of which va. a.
Wall street offices. -
DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST STEAMER
Inc Austria s one OF the four steamers OF m,
hamburg line the other three being tho Eorpss,a a.
saxonia and the Hammona. She Is said TO have hasr ~
Of the finest and in proportion to her size one ~ ,h
strongest steamers that crossed tho Atlantic ro
Aus'ra ana eaxcna were both the size and were
larger than the other two vessels Of the same
line, which were the first constructed by the cor,n !,
which they belong Both Of the last named steamers ve,.
constructed near Glasgow on the cyde for ,no r
and carrying trade between Hamburg and Na ~,
Ihey are constructed OF ron and were fitted up with m
commodatons Tor rs and second cabin and seerape nas
sehsefs "hch they were each equally capable OF car
ryng between five hundred and fifty and six h,naro.
The Austrias measurement was $500 tons an.
her cost sooo,"o' she was nearly as long M
the Adriatc, being s47 feet from stem 10 stern
but her carrying capacity was greatly radncos
by her breadth Of beam, which did not cxcaed c, -.
Her depth OF hold was thirty Eight feet tn "a.
of her having caught fire something remarkahs -
almost wholly constructed Of IRON the verv s,o,s
cons being made OF the samc material Che 90, h.,.
rggcd and her great length, a. the sharprs.. =.
her model, and the large of sail she was cor.
BILE Of carrying, made her quite fast vessel The mn
chnery said to have been constructed on tho ,at...
most improved plan, and her engine Is known anonu
those conversant with such matters as the steam,
AS is already known she was propeller, and was cana
BILE Of making, under steam alone from ten to eleven
and sometimes twelve knots an hour She had four decks
altogether, and her cabin accommodations were NJ a M
perior description The staterooms we're richly Furnished
and the first cabin, among its other attractions poesesd
that Of nne toned piano In this cabin there wera ac
commodatons for fifty four passengers while those in thu
second were said to be amply sufficient for III and
the stecragc could accommodate upwards Of 400.
All these apartments were appears well ventilated and
well lighted, and II the means Of saving lifo were aa
ample, very little fault could be found with the Aust,,.
but the case Of other ocean seamcrs the nuy,,o.
Of feboars believe at all adequate 10 tho
Of the ship and 10 the number of abe wu.
intended IN carry
In addition TO the other accommodations there was ma
usual Of smoking room, and there was also large
library Of books, and sufficiently miscellaneous TO suit anv
taste An abundant supply Of fresh water was always "a
be had there was machine board capable n con-
censng 400 gallons day The walsr vus conveyed a
every part Of the ship by Of pipes Tho culinary
department was on scale proporonate the number Of
passengers which the ship was intended TO carry
There eight Francis metallic life boats each ~
which, told, Capable OF holding
my persons, hut all Of which, should bo pot,ced
were certainly insufficient to the saving Of the lives Of be
tween I've and six hundred persons. She was divide,
into ten tight compartments Tho owners OF pas
senger ships by any chance provide their vessels
with too many ftboats their mistakes are always ON
the wrong side.
The engines OF tho Austria four hundred bors,
power and were, have said devised and construct
ed after the latest model The steering apparatus as
provided with patent gear, and the whole was euclou
so to protect the hemsman against the weather