New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-28
BURNING OF THE AUSTRIA
$50 LIVES LOST.
ONLY PERSONS SAVED
NAMES OF THE SURVIVORS.
PROF. GlAvssssklEe AND Tutu sIsfElu SAFE.
TERRIBLE DETAILS.

Our fears for the Austria, ss expressed in yes-
terday's issue, were well founded. During "
morning the following brief announcement ws ~.
ceiyed and immediately issued in an extra Tn.
uNE:
HALIFAX, Monday, Sept. p, lSA
The unfortunate steamer was the Austria Twavs
passengers have arrived here. Only % out Of ~
Within all hour or two further particulars n
rived, showing the principal facts Of the frisAtl
catastrophe, and the public excitement becsns
intense.
This morning We give full accounts from iutsk
gent sources, with the names Of the persons ssvsl
HALIFAX, Monday, Sept. n, 1853
The bark Lotus, from Liverpool, arrived in Hal
flax Harbor on Sunday afternoon with twelve q
the sixty-seyen surviving passengers Of the steam
ship Austria, burned at sea September l3, in 4
As o. Ion. Al 30, taken from the bark Maurice =
the l4th
The agent of the Associated Press immsdistsy
boarded the LOTUS and obtained the following ps't
culars: The followingis
rHE STATEMENT CHARLES Mr.. BREws oT Issllsn.
! took passage at Southampton on the 9Th in ~
steamship Austria, Captain Heydtmsnn, which leA
Hamburg on the I'd. We sailed at S p. m. the even
ing being little misty, We in consequence anchored
between the Isle Of Wight and the main land; ssiisd
again at O'Clock the following morning. II
weighing anchor unfortunate accident occurred, oy
which one Of the crew lost his LIE. Owing 70
some Encouragement the anchor ran out, "huhas
the capstan round with terrific force, and hurting to
men in oil directions. Two severely injured ~
one thrown overheard. He Is supposed 10 have been
instantly killed, O. he never ross to the surfscs.
From the time the ship was laid on her coupe ~
experienced strong westerly gales. On the l2h III
weather was more favorable, and on the 18th spcs6
of eleven knots had been attained aud all were u
high hopes Of reaching New-York by the 18th. At .
little after O'Clock p. m. was on the ausrer-deck.
I saw dense volume Of smoke burst from the sfsr
entrance Of the steersge Some women ran oil, az
claiming I" The ship ia on fire, what will become o.
US ?" The ship was instantly put at half speed, =
which she continued until the magazine eiploded.
from which infer the engineers were instantly suno-
Gated. only walked from where / was on the quar-
ter-deck to the waist Of the ship, when l saw Ihs
flames breaking through the lights smidshiPs Atss
ship va. heed TO the wind the fire Travelled VIII 49,
ful rnpdiiy. then went 10 the at the whea -
told him to put the vessel with her side 70 the We
He hesitated-probsby did not understand ios, = -
was native Of Hamburg. then got German gse
tlernep to speak 10 him. Al th- time saw some pr
letting down the boat on the port side Of the qsAe
ter.deck. What became Of the boat don't know, b
think -he was crushed under the screw. then ws8
10 let boa, over from the stsrboard side Of the our
ter-deck, hut the moment We laid our hands on ~
ropes, there we're 30 many people who crowded intoS
that We could not lft !, OF the blocks. We thcresW
left il for few minutes until the people zct out wins
We returned and launched il over the side Of the shih
when, the people all rushDy into il again, It ~
.cended with great violence into the water and ~
instantly swsmped, all the people being washed ."
executing tree, who held on to the sies. Wetsn
let down rope, and pulled mp one person, WHO Proses
10 BE- the steward. Another in the act Of being isns
up. We strsiglei by the rope. The tire nov can
too erccly to atenp, to get up any more ho" '''
-vamped boat. All the iir- cabin ps-sengef' "s'' "
the poop, with the exception Of a few gertlsmrh WV
must have been -InohereG IN the srnoking room. A~V
Of the second cabin Ia-sergers were e'so On the PSn
but number of them got shut into their cabins BY ~
fire. Some Of them pulIei mp through the vensS.
tor. but the greater number could not b. extresise
Tie last woman who drawn up saii there were u
already suffoca,ed We now perceived that tie 'aP
had got her head to the wind sgan, that the hsis
came over the quarter-deck. IL Consequence 81 -
crowd / could not get 10 the whec-h0u-e 10 a.eeds,
the reason, bat was informed that the ho. smaB -
deserted his pot, and that the Ves-rl, bcn; IA :.
her-elf beaded 10 the wind ~ her accord.
th- tine the on the quar.r d-ck wa inae-'''
able aud ;.nly hear-reEdns. Pe--engcrs were rth-s
fraItcay to snd flo--hu,beBd- seeking theI VIZ
wives in sear,h OF their husbands, relatives io'A'
after relatives, mothers lslnsnting the -"
their children, some wholly parslyzed ny
others msdy orying to be saved but "A
perfectly calm AMI collected. TIE hine' pr, -
closely upon thclo, that many Je"f'si
the ses, relatives slaspei ia eaen "a.
sus, esped over and unct a ws'ery grave -
supposed to be sisters, jumped Over, AMI sahA -
each other. 4 missionary and wife leaPea mo '.
together, and the stevar!sse aud a'''ao' -
I. arm in arm, followed. One hinganen hs
with seven fino children, four VI the" g''-' NV