New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
THE BURNING STEAMSHIP.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIAN II HALIFAX.
THE AUSTRIA SUPPOSED TO BE LOST
LIST Of Hea PASSENGERS

aad We know all ths, her captain could learn in rela-
ton to the burning steamship which he saw on the
18th. We append al the information ;hst las been
&c we'd thus far:
HALIFAX, Saturday, Sept. 25 1853.
Cart. Shaw Of the bark Arebiaz which arrived this
morning, reports tha, at O'Clock the ussrnng Of
the 18th inst. he fell in with iron steamer on
fire, apparently of 900 tuns
She had gilt crown eagle figure head, ADD
straight stem head raked well forward and hcT bot
tom had red paint Her upper works wero de-
stroyed and the woodwork above and below was all
consumed. Her msss were gone, and Der sides
falling in.
Tie funnel was lying on the sarbosTd side, bit
.s color could not be told. The Arabian passed round
the stern Of the steamer. but no name was distin-
gushable She supposed TO have been burning forty
eight hours. TIE Arabian sighted brig four miles to
leeward. Could not desry boats signs Of sufferers
IN the distance.
Our telcgraphic agent adds:
Dispatches to private parties in this city couobo.
rate the above. The description gvon makes it al.
most certain that the burning vessel either the
Austria the Alps, whe the statement a. to the fig
ure-head would seem 10 show that the former is the
ill.faed steamer that OF the Alps being merely SCROLL
heed, while the Austrias Austrian eagle"
lowing:
Arabian reports the steamer on fire an iron screw
vessel about 200 tuns with gilt crown eagle head
No name could be distinguished. No person to be
on board
"This is our Dispatch The estimated size is only
half that of the Ausrias; but the fsure-hesd meets
the description given and leaves but very faint hope
that the burning steamer not her. The Austria
had ha sfad tu-.r head
white, with q crown of gold We receive our passen-
ger lists only by the vessels themselves The names
of the frstcass passengers as published here, were
taken from the Hamburg newspapers"
Truly there is little to doubt that the Inflated
vessel was the Austria. She loaded down with
precious freight of human life, having ~ adult cabin
passengers and l9 children 1903 adults in the second
cabin and children; 2ll adults and 80 children in the
steernge, making total of 400 persons. In addition
to the passengers, the officers crew, fremen and
stewards, numbered probably 100 persons moro. This
would make the number of persons known to be on
board $40; but donbt more passengers were taken
on boardst Southampton.
Let us devoutly hope that thc.e precious lives have
not been swallowed up in the great Deep nor destroyed
In the FIRE. And do hope and believe that they will
reach some port in safety II is not probable that
fire occurring iron steamship like the Austria,
could immediately obtain the mastery. Her hull was
divided into compartments by plates of iron that
the flames could sweep through the hold fore and
aft. No doubt when the danger became imminent,
and the e-pumps useless, the hatchways were
batteneG down and the fire stifed for time. This
would have given the people on board at least days
grace. II during that time no friendly sail hove in
sight, and the worst came we are told she Ind on
board eight Of Francis's metallic life boats which
would hold so perons EACH and also three OF tour
ships launches-
Capt. Heydtmann, her commander, is well known a.
careful man and thorough seaman. II he was, as
we believe, equal TO the fearful emergency, and the
weather favored, the passengers embarked in the
boats and may hear Of the safety of come of them
at any mement. But We do not think that they were
compelled to trust themselves to the boats for safety
This calamity did not come suddenly and unseen, like
a collision with an iceberg, or being down by
another ship. Their vessel was not swept from under
their feet in the twinkling of eye, leaving them
gasping and struggling in the sea for dear life. When
the Arabian the burning ship, she had apparently
been on fire eigh-and.forty hours If the people had
been driven to take refuge in the boats, would not
some of them have been readywitted enough to per-
ceve that their greatest chance of safety lay in re-
naming near the burning vessel2 They must have
reasoned that the blazing ship would serve as fiery
beacon-a fearful signal of distress-tO summon TO
their succor every passing mariner that saw lts glare
for all shpmasters not such Levites he OF the
Rosenheath The Arabian sailed oil around her in
broad daylight and only brig -four miles to lee
ward. Not a boat a signal of distress any
where to be seen. Yes, confident that the
passengers are safe. They were-they must have
been-taken of by passing vessel. Let US rest u.s.
sured that such is the fact, and wait patiently and
hopefully for further tdings.
The following is list OF the cabin passengers Of the
| Austria, from Hamburg:
Hrsx soxpnsiM wife and tive ehiiiron New.Yors.
| Miss BRIDGET LAuGHLN, New.Yors.
T'EL SnTIn ss ssw f0rs'
Mrs. JuLir EssisGn,us snd daughter, NswYork.
A. WEISSENBuRS, New-fork.
A. T.. WIEDM,NS New-icrk.
T.. WEIsgER. New.yors.
Mrs SOPHIE Jsc.L sud child. New YOrE.
a. ~ STAsnrST, New YoIk .
W. RosESIH,L wife and I've children, New'fort.
Miss LIMA MrrER, New.Y"rk
! Misc MISNA SMITH, NewYork
| IN GLsusrsssLEE New-Yot
Jos. HorE New.York.
| Ed ADgLsDoRFsR, NewforE
Ep. BoGEL, Ncwfork.
| JuIus BuscH New.York
:. kITrAEF, hinden.
Mn. EaILIE WIS and thres children. PhiadePah.
| HExs,Sx THoKsEcKE. Philadelphia
Mss THEstss van hsSGEssH.vssS Arn'9efs
| Mis-. MssIA HEsKrs, 81. Louis
GUSTAV KoHs Koninssbrrs.
| J.cos fRIESDLY aud riie, wii;esdor.
VILE sr.cHst, cincirIs,L
Miss HEDwis DoEslIzsE HsInburs-
+. GozRIssEs aud vile HAMBURG.
| mi'' GAsoLnt Howftz, Cop nhssen.
| FE. BsRrsLs san Francisco.
c. ID. TRorT, ZANZIBAR
j. Il. MAsslRY Zanzibar
r. '. DUsFELDT. Dresden.
Ap. HERhAoS, vile and seven o.ildren lsslo.
| The Austria had among her PASSENGERS many Ger
mans resident in America, who had been spending the
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