Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-27
The Burning Steamship.

Some days ago we published teleg ram, stating
that the ship Rosenheath, from Glasgow, passed
Sept 18th, in lat. IS IL long 81 as large red bot
toned steamer on fre-that the steamer appeared
to be Of American build, had a very short bow
spirit, her engines worked through the upper
deck and large beam above the deck was still
standing.
The following is the list Of steamships at sea,
and not heard from on the date in question Say
onia, Ariel, Austria, Alps, Canada, Edinburg,
CITY OF Baltimore, North Star, New York, Prince
Albert, Hudson.
The latitude where the Rosenheath saw the
burning steamer is about midway between Hail.
fax and Ireland.
On Saturday we published a dispatch stating
the almost certainty that the burning steamer was
either the Austria or the Alps, while the state
ment As to the figure head would seem to show
that the former Is the i'll fated steamer-that of
the Alps being merely a scroll. head, while the
Austfia's was an Austrian eagle. The Austria
is Known to have left Hamburg on the LIST and
Southampton on the 9TH instant for New York.
Inc New York Times says she had on board /:
First cabin, full passengers ~; nrst cabin. chill
dren, l9 second cabin, full Passengers, 100; sec
ond cabin, children, 8; steeTage full passengers.
2ll; storage, children, 3D-total 40
The crew consisted OF about 100 persons. and
twenty or thirty more steerage passengers NAV
have been taken on board at SOUTHAMPTON The
nrst and second cabins were full, making prob
able total Of $40 souls on board
Among her Passengers were many Germans.
resident In America. who had been spending the
summer In the old country, and in the list will
be recognized the names Of some of the best
Known citizens Of that class, such as r. Eisfeld.
Ihe well known musician and conductor of the
fhhh@monfc concerts, Theodore Glanbenskee,
PROFESSOR OF German in the Free Academy; Her
mann lhoroeeke, well-known German Of Phil
ieaIn, also, that among her pas
sengers was Mrs. William and two ebiIa,., .,
the Millinery establishment in nit .i,'. Tt
Austria freight is extremely yaluah,. co,.;-,
ing in great part Of velvet and silk y,io,., -
goods. Ny
The Propeller "Alps" must have been {, -.
neighborhood about the time Of the Ire ana III
hope Is INDUCED in that she took of the pas.e,,
gers. =
The probability is that all the lives were saved
ne Austria had on board eig ht of rzncis' Metal
&c Lie Boats, which would hold so persons
sne also had three or four ship launches.
Ihefe Is one probability In favor of the safety
Oh the crew ana Passengers, which is q strong
one. fne burning steam had mn person on,
Dodiu Nheh seen oy TWO vessels, and she was on
the track Of Numerous lines running b.twe.n ,h,.
aud Europe, the reasonable supposition 4. th.,
tney were all taken OF by some eastern bound
steamship. The brig seen by the Arabi.n fou,
miles distant from the burning vessel may have
me passengers or many Of them on board Iii.
70 De noPed that few days will solve all these
painful doubts 30" TT
see teegraPhic dispatch In another col.
unn' IN which II Is stated thaf the burning steam.
was the Austria, and that about $50 of her mas
ssnsefs and crew are supposed to have been lost