The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-25
THE BURNING STEAMSHIP.
The Latest tMteiligencc-Anxicty Of the Pub
lic-The Steamers at Sea.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.

uc-The Steamers at Sea.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
From hour 70 hour the very scrous anxiety felt, espe
ciay by tho German population of Now York, rs ncreas
ing with respect to the fate of the Hamburg steamer Aus
tria and the news which we have from Halifax about the
steamer burning in the ocean has increased this
sorr owful anxiety in the widest circles OF our
population. Two hundred and twenty passen-
gers, among whom are great number OF
American German families, who have been on
visit to their old home for the last summer, board
the Austria and never brought from the CONT
nent Of Europe valuable freight, consisting in great
part Of velvet and silk winter dry goods It therefore
must be of high interest the readers Of your widely
circulated paper to know whether the rumors as 70 the
safety of the Austria are real or imaginary.
The burning wreck was in latitude 45 II
longitude Al s, Greenwich Now, tho Hamburg
steamers coming from Southampton to New York
never take such southern direction, for the
main lines generally pass in latitude As deg 10 81 deg,
and longitude AZ deg AZ min These steamers always go
as far to the north as possible order cvadc the east
current the Gulf Stream and get into the north at the
drft stream In these northern attitudes the winds
generally blowing westward direction; therefore the
Austria could not be seen 50 far to the south All the re
ports that We have from the that arrived from
the tenth 10 the fifteenth Of this month state that the
winds have blown southwest, which would bring a
ship up the north The delay in the arrival OF
the Austria would therefore find explanation from
these storms We also hear that the Austria left on the
4th inst at L. O'Clock from Southampton and from the
of speed at which the Hamburg steamers from South
ampton for the first six eight days out generally go
eleven or twelve miles hour-thc Austria would, on
the 10th inst. have been more to the west than lon
gi,ude Al AZ. We must also takc into account that
nre, broken out the eleventh or twelfth OF tbs
month on board a steamer, would rctlrd her
progress; but it is much probable 10 have been
steamer from New York, because the point where the
burning steamer was seen is exactly the line OF the
stcamcrs running from New York 10 Europe, AMI the
southern deviation this line, making only afty to six
" miles can be explained by the direction the Gulf
Stream would give 70 the burning wreck. The burning
steamer is reported TO have had walking beam. The
he'd udin0 beam aud that report BE- true the
lot vessel cannot be the Austria
is also reported that the steamer had red bottom,
but the Austria has black bottom, Nth mhe line II
put together all these facts and circumstances at
least have a right to hope that the ship in flames
was not the expected and missing Austria.
Among all the steamers that between Europe and
America has experienced captain than the
Austria-Cap,an Icdtman--or a judcioas engineer.
The delay in her arrival pay be explained by storms
Of her The Hamburg steamers have
generally forty days provisions and have Goals sufficient
for thirty days board Therefore the delay can be Of
danger TO passengers The Austria carries eight large
sized Francis patent life boats and material board TO
build four more; in the these would be SUN
cicnt good many passengers II this misfortune
the should be true tho greater number Of pas
sengcrs probably saved from the vicinity Of the Azorc
Islands, and the fact that the Gulf currents would bring
boats 10 those Islands. DR.. A. Schultz.
r. s.-This moment have received the following tele-
grarh despatch from HALIFAX
HALIFAX, Sept %, 1853
Roscnhcath cannot tell paddle Had walking
beam above deck Arabia could not gvc name On ar
\ rival viii telegraph captains report