The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
n RpoRrEo ron THE "DsspATCH.'
TERRIBLE CALAMITY AT SEAL
THE STEAMSHIP AUSTRIA BURNT
FIVE uuNDKED LIVES LOST!
Account OF the Disaster--Terrfbies cene
On Hoard 50 Passeugers burnt AItve.-A
s;abIn Fall safsacated, &c, &c.

FIVE HUNDKED i.IvES LOST!
acce.ut af The Disaster--Terrible scenes
on Hon rd.-Passeugcrs burnt Alive.-A
Cabin Fall saaacated, &c. &c.
U.Irv.x. Sept. 1.-THE bark Lotus arrived here
Yesterday, with IL Of the 81 passengers who es-
capped from the steamship Austria, which was
bprbt at sea on the 18th inst.
The passengers report that little after o CLOCK,
on the afternoon Of Monday. the 18th instant,
dense volume of smoke burst from the after en-
trance of the steerage. The speed Of the sesse,
Was Instantly sIackened one hall, at whicn speeo
she continued until the magazine expieded, snsh
the eugiueers ia supposed, were instantly snifo
Gated.
The fire next burst through tho lights amid
ships, travelling aft with fearful rapidly. ooat,
let down on the larboard aide, was instantly
crashed: and another, let down on the stareoatu
side was swamped by the numbers rushing into u.
All of the fret cabin passengers we're on the
poop except few gentlemen WAC must nave peeu
smothered 10 the smoking room. May OF the sc
cond cabin passengers were also on the poop ou'
, number we're shut in the cabin by the ire
some we're pulled up through the ventilators, but
the greater number persisted. The last woman
drawn up said that there were six already suhoca-
ted.
aeyarai men and women on The poop jumped
into the sea by twos and threes. Some women al
ready in flames hesitated until dris en- ct the last
moment by the advancing flames 10 hafan hour
not soul was left on the poop.
The French bark Maurice, Capt. Ernest Remand,
came alongside about o'clock In tue afternoon
and rescued about forty passengers, chiefly takeb
of the bowsprit, but some were LETT sti struggling
IN the water.
lie life boats came up with 22 PERSONS including
the LIST and "a officers of the ship and subsequent
iy four men we're picked up floating on a piece OF
broken boat The third officer was afterwardsFc
cu.d from the water. Both he aud the second eff
Ger we're badly burnt. Many of the male ta5sen-
gers were frightfuliy burnt.
six women only were saved-thres shockingly
burnt.
vessel next morning. aud sent boat which may
have picked up few persons. The Maurice had no
communication with her.
Il is estimated that only about 81 persons were
saved out of 600 on board.
None of the names of those saved have yet been
received.
fsYCoND DIsPATcH.1
HALIFAX, Sept 2T.-The bark Maurice proceeded
to fayal with all the rescued passengers except
those on the Lotus.
The passengers say when the Captain OF the
Austria heard of the FIRE, he exclaimed. I'VE are
all lost % aud rushed deck and let down the
boat which was swamped lie fell into the sea
aud was left far behind.
The fire arose from culpab'e negligence in fumi-
eating the steerage with burning tar under the
superntendency of both officers.
LIST THE SAVED.
The list of the saved are as follows:
l.. Kuhue first oflcer; Bertmao, second do; S.
Beruett, Sd do; c. Meihaels, boatswain's mate; c.
Plate, quarter master; Ii. Surgenzen. sailor; ii.
Richter, ship boy S. Fredboid, fireman; Eiward
A. Vnsdolph, steward c. Poll, Engineers asss-
tant
PASSENGERS Females. - Maria Friedrich from
Traz; Rossiie st. Seigs from Lobsense; Betty En-
geaunroran, Catharine Timokel, oil Y; B. Roven-
damon Fl ON Scarbec; Trina Hoschel from Bremen.
4Aaiis.-Forele Stang from Mesmer; Chas Tems
OF Ncaragua Theodore 1sfeld of n. Y; Durield
of Dresden DR.. Cohen Frenlanmer from Koln;
Jacob Riil from BaiIim; Frank Fritz from Maine;
Emil TASTE from Engar; DIR. Scheck from Koln; VIM
Becker, T. Wessfer, Ellen Velle, of New York; C..
Ionic of Chicago; Leopold Thiler, of PochlowitZ;
&. Luckman, Of Cincinnati I. Hopientoe, Reuben
sildness, f. p Retail, of LenZan; G. Bollerson from
Capellen; Frederick Steabner, from Zsrrinkou;
Ferdinand Stsbner, do; Ii. Osbar, from Bremen
beck; c. Becker, from Blomberg; A. Lars, of Cop
paleu; N. Sticks, H. Wendell, c. Buchaiz, +. Rends-
burg, s. Hess, from Holg3n; H. Hass, from BerliG;
Peter Avangner, FROM Worms; Wilef Minelow, Of
Worms; Levi Beck, of Tudorf; s. Pollack from
Ruiz len: Philip Muller, of Krau; Ernest Witte. of
Wedep; A. Beonstiel, of Mannheim; L. Wannsch-
mann, of Ligen Lion Wolff, Of New York; Fried
bel Wagner, OF Casael; James Smith and Murray,
of Alexandria, Va.
Thefollewing were transferred to the bark Lotus:
Chas. Beck, OF England; Jean Polikerecke, Of n.
Y; Philip Berry, Hackensack, n. j.; III. Rsnders
Richmond, Va; Henry A. Smith, of Chelsea: J. +.
Cox, of Boston; Alfred veseiu. Of Philadelphia;
Theodore G. Glanveasker, of New York; Thomp-
son, of California.
Capt. Waters, of the ship Prince Albert. rendered
to those at Halifax free passage to New YORK., and
ten accepted. The Prince Albert sailed hence at 5
z. NJ Sunday.