Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-01
AWFUL cArAsTRopHE
firc Hqedred and 7hiTy- Four Lipes Lo,t.
me B'"bipg Of Ha Steamer Ausirio

ne B"nieg Of H,o Steamer Austria. y
HNtFAN, Sept 27.-Tha baruue ro,,.
from Liverpool, arrived in this harbor vss,a.
day Sunday afternoon, with twelve of IN.
siXty-scvcn surviving passengers Of the sto,,.
ship Austria, which was burned at sea So,,
l3, in latitude As Of, longitude fl 30 IT.
twelve passengers on board the Lotus ,yoro
taken from the barque Maurice. on fbo Ia
inst ''
The agent Of the Associated Press hmm,
diaicly boarded the Lotuo, and obtained a..
following particulars
CHARITIES BREw's srArEurvr.
Took passage at southampton. 4tb ina,
in the steamship Austria Capt. Hevdtr,,n,,
which left Hamburg on the I'd inst. SAIL
at ., evening. In consequence of the we,tL
or being little misty. the vessel was or,L,'.
ed between Isle Of Wight and mainland
Sailed at ! clock the following morpin..
In weighing anchor an unfortunate accilo5,
occurred by which one of the crew lost NJ.
life. Owing to some mismanagcment t,o
anchor ran out, whirlng the capstan ro,,l
with terrific force, hurting the men In all d..
rections two were severely injured. one was
thrown overheard, and it is supposed he wa,
instantly killed, as he never rose TO the sur.
face.
From the time tho ship was laid ON her
course we experienced strong westerly winds
l2th-Ihe weather was more favorable
l3th-Elcven knots had been attained
all in high hopes of reaching New York by
the 18th. A little after . p NJ, was ON
the quarter deck saw dense volume of
smoke burst from the aitcr entrance of Oh.
stCcraayp. Some women ran ,u pvei,fa,t,.
me- snip is on IRE . what will become of
US
me- snip was instantly put at half speed
az Tnic9 she continued until the magazine
oNPlodeN from which ! infer the engineers
were instantly suitocated
only walked from where | was on Che
quarter deck TO the waist of the ship, when
saw names breaking through the lights amid
sn'Ps' AS the snip was head 10 the wind,
, ,, hre travelled arr with fearful rapidity.-
en-, 20 inc man at the wheel and told him
!" P1' 'he vessel side to the wind. lie hcsI-
''leN' As ne was native OF Hamburg got
LEHMAN gentleman 10 speak To him.
az ,"' u"e ga" some persons letting
'nJ o''' "' 'Ho poi' sac OF inc quarter
w." wa, o''''D' '' "tr 40 NOT know,
.'',N Eng was 'rus"eo uhNor 'he screw
500 ''dl
1 -,p'" '''e '.'o'''o S'ue OF the quarter deck
.'.N hanus on 'he ropes, Boz
s'""ueu INTO j, 'n'I we could NOT hf
''. oI '' u'o 'N' l'e'' u Tor Ie" moments
vac Pe'''v KY "Nt 'nen returned a1i
,r,,'.,i ;.ti "o s'u' " '1' SNIP In'} al
".''.' .'''I Us 's ''n' IL descended WIN V'-
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'l'y "g'. "a'"eo ''' Dig
LII NV 'o'u 4n' q icy cow i'ie AND
- ''I' ""' P'ctoN '' PC 'Ne steward
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No, no,co,,..l I.., i"'lN
boad to M. MA .,;n ga"
,..,., '''' -'''' 80 ,A"' the names
Of The crowd c.,lI -.
house T., ,.c.,t.., H.
c,rmod th., III.
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