Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-05
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Twenty-Five Additional Survivors of
The Amsttin Snved.

Twenty-Five Additional Survivors of
The Austria Saved.
QUEBEc Oct 4.-The Norwegian ship Cat
arina, Capt. Funnemark, from Forney, forty
three days days out, arrived yesterday. She
reports on the 18th September at two o'clock
a, NJ, in long. A. deg. 40 min. lat. Al deg,
SO min, the Catarina fell in with the unfor-
tunate steamship Austria, and took from the
wreck twenty-five persons in al-sixteen
passengers and six of the crew. In the num-
Der is included girl about fourteen years of
age.
On their arrival at this port, Messrs Falk-
enberg & McBlain took them under their
care, and will see to t. en-.
further Particulars of The Austria,
QUEBEc, Oct. f. The pump in connection
with the fire engine was not in working or
der-some attempts were made to render it
available, but the progress of the flames was
too rapid. The life boats were hanging amid
ship, consequently it was impossible to get all
of them. One was lowered, crowded with
people, but, being seized by those already in
the water, capsized and swamped. Another
took SO long in lowering, that the people in it
jumped into the sea. to escape the flames.
Her forecastle ropes were made fast to
chains outside, and to these numbers chung,
Ott5 uo buO AatbNo pIusi tbSSu, Ol6 Dy one lley
gave way, and found watery grave. On the
bowsprit passengers were laid out. tier upon
tier, piled on one another, sometimes four
deep. This was the last resource, and from
this they were finally driven, till only one
man remained seated upon the extreme end.
Eighteen persons got hold of chain form
ing the bowsprit stay. clinging 10 it until
o'clock the next morning. A seaman clam
bered from stay to bowsprit and found there
was probability of extingushing what ire
was there, and accordingly gave directions to
those clngiug to the stay to dip portions of
their clothing in the sea, and pass them up to
him, This was done, and the fire was so far
subdued as to render the bowsprit, compa1a-
lively, place of safety. They remained there
till boat from the Caterina took them off
The following statement is by Andrew
Lindstein, Swedish passenger:
About2 o'clock P. NJ, on the 18th, when
the fire broke out, l was on deck, about mid
ships. l saw the flames coming up through
the windward hatch, three or four feet high.
On running forward, perceived flames break
ing through the forward hatch. At that time
saw the Captain rushing upon deck, saw
hlm take his coat off and run to the side of
the vessel, as If going to jump overheard. l
seized him by the arm and held him back
from the rigging, and asked him what he was
going to do. He answered, in substance, that
he did not know what he was about He then
ran aft, and l lost sight of him, being on the
fore part OF the vessel, among the great bulk
OF the passengers l saw that the file in
creased rapidly, and threatened US in an aw-
tul manner The passengers were so closely
pressed, that they were pushing one another
overheard. l managed to get as far as the
torecaste rigging. and, catching hold of rope
made fast to an eye. bolt, with it made a
sling, so as to be able to sit on it, about two
feet from the water. l succeeded in do
ing this in about ten minutes after the
fire broke out While in this position, about
three-iourths of an hour alter, l saw the main
and four masts go overheard, on the starboard
side on which l was standing. 1 was in
great danger of being knocked off by the yard
which was hanging on the side of the vessel
and fell into the sea only when the rigging
was burnt. Looking around to see if any
thing was Heating, wich could lay hold of.
observed the lower end of the main mast
sticking about two feet out of the wa
ter. The rigging on the top, must
have got eDtangled in the screw l let
myself down, and swan to take hold of this,
and got upon. 1t, and thus succeeded in keep
ing ahoat. l saw three persons hnnging on
the side Of the vessel. by ropes, and threw a
piece of rope to one of them. who proved to
be the cook. pulled him to me, and helped
him up along side of me, where we renamed
the whole night. We saw a number of
bodies, floating around about US, until
dusk. The screw moved slowly around,
whenever the steamer lifted the stern.
To prevent myself from being burned, was
obliged to take off my coat and soak it in the
sea, and put it on my side, l burned nv
shoulder once, not being able to protect that
part of my body. l still suffer from numer-
Gus burns When the fire broke out | OBJ
served two vessels in the distance. One of
them, French barque, hove to, within about
mile Of the steamer, about P NJ, and sent
two boats toward her, but neither of these
boats came nearer the steamer than haillng
distance l saw them picking up persons
floating about. They kept on the windward
side side of the steamer. l saw them only oc-
casicnally, when the steamer swung round,
They were employed till dark, and then re-
turned TO the barque. l perceived
light holsted in her masts, till about 10
O'Clock. think saw the same vessel about
the next morning. On the l4th, 1 saw
vessel close to the wreck, which proved
to be the Caterina. The ship having to make
tack to the windward of the steamer, it was
daybreak when the captain sent his long. boat
to pick us up. Eighteen were found on the
bowsprit, three, including myself, in the wa
ter at the vessels side, and one aft, on the
railing of the steamer. A young girl, along
with her brother, had remained all night on
the bowsprit, hanging on by the rigging We
were all picked up by the Caterina. In half
an hour, saw the last but one picked up,
and do not believe could have held on much
longer, as was getting exhausted and the
sea was becoming rougher, though, indeed, it
had broken over me all the time.