The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27
THE BURNING STEAMSHIP.
1Ae latest DsspA$ohss- Probable Lon Of tho
Hsmhurg Steamer Austria-Five Hundred
Souls On Board-LiM Of the Paseu~
gsrs-Are They Safe do
scription Of the Steamer,

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The anxiety felt by oil classes Of our citizens and espe
caily the German residents Of New York, has been
oubly increased by the arrival Of the Arabian at Halifax
and the telegraphs which have received since Satur
day II was supposed by many that the locality where
the burning steamer too far south Of the
course usually taken by Hamburg Steamers that in or
der 70 eyade the current Of the Gulf stream they
take more northern courseatude 46 IL and longitude
II o. This together with other facts caused faint hope
20 indulged in by the friends Of the passengers on
board the Austria that she not the i'll fated steamer
But the following DESPATCH which received on Satur
day afternoon to settle the question: there is
now no doubt that she is the Austria from Hamburg and
Southampton for New York
HALIFAX Sept 25, 1858.
Capt Shaw, Of the bark Arabian, which arrived this
morning. reports that at O'Clock on the morning Of
the 18th instant he fell in with iron steamer on
Rrc apparently Of twelve hundred TONS She had gilt
crown eagle head and straight stcm head raked well
forward and her bottom had red paint on Her upper
works destroyed, and the wood work above and
below all consumed Her masts were gone aud her
sides we're falling in. The funnel laying the star
board side but its color could not be told The Arabian
passed round the stern Of the steamer but no name was
distinguishable She supposed TO have been burning
Forty eight hours. The Arabian sighted brig four miles
70 ieeward Could descry boats signs Of sufferers
IN the distance.
HMTAx, Sept. Isl NJ.
The bark Arabian reports that the steamer seen on fire
was an iron steamer Of apparently 200 tons
gilt crowned eagle head was observed.
We were favored with one of the above dispatches by
Dr. A. Schultz who received it from Messrs. Kanhard,
agents Of the Hamburg Steam Navigation Company at
Halifax The Austria having such figure head, there
Ia little reason for doubling that she is the unfortunate
vessel
Other dispatches to private parties in this city corrobo
rate the above. The description given makes IL almost
certain that the burning vessel either the Austria or
the Alps while the statement TO the figure head would
seem show that the former is the III fated steamer
that of the Alps being merely scroll head, while the
Auetria's Austrian eagle.
The Austria known to have left Hamburg the LIST
and Southampton the 4h inst for New York. We be-
cve she has red bottom, though her engines did not
work through her decks but the crew Of the Rosenheah
may have mistaken her funnel and lis appendages for
walking BEAM the distance at which they from
her and the heavy that was running at the time.
When the Rosenheath passed the person could
be discovered board her, and tho supposton
that passengers and had been rescued by
other vessel.
Numerous regrets were INDUCED in on Saturday and
yesterday that The Atlantic Telegraph condition
TO furnish with list OF the missing vessels from the
other side or whether any Of the unfortunate passe0
gers had escaped and been conveyed in eastern bound
ships.
The Austria sailed from Hamburg with 40 men and
women and 10 children in the list cabin 100 men and
women and children in the % cabin and 2ll men and
women and 90 children steerage passongers-makng
all 40 The consisted Of about 100 porsons be-
sides which she may have taken at Southampton some 81
60 extra steeragc passengers making in all about
$50 souls
We learn that the consgnees in some doubt about
ihc number Of steersge passengers Of their letters
from Hamburg states the number only 22o. The
Austria had eight life boats which could not contain any.
thing ike the number of passengers she had on board
hut as the Arabian reports that she had the appearance
having been burning for only about forty eight hours
and, after sailing round her ard making q close ex
animation Of the wreck, no signs Of life were dis
covered or boais, bodies, spars or remnants OF
RATS there every TO hope that everybody on
board bad been taken on the wreck. II such had not
been the case there would have been somo evidences
about the wreck for have had abundant instances Of
the support Of hc al sea much longer periods than
forty eight hours Every ves'ge Of Eve hundred or SIX
hundred people struggling for life, with boats spars and
materials 70 build ras could not otherwise have disap
peared in two days, nor in week. The spar or
Semnant Of raft seen by the ship America being somc
Eve hundred miles tho westward OF tho scene Of tho
wreck was TOO far distant 70 have had any connection
Utih the burning Austria 1hc brig seen by the Aaoan
sc sour miles "a tho lccward NAV have tho passengers
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ve~ecl, perhaps some eastward bound Steamship, IN
hos direct track the wreck of the Austria found
-,--ea~. 80, ~, h.,o ma, !. c,,.nc, AZ c.caro
- - ..-,as,.. 80 an, .,oro .,ao,s ami ,he
sHci tina, the Ga currents would bring boats ,o ,hosc
islands.
LIST or CABIN PASSENGERS.
Hcrm Snndhem, wife and hve children, New yvs.
hrs Bridget Lcashlin New York.
Sn5l r.,ss,s SslsmSn, xn syw w iofA'
Mrs julie Ebblnehaus and daughter New YORK
A. weisscnborn, New York
- w.. Msea"snn, ~. W. IVA
nre acphie Jegel and child, New YorE
a - Sarmnnt, New forE. - -,
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