The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-09
The HI Fated Austria.

ARRIVAL OF A RESCUED PASSENGER OF THE AUSTRIA
MANNER OF HIs BsCAPE FROM THE BURNING wRECK.
Mr. Conrad Ebert, resident OF Williamsburg arrived
his house. 81 Grand street, williamsburg yesterday
morning, from Quebec, whence he had been taken from
he Austria by the Swedish bark Katrina. Before his
arrival number Of his friends had apprsed of his
safety and made arrangements for his reception He
met at the Troy boat by delegations from German singing
societies Williamsburg the number OF about hun
dred and nty and escorted his residence Some eigh
months since Mr. Eert lost his wife, and determined
take his daughter Eliza, child Of five years OF age
Germany fes the purpose Of having her educated there
He accordingly left the 2sth Of March last sailing
vessel Bremen. On arriving there he made arrange
ments with his friends TO leave his daughter but she
desiring go back with him, he took her with him
Hamburg, and after making purchases of wines and
other goods embarked the Austria at Hamburg as
steerage passenger the LIST september All his goods
the vessel, and all that remained Of hid family
III his charge. On the 18th Of September about
O'Clock IN the AFTERNOON, the seerage passengers
steerage To be fumgated with smoke Efert and his
child well the Of the stecrage passengers went
deck, and he stationed himself between the oreinast
and the bowsp They had been here but few moments
when he heard the cry OF fire, and in two minutes the
namss spread all over the ship and rigging The motion
OF the ship through the water drove the flames
aft, and Eifert and his child, with other Of the
steerage passengers crept forward the heel OF the
bowsprit, and there remained. Tho child fell asleep
lis arms AS the engines stopped working the
ship changed her position. and then the flames
driven forward then the storeoom took fire. and all who
were on that part OF the ship crep far forward
sble About this time the boat from the Maurice
within short distance and the called TO those
on the bow 10 jump into the water and swim for the boat
Many did so, but Eiert was unwilling To risk IT, as be
could swim with his child and hoped her and
himself by some other Soon after this the foot of
the bowsprt burned Of and those fell With II.
man, woman and child had lshed themselves the end
Of one of the ropes hanging from the bowsprit and
Encrt descended TO the by the rope. In
fall Of tho bowspr he lost his child and after
her floating past him in the The man, and
child below hun were dead, having been drowned in the
water. Upon their dead bodies Mr. Eert sustained him
self from half past until FIVE O'Clock the
ne-all the time holding by the rope, well
those above him. When the bowsprit fell there we're
about thirty forty persons it, Of whom we're
prccptated into the water others TOLL off
until only eighteen remained About five O'Clock tho
boat from the Catrna up and took OF three from
the foremast from the sern and eighteen from the
bowsprt and the chains to which they were clinging
They taken Ia Quobec and thence forwarded by the
Swedish Consul 10 New York.
Mr. Efelt states that he the captain but after
the fire. and then he looked like u crazy man and was
about jump overheard, but prevented by al
the passengers. Tho life preservers all seized by
some Of the officers 81 the ship, and could be oh
tanned by the seerage passengers just before the FIRE
Mr. Eiert, having birds board asked the mate
he could take them deck and did prevent
his daughter near the smoke pipe and then took her
forward.
Mr.. Efert was visited yesterday by a number Of his
friends who called 10 congratulate him upon his safety.
NOT BOARD THE AUSTRIA.
Mrs. wachman and child OF this city, who had pur-
chased tickets board the Inflated Austria, arrived
Hamburg late 10 take passage in her From q do
sra,ch received by the tdy husband that che
arrived In New York yesterday norning by the Htmmo.
na-ccncusive evidence that she escaped the horribl
death reserved for hundreds of others-CSncanai Ga
fette, Oct Q.
THE LOST IN THE AUSTRIA.
In aditon 10 those already mentioned by lost
the Austria from this city, Mr. Christian Heintz, who
druggist and lived last the Of Fourteenth and
MAJ kct streets, and coming with his
ku IN Hay tmpu thp ipafyx aSalaa
Mr. Abrams, who used to be clothing dealer Main
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