Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-10-06
Steamer Austria Rnrnsd at eea.
ISLY RUIDkED LIVES kOST.

HauTAx, Sept. e5.-The steamer ban-
Cd al ssa, proves % hAvs been The Austria
Twelye Of The survivors have arrived hsEe'
There were 10 siI about six hundred souls
on board the Inflated steamer OF which
only sixty-seyeu we're saved
fhs figure bead, g dessHbedp sOsfes-
bonds With that on the Slezmef Auslf's,
which wus an Austrian eagle. There b
E,lle doubt that the Austria 4 thsiIi-tAisd
vessel. Among Ihe cabin passengers were
J. Bogel and wife, NeS orleans Anna
! PsDefs and lbres children, 81. Louis; Ma
ria Herker, ditto; and W:lhel StIachel,
/ GneRnAti.
HALIFAX, Sept. 97.-The brig LOtas.
arrived Yesterday, wiIh twelve Of tue SIX
q seven survivors OF the destruction olthe
sleamsr AwtIia, burned al sea On The 18th.
! A passenger IspOas that Little alter TWO
lo'cioeA IN The AfteynooB % the iSth, q
l,laass volume Of some burst from the alter
ss.saaes % the stsefage. The speed was
instantly s;seksse1 ens bali t which speed
she continued gOIsg unsil tie magazine
leplOded, when Ihs esgiBeeT = > ssPPsssd
was instantly sufCeated. 1he hrs nskl
burnt through The lights amidshiPs ttASel-
ling ait with fearful rapidAy.
A boat was Ie. down on the port side
and was instantly crushed, aud another On
I,be starboard side was swamped, from The
nu,nber rushed into it.. Ali fnt cab.
10 pass myers we're on the poop, except q
fsw gentlemen who must lave been
smotbered IN the smoking room. Many
Of the second cabin passengers were Aiso
on the poop, but q number were shut up
! 10 the cabin By the fire, some were pulled
! Iup through the yeutilatof, but the gre@
: number Perisbed in the flames.
! A woman was drawn up who said that
. ! sir bad already pershed. Several men
and women jumped into the sea oy tWos
and threes Some Of the women were
Etben already in flames; Others hesitated TIL
driven over at the last moment BY the
advancing flames. In half an hour not .
: soul was left on the poop deck. The french
bark Captain Ernest RenNud' came along
side and at five O'Clock rescued forty pas
0 sspOen who we're ehi6y taken of Che
howsnrit. but some were struggling 70 ehe
. water AT eight O'Clock one Of the boats
g came mn with tweuty-twO persons, melt
+ ding tho first and second officers, and sub
8 sooS,,sntly S four men were picked up, hOas
Is jUd ON . piece broken boat. The second
e oF;cs, %E ~ was aiee, ward rescued from the wa
. tar. M ooth be and the third officer were -
of YER %Ssrelv burnt. Many Of the male PssSen
vel GERS were frightfnlly hurr:. only 81
ot - wars saved, three Of whom wet
IN sbockingly burnt. A Norwegian Oat m
Q, went alongside Of the steamer t1e l. neh
Se morning and sent out her boat she me
's have picked up few persons. Inc OSr
q Maurice had no communication win her-
re We have not yet asceEtained the 0ain'
p Of the saved.
be SECOND DIsPkToH.
nd The bark Maurice proceeded WIN u
ty passengers on board Of her Fayh' ~.
ng A passenger says that when the caP.Al
'ts of The Austria heard Of the fTe ne Tushe
on deck exclaiming: "We are ait iOs'
I'D LET down the boats" The boatA 'omef'
's- were Immediately swamped, and ne CaI
ss- tain fell into the sea and was left far behnG
ss- The fire arose from culpable negligent
IRE while fOmigsting the steerage With burn =
lyI ING tar. under the suPerintedence o. u
p fourth officer.