Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-09

death awaited them by burning If they remained on
the steamer. or BY drowning If they threw them.
selves into the water he gathered his wife and little
ones about him. first kissed and embraced his wife,
in whose love their offspring had been begotten,
and then taking up each Of his little ones in their
turn be kissed it, gave it fathers blessing, and
then threw it into the angry foam that was to re-
ceiye It. At last with their infant in his arms, him
self and wife made the terrible leap into the votex
of surging waters and in . moment the whole were
engulphed. Hearing . loud cry of anguish. Mr..
Berry looked over the steamers side. He discover
ed mans head protruding from port hole below,
seemingly making efforts to force his way out of the
narrow aperture and either side Of his head the
flames were streaming forth. leaving the inference
that his body was already wrapped in flames.
lady approached Mr.. Berry and begged Of him to
cut her throat to end her sufferings. A Mrs. Dor
mitzer was walking the deck enduring alike great
physical agony in addition to mental anguish. She
asked Mr.. Berry if there was any help. He only
nid to her to put her faith in Jesus. Her reply in
tho despair that seemed to pervsde her whole being
was, 'Oh, God II have no strength, no hope" and
she sank down on the deck overcome She was
still in that position when Mr.. Berry last saw her.
For some time, lady friend of Miss Becker's was
observed by Mr.. Berry raising water and throwing
it the flames. During the first period of the ex-
element, the Rev. Mr.. Haram tried to organize .
force to get water. but his efforts were unavang.
Even a set of buckets filled with water about the
when wanted they were unavailable
Mr.. Berry conversed with . passenger who was
present when the preparations were made for tuml-
eating theasteerage. The passenger was afterwards
lost He stated to Mr. Berry that the fourth officer
came below and ordered the steerage to be cleared
He then took wooden bucket filed with tar, and
placed it in the forward steerage. By it was
bucket of water. In the mean time the port holes
and doors in the bulkhea6s were thrown open, and
the steamer being headed to the wind, strong draft
at once played through the W sseL Everything was
thus arranged for the rapid spread of the flames the
moment the accident occurred, and they had to but
catch to be famed by the draft into confagration
Mr.. Berry confirms the statement of other pas.
sengers to the utter indifference displayed b. va
r0us officers of the Austria to the fate Of the
passengers The fourth officer, arriving on board
the Maurice, congratulated himself on being one Of
the first to leave the steamer. When Hahn, the
first officer arrived, he promised to return Soon
with the life-boat which he had been saved, and
rescue from twenty-five to thirty whom he reported
rs clinging to the bowsprit and chains when he left
subsequently, on being asked why he did net re-
turn, he said that the lfe-boa had been cut loose
from the bark, by whom it was unknown During
the night of the passengers thought they heard
cries in the water near the bark and they request.
ed the captain to send out boat to make further
search. He declined to do So In the morning they
discovered life boat from the Norwegian bark row.
ing about the burning steamer, and Mr.. Berry thinks
it quite probable that some of the passengers may
have been saved in her.