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Steamboat Austria disaster

The Austria sank on September 13, 1858, in what was to be the worst maritime transatlantic steamer disaster of the 19th century, claiming the lifes of 449 passengers and crew. The Austria was launched into service by the Hamburg America Line on 23 June 1857. On 1 September 1857, the Austria sailed from Hamburg on her 3rd voyage to New York. 13 September 1857, about noon, in lat 45 01, lon 41 30, it was decided to fumigate the steerage by dipping a red-hot chain into a bucket of tar; the chain became too hot for the boatswain to hold, and he dropped it on the deck, which immediately burst into flame; although the ship was traveling only at half speed it was impossible to stop the engines as the engine crew had become asphyxiated, and when the helmsman abandoned the wheel, the ship swung into the wind, spreading the flames down the length of the ship. Flames raced through the mahogany veneer and varnished bulkheads. Passengers jumped into the ocean. A passing ship rescued most survivors; another picked up more the next morning. As the blackened hulk was left to sink, 65 of 538 passengers survived. The captain was F. A. Heydtmann.

References

- [http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-au.htm#austria1857 Palmer List of Merchant Vessels]
- [http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/SSAustria.html Narrative of a survivor]
- [http://specials.tribstar.com/hulman/COMING/COMING4.HTML Hulman Dynasty site]
- [http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/migrate02.htm Illustrated London News, Emigration Reports]

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