The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-28
T H = NAVY Y.

HovzArozc, Is-rhs latest psws IRON the biockadlne
6ees 81 Cnriien trinss thsatsllGeoos q the sink
Ing OF the sloop Housaonc 90 the 18th Instant By
skS rsts torpedo Dawb The weasel was
struck under tho ssrboard quarter cSssng such large
hole that she SUNK 10 few minutes. carrying down with
her Ensign Hszlesos aud P. o. Muszy the CLERK Of ths
captain and three seaEnsn, whose Ha~s not yet
TRANSFERRED The Hsusasoaie built at the Boston Navy
Yard under the supsrnsendsncs Of Naval Constructor
L. HanscoM. and was very Gue vessel Of hcs class
She was launched In November 1862, and had besn
ployed almost exclusively on tho Charleston blockade
Tho following were her principal dimensions :-Leuyth
over ALL 1856 feet boans 80 feet dopth Of hold 10 fcst
10 inches. She was bark rggod, and was .
moderately fast boat under sail or steam
She was FIRST commanded By Captain VIM. r. Taylor OF
Rhode Island At the tme Of the accident she was com
manded by Captain w. Pickering. As There have been
considerable number OF changes In her list Of ofcers
the last ofncial list OF thom:-
CapGatn-C. w. Pickering.
Lisasnants-M. 8. stuyvesant, e. 7. Breveg
SurQc0n-S. II. Cones.
Assistant Paypaster-J. 8. wooson. .
Acting Mas.ers-J: Congdon, J. x. Crosby
ze;ms aass Ea -Ss'i, Boraman, i A. Bssaer,
A. Hartman, b F. Jacobs.
rgi..g,. q 5: albert second ssss:sa.. 2. A.
W. 0eddes, ). H. Harmeny. III
1oassain-H. r. Grace
Gstaner-B. Roberts.
This Is the attempt which has been made 10 d.
stroy this vessel the arst falling signay end sorpe
do vessel sinking through carelessness. The last
has proved sdccessiu and while the rebels may exHlt
over their achievements must chronicle the Of
Of our nest vessels. The Housatonio csrrsdswe pvsss
one an eevennch and the other hundred FOUNDER
rifle. and some six guns In broadsds
Tho following letter 10 from OF our special CORES
pondents board Of the Wabash vessel on the Same
station a. the Inflated Housatonc:-
UsrRD STATES STEAM FsioAra WAsAsH.l
Orr CHARLESTON, g. c., Feb. 10, 1884,
Last night, between the hours Of ten aaA. eleven.
O'Clock OF blockadng vessels made snash light
(which red). signal Of Distress and then, all a,
once we numerous lights moving insidoo the bar
and making directly for the place Of Distress The lights
wore tugboats We Immediately answered the signal.
BY the time We got through answering the signal We
perceived vessel right ahead We hailed her, and found
the Canandsigua She Immediately hailedus with
the distressing that the Housatono wassunk by
large torpedo 1t striking hcr under the starboar quar-
ter lifting her In tho air about TWO feet udsinkng her
In about eight minutes. The mon had just time
themselves leaving behind them oil their Clothing and
hsmmooks. am happy 10 say hurt except
tho captain who had an arm and leg frghtfuy frac-
turcd.
Tho torpedo vas owed out Of Beach Inlet by one Of the
rebel sogar boats. She was by the officer or the
deck. who thought II was log Of wood floating BY until
Il was close upon them whom the lookout fired at and
and smok-stack above water
Wo had boon warned by deserters OF the rebe seear
boats, but disbelieved them
SEMiNo. Z, Owe have letters from both officers and
Of the gunboat Seminole stationed OF Brazos bar,
stating thai. ali hands suffering terribly from the
sourvy. owing to want OF proper provisions and med
Tho fact is that by the tmc supply steamers
reach that locality they pretty well cleaned out BY
tho vessels 70 the northward. Tho Sanitary Com
mission would be glad to furnsh sailors with fresh
meat vegetables and medicines but Mr. Fox the Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy has set his face against the
Commission and will not Lot them enter squadrcus
Will not OF Consressnen take this ma.ter up
you expect Jack 10 ngh you must feed and take proper
Of him