New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-28
Naval Movements.
DEATH OF ACTING MASTER KEMPToS,

DEATH OF ACTING MASTER KEMPToN, I. s. n:
The only one of the Navy officers who entered
Fort Fisher with Gen. Curtis in tina. desperate assault
and was recommended for promotion for hs gail,nt
conduct was drowned near Baltimore last Thursday
while doing his duty On the United states lhDoss
Santiago do Cubs. II appears that heavy squai4
struck tbe vessel while Mr. Sas W. Kempton. Acting
Masters Mate was assisting 10 take in the msinsali
the oew OF the eayy sheet which was napping Nioehty
in the heavy wind kaoch ed him overheard ard nonl1S
Of him after the most ygalt seaf.H, aay
Santiago de Cuba Is now at Baltimore taxing IN eoa-
The following is d list Of her officers:
Cap,an o. : Gibson; Lieutenant y II Farquhtr Ac,ins
p"s i.snt surgeon o. :. Obery Assistant Surgeon y
d. Murphy; A.is,sut PeymaseT, a. > nanny Ac'hs hhl
.seoaa A.,.ant Fnsia.er. G. 4 Weaver r. +. adeyi
acting Third Assistant Engueer George b5rnac ,9sepr
Atm Cuuner John w Irwin Acting Masters Mates, p q
Tnney Richard Lyons r. 3 Sheppard Captains era We
;. Ghsson,jr -, 81
LAUNCH or THB SCREW GUNBoAT FORTUNE.
The United States screw gunbOat Fortune,
whose keel was laid in the early part Of ls,4. "aa
launched on Saturday forenoon from the yard OF James
1etlow, Boston, amid Large eoneourse OF Spectators
She will carry two guns, and Is $50 tuns capacity
DONATION TO THE HEROES OF THE kBARsARGB-
The officers and crew of the United State3
steamer kearsarge are the recipients OF speDdif
DONATION in the OF s2500OQ from tie merchants.
underwriters and Others OF tns cy, ior ,ner x1.s
bama OF this sum. Capt. John \. Winsow WIZ
receive $1,000; Lieut.. Commander Thornton 81 w
Surgeon
aa others proportion 10 their rank, while the crew
will receive ahont $40 apiece.
TIE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE ARIZONA.
Ii is asccrtaned that nearly all hands OF!
board of the Inflated L. = steamer Arizona, destroyea
by fire are saved The flames were discovered IN
closet which increased with such rapduy tha, the en-
gineors were compelled To make preclptate rereM.
Tho vessel became cable and the boats "eie
low cred and soon filed witt the officers and crew.
Three OF the lost, iwo being drowned Wills
Alternating 90 swim the shore and the other perishet
in the asmes The following is list Of the officers or
the ArizOna: -
Lient Com George Brown; Acting Masters y. 4 TeTres
A Muller; Acns Engineers James lgo, A. :. Gibson l.
NJ l. Christie; Assistant Surgeon, C. l.. Green Acung ~
an Psymastcr. George Is. Tupp; Second Assistant Enss
ne,r. John Bostwick J. d. Ford, VI. w Math.r, w n
ReieAenback: Acting Master Mates j. H. Fray L fioeaS
Loon de- " ole. W. \. Prescott
ARRIVAL OF THE UNITED STATES sTEANhS
MASSACHU SETS. /.
This vessel arrived IRON Charleston, A. Phha-
delphis Sunday morning, bringing 80 officers uist
charged and inv Aid sailors In coming out OF 'hAs.
ton Harbor she struck on torpedo without siSsinhs
injury. II supposed there are great number hcssJ
ing IN the larbor the steamer Bib expodsd ono.
The following passengers on board OF the hh"a
cLnsctts - - -
commander J. B Creighton, Ieu'..Co A. ,. 'r ss'N
Acting Volunteer Lieut. Edward tavendy. Acting NAss
Thomas Moor. q. Richmond aud II. r. Wyatt, A'urifps
.igns H. Miller Thoma. Harvey g., smith. Actin. rln}
,sstIut ln.ineers r. MlTesy md - Harris Acnng lssS
Assistant Engnrefs W. f. Henderson aud James iletei
,c,inr second Resistant Enc neer William H. keiy trins
Masters Mates, ". y Ninect, r. III bbsrd-rilo' "s''''