Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
A. TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER.
Wreck OF the United states war Vessel
Huron on the North Carolina Coast
One Hundred Lives Lost.


wreck OF the United states War Vessel
Huron on the North Carolina Coast
One Hundred Lives Lost.
A terrible disaster was reported on
the oath in the stranding of the U. s.
man-of-war vessel Huron on the North
Carolina coast, just north of Cape Hat
teras. She had been out from Fortress
Monroe only about twelve hours when
the disaster occurred and was destined
for Havana There were 1876 persons on
board the Huron and but thirty men
and four officers escaped. The dis
patches give the particulars:
KITTY HAWK, N. c., Nov. "a.
United States man-of-war steamer Huron
struck two miles north of No. station at :30
this morning with her foremast ana maln-top-
mast gone. Tie steamer Is a total wreck As
sstance is needed Immediately, as the sea is
breaking over her, and several have already
washed ashore drowned.
NORFOLK Va, Nov. q.
As soon as news reached here that the Huron
was ashore. the wreclSing steamer ResOlute
was dispatched, and Rear-Admiral Treuehard
sent the y. =. steamer Swatora and the tug
Fortune to the scene of the wreck. The storm
ragged all last night along the coast, the wind
blowing about seventy miles an hour Storm
signals have been flying for the past three
days.
The Huron was built at Chester, Pa, and
was first chrstened the Alliance, but was aft
erward named the Huron. She was third
rate screw, 54l tons, and when she went
ashore had a crew of 119 men and Is Off
GERS. She carried four guns and was schooner
rugged.
The theory of those well acquainted with
the coast is that the Huron got caught in the
height of the gale, and while trying to hold on,
head to the wind, her machinery gave way,
her sails were useless, and she drifted ashore.
1t appears that there was no assistance rem
dered from the shore, the life-saving stations
not having been manned.
The L. s. steamer Powhattan has left Fort
ress Monroe for the scene of the wreck.
MIDNIGHT.-The steamer ChOwan left this
evening with stores and men for the relief of
the survivors of the Huron.
Ensign Young senior surviving officer is al
Nag's Head, n. c., and confirms the report
that thirty men and four officers were all that
were saved. He says no assistance could be
given from shore.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a.
Secretary Thompson has taken measures for
the promptest assistance to be given to the
saved He has sent a steamer To the scene of
the wreck by way of canal from Norfolk, in
addition to other vessels dispatched, in
| hopes that some may be picked up. The Secre-
| tary has also teegraphed to the signal OBJ
! server at Kitty Hawk to use every possible eX-
ertion to relieve the saved to employ mes
sengers and send them up to Norfolk and get
the people to take every care of them.
| The following is a correct list of officers of
| the Huron: Commander, George p Ryan;
| Lieutenants, $. o. Simons and l.. G.. Palmer;
| Masters, A. NJ. p Conway, H. r. Tyler and
| W. $. French; Ensigns, Lucien Young and
| f. w. Danvers Surgeon, q. ). Colbreth;
| Passed Assistant Paymaster, Cary n. Saunders;
| Chief-Engineer, f. NJ Olson; Assistant-En-
| gineer, r. q. Denig; Captains Clerk, j. Del
! Calvin Cadet Engineers, f. T. Warburton
and f. NJ LOOMS; Draughtsman, John j.
! Evans.
! The life-saving station nearest the point
! where the Huron went ashore, and some dis
tance sonth of Kitty Hawk, is not yet ordered
into active service, and it is intimated because
of scarcity of appropriations for that branch
| of the service. 1t viii commence operations
the lst of December.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
| The Navy Department has compiled the fol-
lowing list of the saved of the Huron wreck;
Offers -Maste1Conway. Ensign Young, Cadet
| Engineer Warburton, and Assistant Engineer
| Denig. Cre'0-Pat Kane, ordinary sailor; Mi
chael Trainor, Captain; Joseph Murphy, ship 5
cook; William Ntzhugh, ordinary sailor; Michael
| Kennedy, landsman; Frank Watts, frst-class
fireman; Peter Duffy, fireman. Fred Hoffman,
| ordinary sailor; W. ID. Houseman, carpenter;
Robert Simpson, l., landsman; Michael Dnrkin,
| ODonnell, ordinary. sailor; Aug. Lindgrest,
cOxswain; Joseph Robinson, Dan Denoy, Harry
/ IN. "
John h. Holland, Thomas Carley, Joseph Hynes,
! Frank Wallace, Dennis Deary, Edward Trainor,
Samuel Clark, William Brooks Harry Every,
Daniel Bergan, Frank May, Patrick Kane, NJ. @.
! ChiHey William Dubois, Pinner, Areneberg.
| The last five are probably marines, although
there are two Robinsons on the rolls of the YES
sci.
The cause of the disaster was thick weather
and fresh gale directly on shore The
! steamer struck about 80 a. m. The boats
| were washed from the boat davits. The first
| cutter was swamped about ten minutes later.
Lieut.. Palmer was drowned about the same
time as the Captain. The living saved them
| selves by swimming ashore. There was no aid
from the shore Except when near the beach.
The Signal Service observer at the scene of
| the wreck reports at 5;25 this evening: The
surf boat of the wrecking steamer b. ~ j,
Baker, in attempting to land was swamped
with nine men on board, James 5. Ykson,
stephen Bell, Dennis Mccoy Willis Walker
and Capt. j. j. Guthrie The paymaster of
the life-saving service was lost
NORFOLK, Nov. ..
The signal wire to Kitty Hawk is in a
wretched condition, and all kilograms have to
be relayedat Cape Henry. The manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office here to-
day offered to send two first-class operators to
Cape Henry to expedite news and give to the
people through the Associated Press all par
ticulars in connection with the disaster, but
his offer was declined by the Chief Signal Of
hcer at Washington. The boat Chowan ar
rived at Nag's Head and furnished food and
clothing to the survivors.
KITTY HAWK, Nov. 25-6 p. m.
The Huron has broken up to-day and only 4
fragment lies submerged within 200 yards OF
the shore Eight bodies only were washed
ashore. Four bodies can be seen lashed tC
the bowsprit. No bodies of officers can be
found. The Captain of schooner says he
saw the Huron on Friday at four o'clock p. m
heading east-northeast with all her fore and
} aft sails set, the wind blowing furiously from
the southeast This was the last seen or heard
of the vessel until she was reported ashore
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