The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-12-05
MOURN FOR THE DEAD.
LOSS OF THE MAN-OF-WAR
HURON.

LOSS OF THE MAN-OF-WAB
HURON.
SHE GOES DOWN THE GALE OF SAT
URDAY-ovER ONE HUNDRED LIVES
LosT-DETAILs OF THE DISASTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a
Information has just been received
here of the loss of the United States
steam sloop Of xar-Huron, Com
mander George p. Ryan, command
ing. The intelligence is conveyed
over the wires of the Signal Service
from Kitty Hawk, and the details are
very meagre The Huron struck two
miles north of Life Station No. I at
1:30 A. NJ this morning. and has be-
come total wreck, aud of her crew
of l35 men only thirty were saved.
All the others have perisbed. among
them Commander Ryan, Lieutenants
Simons and Palmer, Masters Con.
way, Tyler and French; Ensign
Danner, Surgeon Calbretb, Psymas-
ter Sanders, Chief Engineer Olson
ard Cadet Engineer Loomis.
8 p. M.-Surfmen just returned
and report that the Huron has gone
to pieces. Thirty saved. All the
others perished. No assistance rem
dered.
SOME DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a
The loss of the steamer Huron was
not generally known in this city un-
I'll somewhat late in the afternoon,
aud as consequence there were very
few, if any, inquiries made at the
Navy Department by friends and re-
latives of those on board for details
of the calamity or information as to
who had been lost or saved, but to-
night there is every indication Of the
intense anxiety which is felt in this
city over the great disaster in the
repeated inquiries of naval officers and
others at the telegraph offices, the
signal Office and at the newspaper
Offices for the latest reportS iro'n Tue
survivors. and for details of 'ne
wreck. From the list Of names az
ready received at the signal office oi
those saved. and which contains t'e
name Of only one line officer. that o.
Ensign Lucien Young, naval officers.
who have been eagerly discussing
every possible point that might he
advanced with reference to the cir
are inclined to the opiuion
that only one boat from the Huron.
which under naval rules would he
under command of q line officer. snc-
reedpd in reaching the shore 9th
ers undoubtedly who were not in this
boat were thrown upon the beach. in
such An exhansted condition az to
prevent their resuscits.ion Ofc,urse.
nm to This time there is no ground
for anv clear assertions Of such Incl
dents. but in conversations among
naval officers the ideas are advanced
as no. improbable. As to what rem
1ered the steamer 40 helpless "a to
drift upon the dangerous shoals. no
nne just now can satisfy himself with |
snv theory. though several believe |
tha. her engines must have broken
DOWN. thus leaving the shin absolute
" helpless in the face of the raging |
storm that she encountered on the |
of the trip down the
coast Bnt for this. it is impossible |
% conclude any opinion as to what
brought ber into such terrible danger. !
With ber engines thorough in strength
and in absolutely perfect working or
Ter she would, it is thought, have
1ad no trouble in steering her way
lown the coast. The Huron, it is
ntimated. went to sea while danger
signals were displayed at Norfolk and
Cape Hatteras, and that they Tad
been uD some time before she started
,ut. 1t is remembered by naval Off
,ers that even during the war, when
he entire Southern coast, and the
most dangerous portions of it we're
guarded by United States blockading
'essels, that very many of them, and
Tessels not built with the same
strength and firmness as the Huron,
ode out some Of the heaviest gales
hat are recorded along the Atlantic
.oast. If the Huron's engines broke
lown she would of sheer necessity
rave dropped her anchor, and this is
bought by some naval officers. She
did do, but the cable being
lnsble to stand the strain must have
parted, with the awful result that the
elegrspn from Kitty Hawk publishes.
These theories are presented only for
he purpose of indicating the views
hat force themselves upon the minds
If several who without q 6gment of
olid ground for their reasons never
heless consider them in the absence
If any information as to causes and
Incidents impelled to such beliefs.
The fate of the unfortunate Captain
md the officers and crew of the Hur-
IN is sadly discussed throughout the
:ity. The officers were nearly every
me of them well known, and were
III regarded in every particular as
'apable aud energetic navigstors and
eamen.
DETAILS OF THE LAST CRUISE
ire on record at the Navy Department
lerc. She was at Port Royal on the
Ith of December, 1876, and on March
Sth, following. proceeded on cruise
o the north coast OF South America,
ouching at several points, and was
If Venezuela for some time On the
5th of June she arrived at Aspin-
vail, and afterwards she visited Key
Nest, and was in this city AT the
ime of the labor riots. On August
9Th she sailed tor Hampton Roads.
nd left on the 18th of that month for
Sew York When she started from
Fortress Monroe yesterday morning
'he was en- route for the West In
lies on duty connected with tele-
graphic longitude and general cruis-