, 1877-11-26
Fifteen Miles Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Road Ten Feet Under
Water.
The Potomac River at the High
est Mark Reached Since
1852.
Enormous Damage to Property, hut
No Loss Of Life.
DEATH.
THE DEAD AND THE QUICK,
ADDITIONAL FACTS AND BrEcutATtoNs.

THE DEAD AND THE QUICK.
ADDITIONAL FACTS AND srEcutA1loNs.
sptctal HtspatcA.o Tae caicaao Tribune.
WABnINaTon, u. G., Nov. a5.-Tl,cro hare
been numerous dispatches received during tho
dpy by tho Secretary Of tho Navy from tho
signal officers and other persons instrumental
in fayine tho scameu ahtpwrcckcd OIL the
Huron. No reai official reports Of tho cauaes
of tho disaster aro expected before tomorrow,
by which ti1,o tho subordinate officers who hayo
survived nrc expected to reach Norfolk by the
way Of tho Interior Canal. Prlyato dispatches
received By tho friends Of eomc Of tho officers
lcavo the Inference that tho new compound
engines were disabled; that tho Commander,
tr,lstipg to his engines, rms running too
near tho coast, in View OF tho violent
gale; that, being compelled to take
to tho sails, Il was not possible To avoid being
Gust on the coast; that, obaorving the danger,
attempts wcso madu to anchor Without SUCCESS,
Or II successful, tho anchor-chRins parted in tho
terrific blow, aud that then tuore was no help
for ,eship.
THE COMMANDER AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
erem to have been swept overheard. When tho
vessel struck tho breakers tho boats were all
washed nway from their dayts savc one. and
Tint one, being manned, Immediately swampcd.
The persons sRycd had no assistance until they
reached tho bFUaker8, where The fishermen seat.
tered along tho ahorc; BY means OF lines attached
to the botlics Of some Of their number rushed
In and helped many Of thc poor strugGcrs NJ
they Ncro nbout to sink from exhaustion. II
was only tho strongest who Tcro thrown into
tho water. and tho most skilitul swimmers who
survived. Tho surf Is reported to hare been
unprecedented for cyen that rough coast.
Those familiar with the COAT say TINT ltis
MARVEL THAT EVEN rNiHrr MIN
| mad tho strength to keep themselves altvo In
! that water. OF tho officers lost tue only one
from tho Weat was Master JAMES Wight, who
was appointed from Bay City. Mich. alost Of
! the officers wcro known hero from having beon
On duty hero last summer during tue riots.
I.icut. Palmer, who WRs loat, WAS appointed by
Lincoln, aud was brother Of tho young lady
who was to havo been married this week to
Mr.. Charles Adams, Of tue British Legation.
| The survivors sre expected to reach Norfolk on
| = steamer chartered to come through the
Aibcmarte d Chesapeake Canal through tho
Dismal Swamp. This canal Is available lor yes
scls drawing eight feet OF water.
| TIM wtiiks DOWN.
Further details from the survivors Of the
Huron who aro expected 10 arrive 1t Norfoll
tonight cannot be obtained, "a tho wircs sro al
down. The latest report from the signal ohlce
stationed near tho wreck wlll be received d
midnight aud given to tho Associated p1cas
The signal officer will then ba relieved, belni
worn out from constant service atnco yesterda,
morning The Chief Signal OdlceE saJs tn
merchant marine observes tho danger signals
but tho Navy Department pays no attention t.
them. 1t u evident TINT somebody Il responsl
bic for ordering the ship to Yea In the faee 0
| dspges Signals.