, 1877-11-27
n.
Its Survivors Reach a Point
Not Bun by Signal
Officers.
Consequent Transmission Of
Anxious|y Expected
News.
Thrilling Recital Of Lucieu
Young, m 0fIlcor Of tho
Huron.
Calnness and Stoicisn OF
the Men After the
Shock.
A Quiet Huddling Together to Re-
sist the Seas and Keep
Warm.
Young's Launch Of the Rub.
ber Raft and It's Eli
ta1lg1ement.
Small Confidence Of the Crew
in His Desperate
Project.
A Companion Secured...Theif
Terrible Voyage to
Shore.
No Diminution Of the Death.Roll-.-
One Hundred and Five
Victims.
Small Confidence of the Creu
in His Desperate
Project.
A Companion Secured...Theif
Terrible Voyage to
Shore.
No Diminution Of the Death.Roll-.-
One Hundred and Five
Victims.

INQUIRY


Sotesas Dtspatch to TIT Chicago Tribune.
WAsuIsaTos, D. G., NOV. 26.-A payai Court
Of Inquiry will be ordered to ascertalu tho
causes Of the loss Of tho Huron. Tho fact TINT
the vessel saEfcd In the face Of tho ttaugcr Of
signals Ia established. There was no necessity
for 1t, as tho vcssoi was to havo put In for scY.
cral days at Port 1loya1, and to have proceeded
thence to Tho West Indies on leisurely cruise.
Tho 1fuson also, had been recently oycthaulet,
md has undergone extensive repairs In the Brook
lyn Nayy Yard. Her scagoing qualities siaca
that tlnc haa not been properly tested. The onlJ
tsials l,ss1 been In smooth Water, and wcre nad
cquatc to provo her ability to Withstand tn
strain md wrcnchlng Of violent tempest. 1fa
construction was such, too, TINT the moment sha
struck she would certainly 60 to pieces, as tho
thin iron plates
WOULD ACT LIRE SHEARS
to cut tho bolts which alone Eieytctl tho shfp to
gethcr. There seems to bo no satisfactory &.
planationof tho fact that tho Huron, IN Iron ship
only three yearso1l, needed to undergo extensive
ropairs Within 80 short q period. Her tint
propeller scclns to have been worthless, and
tho masts uro said to hayo been rotten. It ap-
peArs also that the machinery Was unablo to
keep hcr OF tho coast. Tho compound engines
nre said nGvcr 10 havo worked we'll. Hhe was
slow and imperfect IN answering her holm.
Her scrlbipE.rim was Of little use Ia tlmn Of
danger on accouut Of the various opstructious
ou her dock. It u certain that tho machluery
Eave out.
coxMoDoRH AMAZON,
on being asked for his optnlon Of tho action Of
tho commander Of tho Huron In going to sea
when thu danRer.stgnais Of tho Hisual-Scrvico
Bureau were 1yiug, did not think tile officers Of
tho vessel wcro censurabIc; TINT tho signals
were up sometimes for days, and they wcro a. ,
often displayed for gales blowing oil tho coast
Us for tho most dangerous noftheasterly gales,
aud that tho officers, doubtless, considered their
vessel able to wcathcr tho storm. There wasno
reason for hurry. had the officers consdercdlt Il
dangerous to put to SEA.
Tho mission Of tie Huron was to survey the
south coast Of tue Island Of Cuba, and weeks
aplay coula hays damaged nobody. Notufosma-
tou as to the cause of tho dsaaser lad been re-
ccived at the Navy Department this afternoon,
but ths surviving officers are expected there To-
night
1In. 8. !. KIMuALi,
Chief Of tho Aeveuue Murine Service, which
comprehends tho li7e-saytng SERVICE gives tho
following reason why aid was not extended to
tho drowning men on tho Huron: "0ur
stattons III tho Sixth District, which
comprises tho coasts Of Vlrgtnta and
North Carolina, from Cape Heury to
Capo Hatteras, arc not yet manned, md are not
to bc put In operation until the lat dny OF De-
ccmbcr. Ths reason why they aro not manned
earlier Ia tho year Is that the funds appropri-
by Congress- arc not sufficient to allow It. The
aiuount nlaced at tha Jtsnos.1 Of Tim secrcta,y
~ az, r....,,,- ~. .,,, 1tf. ..,...IS. ~.
~ 'no A'e"s".5 tos tao oA1osAsN!1 sess1co uat
INF Eho present nscat year u *!4b,u0Os out u
which the actual expcn8cA OF tho stations main
taiued amounts to 31A.OlQ, leaving 81. .OG0 for
etncrconcloe -
ot1 t1hHH t.iinvt,, i,ta-o,ox. ,r... ,... IA.
stais ~ .i'n Wn.sv naaawtr, t1 VI ~ ~
It,-o. ~ nrtIi o sops, t;sat y. ~ ~ ~
nnrc farnrnt1o ri"y - s'.s ~ .'s..
+..t"naj ~ rsato, ~" ~ " "au ssasst tua! ~
Na..1 M.no ~ p"" oo' sonaec's" WILL 1"o
A'"'' ~"
f,,,t,, =, An ns.. .. 1AsLsIs
Ntte4 - luz .Vutcaq VI CONSTRUCTION 9na he-
r,s' nase ,ss no reason TO believe that sae ths
Mat1n! !s1a!,N! W. hot wei constructed. lhe iron
Rlet'oR III, q 'ho sn'p has been regarded - henry
a.. ai@,. sf1p u aef tonnage, II belas Avs.
e.gasms sls aam,.9'x q 90 lneh tnisk. ouf officers
ag ksneIally o. tao opinion that, a. war Vee-
1 &C., ane q was uot e. %ci adapted. put % yGsse!
Eo.R ~, - ssa AUG WA stSohges tha1 many others
III LUG n8et*"
Mr.. WILLIAM II. suocK.
Englncer.in,C Chtof Of tho Navy Department,
says OF this Husont "up to tho time she VIVA
repaired last month she was rather slow, Her
maximum speed had not exceeded eight knots.
She was ordered to New York ala dockcd,
I. t..kA.