The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

panelling. Near tho stern OF the snip heavy
The ' water }er W a Willie, We both rceained the
sn sns a%d Would ss nd sp to @ He
thrown over agaln, and Williams was hurled
thrown on my back. When we came up again
i WIS IN rather STU water. swan and pushed
md stood up .qnd looked around. He said
ahead. which proved &c, be the, tolegraph
poles on shore. | told him we'd steer for
them. We caps i7od twice moro. and. before W.
knew it. we, were on tho beach. Itold him to
to % sond V of S To the ship We landed about three
quarters of mile up the bench from the wreck.
Found two men in the surf. but too weak to get
in. | then run to the first house l
saw dor, ES, found Po SoocR Gnc in Il start
ten or fifteen persons from the shore standing
opposite the wreck look king at it, / told them -
go further w the ''""' .nd ~ !. ali the; could 10
save '@. '+.. men. RS thcy appeared 70 be landing
up there. whore they were cntfl-,. ~ 'ne s'Io,E ;
current running NJ the coast. We puii-,, -.
several more men. laskcdthe inhahitnnts wheie
seven miles up the beach and the other four miles
down tho bench, saw man on horseback.
and to telegraph TO Washington for nss stance
to the wreck. This wns about A. NJ i then
sHw Sv Mr. conway who had ianded' car asked
not there. They told mo that the, life
crew. thirteen. were at Roanoke Island.
up tho ear. They said that it was locked
up in the station and they were. afraid afraid
would come with mo would break open the
door and get II out Five of them volunteered
70 GO asked them If they saw our sienals, ana
walked and ran down the beach with these
men TO the station. l found no one there, but
pr" proved S To- be tRa tRat u sHcrr BrnEey Of Dare
county. broke open the door. got the mortar
and lines. hrokc, OPEN 2 locker and found pow
up in his team but when | got back 20 the scene
ofthe wreck all the masts of the Huron were
sqs' wSa about Sma II Qae shsr n BTnElcy R ihcn
kindly invited us all to his house. The officers
accepted the invitation. and the men we're pro
blankets and clothing. The Sherif then. with
his teams. went up the beach. and was all night
TO Admiral Trenchard at Hampton Roads, for
was signed 10y Muster ". =. Conway |
Signal Oflcer in Washington stating that four
officers and thirty men we're saved, and that the
OF the men reported two men-of-war and u
wreckins steamer IN the oiiing We went in
attention OF the ships with a large blue
flag. but could not. Then / went up TO
tho point opposite the wreck and found
wrecking steamer. | took his fiag and
sgnallcd to them tho names Of the officers
what W. should do with the eight dead men Wa
had. They answered. Wait moment and We
will communicate with the Admiral' Shortly
aiterward the flagship powhatan and the For
tune started up the beach and disappeared.
The Swatara tried TO signal 10 Us. but without
glasses could not read it,
RELIEF FROM NORFOLK.
At o'clock relief party under command "
Lieut.. T.. W. Watson. arrived from Go-port
Navy Yard with surgeon George Arthur. stores.
q. the saved. ana the bodies 81 the dead;
taken To- Norfolk. The marine battalion. one
hundred and twenty strong. under command of
and buried tho recovered bodies Of the
Dcning is lying at the hospital painfully in
Jurcd, Young. Warburton and Conway start
for Washington tonight by order Of the Sccrc-
tary Of the Navy The swatara i now lying on
the wreck 10 recover bodies. The POwhatan
and Fortune LETT the scene of the wreck yester-
day, and are now in Hampton Roads.
The scene NJ the wreck was thrilling one (:
there was large collection OF natives Of both
sexes. Boats. spars, and pieces OF the wreck
shore II part Of the bow OF the Huron was seen.
Three dead men were lashed TO II. one entirely
naked. Around the wrs'k suat-. rore7, and
debris were gathered. Tho Swatara. Powhatnn
and tho wrrrklng steamer Baker We're
lying about two miles out Owing To heavy
seas they were unable to render as-istan -.
The dead bodies were piled IN a fish house.
Tho Huron appeared Ia br III twenty feet Of
water Everything was swept away but the
low-prit. pointing upward ut n sharp angle.
What j. lcit oi the hun is buried in the sand.
The sea is too high togo near It To rut away the
three bodies. The officers and men gathered
on the beach were more OF less injured anu
naked.
Asaqmqn named can wont crazv. AMI was
eontrol"l with great dni'utyiY % h- conrad s.
The nIru behaved cailnut. y. and ruieaNorrl To-
a--i-i i,.ir comrades az NJ rl-N of iH,lr own
lives, The surf buut ol tar wre King -f Nnwer.
attempting to land uin" mon, WAS -Wtmped.
and all i.dl 70 swim for Their lives, lN Wrr'
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