, 1877-11-25
togetber SUI pply OF clothing food, and n:edi,
cine, and sent them on the tu9 ChoWas, IN
charge Of surgeon, yia the Albemaric anu
Chesapeake Canal, to Nags Heat, "hefe luz
survivors u0X are.


HISTORICAL.
SKETCH OF TIE LIrFATED VESSEL
oneciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 24.-The de5truc-
ton OF the United States war-stcamstlp huron
off Cape Hatteras this morning has cast great
gloom over this city. Many Of the officers were
from here, and all Of them we're fayorabiy
known. The Huron was built in 1915 by john
Roach at Chester, Pa, anil is said to have ocen
one Of the best vessels OF her class III lAc
service. She was one Of the ten sloops-ol-
war constructed under Secretary Kooesohs
administration. There are some who say tnat
the vessel was not scaworthy. The prcponder-
ancc Of opinion, however, is that it was
NO CORRECT DETAILS
of tho cause OF this disaster have reached here.
Naval engineers arc Of the opinion that
the engines must have given ont
or the ruudcr become useless, SO that
nothing could prevent the gale from IRVING .
the vessel upon the breakers. II appears .ilai
the sails were useless, as the masts we're carrleu
away The latest dispatch says that iour it onl- Oh!
ccrs and thirty men have been saved. Inc us
patch is not clear whether Capt. Ryan, tue COM
1nantl;ne officer, is among the saved.
Tic Huron was mn IRON VESSEL u lilly f-touA
tons. and cost $J61, OH.
Sue CARRIED FOUR GUNS,
among them one sixty.four pounder, ana % was
scheduled at Il speed Of ten and hall Knots.
The last report Of tho Secretary Of the Navy
iron, with full steam power in com ON
mission and OF good report Re,
nairs we're made upon it in 1876 anu
the vessel should have been in perfect order: :
The history If the Huron since she has been
commissioned is in substance TINS:
first at Norfolk. Dec. Ii, 1875, aud i'll the sprng
was ordered to Hampton Roads. In March size
went to Port Royal, aud in April to
yera Cruz. She wa, employea; hoyse;oo in caa tnf
Gulf for SONG dngt tune cafrS of tst year
sic was stationed at Portsmouth and on tn the
New England coast twice. Since then the
Huron has been one OF the North Atlantic
SQUADRON, and had started Yesterday to E,akc
cruize in the West hc 1ndS; ann yar
during the strike. She had new olaug
nut in her propeller this summer, ana
subsequently, took trial-trip up the tlua
sou. Within Il few weeks there has oceh
aud the report received ut the Department Rro- Pr
nounce.l everything ii, good conts1tion, lhc
Huron lift ller station in Hampton Roads yes
tcrJay under pcreuptory orders 1rom Adm'ra'
Trcnc!lard III command OF the squaorfa.to !e3te
Immediately. No reason is known Tor =, th's
or,1rr Iler destination was f{a:ana, the West
Indies, and tie Gulf. Tho Cn!et Signal olieef
saws tonight that cautlonary signals nau oecf
d:s,aycd 1T the station in Hampton Noaos !of'
ty-eirht hours before the Huron left, anu that
\ nroncr observance Of these signals
WOULD HAVE PREVENTED
t,c vcsscl from running uto i terrible gale OIL
the fatrful Cane Hattcras. It. is the cxpcrienc.
Of The signal Oilc:r that while the merchant
marine Of thv country has thu grcatcst conii
dcncc in tho danger signals, tho Navy Depart
1ucnt seems to pay NO attention whatever K
| them. aud leaves ports at ai time, no matte
how serious tlic danger indicated by the slgllal
Scr:ice warnings:
ftThc engines Of the Huron were what arc know
| as the Navy compound engines. These engine;
were especially favored by Wood, late Catc1
| t1at n,auy of them break when danger comes
i large number of what arc know: rs s'1np
engines were converted into co'l'poun engine:
rnIcr the last Administration. Tic Swata7:
| tic first compound-eroine ship. made d sue
| ccssful cruise around the world.