The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-12-05

| both bee, "a duty to-day, swai
ing telegrams from near tn
scene Of the Huso.. wreck Except
ling brief telegra. received over
the wire belonging the Sisaa,
Serviee,thc Department 70 anad7ised
of anything further thar Il b. u Aao"i
edge of last night Secretary i aomp
son has been applied to from n 10y
quarters by friends Of the Huron
officers and crew for information, sad
has in all instances replied by giving
whatever news wss 10 bis possess
sion, and any encouragement that
was proper or possible with tie lights
that guide him. Hope is not dead
within the hearts Of many who, from
experiences N ship1reck- aud rom 3
ku sledgr ot The macy ssibilii,
Of escape thar attend such disasler-,
are coussrain. d 70 .A,nk that viters
ia addition TO toe uemcs nisuti ned
among the saved are ashore lower
dovn Gu the desoia.e aud barren
beach, and that s0me days may vet
elapse befure all tha, escaped NAV he
gathered up. The Huron had q good
complement of ships boa,s,' and it
is not improbable that others nav be
heard from
CAUsE-TDick @eather, fesn gale
directly uu shore. fore and al sails
set, reel foresad aad meinsaii carried
away, JO say oeut, the forestorm
stay ~aii struck bstNcea und 1850
A NJ; oOaLs washed from he b at
davis; lowered the Fl a. cut er Nnlcn
~ ampsd abput ten inmates lstef;
Lleu.enant Palmer wes dro9 oed
about the same ume tns Cap aiu = a.;
the hVIug saved themselves Oy -NIm-
ming ashUre except WBeu uear ne
beach; the mel-Uf sar PJa hai 40 aud
Swatars and the brig f rune are
anchored abreast II he ~reck Fsg
Communication VA opened Niih
them through the steamer H. j.
Baker. No assistance can be Tea-
dered from the steamer, as the surf il
sill very heavy Tue SURVIVORS SIll
go to Norfolk this evening.
THE SURVIVING OFFICERS
Secretary Thompson has telegraph
ed to the naval authorities at Nor
folk To send the surviving officers Of
The Huron 10 Washington They
will probably reach this city Tuesday
morning, when the Secretary will be
informed Of all the circumstances Of
the disaster Nothing directly from
any naval officer has YET reached the
Department with regard TO the wreck.
The report Of the names Of the lost
as given by the Signal Office con-
tain those OF j. NJ Wright, X W. 5.
French, E. w Looms, 1t tue Huron,
In addition to Others mentioned, and
of whom there Is already general
knowledge The three alluded to
particularly in tue above sentence
are in all probability Masters NJ.
Wright and W 5 French aud Cadet
Engineer L. A LJOmis There are
slight changes in The initials Of the
last two officers, but it Is thought at
the Department that they are un-
doubtedly those meant By the dis
patch. Tue steamer that left for
Kitty Hawk through the canal yes-
terday ought 10 reach NUrf1ik again
some time tonight This may not
be AZ an hour early enough to allow
communication with the Department,
so that such communications may
not be made until tomorrow. The
Secretary is sill receiving many tel
egrams from lrien0s Of those who
were on board the Huron, aud is bin
self as anxious for details as the
heavy hearts "a no address bin.
NORFOLK. Nov 25 The tugboat
Chowan, chartered yes erday even
lng by Captain rrux,an, IF be Navy
Y ara, has arrived at Nag's Head
aud furuIsned flOd aud ci thing 10
survivors rhe officer 10 charge Of
that boat telegrap0ed that be will
leave there thi- evening about I
o'clock for Norfolk, having oa b ard
Ihirty.iour survivors snd eisb dead
bodies They are expected " reach
here early Monday morning, wnen
Lhe long suspense viii be relieved
and all the fac known.
THE LOST VESSEL.
The Huron was an iron steam
screw vessel of the third raie, # j4l
ions. new measurement She CAT
ned four guns, and was about three
years old Since be was bull she
has been attached constantly to the
North Atleauc squadron.