The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-28

Of the drowned fast as thcy come ashore and tax
ms care OF and forwarding them rapidly possible
to this point This expedition was organized by W.
!. Truxton, acting commandant OF the yard, In re-
Spouse to the following order from tho Hon. Secretary
ofthe Navy
NAVY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON Nov. 81 1877.
To CoMxASDAxr NAVY YARD. Portsmouth,, Vat
Send tug or some suitable vessel by canal 10 tho
wreck OF the Huron with sufficient number Of marines
and scamsn 10 charge Of or two officers with pro-
visions and camp cquipage und other necessares, 10
remain for tho present and watch up ana down the
found One or two Of tho Huron's men might go to
Identity the bodies Reports to be sent by telegraph
through any signal station.
r. w.fHOMPsON, Secretary OF tho Navy.
WELL EQUIPPED EXPEDITION.
Tho steamer Virginia chartered to traverse the
North Carolina inside Sound route and the expedition
was placed under the command oil Command Green,
United States Navy. aud consisted OF party OF
rnes and sailors under the charge OF First Lieutenant
Harrington, OF tho Marine corps Surgeon George
Arthur. Of the receiving ship Frankln, and six
viving sailors Of tho Huron have been to Identity
the bodies. The expedition Is amply provisioned with
stores and camp equipage and orders arc remain
on the beach for month. They will be quaricred in
some Of the outbuiidings Of the hotel The main
establishment being popular summer resort Is not
provided with 1replaces heating apparatus, hence
the party will have and the men another,
sufficiently large 1t IL the general opinion that It
will be several days before the heavy surf goes down
SO that the wreck can DO visited.
SEARCH BODIES TO THE NORTH
The remains ofth Inflated Huron have either been
dispersed by the fury OF the waves the ship has
sanded up. Comparing the Huron with the San ia
cinto. that tho latter only sanded up nnc feet In
long season and after much bad weather, the theory
aud appears be sound Is that the bodies OF those
that persisted drfed far 10 tho north Of the spot
where the ship struck. Hence thorc will DO keen
and ANXIOUS lookout kept from Nag's Head TO the
capes OF Virginia Whom the HERALD reporter reached
the scene Sunday at one =. ~. the undertow was
30 strong that man could not be trusted over his
ankles In the water without II limo attached to
him, and the current was setting up along the
coast toward Cape Henry with great velocity Hence
the conclusion that the bodies OF dead especially
those Of men who, when living. had PROV dcd them
selves with life preservers have been borno away
ward tho north.
f TOKENS WASHED ASHORE.
Among the mournful TOKENS that have come ashore
are fragments Of the bureau OF PayEastcr Saunders
aud Chief Engineer Olson. In addition photographs
have been found here and there. Tho Masonic apron
OF chief Engineer Olson washed ashore and has been
sent 10 this city.
..-.,-, MAsTER CONWAY AND HIS DOG.
Master W. T. Conway, Of tho Huron, had very val
liable Russian bloodhound on board He threw tho
animal overheard and followed himself Both master
and dog were saved, but tho hound very singuiarly
did not put in appearance for twelve hours after
ward
scRvIvoR RUNS AWAY
The painter Of the ship, who was among the saved
deserted before the survivors made their way to Nor
folk. He enlisted In New York two months ago, but
expressed himself having had enough Of the navy
ANXIOUS FRIENDS
Quito largo throng OF the relatives and friends Of
the officers aud sailors who persisted here seeking
information of tho Inflated party. Some OF them
absolutely frantic and taking every direction to
reach the beach, the brother OF Paymuster Saunders
and others going Elizabeth City, nfty miles distant
from the WRECK hoping to got TO the beach In SAIL
boats
Captain +. ~ Stoddard superintendent Of tho Baker
wrocking firm, received authority from Washington
Hawk ana tho lie saving to the bodies
and vaiuables on the wreck and will try TO re-
cover tho bodies tomorrow, II possible.
There scarcely room for doubling the fact that u
the he saving crew had boon 1T It's post hardly man
on the Huron would have lost his ltc.
ANOTHER BODY nRCovERfD-THE SURVIVING
OFFICERS OF THE HURON AT THE NAVY DE-
FER wARBURToN
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON Nov. q, 1871
In accordance with the orders of tho Secretary OF
the Navy tho surviving officers Of the Huron with the
exception OF Assistant Engineer Denig reported at
the Navy Department this afternoon. On the return
OF Secretary Thompson from tho Cabinet meeting
no held q private consultation with Master W.
r. Conway. Ensgn L. Young and Cadet Engineer
warburton, as 10 the cause OF tho disaster. Not
single fact ELECTED by tho Secretary that the OIL
ccrs had not fully narrated In their Interviews pub
shed in the HERALD to- day. the Secretary said that
his object merely TO obtain officially. for the nfor-
nation or the department, whatever OF fact could be
ascsrtained TO the origin Of the great disaster Hc
thought would havc been bcttor for the department
had the Intervening OF tho officers followed instead Of
preceding his examination.
Tho men IRE quartercd at tho Ebbitt House, and
have, during their stay here to-day, been
whemcd with inquistors that they begin to think
that shipwreck Is not great evil being sub.
jectsd to tho pumping process Of forty odd
spondcnis Master Conway said that. strange as 1t
may seem, he had not since his narrow escape from
death had tho hrst opportunity of writing
home, nnd nc was, at ten O'CLOCK tonight trying
his best writo lew lines to convince relatives
that no In tho land OF the living Joseph N.
Trainer, captain OF tho afterguard, among tho men
saved rcJoces in having escaped from shipwrcck the
eighth time. SO accustomed has he become TO this
sort OF life that voyage Is mopoonous TO him If he
Is not cast upon tho beach occasionally.
The Secretary OF tho Navy will iuly set forth the
facts connected with tho loss OF the Huron IN his
forthcoming annual report lie Will also call atten
to the fact that tho department Is embarrassed
the provisions of law which would compel him In pur-
chasing take from lowest bidder whereas the
tests of samples Of iron submitted accordance
with proposals developed the fact that none Of tho
samples offered by tho best manufacturers sats-
factory, and the only sample that camo up to tho
standard high in price ~ to preclude tho do
partmcnt from making any purchase. Yet in the con-
sirucron Of cables and for other purposes the Law
would compel the OF defective iron, and then,
should great calamity result from this pnrsmo-
Nous expenditure Of the peoples money, tho Navy
Dona RI m would a blamed.