The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-26
APPALLING CALAMITY
The Loss of the U. S. Steamer
Huron
Over 100 Find a Watsiy Grave !
And but few gaved from the Wreck
and but few saved from the wreck.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The signal SER
vice observer at Kitty Hawk reports to the
cEief signal officer at $50 p, m. as follows:
Among those saved from the.steamer Hu,
ron, are E. T. Warburton, of Pennsylvania,
cadet engineer; Lucian Young, of Ken
tucky, ensign; Z. g. Denig, of Ohio,
assistant engineer; g. R. Ryan and John
Murphy. ships cooks; Garry n Sanders,
OF Pennsylvania, past assistant master;
Patrick Nance, ordinary seamen. Assis-
tance Is wanted Immediately. The men
are only half clothed aud the dead uucared
for. Seven are Cow lying dead on the
beach. The others who perished are still
in the breakers. Only four officers and
thirty men were saved. The captain
perished. Lieut.. Palmer's name is not
given. The saved and bodies Of the
drowned will be taken to Norfolk to NOR
row. The Huron is completely under
water and total lost.
KITTY HAWK, Nov. 25-6 P. M.-The
duron has broken up to-day, and only
fragment lies submerged within 200 yards
of shore. Eight bodies washed ashore;
four bodies can be seen lashed to the bow
spirit No bodies of officers can be found.
The captain OF schooner says he saw the
Huron Friday, at p. NJ, heading east
northeast, with all her fore and aft sails
set, the wind blowing furiously from the
southeast This was the last seen or
heard of the vessel until reported ashore
at 40 P. NJ. head on, with foremast and
main top mast and sails blown away.
Captain Guthrie, who was lost from surf
boat this afternoon, was an enthusiast 10
organizlng life saving crews. He distin-
guished himself in the trouble with China
and served in the confederate navy.
NORFOLK, Nov. 25.-The boat Chowan
arrived at Nag's Head, furnished food and
clothing to the survivors. The officers in
charge of the boat telegraphed that be
will leave there this evening, about o 'clok
for Norfolk, having on board "a survivors
and eight dead bodies They expected to
reach here early Monday morning.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-The signal
service observer at wreck of the Huron
reports at I:40 P. NJ no more bodies had
been recovered. Tie tide is running
strong northward, and it is probable {
number will come ashore further north
The sea is too high to get beat to wreck
The body of colored man from the
bakers boat, was washed up during the
night
Boston, Nov. 26.-The captains clerk
on the Huron, was John A. Gillette, Of
Maiden. His name was not on the list as
he entered after it was made up.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 26.-Admira
Trenchsrd is on the U. S, steamer Pow
haitian. with the other vessels he had dis
patched to the wreck Of the Huron of
Kitty Hawk at daylight Sunday Tht
Powhattan left for Hampton Roads a; P
NJ and anchored at midRight. The For
tune went down to Body island, skirtinJ
the beach, looking for the wreck Capt
Stoddard. in the Baker, followed the beacl
down and found the wreck about thi
morning. The sea was running very higl
r and there was no possibility of landing
Signal officers were sent TO the Baker, AM
2 in this way communication was had witt
t the shore, and we learned that on
D hundred and fourteen were drowned, an
! but thirty were saved, OF whom four wer
! officers. Admiral Trenchard then ordere
f the Swatara to remain and bury the dea
r when landing could be made with safety
Capt. Stoddard remained to wreck th
! vessel,