The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-27
THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP.
A Full List Of the Saved.
Statements OF Suupviv.
OrS,
The Disaster the Result of an
Error of the Compass.

New YORK, Nov. 26-Capt Braine SAYS the
Huron, for her size and beam, was as staunch
as any similar vessel in the navy, and her off,
GERS Were competent and reliable men A naval
officer on the receiving ship Colorado, yester-
day, said; The Huron was one of Robson s
patched mp ships. After three years service
she was rotten hulk. Her foremost whea
taken out at the yard two months ago was rot
ten and her propeller had to be repl aced. |
have no doubt that her engines went own and
she sagged on lea shore under northeast
gale.
This is the first st rous accident that has ba.
fallen United States ship of war since the
trigate Oneida was run down in the China Sea
by an English mail steamer about seven years
ago.
Fort MONROE, Va, Nov 26 The Powhat-
tan, Swartars, the tug Fortune and the wreck
log steamer Baker, arrived off Kitty Hawk
yesterday morning. The Baker found the
wreck of the Huron at in the morning The
sea was running very high, and there was no
possibility OF landing. Admiral Treuchard Or
dered the Swartara to remain and burg the dead
when landing could be made with safety.
capt Stoddard remained with the Baker to
wreck the vessel
The Powhattan left for Hampton Roads at
one in the afternoon,and anchored at midnight
She passed large vessel sunk with the two
lower masts about feet out of water and the
topmast gone, Currituck light being northwest
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The observer at the
wreck of the Huron reports at LILO p. N, as
follows:
NO more bodies recovered; tide running
strong northward, and probably number
came ashore further north; sea too high to get
boat to the wreck"
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The naval officer here
said to the editor of the Commercial today:
do not think there ever was an officer who ever
put his foot on the Huron but was aware of her
himsiness. He said: L think the machinery
became disabled and as she was was very hard
to back with her machinery out of gear it re-
CURED much more sail than she could carry ia
such storm to, bring her under control,
Admiral Worden will probably preside at
the court OF inquiry to investigate the dis asttr
The developments which will De made will op-
en- the eyes OF many persons, for no man 10
the service is better acquainted with the con
dluon OF some Oh our vessels than Admiral
Worden. =
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The followiog was
received at the Navy Department.:
Ship Bonita has Just arrived Zone O'Clock at
Norfolk with four officers and 80 enlisted meu.
survivors af the Huron. The officers ara on
shore at Norfolk. The men were transferred to
the receiving ship. She also brought eight
dead bodies as follows: Thos. Mcfarland.
coppersmith; Alex Cameron, private marine:
VIM. Grier, ships yeoman; Jos. Cousb, can
tain of the forecastle; w. l. Barrett second.
class fireman; Geo. Miller, cabin cook Mat
thew Hayes, wardroom cook; Otto Rotibe.
seaman. They will be buried this afternoon at
Norfolk, at half-past two o'clock.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 26-The steamer
Bolnto arrived at the navy yard this morning
with 80 seamen and officers, survivors of the
crew OF the wrecked steamer Huron, and eight
bodies, all that had been recovered when the
beat left the scene of the disaster last night at
8 O'Clock. The following is correct list of tina
saved:
Master w. P. Conway.
Ensign Lucien Young.
Assist engineer r G Deering.
Cadet ensign E. T.AWarburton.
j. e. Holland, master-at-arms.
j. r Murphy, ships cook.
ID. DeaBy, sailmakers' mate.
Henry Nelson, landsman.
VIM. McHugh, ordinary seaman.
Thomas Conley, landsman.
August Lingret, coxswain.
Michael Trainer, captain of after guard
Edward Trainer, seaman.
+. Watts, first class fireman.
s. Clark, second class fireman.
Z. Duffy, second class fireman.
ID. Dewey, first class fireman.
Henry Aveny, second class fireman,
James Hines, landsman.
j. Collins, chief of the forecastle
NJ. Kennedy, landsman.
II. Way, landsman.
VIM. L. Horseman, seaman
F. AutOb1O W1uAmS, seaman.
j. Robertson, ordinary seaman.
u. 6urgon, ordinary seaman.
y. Hoffman, ordinary seaman,
Z. Kane, ordinary seaman.
dominique O'Donnell, ordinary seaman.
Michael Durkins. laBdsman
Edward Arenburg, private marine.
Robert Sampson, landsman.
VIM. Brooks, painter
Thos. Price, colored cabin boy.
several seamen were interviewed an make
5he following statement:
Vessel was heading her course SSE.. wind
blowing strong from SSE under after sail tn
steady her and steaming along. There was mo
event to excite apprehensiors of any danger.
Master W. L. French had the deck. She had