The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-05
sTHE WRECKED HURON

AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY TO DE COMMENCED TO-
pAy-wRxcKERs AT WORK on The Vessel.
wAsHISoToS, Dec. 4. 1871
The Nsva: Court Of Inquiry TO investigate the causes
OF the Huron disaster viii assemble Al The Navy De-
pArtmenl to morrow. Tho Court will mako very
earnest investigator, and to that end VIII have the
testimony OF naval officers and DINERS upon
many points connected with the construction
and character OF the Huron, her late departure IRON
Hainpon Ro DIS. ana upon all matters tiat are hkey
10 throw the VI ghtest sht upon the causes which,
ai1es.ly Or ind,rcc.ly led 20 her aiai m'ioi,ans
:, Tue signal Service ooserver a. the wreck oil The
'i:a5 +. 81. wrec1ers at work. Have exploded
several torpedoes. Nothing YET found"
THE FUNERAL OF PAYIAsTER CARY n. SAN
DERs, or THE HURON, To- TAKE PLACE IN
PHILADELPHIA To-DAl-oRDELs FROM THE
NAVY YARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. A. 1877.
"At sea, on November "a, Cary \. sanaers, Passed
Assistan, PaymasIer United states Navy, IN his thirty
second year" portion oil announcement in the
death column oil the morning newspapers. IL refers
10 the terrible death Of gallant oicer, who was
OF the victims OF the loss OF tho Huron. HIS
body was recovered and brousbt to this city, and
the funeral services are 10 be he'd Tomorrow
morning, IRON his lato residence No sl0 south FL
tseutn street. ut eleven O'Clock, the remains u he
has been issu.d by tha Comnandtnt oil the United
states naval station NJ League IsAud:--
coznAspAsr's ossiel. us,I.p STATES navy y.GD.i
II becomes the paiaul aasy Of ne coumsnaan. to
Passed A..s,.ut iAyma.sr .ry \. sanaers, United
states Navy when ,aa event was oeeasion.d w
the aatn Of November 1915, coast d North Carr,
"a he @ . H.. S.. % been oanl aa
snss WI '..s OSss On ms.nesa.y ns o., inst s
south Fiiteen'iaeet fhAdelpnia he olcsrs oths Nayy
are re.psetia!y invited 10 a.tsna ia nnax.'s a@orm
.,as sword s,'soHs sD2Sss.
paying 'i IL. s g. ~ 'asa.sa Commandment
Mr. Sanders was memUer OF the Und,ne Barge
Clur, OF PhiiAdslpnis. anu tho Commodore Of the
sehuylkiii navy, composed Vi the amateur ROWING
clubs vi tns cry, has therefore ordered tho flags OF
Inc clubs dispa, ed ut nAimast Tomorrow, tho day
OF the funeral
THE sIMoNs oLsEQUIEs or THE RE-
MAINS AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
Tho remains OF Tho late Lieutenant Sidney A.
Simons, who lost his life the wreck Of the United
states steam sioop. oi-war Huron, Al Nag's Head
N g., arrived " til. Brooklyn Navy ard shortly be-
tore three O'Clock yesterday afternoon Al an early
hour in the morning Lieutenant r. sullivan, chair
man OF the Committee OF Arrangements, re-
ceived . despatch from Mr. E. h. Pomeroy.
brother-in. Of The deceased. dated at Perry
vile, Nd, which set iorth that he was
remains and would arrive there At ABOUT two O'Clock
r. NJ. Upon reaching phladeiphia Mr. Pomcroy
again autographed by one O'Clock everything was
readiness Tor The reception Of the remains and the
Navy Yard tug Catalps, under com Of Lieutenant
sullivan, sit Tor Jersey CITY At tns time There were
on board escort OF elgnt body bearers seamen Of
the United States irigae Minnesota, and Leute nants
| Mcclellan, Symonds, Clay and West the tram ur-
rived In due tue aud the body Or tho
| deceased was formally transferred 70 tho naval
committee ny Mr. pomeroy. II was carr"d
| slvxiy aud with the utmost solemuity to
| the .ug. which onco returned to The Navy Yard
| There the remains which were enc.osed IN . hand
someiy decorated metallic casket, COVERED with tho
uu,on Jack. were placed IN Sai0rs' Hal on the COP
Dock guard. rney Will remain there until mr.
teen minutes past.Lwelve O'Clock On Thursday, wneu
,ney Will 10 takcu the tug Catapa under military
escort 10 Island The Tug Will stop a. tie Light
house dock, where those board will disembark with
tho. remains aud proceed IN u body 10 ST. fuuis
Church ut SIapleon The friends anu relatives oi tho
urccxsed will take the Staten Island boat from the
Battery NJ tcn o'clock, stopping ~ Tompkinsvile.
They Will proceed from there IA Carriages ana join the
n,tary escort short distance from the Lighthouse
| dock.