The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25

rBY TxxxoRAPH TO The HERkLD1
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a, 1877.
The Signal once observer 1t Kitty Hawk re.
ported at thirty.hve minutes past eleven A. M. to
the Chief Signal Oficer as follows:-
"United States man of.war steamer Huron struck
two miles north OF No Station at hall.past one
A. NJ Her foremost and maintopmast arc gone
The steamer is total wreck. Assistance is needed
Immediately. The sea is breaking over her, and
several persons have already been washed ashore
drowned. The number on board IA about one hun.
lred and thirty She had no cargo"
GONE TO PIECES.
At three O'Clock this afternoon the same obser.
yer telegraphed:--
''Surfmen just returned and report that the
Huron has gone to pieces. Thirty saved. ALI the
others perished No assistance rendered.
SOME OF THE SAVED.
At ten minutes to SIX the following was received
from Kitty Hawk
"Among those saved were:-
"E 7. wARBURTON, OF Pennsylvania, cadet
engineer.
"LUCIEN YOUNG, OF kentucky ensign
ar. G. DENIG. OF Ohio, assistant engineer.
"JosEPH MURPHY, ships cook
"CARY N SANDERS, OF Pennsylvania, passed
assistant paymastcr.
"PATRICK KANE, ordinary seaman.
"The other names are withheld.
Assistance Is wanted Immediately. The men
are only half clothed. The dead are uncared for;
seven are now dead on the beach. The others
who perished are still IN the breakers
"Only four ofncers and thirty men were saved
ssThe Captain persisted.
Lieutenant Palmer's name Is not given"
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LIVING AND DEAD.
The Signal Service Observer at Nag's Head, N. c.,
reports to the Chief Signal onicer at nine p NJ as
iollows:-
'.Sherin Brinkley viii furnish the steamer Bonito
10 carry the saved and those drowned to Norfolk
tomorrow. The Huron is completely under water
and total loss"
REPORT FROM THE WRECK.
The following telegram was received here a.
eight O'Clock this evening, and copy at once sent
TO the Secretary Of the Navy
KITTY HAwksP.
4 III have just returned from the wreck, distance
eight miles down No man at the wreck at present
! walked there and back with medicine and such
other articles as could carry. No horse was avail
able this morning am completely worn out
Have just sent man down to the wreck TO ascer
hahn whether Lieutenant Palmer is saved or lost
Thi m cht
the names Of those lost or saved he feared to
break the news too suddenly to the rciativcs The
Huron is completely under water and total loss
.'NAYLoR"
The following Is the full list OF officers and men
IS furnished at the Navy Department, this eve
ming. taken from the last roll and orders OF the dc.
partment:--
Commander GEORGE P. RYAN, OF Boston.
Lieutenant SIDNEY A. SIMOyS, OF New YORK
Lieutenant LAMBERT @. PALMER, OF MARYLAND.
son OF OK Surgeon General Palmer, OF the Navy.
Master WILLIAM P. CONWAY, OF Kentucky.
Master WALTER S. FRENCH, Portland, Nc.
Master JAMES NJ. WIGHT, Detroit, Mich
Ensign ROGERS A. GAIT, OF Virginia, relative
Of the Calls OF washington.
Ensign LUCIEy YOUNG, Kentucky.
Ensign r. W. BANNER, OF Alabama
Surgeon GEORGE s CULBRETII, OF Delaware.
Paymaster CARY A. SANDERS. OF Philadelphia.
Engineer EDMUND OLSON, OF New YORK.
Assistant Engineer ROBERT 4. DENIG, OF Ohio.
Cadet Engineer EDGAR I. wARBURToN, OF
Philadelphia.
Cadet Engineer EDMUND W. LOOMS, OF Mary.
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