, 1877-11-25
row. The Huron is completely under water
and total loss.

=" '''-- 10'7' IT, r,7, WRECK
WAsr1SGTos. D. G.. Nov. A,-Thc following
telegram was rece;ycd here Mt 3 this eveninr.
aud a COPY at once sent to the Secretary Of the
1~c-,,r,-~, b.,o ;,.+ rot,rned
from, thc wrcc1s d,stoncc of cics,t 3nj1ce down
No man at the wreck at the rreseut, walked
there and back win medicine and such other asti-
cles as could carry. No horse available this
morning. nm completely worn out. Eayc just
sent man down 10 the wreck to ascertain whetncr @
aasn!er ~ easeo q! los.. nas naotn!nS ~ ene
Ins, ns ~ M e , ~ ~ sn%
dcn1v ~ rn1at;vas ~ 0~1 Wv " N4TInp
A'' ~ Ass1sr.Srr
Sccr7tarx- T,omnson Ias to,-on measures for
,ro1nnt nss,st,nre to Ia aivau ~ 1hn saved.
lie ias sent a steamer to the scene Of the
1rrc,ls In wnv ri tI,e cono, ROW Norfol,- in ai
dition ~ othcr Tessc1s 3;snatc;.d in l,ones that
scmc ynay he ,,icl,cd m Tnc Secretary has
a}so te1egronhc to the sirna1 Observer Mt
{'urritn,, 10 ,,sc everr nnssih,. cvert}on tn re-
licyc thc saved, tn er,1,inv messengers. and
send them nm fo Norfnlk and rct nconle to
fnEc cverx. care of thon, The ncnart1nent ry
,ccte ~ 1ot tnrr fnii ;fornnt;o7, ~ the trrcf.lz
fo-morrnv- hr sfca,ncrs fhot 1,ave left Fortress
Nonnroo ona Nnrfoi;. ~ ohaJ;ence IN i,,str,1c
4:ons issun1 this ottcrnonn
ASxIous 1SoUtRERs.
Thu 1oss ~ m nmron was mt ccncra1lv
known in th;s c;tv rntil con,cwhnr 1ate in the
nfforronn nn;7 os n,neocHoncc fhorc yvaro
ror. I",s. ;rnN;,;ae ,1o1a at ia N,rv Dcnart
,nant fr f;o1ls onj rei.+ +;vcs of ,hosc ~, hoard
~ aat3,;i. ~ ~ 1a,;t.. ~. ;,fnrn,o+;o, nc -
~, ~ I .a ~ ~ 49, s.1 ~. h,,+ ~ ;+hI - ;,
n,,;rcrs avn ]orv n,n,vo,s in nj, n1,rtcrs where
Il ;c no-eil,1o ,nv ;pformotinn routd fopcprtretn
~ s = ~ ne 9aic % ~ thc nnfornatc shin;s co
.ea.,. l. no+ cone;darod in onvwov rcoson.
pany' IL is no. cons!uereu III Iny WY dcaSu> ssnn
aro snvo.3 - odditjon to rhosc Ennwn IN
haro r.acl,aI tim shore nj the timc Ensirn
Ycr,o md his hn,r,s cra,y landed ret ririd
ioo1.,1,+s ,;,, ho i.ont ,n1 Tho i,onn is 1ot dea
;I, n, .i,ot ,,romnt fi;s,,atch IF sto,t shins
49,. ae,,it -; +ha discor.rv aI;rc of sn,rc nn,s,
t,n1,srht last.
Ero,r, fhn 1ist of n,nes o1re,dr rcccjvcf of
+bosc s,rnd and vhirn contains tho nnme If
nnlv one Hne ot1;ccr. Ensi7n Iucien Young.
naval o{fircrs are INCLINED to the opinion that
"A'"A o'''0~~ oxIy oSr un.T
f.ono +bo nuron which- un;Irr naval ru1es.
wn,1ld i,c un,lcr thc ct,muand Of line officer.
en,saoSai7 IN ra1chint- fhc snnrc Others mot in
4h;s ho,1 xvern throw,, unnn the beach tu1t in
such an exhausted condition as to be unable to
sova' Themselves or he rrsnscitatci. in to this
1inc there is no ground for auy clear assertions
of snrh in,;,irnts. hut naval officers advance
these IDEAS as npt improbable.
As to what rendered the steamer so helpless
ho,;orc hcr rnrinrs n,nst live broken down,
,o,t;rsr tha sin, absolutely at the mercy oI wind
and waves. Arai,,, other naval officers say.llcr
tnsrnes were Thorough in strength, and in per
fc,t wnr,;nr order, and she should have had no
+eo,hlo IN stc,:n,,,t- hcr way down cuast
snotrr t,,rnry of laval officers is that when
,,arnse,s rns;,i's is,,,,. disabled She iiroppc,]
,'nr ant.iors hnt t},r ,.t,5ins parting. sh,. was
Murn ,I, r,1stsn1 ,sl,nre '0'' ''''0 ''>'
r,sr r.Tr ~, THE CAPTAIN AND OTHER Off
TEE FATE VI HE oHlle!' erns AN oA'1'1'
,ro- ;e e,11r ,7;.cnsse,1 thronohout the citv.
Ti,o nf,;"o,s var. nearly oll wcll knnwn here.
luG oillSei1 -, te,. H. ,.sr1. m rt;r,,r cana
3nu ;l3 NY WY n'r,r az :. ,,.,r;,r"tfrs
o'e n,orn,S @ diss,,;c},.ss hayc hccn received by
,a S"',ra..r, ~ tI,e Nav. from friends of til
;,or ',,r ,r., as,,inr infrrmation as to thc;,
oiltcers ana crew. aSA's ~ " ''4e''
Lag. ,a;.;o, +r Vim four of,;cors md +brep