The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-27

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ard stl ave bssn v.sled ashore.
drovs re ssnbss on board i.
obout 11s. Ne Huron sailed yesterday
fzum Fortress Monroe for Havana.
NoRyoGK, Nov. 24-As soon rs the
Dews reached here to-day that the Z.
B. Stnner Huron was ashore, the
wrsshjue steamer Resolute was dis
spa1ehad, and Rear Admiral Trenchard.
comnanding the North Atlantic
sqnadron in Hampton roads, seLt the
C.S steamer Swatars aud ting Fortune
to the scene of the wreck. The storm
ragged all last night along the coast
The wind blew about 20 miles an hour.
Storm signals have been flying the pas:
three Days.
The Huron was built at Chester, Pa,
and was first christened the Alliance
but was afterwards named the Huron
She was a third rate screw. 541 tons,
and when she went ashore had crew
of l19 men and IS Officers She carried
four guns and was schooner rugged.
The story of those we'll acquainted
with the coast is that the Huron got
caught in the height of the gale. and
while trying to hold on head to the
wind, her machinery gave way. her
sails were useless AID she drifted ashore
The signal Office observer at KITTY
Hawk reports to the chief signal cfficer
at $50 r. NJ. rs follows: Among those
saved are E. 7. Wsrburtou, of PENN
sylvanis, cadet; ensign. r. N. Dering
assistant engineer George R. Ryan;
John NJ. Murphy, ships cook; c. N
Sanders. of Pennsylvania, past assistant
paymaster; Patrick Nance. ordinary
seaman. Assistance is wanted immedi
ately. The men are only half clothed
the dead uncsred for. Seven are now
lying dead on the beach. Others who
persisted are still in the breakers Only
four officers ard thirty men were saved
The captain persisted. Lieut.. Palmer:
name is not given as saved. The bodies
of the drowned will be taken to Nor
| folk Tomorrow. The Huron is com.
pletely under water and total wreck
BALTIMORE, n Y. 25--At some place.
between Harper's Ferry and Cumber
lard, the Baltimore aud Ohio Railro.t
bed is ten feet under water, and no es
innate Of the damage can be had unit
the water subsidies Trains due her,
since $50 o'clock last night are still de
layed at Cumberland. No trains TO
the west left this city last evening O.
to-day. Between Martinsburg ant
Cumberland fifteen miles Of the compa
ny's telegraph wires are down..
! ST. LOUIS. Nov. o6-Thc extensiv,
fire. clay works of Howard & Evans. o
Chattenham, four miles west of thi
city. were damaged by ire to-day
Loss. $4,000; insured
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-There ha
been no such food in the Potomac riv
or since 1882. At Georgetown proper
ty along the river front in damaged
considerably.
richmond. Nov. 26-The floods ar
subsiding in all directions. Great dam
age is reported to farming interests OF
the big and little Sandy and Dam riv
ers. All TIN bridges over Fall Creel
arc swep: away. The damage to tn
Virginia, Midland 4 Richm, md. ant
Danville roads in this vicinity is enor
nous. Stanton river bridge, on th
Danvillc road. washed away last night
with train of cars loaded with tobacco
en- route from DXnville for Richmond
The Milton and Sutherlin narrow gaug
road is greatly damaged No details
Reports from Csswell county. Nortl
Carolina. on the Virginia line, indicat
heavy losses in that county to pnbli
aud pr vac property.