The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-26
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
LOSS OF WAR STEAMER
HURON
And Nearly One Hundred Of Her
Crew.
Commander GeOrueP. Ryan Lost.
Excitement In Naval Circles Over
the Disaster.
The Cause Of the Calamity NOT
Known.

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The Huron sailed yesterday from Fortres,
Monroe Tor Havana.
The signal service observer at Kitty
Hawk reports to the Chief Signal Officer
at $50 p. N. as follows: Among those
saved are Z. T. Warbnrton, Of Pennsyl
yania; Cadet Engineer Lucien Young
Of Kentucky; Ensign r. G. Denig, O
Ohio; Assistant Engineer Geo. X, Ryan
John Murphy, ships cook; Carey N. San.
ders, Of Pennsylvania, passed Assistant
Paymasler.
Assistance ia wanted Immediately. The
men are only half clothed and the dead
uncared for. Seven are now lying dead
on the beach and others who perished
are still in the breakers. Only four Off.
GERS and thirty men were saved. The
Captain perished. Lieutenant Palmer's
name Is NOT given. The saved and the
bodies OF The drowned will be taken 10
Norfolk tomorrow. The Huron Is com.
pletely under water and = total loss.
LATER REGARDING THE DISASTER.
The following telegram was received
here at 8 o'clock this evening, and a
copy at once sent to the Secretary Of the
Navy:
KIrrY HAWK, sP. MI have Just re.
turned from the wreck, distance eight
miles down. No man is at the wreck al
present. | walked there and back with
medicine UAd such other articles as !
could carry; no horse was available this
morning. am completely worn out;
have just sent q man down 10 the wreck
to ascertain whether Lieutenant Palmer
is saved or lost. This morning the chief
officer refused TO give me the names OF
those lost or saved. He feared to break
the news 80 suddenly to the relatives.
MAYOR.
Secretary Thompson has taken meas.
ures for the pronptest assistance 10 be
given to the saved. He has sent steam.
er to the scene Of the wreck by way Of the
canal from Norfolk, in addition 70 other
vessels dispatched, in hopes that some
may be picked up. The Secretary has also
telegraphed to the signal observer at Kit.
ty Hawk In use every possible exertion
10 relieve the saved, TO employ messen.
gers and send them up to Norfolk, and to
get people to take every care OF them.
The department expects 10 get very full
information tomorrow OF the wreck by
steamers that have left Fort Monroe and
Norfolk in obedience to instructions il.
sued this afternoon. The loss OF the Hu.
ron was not generally known in this city
until somewhat late in the afternoon, and
as consequence there were very few in
quiries made at the Navy Department by
friends and relatives Of those on board for
the details Of the calamity or information
as TO who had been lost or saved, but to.
night inquiries are very numerous in all
places where tits possible that any infor.
nation could concentrate as TO the fate Of
the unfortunate ships company. 1t is
not considered in any way reasonable
10 suppose that there may be some who
are saved in addition To those that are
known 10 have reached the shore at the
time Ensign Young and his boats crew
landed, yet rigid lookots will be kept, and
the hope is not dead with many that the
prompt dispatch Of stont ships may re-
suit in the discovery, alive, Of some now
thought lost. As to what rendered the
steamer so helpless as TO drift upon dan
gerous shoals, several believe her engines
must have broken down, leaving the ship
absolutely at the mercy Of the wind and
waves. Again, other naval officers say
that with her engines in perfect working
order she should have had no trouble 10
steering her way down The coast. Another
theory Of naval officers is that when the
vessels engines became disabled she drop.
ped her anchors, but the chains parting,
she was blown ashore.
The fate OF the captain and other Off
GERS and crew Is sadly discussed through
out the city. The oficers were nearly all
well known here, and were all regarded
as men in every particular capable and
energetic nayigaIors. Numerous dis
patches have been received by the Secre-
tary Of the Navy from the friends Of the
officers and crew. asking information ~
to their fate. Iu addition to the four
officers and three others already men
toned Is saved, there is no knowledge at
the Navy Department OF elsewhere Of the
names oil the survivors.
EnSign Young sent telegram 10 Rear
Admiral Trenchard this afEernoon saying
that but four officers, whose names have
been given, were saved. In the last re-
port Of the Secretary OF the Navy under
the head Of Anew vessels added TO the
navy since 1862" are mentioned ten
ships, and in the list with descriptive
paragraph is the Huron; third rate, built
Of iron with full steam power, in COM
mission and Of good report.
OFFICER SANDERS LOST.
The sigusl service observer at Kitty
Hawk reports At II +. NJ. that Cary i.
Sanders, an officer, previously reported
saved. Nas lost. Part q his papers and
chest are saved. The life saving station,
the nearest point 10 where the Huron
went ashore. and eome distance from Kit.
" Hawk, Il not yet ordered into active
work, and 1t Is inttmAted because Of the
scarcity Of appropriations for that branch
Of the service. Il will commence opera.
tions on the first Of December.
ONLY 81 MEs SAVED,
NoREoLK, November "a, Midnight
The steamer Chowan left this evening
with stores and men for the relief Of the
survivors Of the Huron. Eusign Young,
senior surviving officer, il At Nag'a Head,
N. G., and confirms the report that thirty
men and four officers were all that were
saved. He says no assistance could be
given from the shore. Ample relief will
be rendered tomorrow.
WHY THEHEws Is DELAYED.
NEw YoRK, November 24.-The pres,
agent At Norfolk says there Il no tele.
graph Office nearer Kitty Hawk than
Norfolk. The telegraph line 70 the scene
OF the wreck Of the Huron Is controlled
by The Signal Service, which Il equivalent
70 saying ii Il Of no account.
The following Il a correct list Of the
caiceu Of the Huron: