New-York tribune., 1877-11-26
THE OFFICERS OF THE HURON.

station and the other wreck All of the crew of this
vessel were saved but tic vessel was an utter loss
THE OFFICERS OF THE HURON.
Little could be learned at the Navy Yard, yester-
day. concerning the missing officers of the huron
4 few of them had personal friends among the OIL
cers stationed in Brooklyn but by tar the greater
part were known only they appear IN the Navy
Recistr. II was there learned, however that Mas
ters Rogers II. Gait and George W. Mentz, reported
Yesterday among the victims. were not on board the
Huron at the time Of the disaster The following
lat contains the names Of the officers, with the facts
made known concerning them: Ensign Lncien
Young who isrcported among the saved, j. said to
be an officer Of unusual excellence He once rescued
a sailor from drowning IN the Straits OF "inraltar
by jumping overheard after HIM. ana received q.
medal from the Royal Humane Society.
THE SAVED.
CONWAY, WILLIAM r. Master; native OF kentncky,
Entered tine service October l. 500 ahd va @ ,o'n
mlssiOued master, August . i !. ~ ihe tlmee o.
his death he held the po-iiou ~ -e'F Wtl'L ON eF
or the vessel, having joined the iulth tD'ul cl'u
months ago, a. the expiration oi years I"'e 81
absence.
Huron. November .. 1870. He was an assistant en-
ginrcr with tue rank OF ensign ne + = 'hlitr %,
tie Naval ACADEMY and was promoted 70 us p'cseA'
wARBrnfoS. EDGiR f.. Cadet Engineer. native Of
Prnus. vauii. Graduated IN june l~96. al the
samr time cadet Loomis aud was ordered To- The
Huron p,ccnher l, $50 and had about coinprlcI
YorSS. I.r,IfS. En,gn; q native Of Kentucky. Was
graduated Nay 81. 1~73. and in l9l4 "a- sent 10
,i>zt. IL MarcA, 1876, he was ordered 10 tho
-'D' LOST OR MISSING.
Carson ALFRED Mlchiuist iosy FOUR years oi age. re-
sided al ~. III Hud,Ju-lye.. BrooElJn. lie leaves
wife and two children. who were d. pendent upon
uim for support aHi 40 present N destitute CIR
cuuistanc-s. Mr. Carson Wa, 30 tnr naeiin- snop -
the navy yard, BROOKLYN, for a number ~ wears 'ud
was recommended mgnly as superior W9rAman.
seven years ago b. D'eaiie maui, ,cd Nlth iHe I'a
C,-rHEEIrl GEORGE = surgeon was a native Of Della
ware. and leaves wife and one cal.d, q gri about
five vcars old lie vs. appointed an Acting Assistant
Sn,,,'n Anr ~ $500 ana received uis comm s,ion
a. Passed Assistant Su Seon M TIE regular service
month aljerwaId, and Was attached % ihe steamer
California lie was orde ,cd 20 me teuadcola' ~ .Icn ~
l.r az - ,75. when lie ,sas ordered 10 tho Huron.
He as lately been promoted - the full grade or ,ur
,eoa and was tue as on the list
DASNEH r. v. Ensign, q native OF Alabama Grldu-
atrI from thc Aayal Academy Octoner 10 1874. lie
spent last summer at the Iorledo Sttilon. tni was
ordered from there 10 the Huron July =, 1871
FyAN. j. j. Draug4tsGdu. SJthug is suOwn " him
except tuat he was from Washington.
FRENCH, WALTER :, Master. va, natye Gt Maine
lie entered Tie Naval Acld ny, JuY -, 1866 aud
eradualed a. Cade Mid-np-uan, June q, ISL He
Received li- present commission as Master August
D. l,76 and was ordered 10 tie Huron. October 81.
O. c,RVIS j. 6E l.. CAPTAINS Clerk Was q son OF Chief
Engineer Benjamin +. Garyn Of the Navy and re-
oo,,,s ,su Fn,D H.. Cadet Engineer, Maryland he
Was born IN PcnnsYlv4i "a, out appointed t0 thc
Naval Academy from Maryland Hs entered the
service October /. Is72, aud WAS ordered 20 the
Uiron November -, I-1J. lie graduated from the
Navll Academy iu 1873, az one OF tie ''sial' mem
her. of h. class aud soon 20 have been 0rteced
be,,rr fbr exauuIng board OF engineers Tor promo
ton. He was an onls son. unmarried aud pronis-
OLsFS. EIMrSD Chef Engineer, was born in New-York,
June 10, 1859 lie r,eeiyed his education at tue
Curystc-s,. pu1c-schoOl, served an apprenticeship
AZ lac Morgan Iron Works, and vas assistant
draugntsmin under Erastus W. smith, constructing
engineer oI the Providence and sJon.ngton sicaul-
mai Iiur until May, 500. when at the request Of
fbe commanding officer Of the coast survey steamer
Corione. be- rccepted position As engineer 90 board
OF tnlt vessel In 1861, al tne breaking out OF the
rebellion. Sir. Olsen appl,dto the Nay Department
10 be- examined for the posislon of engineer, lch
exaututtiou lac successfully passed, ana received his
Iar-.,nt ON July l. following. He was promoted 70
t-.d 1c1i,l-en.iuocr ma I~7J. Hc Was married in
october, l,G9. 10 Mary Lettia Shith' an ADOPTED
daughter and niece OF CLlei-Eh- h0Geit DdiuJ'
~ t'r Saw wno resides No lis Kyerson-sL,
Brooklyn lis wife is atIll living. - are aso two
oIi ,r,, years old Mr.. Olsen went to Norfolk
the same iay tnat the Huron icit Ne" York and ~
teu4ed Ieinalu during her 9ua5lLd, agseLeg "i,A
her brother who was 20 have been married on Decem-
~ - dspatch received from Mrs Olsen yc,tcr-
DAY Indicated mat size ma uJi ''yu alps.I "a 'tr
Ia. ~ mel. husband. although she knew Ol the wreck
Engineer Olsen IA, IatAef "O.h r"and 10. @ n.o
sisters living (hc was the ohS sou. at 50 40 ' AZ
Rur.l,-,f. Bfo0klyu. VINO are stricken down Win
grief. as are also NJ aud MFs. Da4oy, All OF @ tns
brother officer, OF MI. Olsen syeaA lu tAe "di nest
terus Of MN. giving the impression That Le was
general flfonte, - also q capable ONCE '"ilm,.
dore Nicholson paid I'm pleasant tFlo9le, Aa'lDs
beeu associated with him on q three years cruise
PAWEK LAMBELT G., Lieutenant anu NaNiSitor OF
Naryaud lis iatLcr, james C. Palmer, IS . Msdlchl
DIRECTOR, vita tAe riuE of cOumodOie' oi tLe Navy
aud Is now stationed at Washington. Inc son,
Lieutenant Palmer, was appointed 10 ue HaNai
A.tdrmv. III Newport, by The President, tlI tAltIcu
me service July 2O. 1858 He graduated a, passed
mIl,UinluAn IN June. l-O1, ana received us COM
,ti.-nu - lieutenant November 10, l-12. lie leaves
a wife aud children. His residence l. in WASH
iugtou. from whence &c was ordered 10 JON Ihe
Huron November -, $50.
RYAN GEORGE r.. Commander, Was born II Bosioh'
Ms My :. l-42. lie Was appointed a. lnlushlp
man september 80. l-J1, and vent lmiuediatei! -
the naval Acldarny at Newport, K l., aud graiuatel
R4iuuldge M ls6l and Was tAen detailed, IN lSo-,
on o4 ri OF the sloOp-J aac ralcntO Tor special
service and was engaged on ihc blorkadt ahd i't'c
ANY throughout tie On july 10, l-o4, Ne re-
cetved Ia commission rs lcutrnaht III l0uy u. vac
rendered. 20 the steamer Lena then IN thr Nor
AfItntir -uaAdruu aLt was uOt drticIcd uuil Tue
,.l,ae ~ ltV.n-. us l7Op
.eu promoted 20 the rank oi irutcntni-c
DurI1r lsti- -t- 90 be WIS Professor ~ chemistry
an. Pnv.ts IL th. Naval Academy, AZ AuAdiolr
and 8 As then ordered al service on tue rsAle
some lie was promoted 10 the grade Of command
er ON October 80, 1874 IN cJh.dclhiou oi hI' Icpu
t.t.u - one Of the best n-tlgatOrs ln the aefFcr
,r1 als1 as an exceedingly capable oHcei nh -'cii-
ttnc subiecf. hc was ordered % accompany tue
s,".r,.,,, f.,uui,sion 10 take observations Of TIE
tr.u-.t vf Venus. aud sIlei ll1n NcN-l june %
lS-t ON board 81 the steam rilop H"@tiii' NhIch
vessel vas ltd TO establish nFc stdtl'hs I'D 'e
SoutuerD Hemisphere. tuLlilahu'I lsSah '"Hi
n,uieI tie tiy.slou Al X. ~. Tea !-lAhi Wish
NAMED there months lL- I'-loi n-iH- un' ~
IT, mot -torrly on the globe % was doubiiu about
nafaIriu, . GOOD Oh crgatlou, bat tLt Aorhug "
Uar.uber o. tle DAY upOn Whita tue tAl!4t transit
~. 10 take place. Opcued Wlth clear say ana the
r,r-.nerts were mOei flyOrLLlr. COinnanuer Ryan
obtained a successful. 0bscEyaton OF t-e n-sI con-