The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-26
Congrcss. which appropriated in ono year
tio5 5GS and cut II down the next ycar to

t24l $50.
THE oFFIcEns or THE HURON.
Commander Gcorgc y. Ryan was born in Boa
ton May 8. 1si2, and entered the Naval Acade-
my ut Annapolis Sept 80. 1857. At the outbreak
Of tho rebellion he was detached from the
Master and attached to the brig. Bainhrdfc
lie was promoted 70 Lieutenant July l6, 1892
and ordered to the Sacramento. n steam sloop
which WIS commanded by Captain (afterward
Rear, Admiral Thatcher on special service In
tho West indies and Europe. watching the rebel
the vessel until Ff FAY Is is65, when he was or.
dcrcd to the Lrnapcc Of the North Atlantic feet
@ "~ coM%anidr HSn TS g@ gy@@ ' 1885, + From on 1 sS7 to
Sr tSS' o f' w97 N@ya d"K KcoSsmy@ an AMI mTruG in
duty in lS7l-73 at the Naval Observatory here
and was scnl to tho Kergucan Islands Indian
transit OF Venus. lie assumed command Of tho
Huron. at Boston, on Sept. 4. 1876. lIo was
rated very high in his prof ssion ns an able oll
tainmcnis, q was shown 10y his selection to
gsssyi Prot Nsweown5 ei tho navy on the transit
Ii,ut. Sidney A. Simons was horn and ap-
pointed from l.icnmond, staten Island. n. Y,
soiaatcG @ TS' in I aSe HS%1i 1i6 S@ % 6s 11 G SS @ liz
was promoted T. Lieutenant On March p. 1871.
Lieut.. Iamhert O. Palmer. son of surgeon
General Palmer. was born IN Maryland in 1851.
ilc was appointcd to tho Noygl Academy 10y
in 1868, and WINS promoted 10 Lieutenant. Nov.
~, 1872. He was married about two years and
a half ago e. VI ST. Ashcraft of Philadelphia and
Newport. and lcavos two children. who are with
their mother in this city. y WAS removed
from the Huron about ten days ago TO me me
yokcd last wcck. and returned TO his ship TO
oMsSs1 Whit B cssTay ssSs Y Rs % sS rG% Se
service OCT. /. 1866. graduating in 1870. and
mdsSr 9S%ds s H. Az l. st native Of Bay
City. Mich aud was appointed July |, 1867. by
i,hSe Hon John I. DrieSs, erad1a1a',ing in June.
Master Walter =. French was appointed by the
Hon. j. II. Rice from Bangor. Ne. June ~. 1866.
Ensign Lucien Young was appointed June29
1869. 10y the Hon J. Proctor Knott from Casey
county, Ky, and graduated No. . in his class IN
order " the Secretary OF the Navy Jan. 4. 1874.
for heroism, in jumping overheard from the
frigato Alaska. at sea of the coast OF Spain.
while the vessel was under way. and resculng a
seaman who had been knocked from aloft. He
Kept tho man up until boat reached him. The
facts were reported In very complimentary
who was MAJOR General Of volunteers during
Ensign Frederick W. Danner was appointed
June 49, ises from Redogce Randolph county;
prom prometsd e 70 Ensign Ensign July H. 1876. ''''' ' "''
Surgeon Georgc 5. Culbreth was born and ap-
pointed from Delaware. He entered the service
rank of Surgeon Doe. 81 1876.
Passed Assistant PaymGstcr Cary y Sanders
and entered the service "a Assistant Paymaster
Oct. 26 1863, He was promoted May 80. 1873.
lie is Philadcllhian.. unmarried and WIS in
john Sanders. Z. 5. A., Commanlant Of Fort
Dnel2ware, before the war; aud HE grandfather.
penn}sylyopia il lsSl,t. He has two brothcrs.
one Cart W. ". Sanders U. ). A.. now sta
Dallas Sanders Esd prominent young mem-
hcr Of this bar His mother and sisters reside
CLiaf Fnpineor Edmund Olson una h,r, nm,
arpoin,od from 'Yi Ncw YORK. H. wa" entsred @ the The
service in July. 1851 and served with consider
able credit during the late war. In the Mississippi
noted to Chief Engineer Nov. 80. 1874
Assistant Engineer Robert g. Denie wa. horn
val Academy in 1867. In tho first class Of cadet
engineers ever instructed there, and graduated
=, Engineer Edgar T. whrhurton who is among
~ tff s ssyed nTS + RI rs"debsh bs and SSn
Chestnut street halter. He is % years old and
entered the Naval Academy Oct. !. ls72 gradu-
aiing June 81. 1875. He made hi- .Ar-t cruise
has since been attached
Cadet Engineer Edward NJ Loomis reported
about rs years old. H. entered the Naval Acad-
gmy and graduated at the same time with Mr.;
NoRFoLK. Va. Nov. 25.-The most painful in
tercst has been felt here all day TO learn further
meagre reports furn shed the public had first
Ia be sent 10 Washington by the Signal Service
men, as they were not pernited TO make public
Chief Signal Office. Tho signal wire to Kitty
Hawk Is In n wretched condition, aud all tele-
The manager of the Western Union Telegraph
ofco hcre to-day offered to send two tlrst-class
operators 10 Cape Henry 10 expedite news.
and give TO the people through tie Associated
Press all particulars in regard h. the disaster;
but his ofl,n,r was declined by the Chief Signal
4 despatch from Kitty Hawk at 6P NJ from
the hia,dhMark reportsr says; 4 Ihe n WAVES are
from the steamer Swatara and Bakers wreck
ing tux lying opposite. Bakers surf boat at
tempted 70 land. and was swamped in the surf
Of the nine men aboard five were drowned.
The steamers Bonita and ChOwan Leave directly
for Norfolk with the saved and the bodies Of tho
dead. The bodies 81 iour officers ana ten men
KITTY HAwK- Nov. 25-6P p M.-The sea is run
H., Swaiara Powhatqn and the steamer b. 4 J.
Baker which are nnchufed of opposite the scene
Of the disaster Tho Baker attempted to land
surf boat this afternoon. which was swamped
with nine men aboard, ami the following were
CAPT. J. J. Guthrie. Chief of Life Saving Sta
Dykson. stephen Bell, Dennis McCoy and VIM
Walker. The steamers Bonita and Chowan arc
her here, and VII leaye Tor Norfolk directly with
Ten men and four Officers are here The Hu-
rs WHs nr9sp SP l @aa 1a 2n mr. bas%n sb"r
Eight bodies only have washed ashore. Four
bodies can be seen lashed tothe bGwsprit They
are those Of AlmOn Davis. Clgs. Cursor. TAOs.
Armstrong. and Charles Portsf
No bodies Of officers can be found. paymas-
tor Saunders was not saved; only Ensign Iu-
Glen Young Master W. 4, Conway, Assistant
Engineer X. q. Dene. ana Cadet Engineer L.
i. WarburtOn were saved
Mr.. Young is hurt about the legs, and several
seamen are slightly injured. They are nearly
all naked. Tho saved are DISTRIBUTED among
the life saving stations along the beach The
wires work badly. and details cannot be sent by
boas.
The captain OF schooner says he saw the
Huron at o'clock on Friday afternoon. head
ing oast-northoast. with all her fore and aft
sails set, and the wind blowing luriously from
the southeast.
This was the last seen or heard Of the vessel
until she was reported ashore at 40 o'clock
saturday morning, head on, with foremast and
main topmnst gone, and sails blown away
Capt, Guthrie who was lost from tho surf
boat TINS afternoon, was an enthusiast in or
ganizing life-saVing crews. He dlstnguishrd
himself during our trouble with China, and
served with credit in the Confederate navy. lie
leaves a wife and children in Portsmouth,
Henry Brooks, a reporter for the Norfolk
VugiHian. was in the swqmped surf boat, and
narrowly escaped drowning.