The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25
ONE HUNDREDLIVES LOST
The War Steamer Huron Wrecked
off Kitty Hawk.
SUBMERGED BY THE WAVES.
Only Four officers and Thirty
Men Saved.
COMMANDER RYAN AMONG THE LOST.
Sailing in Face of a Storm while the
Danger Signal was Flying.

wAsHrE0roN. Nov. 2i.-Thc Signal Officer
Observer NJ Kitty Hawk reports at 1856 \. NJ
10 the Chef Signal Onlrcr as follows. United
States man -of-war steamer Huron struck two
mllos north OF No. Station at 80 \. VI. Her
foromast and Nantopmnst ar gone. The
steamer IL n total wreck Assisian nfc ia needed
Immediately. Tho sea Is hrenhins over her.
and several persons have already been washed
ashore drowned. The number on board is
about ~ She had no cargo The -amc on-
GER reported nt 3 p. NJ. "a follows: surfmon
Just returned anl report that the Huron has
gono TO pieces. Thirty saved. All tho others
perishci NJ assistance rendered."
A dospat.h from Norfolk says: Information
was received to-day that the Unit Il States
steamer Huron. with a crew Of l3i souls. went
ashore at o'clock this morning OF Lilo Saving
Station No. :. near Oregon Inlet. on the North
Carolina coast. and WAS fast goin- 10 pieces.
The wrcckins steamer Resolu;e was despatch
cd by the Baker Brothers to hrr assistance As
soon as the news OF the disaster reached the
headquarters Of the North Atlantic squad
ron In Hampton Roads. Roar Admit
raj Trenchar1 scnt the Unltod Staias
steamer Switara and the tug Fortune 10 render
all assistance possible. I.1tv Information
leaves NJ hope of saving ;h' v,ss.i Sh" has
gone to pieces under the nrr 90 a-- .,l'- OF an
unusually h"ayy sea. AMI many ioli"~ have
i-en washed ashore. Thirty persons wcrc
saved. Nome ol the names OF the 81 sims 0r OF
the survivors are known. I'll" Hur.i ID; For
tcss Monro" Yesterday on a cruise O. 'ho West
lndies. The storm signals have h'on flying for
three days and 1t is thought strange that the
warning should have bc"n dlsr,sarlcd.
There was n fierce storm raging all
last night along the coast the wind
blowing at the rate OF seventy miles an hour
The theory OF those we'll acquainted with the
coast il 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 and she driitei ashore. Itappears that
thcro was no assistance rendered from the
shore. the lifc-saving stations not having been
manned. The United States steamer p1whatan
has left Fortress Monroe for the seen of the
wreck
The Huron sailed from For,ros- Monroe yes
.0rday morning for Havana. She was conf
mandcd by Commander Goor-, / lNan. and
her list OF on ,crs in addition thereto as far as
known at the Department. was as follows:
Lieuicnants. $. A. Simons and l.. &. Palmer
Masters. Wni. =. Conway. J. NJ Wslt auG W. 5.
French Ens!-ns. Luccn Young ana F. W.
Bonner. SURGEON. G. S. Cphroth; Past Assist
ant Paymaster Carey n. saunders Chief En-
eineer L. NJ. Olson; Assistant Eus.4"'r II. q.
Denig Captains Clerk. j. Del Calvin Cadet
Engineers. L. T. Warburon and +. W Loomis
Draughtsmnn. John J. Evans. Tao HUI, was
an iron rev propeller carrying four guns. of
BIZ tons. AMI the same class exactly rs the new
vessels Alert and Ranger. now on the Asintic
station. She was built by John Roach & Son Of
Chester Pa. in 1874 or 1875 She had powerful
engines anl n our-hladcd screw H,i RIG was
that oi athree-mastrd schooner. Sh" had been
out from Fortress Monroe only abco; twelve
hours when the disaster occurred
The Huron has been alta he'd 70 tho North At
lantic squadron. with the exception oi two or
three rrui4 = since she was built. The prnei-
pal event Of her career was the part -n, took in
tho engagement at Fort Fisher when she was
conmanded lay Capt Thomas o. Sclirllgc. since
promoted To- Rear Admiral and retired. Since
the war the Huron has performed ,rvce in the
North Atnntr squadron. and was frequently at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She left Nrw York on
Saturday last and arrived at N9roiA OH Mon
day Of this week. whcre shc coalei. Her des-
tinaticn WIS tho West Indies. with orders to
Stop at Hay,na.
Georgc T.. RYAN who was in command of the
Huron at a. time of the catastrophe, WIS born
In Massaohus tts My s. 1872. lie was APP
pointed from that State to tn Naval Academy
Ia his siNto"nth year. and graduated as mid
shlpman IN l56o H. WIS att Shea 30 tho brig
Bainbridse Hnd wns subsequently transferred
10 the stcng -loop Surram. MO. upon watch he
TNMNlfiNl from 1862 10 sta having boon
mlssiQnrd a- Lieutenant Juy II. lsG9. He
served on the irnnpe" North Atlantic Squad
toh dnFiLg the latter part oi 1850. lie was
cQmms- 'pn"d Lieutenant Command r July %.
lS6B nnl received his Present commission on
wlS aes gned 10 duty on tae Swpima when that
vessel WITS sent TO see IN" ir.Hslt ot Venus.
Hpon hi return he was placed IN command Of
Tho executive onleer, Lieut. sidncyA \. Simops,
wss anaiye q N.w iQrs s,J S,.t" ltolN w'.i,h pc
Lirqtshant l.. g. Palmer, va appointed from
Ehe District # Columbia II was son Of sex-
SSurgron-G General Palmer Of Washington. Ihg
Wight. agd V $ Fnn,h' W.ehtt wa- aproint-
ed lFom IGIn Byy,Cl'{ Mich end "Htered the navy
polntei from Alabnma H. entrrrl the Naval
Aesdemy On June 23, 1867 Chioi Engineer
sntnro a. ~ 1snn wa7 naiye % o. MY YORK state ana
The ,iolloYing + an onieI H. from the Navy
last muster roll. Oct. /. 1877:
y
FRANK Burns, William Donovan. Thomas jon
Ems. Cherios NJ. Lane. o. i; lgthgr, Georg" NJ;
bhepparl james Smith, L, 7. Trainer and
Antonio Williams.
,,Or1inary yssumen-Danicl Bnrgan John Hays
William Hodge. Frederick iioifg,an; JYhn JS-
h69hhsen. Patrick Kane, William ,MrHqgh, Dom
Oponnell. j. j. Robertson. and Jesse Hoe.
ciLagdsmen- A. W. ,IaIey, Thomas Corley
Mi,aa"l rnrTin. Elias Harrrla james Hyacs
Hnss Kegtnedy Frank hGy H2ry raygS MIII3n on
Bernard Rogers. ltobt samIhon, Jno Thomas
John Tierpay G. h. Toliver, Thomas Whitman
uFiromea"& "&anry ". Avery W /. Barrett
Thomas NJ. Brown. Samuel Clark, David Clay
ton, Patrick Collins. James Couch John Cory
PANEL PANEL bcyPy, Edward P9nneliy; Peter yy pyniiy
Robert W shaw and wm, Stanton; y,
fndrew Benson. saimakers mate ", Boyle
bayniAn: W. W. Brooks, painters Geo, Bro,wn
sct,eerage cook Alfred Carson mgdm,Nst W. Wm
Chadwick. .quarermaster; Charles chapman
paymnsters yeonmn Alex NJ Childs, chic
gunner's mate james Cooper ships corporal
Alms Davies baker; Dennis Deasey cooper
n. y, Enerson guartermasiter Geo. Hamilton
machlnist. Nj. Grcen. chief bQp'swain r mate
H. BArritY. bOllermakeT Herman Euesa