The National tribune., 1888-01-05

S. Wales, was thus sacrificed, though without
personal dishonor to himself.
did not intend TO 20 into such DISGUST
ton, but the subject ] started upon led me
astray. Now, why in the name of all that is
good and great, should a parcel of young gentle
men, well bred and well educated as sailormen,
be selected to inspect and witness the
tests of steel plating for the, etc.,-the war
ships2
There is staff corps in the navy each officer
of which could teach these young gentlemen
more in a day about iron steel, and this modern
s0-called steel that is used in boilers dts not
steel at all than any one of them ever yet
learned. Why are these young men, then, thus
detailed for inspection? Dear reader, you ask
a simple question. They are chums and pro-
teges of the Bureau of Intelligence" and its
lesser attachment the Bureau of Navigation
and Office of Detail" That sort of thing
wouldn't have worked when Admiral Ammen
was Chief of the Bureau Of Navigation. Not
much.
LIEUT.. LUcIEN YOUNG.
A young man with history came here last
week to report for duty in one of the Bureaus
of the Navy Department.
This young man is somewhat above the me-
dium hight and far above the medium breadth
Of shoulders and weight is about 30 years OF
age, and comes from the Kentucky region of
blue grass and blue limestone. He is Lieut..
heroes-if not the hereof that ill-fated No
vember night in 1877 when the good sloop-of-
war Huron rolled in through the breakers on
Kitty Hawks low sandy beach TO her own
death and the death OF almost ali on board.
1t was a fair day here, such as Washington
so often sees in November, when the brief mes
sage came TO the Navy Department through
the Chief Signal Office: "The Huron is lost on
Kitty Hawk beach, The excitement that
Immediately followed beggars description, and
as the news rapidly spread through the city,
throngs Of those who had near and loved ones
on board FASTENED to the Department for con-
firmation of the dreadful story. 1t came all
too soon for within an hour after, and after that
each 10 minutes. dispatches came that only
added greater horror as the details were told.
forget how many were saved out of the 80
souls on board, but it was less than a score in
all
Only three officers came ashore alive, and of
these one was Lueien Young, and he had not
only saved his own life, but he brought three
sailors with him, who would, but for him, have
1 been numbered among the many lifeless ones
! strewn along the beach in the freezing water
/ He left the ship with balsa, to which three
/ men also chung. As soon as the balsa was clear
OF the ships lee huge wave struck 1t and sent
it Whirling end over end, as a lead pencil would
be in the Great Falls of the Potomac The
sturdy Young recaptured his treacherous craft
and recovered and helped two Of his passengers
back 10 it. bat the third one was lost in the
/ boiling sea. Another man was washed close
( BY and Young swan TO him and brought him
! 20 the balsa. He got on shore and saved the
Others, but was almost gone himself
/ The beach was fully quarter mile away
+ from the doomed ship. and the survivors, as
4 well as the Lifs-Saving men On shore, relate
+ that no man ever saw such boiling, raging
sea rs tie one that leaped and danced and
raced about the Huron that fearful night and
/ all the next day.
Lucien Young was only an Ensign then, but
before when he was only a Mldshlpman, ne
/ had received the honor of General Order from
/ the Secretary Of the Navy thanking him for
saving life. While on board vessel crossing
/ the Atlantic 10 his first station during fu-
rious gale and heavy sea, a sailor fell from aloft
I at night, and striking block in his fall drop
+ ped unconscious into the sea. That most terri
! bic alarm at sea for sailors" Man overheard
man the boats. rang out, but long before a
boat could be lowered or even the davits cleared,
Young had plunged overheard, and reaching
the drowning man sustained him, still uncon-
/ scieus, until both were rescued by boat half
( an hour later He is an instance Of the stud
american naval officers are made 81. that made
our navy SO glorious-when we had one.
4 NOTABLE THRoSe.
New Years was officially celebrated here on
Monday last, and the principal event was the
reception by the President Of the Diplomatic
Corps, the Supreme Court, the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps. and hosts Of the minor officials
clerks and citizens.
/ The Army officers were mustered at Lieut.
! Gen. Sheridan's Office and were led by Little
Phil himself, while the Navy and Marine
Corps gathered at tue Office OF the Secretary Of
the Navy, aud were headed by Admiral David
d. Porter.
In both gatherings there were host Of
men whose names are well known TO the his
tory Of this country. OF what use is it here II
say more Of Sheridan? but there we're alst
Gen Absaiom Baird, who is known TO all West
ern soldiers; Gen. HOratio Gates Wright whl
held Sheridan's surprised army together at Ce
dar Greek until Little Phil came himself x
turn rout into a brilliant victory; Gen
Henry J. Hunt, the famous Chief of ARTILLERY
OF the Army a the Potomac; Gems. Orlando
4 B. Wilcox, Lawrence p Graham and c. C
Augur, web known on many hard-fOugh
fields; Gen. a. W. Greedy, Of Arctic fame, anC
the various Chiefs Of staff Departments, wht
are also general officers.
OF the Navy there was the hero Of the Mis-
sissippi hotiila. David D. Porter, and he wa
accompanied by Rear-Admirai James P. Jouett
whose history during the war was as gallant a
he IS invariably Jolly. Then there were als
Jenkins John j. Amy ION whom Farragu
placed such reliance), Thomas II. Stevens JOIN
III. Upshur and Samuel p. Carter, the last
named being the one navy officer who was
Najor-5eneral Of volunteers. Then, too, Their
was Commodore Melville, of Tigress, Jeannett
and Greely Rescue fame in the Arctic, wit
Commodore Schiey, who rescued Greedy, an
Lieut.. Schentze, whose experiences in the Arc
tic delta Of the Lena River are well known
Commodore Aaron W Weaver Capts JOSEF
FyfTe and Richard ". Meade were Others of
, hundred more. and the bright uniforms mad
/ as brilliant a show As the Diplomatic Corps.
r DEATH OF MRS. pe. BLISS
: Last week death terminated the suffering
Q which Mrs. ID. W. Bliss. Of this city, has endure
with fortitude and resignation for the past tire
= years. Her disease was chronic one Of Ion
standing. aud several years ago an operatio
:, was performed By DR.. AgBew, of Philadelphia
= that, however only afforded relief for som
Q months Her husband, DIR. D. w. Bliss, wi
be remembered IS having come into prorninenC
Q AS one Of the talented physicians who wei
@ selected to attend President Garfield after
D had received his mortal wound. DR.. Bliss eI
D tered the service Of the United States ia Ma,
; 1851, as Surgeon Of the 81 Mich He was sal
q sequently promoted to response bic positions
charge OF the hospital service OF the Army
2 the Potomac. aud brevetted Colonel Tor - faitl
y fui and meritorious service during the war
J. Mrs. Bliss was the daughter of Rev. Samu
Prentiss, a Baptist clergyman. of Cleveland
and was married 70 DR.. Bliss when quite youn
A. For the past 20 years she has resided in Was
. IL