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Show THE "HUaON." Additional Parllcniiirs of Llio . Terrible CatHsiroplic ' Washington, 25. The cause of Ibe disaster to the Huron waa thick weather, as she struck between 1 and 1.30 a. m. The boata were washed from tbe davits, and a cutter was lowered, but was swamped. About ten mi antes later Lieutenant Palmer waa drowned and about the same time the captain. The living eaved themselves by swimming asbore. No aid was given from the shore except when near tbe beach. Tbe men - of - war Fowhattan and SwaCara and the brig Fortune art anchored abreast of the wreck, and flag communication opened with then: through the steamer D. & J. Baker, No assistance can be rendered at the aurf is Btill very heavy. At 5.25 p. ni. the surf boat of the steamer D. tfc J. Baker, in attempting to land, was swamped with nine men on board, Jamea B. Ykson, Stephen Bell, Denis McCoy, Willis Walker and Captain J. J. Guthrie, paymaster in the life saving service, were loat. The Bi final service observer at the wreck reports at 1.40 p.m. as follows: No bodies have been recovered. . The tide is running strong northward, and it is probable a number will come ashore further north. The aea is too high to get a boat to the wreck. The body of a colored man from the Baker's boat , w-m washed up during the night. , Washington, 2G. The "steamer Bonita has arrived at Norfolk with four officers and thirty enliBted men, survivors of the Huron. The officers are on shore, and tbe men are transferred trans-ferred to the receiving ship. The Bonita also brought eight dead bodies. They were buried this afternoon. Kitty Hawk, 25.-6 p.m. The Huron ha? broken up to-day, and the only fragment lies submerged within 200 yards of share. Eight bodies have been washed ashore. Four bodies can be seen laehed to the bowsprit. bow-sprit. No bodies of officers can be found. The captain of a schooner auys he aaw the Huron on Friday at 4 a.m., heading east northeast, with all her fore and aft sails set, and the wind blowing furiously from the southeast. This was the laat.aeen or heard of the vessel until she was reported ashoro with her foremast and maintopmaBt gono and Bails blown away. Captain Guthrie, lost from the surf boat this afternoon, was an en-1 Ihueiaat in organizing life - saving j crows. He distinguished himself in China and served in the confederate, navy. i i i Norfolk, 25, Tho , explanation of the meagre reports in regard lo the JLicron disaster ia that there is but one wire to Kitly Hawk and that ia controlled con-trolled by tbe signal service, and nothing noth-ing is permitted to be given to the public until sent to the chief signal office at Washington. The managers of the Western Union telegraph ortice here offered to send operators to Cape May to expedite the news, but the oiler was declined. Fortress Monroe, . 26. Admiral Trenchard ia in the United States ataamer rowhattan, which with othar vessels ho despatched to the wreck of tho Huron, at daylight Sunday. Captain Stoddard in the Baker followed fol-lowed the beach down and found the wreck about 8 a. m. The aea was running very high and thero waa no possibility of landing. Signal officers were Bent to the Baker and in this way communication was had with the shore, and we learned that 114 were drowned and but 30 were saved, of whom four were officers. Admiral Trenchard then ordored the Sioalara to remain and bury the dead, when a landing could bo made with safety. Captnin Stoddard remained at the wreik. "t |
