Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-01-17

EXPERIMENT WITH 4 Divine BeLL.-Ths
Reporter Of the New York Morning News de.
scended with Captain Taylor in his solving
bell' on the morning Of the lO,h-scene, Bay
Of New York. We give his own description
of HE DESCENT
"A few moments saw % landed safely on
the deck Of the raksh. looking Baltimore Clip.
per. called The Spi.fre; one Of those long, low
black schooners which fit like sea-gull on
the breast Of the billow, ana the look Of which
will either cause the seaman's heart to bound
tnerrily at the sight when engaged in legis.
innate business, or sink with fear when seen
40 the scourge OF the ocean, manned by a pi.
rate crew. The vessel, we learned BY inqui.
~, was the same that was captured BY the U.
S. brig Truxton, on the 18th Of July, 1874, al
the mouth Of tho Pongo river. coast Of Africa,
and sent to Salem for adjudication. She was
condemned. and the Captain (Flowsry) is
now confined in Salem Jail. sentenced to Eve
years imprisonment for having been engaged
in the slave trade, which the laws Of the Uui-
ted States declare piracy. Upon her decks
were gathered little band Of men, drawn
hi,her 10 witness the triumph Of art over the
elements. The bell wus suspended by tack
les and swung over the side of the vessel. Ii
was large copper bell, made like the bow Of
sharp vessel on either side, for the purpose
Of Offering less resistance to the water, as ia
all diving bells heretofore invented, it has
been found impossible to descend, except in
the diver prepared to descend, although the
tide was half.sbb and running very strong
After Remembering himself Of his surplus
clothes, Captain Taylor and the Reporter Of
the Morning News prepared TO make the de-
.nncA Eoooeion mvsa1f IN a naip RI mat fo,
midable looking boots, prepared to enter the
bell. Captain Taylor was already there, and
the word was passed, LOWER andsomely.' -
Already has the mouth Of the bell tauched the
water, and all the air we resPire must come
from our kind friends above. As we sink
little lower, the tympanum appears eighty
affected, and kind of ringing sensation 10
heard in the ear, but we were soon relieved.
Capt. Taylor says, we are now nearly at the
bottom, and AZ the air becomes more circulat.
ed in our submarine prison. We hear each
other more freely; the ringing sensation has
left our ears, and We find no moro difficulty
in breathing the air here, at 40 feet below the
surface Of the water, than we should I'M room
fifty feet in diameter, with the doors closed
the water which, until now, has been l0inch.
Is over the platform, 10 beginning to subside,
the air is forcing it out, and now we stand on
the dry platform. Captain Taylor commenc.
% striking light-triss one match, no 20
another. no 90 another, no 60 until no had
used twenty OF more at last he made . sue.
cessfol effort, and struck q light; got out the
slate while Captain Taylor obtained some
specimens from tho bed Of the river giving .
couple Of jerks on the check line, the slate
was quickly drawn up, and again lowered
with an answer the question from those on
board the schooner. Having been some TWEEN.
iy.6ve minutes immersed, and our friends q.
bove becoming impatient, We rose once more
TO the surface, and I was surprised 10 6nd
that, although had been breathing air Of the
pressure Of IS lbs. to the inch, at least. W,
when the mouth Of the bell emerged from the
water, ! experienced not the least unpleasant
sensation