The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-21


| aPpearsagain with his. .sl,ip. Atitc.ir t.i III III,
bon's Which hnd accompanied him hal
waited: ~ long lin" for tI,r reappcnra,,t.,
ot the ship, Cannon ". re- fired, in ,In
hope ofschuS'ng il 10 rise. lts puc,
wns Eiund after m" srnr,I, by
'roopPIng lead. nnd The cri.s Tor
hrip of the submerged m,n were.
heard from 'hc d,.mhs of The wafer.
~. possible attempts were now n,ult.
!" l'fi tln' diving ship, hIt ,im.v PROV. {!
yam. Strong ,irn Chains aud rnhlr~
were sunk ~ The water. and, after long
| lnl"r, some Of them wrrr nc,u,l>
'n"'ic last hv Bauer, Inn tho heavy >ii,,
could MOI lr lifted upwards. aud III,
'nnl'Ilu'''s from the civ WHO had
assembled in boats, cn,,si,Irrrh tho
rescue OF the three unfnrlnnnt" mrn n>
impossible. What Bauer had ,l,rnd,,I
had taken place. Tho pumps, WHEN
'h" vcss'l had reached The ii, NH n,
thirty feet, WORKED badly, nnI /, WIS
i"rrS"rn That nS il sank drrpcr ih.,
would hc destroyed l,v The pressure nr
til" wnler or ut lrnst brcnnn rs. |. :.
What was Dire AIDED wns ,ot In,r ,l.l,,,d
"a crnsh follnwo,l. url In. thr.c
submerged men looked upon tn. ir f,l"
MS certain. This was ih, ,n>l E.nrr,'
moment, according In Buucr'S nctor,n,.
OF The whole six hours which hr nnL
his companions sp"ni un Ter water.
Fortunately ,Ir. Il. ok Of tn" shin AMI
tho side walls rc,nainh unini,,r Il
although an opening was m"l., ~ III"
lower part. by which Tho water cni.r Il
"A circumstances which saved in.
three mn from certain death. The
attempts 10 lIi the slip hv nr.nn< .f
clininS aud cables were, rs wc r.nnrl.
cd, given up niI"r long aud long .x,r
tons, and nothing r,mnin.d ln B .urr
and his companions hnl lh"ir own ,i-
lortS. Il," two strongest mon tried ,n
open inr upper trap 'lo 'r, hnl in vain:
lie pressure nf The wn,r, was 10, SIrni,u
10 allow them 10 Iili i, n~ much MS an
inch, md there rrrnaimcI hI, IN" hop
at salvation, nnd this was ais, u srv T.
trial Of their patio, CO. II was will!
difficulty thai I'nn ,,<nnp"d his en-,
Pan'ons I" keep q"i"l anil avoid ali u>r-
less wns!r ht their strength. II. could
not make ih"m S..ii>fi II with his rl,n.
which was 10 await quietly III" r,>inn
"f'h" water. till Ia" pr.S<rr" at The ri,
caused l'v this rising would be- >,rnuu
enough I" "p"m The trap door. Wil,
'hc Errnt"S' c~'!u,sS Bauer wrnrIurd
himself IN his cloak aud rrin,in.d :, NJ.
rd in III" upper part 'f tlc ship. ,!,n, h,.
might moi hc cliIl., hv In" cod wafer.
When III" ship wis so FAR ill.h Win
wafer that the three divers stood in il
p'n their n"ckS. anil i, was almost .n
possible f" them io brralhr the rurrlrn
s"" air. Bauer gave the strongest ,L'l,i>
companions III" signal to n,nkr an at,
tempt TO open III" door. H.. was nh,
now 10 liil it will, ease. and was crr.i i
IN til" same moment hv tho IircS-,ir. or
The mir nr "''' "f tn" "p'nn" AMI thrown
upon III. Su,:nc, Of 'i,n w.irr Il 80
anr ms Two crniaui"uS Whr wrrr -,
'n"Sl ialn'ing, nu;n'aiiv G,il,w !; ;,rs
All three r.nc!''i IL a-'i.ur Il" ~ va
I''"'r '"r es.sai'tY, who're !r'v wrr ,,ruatlt
,.,l:grAs irnu
,i.nAH mn iot,n .n,..
,x.m m".I>. Rr"a'i.:u. i.r -" '~,,yv 80
and@G'mair'nc 20 rs" cv 'u'j wt".r
in! ~ nXh,m>!',. iA.:,. Ia; ia" ."n.n,r
laninns nf Bauer were Obliged ,n br
sen, I" ,h" Hospital hn' Il" II, e I,L h,,,
" few hours r"posn To be cn,ir.ly rruuv.
cred.
Tho heavy diving slip. which Weigh.
ID y v"nIv thousand pounds, III Ii ~
trt deep in the water. AMI it ,s v,.,y
Doubtful wh tl"r i, will ever hr -, M.
In" Invention. however may prnvr ),
valuable "n", although HI. ii ), l,inl has
failed III cons'qn"'nc" ni The q 4 CIV"
construction at the Ship. III hui; ing
another ship, which Bauer i sill ,l,>.
inSrd In undertake., l,r hopes in r"n,!,
these tl"E.cts, nnl tn h" n,.l" tn Prov.
HAT hia invention vii b. found u>t.nuI
IN CARRYING on naval warfare.
Th" G"rm,n paper from which H."
above narrul,v" j. '"krn ,miiaIrS un
engraving "f tn" Diving Slip at Kmr,
before Its Suhm"ISion
THE 'FAKIR' AGAlN.-This won
derful necrnnauccr assumes, Prntcus,
like, as many shapes as characters.
We hear Of his actually pcrf"rlni,g.
in the market, the other mo ornil.".
the following expcrimcn, ON an c.g
man:
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