New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-31
HoRRlD DElTH or 4 srB-uiRlyE DIVER.

From The Buffalo Rerullic
Meloan that Mr.. John ope one of the divers employed
b, Messrs Wells GowGn y Green in their operations ca
tie Lake lost his life while experimenting with sub
marie few days since. The circumstances a.
tending this lamentabc cau.alty related 10 rs by Mr.
G.cCn are subsaniinlly follows: II appears that MI
Tore DESTROYS OF testing submarine arnor prepare
tory TO commencing opertions on the wrecks which the
COMPANY design raising tins summer, ami on FRIDAY
afternoon last. company with three others started from
Cattaraugus Creek IN a small se of about twenty tuhs
burden and proceeded distance from the shore
whore the abou; forty feet deep Mr. Tope de-
-conded into the water three times The first and second
time he went down some fifteen or twenty feet each time
signalling those above TO raise him. In both instances
he remarked that the foul air DID not escape fast enough TO
allow him to breathe freely. Previous 10 going down the
third time he detached the spring from the valve which
allows the impure 10 escape from the helmet ana desired
the ho held the signal line 10 observe carefully when
be should reach the bottom some 10 feet and be prepared
TO answer his signals. He then entered the water, and
had descended about thirty feet when those above thought
the amor felt unusually heavy. The signal line was I'M
mediatey iorked whether anything wrong
but receiving answering sIsnal The DIVER was iuledI-
atcly raised from the water.
On opening the helmet the unfortunate occupant of the
found To be quite dead presenting hord spec
faCt blood oozing from his eyes ears nose and mouth
DeilchIg the spring from the escapey alive prevented the
from Initiating the armOr below the neck Of the diver
and when il is rocnleced that the depth thirty feet
the pressure of the equal TO fifteen pounds to the
square nch and hence there mu-thav been pressure OF
at tat ten uHs upon the lower eAttmties VI the DIVER
and tbs Mend0u pressure forced the vital mud 10 tho
head busting the boodS essel- and thus causing nme
diGte DEATH Not more than minute and half elapsed
from the he entered the 10 the time he
lused IN Oh the deck of the vessel The pressure IF the
wntlr upon the lower part Of the amor hs two pre-
vious trios caused slight rush OF blood to the divers
head causing @ dizziness which he imagined wa pro-
uctd ly foul air and he nsisted upon descending again
viii tie ing detached from the escape-yaye which he
aid would allow free current Of air to pass IA and out II
ii arlusr: but reflection will convince
one that his alsne tho of the melancholy
ubty. Tie apparatus lie used on thl- occasion IN
lks order. and one VI the most perfect ever
halLfnCtCrtd
The deceased YVES diver Of five vears experience on
the Atlantic board aud recently came here from -
ton Wh.rc lie leaves wife and four children 10 mourn his
doa.h Those who were with him during the day say
Int lc appeared 10 have prenonton that some cans
Il, rlc would Aaufeu him. but could Rot be III -uaicd
from irwin the experiment in which he acted his
responsibility. Nh Green being at this city a. The time.
The aCclden al he wreck 81 the Enc Ia; yea. when
Macdonald lo hi. le similar 70 i-, th0I IA the VIC
tin Ia HAT case had hut ,;lC experience diver. Too
hazardous II requires cool judgment and great
,nstLce of Hnd on the raf Il tie diver Mr. Green m
forms that be La often experienced the sensations
w!c IL tie water, hU, awal promptly % TIC surface
inflated. y loug aie ar circglaes throughout the
Grlor l,e i no danger he lppr,h nded. Tho bJly
of the deceased below the neck appeared II thr blood
Lad bcn entirely forced out Of H. pre'eutr- appeos
aIct White AMI cieaT piece Of marble sculpture.
>lLCt III tic above lear. .Lg. NJ. ! lpc hal
connected eu-t OF quito percha hose 10 the helmet
nc 4C1 occupied by TIC escape vaFC end Of the
hs reueI M above the srtace Of The THIS
o. iUTroTCI,ut 81 lie which he dc-eI r. test and
before -oiA down :, Lest time bad taken tie valve CI
,rti.l though b. told frequently that such cx
Iermert would prove ia'a 20 him. and wls warnei by
Mr.. Gfeel not o attempt t. On learning O tie lcci lent
Mr. Glen had tie body brought - th- city and Mes-r
Wei! y t5sar deposited in metallic burial case end
NJ. We, preceded with it to Boston ilst evening. The
unfortunate held in high estimation by his emf
f4oycTs ard his loss Is deeply regretted.