Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-07-24
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lTHE DIygR AND THE TREAsURE-TRuE HISTORY
Of THE kAisISe OF. THE SAFE OF THE ATLANTIC.
Our readers we're several days sinco highly amused
by tho ianeil relation " the Detroit Advertiser Of
the steamer Atlantic, sunk IN Lake Eric, August ~
1852 This morning We were favored with an inter ,
view with B. P. Harrington, Of Westield, New
York the successful rescHer OF the safe and give the
items of the occurrence, which II II be devoid 81
wonderful meetings with beautiful ladiea and chill
dren,n IL, nevertheless very interesting and true
Mr. Harrington has had three years experience az
diver, and during the past winter has been elgag
ed on the Mississippi In his busineas. Associated
with him In this undertaking were Martin Quigey
and Charles o. Gardener, Of Chatauque, New forh,
and VIM. Newton, Of Detroit They proceeded 20
the schooner Fletcher the locality Of the steamer
Atlantic which lies about three miles from the ex-
IRENE pgint Of Long Point They arrived there on
the 18Th Of June, and that day was used in prepar
aiions g..4..
On the 18th Mr. Harrington encased In Wells
Gowenis Submarine nrmor made his hrst decent
This armor is made of Two lay ers OF canvas and one
Of india rubber the rubber occupying the middle
n Il loose nnd bexbe and of course resisa no pres
snre From in font Of the mouth proceeds a tube
comnosed of nina Of LAYERS of canvas and
rnhber viii ooppor wire oiled inside to prevent
collapse This Is flexible too and being as long as
The dentb 10 which The diver goes and the upper
hsin IL tbs onen air securek nToper respiration -
The snartrs Il three eivhts Oh an inch In diameter
A vracl iino Ind nreyionsv been dropped and rest
ii as,ainst tLa si'la 81 Ina staamar
Ina
and viii Isadsn weiubia attached 10 his BODY,
a,,an,;n IN III In AZ Ibs WITH roma round IN
rnio, - hwh;sb he conId ba raised ii tbe surface
and cSacr nv signal line in his hand. The adyen
.n,ons d;var co,nmanced bis first descent He was
"a ~ ~ ,1rorr Iina and s,,ncL tbs nrome.
~ t ror,, taot ~, ~ tha s,ata ronv
haya ,L 1syn,as, Clo,nnany's asfa was which was
IN ia tbi,d siata room M Inc ,Sheahou.o on the
iuinasJ - IL ra,ns;nas On dso, mi M min.t.
f,n5n ~ ~ ras, Ssnsndiug mn,
~ ~ ~ a. sho. III q AZ ~ 10 IL +. Al
var and he Il onJsrnsd en,irely nv feslipr. The
romantia sigh,s recorded nv tic Advertiser, aie
tIarafnra ysieh6nt fapndniion
The ereaiest CANTON ms 10 entapqliug lines must
be used, and Mr. Harrington went each time outside
Of the siapehiops moving ms he advanced his wreck
line so that with each alive he advanced nearer the
state room, The second dive he was three minutes
unon tlsek the third f,ur the fourth seven On
the twettieth he made four dives and the time on
deck was respeotiyely four minutes, q do, 8; do
and the next or eighth six, at hich time he reach.
cd the state room Previous to this he had all the
time been sropipg about and twice was On the hur-
cane deck and once rem. the man deck tt Q TWEEN
tietb,rat he made seyen MIS- time
4, 8,5,3, 6, 8, and MINUTES, aud curing which be
was busy In breaking in tho room window and
breaking dow the work on the side and below in
and succoeded at last in getting line fast to The
ring In Inc lid of he safe but finding the aperture
he Ind made too small 10 allsw the passage Of The
safe, assembled to wait till the coming day
Oh tho twenty SECOND, the sixteenth dive being
during which time he sawed through the casing and
panel work und tried &c break IL Of with bis hand,
but could net. The seventeenth be was on deck o
minutes, 10 which he fastened line to the wood
s;sbt.sntb :sd , assep aD Ss Mpa ON dssh .lsrse
minutes, and during it he snceeeded in fastening a
o to the end ring VI tAe safe and helping 1t out of
the al ertnre u was RAISED to me deek o. me sehoo
r. ne pvlUuS sn;n s,s saS Ar% ratbsr ;so
chest rs by IT, by ii nchss in size found themselves
the possessors Of about S. 600 In gold and ssl 900
in bills, small portion o which were useless ilom
me action o. water ahd iniovency q oanhs' and SIX
The cSsst sontainsS nans far wbicb ~ Awssicon
Express Company paid 4 handsome salvage. ''
The Atlantic lies eareendd, her lurboaid side be.
ing l75 feet and the water on her sarboard 100 feet
qssp my so.y , "Hs ABOUT ~, es' ron ans surface
Tires or four iucbes deu,h, lie could. as VIC have
sail above, see nothing, and encountered no,hiul
but the wood Work, chains, glass and the chest
Inc water Was very Salliy ahu Mr. hs hands were
Tisb ,,Iass Tram wood If wSs oniy by ,ha
breasins that be knew ts material. He thinks Tia,
his strength when below not more than one tenth
that he has when In open air. He suffered but little
om P1esSs h ~ Sod 700 Tr ns S ZINES wnen saoh
he saw "brisht flashes in lis btimst lilo aIsn,,ic
sparks u. -.
| We have been thus accurate, from Justice TO Mr.
| $50 - psAoto
we believe sacGsss'al ne Is candid ia;r spoke
shid have A ibs ma,,sr ~ X vi NJ
| itors of the Detroit Advertise CIsvstsnG BssaId
~. ,,on..o-, -0 -,-----... - cr
paper, that is printed at Fort Desmone. lows,
give some detail, Of tho passage of n band q
Mormon cmierat,s through that place, few
| davs si,cs rbicb resds H. ,bn s,Pp,;ss ~ ~,
grims in Palestine. or the caravan travelling q
the pious hIahouo,ans % Mecca In ,ha h,o;I
ing sun these Door creatures. the majority q
| whom are women moved along slawlv ID Ind;
an file. drsrpipc behnd hem IN i,,,Is carte IN,
accessories for the ionrney. Sometimes two uo,
men dragging the earl AZ o,bar Zines a mn,
and woman lSpetbey Ths comn,nv vas from
Eutope, and mostly consisted If EnaI;.b noonIs
who had left their Com5orIabls 6omsa ky
early associ,tions If ali ,hos a
rpn,ier Tho Fnvi,sS ,,o, '',;t;n.' s. yn,..
and here "a IN , ;o,,, ~" ~, sn.0
sand mills brsn, ,hs,I ~ or .h;.h '5ao h,niss liz.
would he ,bron,h a nsrr.c, dassr, ,u;,hn"
shade or wafer ,6ssa Fn;ss,ah,a d,i,d ma s,o,
ME were ,rndginv torward - 1ho'S W. p'V,
settl, nent Of n 'Iyoar,;s,s, 10 r;,ss, , y
mos, aba ,doned s py s ~, a.,, Nv @ an'
lonnda5 L,, ta,, hTo5 " satn' W eolo'i,
Joe Smith," from Salem. we believe, i,
pvnned, or caused 10 he penned. n cnmnon NJ
Of knavery and foly called me Mormon bible
and those Door yretcbrs from Fnols.a haf
left all they had loved and valued to beeoYo an,
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