Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-21
HORRIBLE DEATH INA DIVING APPA-
Hsgst4 RATA

Son, was the first witness examined. He said
knew the deceased, who was also man employed
upon the Admiralty Pier Works. Yesterday, about
one o'clock, went down in the ordinary divers
Dress for the purpose of setting foundations for the
pier. / was accompanied by the deceased, who was
provided with the same apparatus. I believe that
that was the first time he had descended. Before
going down, established with him a code of signals
he was to make with his hands, whereby should
know whether be required more or less air; and /
expressly enjoned him by no means to NEEDLE with
the air valve, as the consequences might be very
Iious if he did so. / also told him how to signal
with his life line to those above in the event of his
wishing to be taken up. On getting to the bottom,
placed him against Of the blocks, and pressing
his hand and waving to him at the same time,
conveyed to him that he was not to move. then
left him for about two minutes but he was not dis
tant more than six or eight feet. l employed my
self the time mentioned in setting one of the blocks,
and then returned to the deceased. l found him at
the place at which had put him. but holding in his
hand tool called straight-edge with which he
pointed to one of the blocks, which slightly out
of level l was pleased with that as I thought it
showed he was getting on famously. then repeat
ed the signal to him not to STIR and again left him,
and employed myself at my work. In about ten
rIinutes went to him again, and he had then moved
about four feet toward the spot at which had been
employed l examined the valve regulating the
quantity of air supplied to the diving apparatus,
which was in the position bad placed it in previous
to going down, and enjoined him by signals not to
move l then third time went from him. and, on
my return to hin in about two or three minutes, he
was leaning with his arm upon the block and the
straight-edge in his hand. He shook the latter at
me playfully, as if he striking with sword. l
then again left him, and in few minutes, on look
ing toward him, missed him. directly went to
where he ought to have been, but he had moved
from the spot about eight feet On getting to him,
l took him by the arm, upon which he turned to-
ward me, and made the agreed signal with his hands
that he should like to 60 up | directly snatchcd
his lifeline giving the signal to those above to lift
him up, and at the same time lifted my hand to
snatch mine, when signal came down to me to come
up myself gave the return signal Immediately,
and was lifted to the surface On getting there I
looked about for the deceased expecting TO liHd that
he also had been raised, but was informed that they
could not lift him. I said, Pull him. and they did
so, but still unable to raise him up then di.
rected them to pass the line the staging so as to
get the lift straight up and down. That was done,
but still they could not get him up On learning
this went down myself directly, but was unable to
find the deceased, and thinking that he might have
been drawn to the surface l had gone down,
again had myself pulled up. Finding, however, that
they had still been unable to lift him, again de-
scended by his life line, and guided by that dis
covered him lying down with his hand firmly clench-
ing a rope. then cut off his weights, on which he
lifted little, and argued from that that there was
some hope. After some difficulty uncnched his
nahus, ana nc was then hlted up, upon my making
the necessary signal to those above. l followed him
to the surface and the glass in front of my he'll
met being taken out asked if he was dead or alive
the answer being, IL fear he is dead" I went
directly to look the collar Of the deceaseds appa-
ratus and found the regulator quite open. The valve
being opened, water could get into the helmet do
not think the valve could have become open by &C
cident, but must have been des:gnedly turned by
deceased. On the occasion of my first going down
into the water rs diver, suffered extremely from
pains in the head. and beginners often snf4ar in the
same way. Going down Immediately after eating
would cause the symptoms to be aggravated The
deceased had just come from dinner when he descen
ded. In my opinion deceased began to feel oppres-
sed and uncomfortable, and induced to turn the
valve, thinking thereby to obtain relief The Jury
returned verdict IN accordance with this witnesses
opinon.-D0rer Chronicle.
MADNESS OF GEORGE IIT--Little is known res
pecting the nature of the decisions which possessed
the kings mind, but the following passage from
Lord Elden's papers indicates one of them:
at was agreed that if any strong feature of the
kings malady appeared during the presence of the
council Sir Henry Halford should. on receiving a
signal from me, endeavor to recall him from his ab-
CREATIONS; and, accordingly, when his majesty ap.
peared to be addressing himself to two of the per-
sons whom he most favored in his early life, long
dead, Sir Henry observed, Your Majesty has, be-
lieve, forgotten that - and - both died many
years ago. True, was the reply, died to you and
to the world in general but not to me. You, Sir
Henry, forgetting that have the power of hold
ing intercourse with those whom you call dead.
Yes, Sir Henry Halford,' continued he, assuming
lighter manner, 1T is in vain, far as am concern
ed, that you kill your patients. Yes, DR.. Baie -
but, Baillie Baie,' pursued he with resumed grav-
ity, Il don't know. He is anatomist; he dissects
his patients; and then it would not be resuscita-
ton merely, but recreation, and that, think, is
beyond my power"
IF
1912, till his death, given by anonymous
writer, but we'll authenticated, believe, and
comprise all that have been able to find respecting
this period:
"At intervals he still took lively interest in poll
tics His perception was good, though mixed up
with number Of erroneous ideas; his memory was
tenacious but his judgment unsettled; and the loss
of royal authority seemed constantly to prey upon
his mind. His maady seemed rather to increase
than abate up to the year 1874 when, at the time
the allied soveregns arrived in England he evinced
indications of returning reason, and was made &C.
quainted with the astonishing events which had re-
Gently occurred The queen, one day, found the af-
ficted monarch engaged in singing hymn, and &C.
companying himself on the harpsichord. After he
had concluded the hymn, he knelt down. prayed for
for the complete restoration of his mental powers.
He then burst into tears, and his reason suddenly
left him. But he afterwards had occasionally, lucid
moments. One morning, hearing bell toll, he ask
ed who was dead. Please your Majesty, said an
attendant, Mrs S. Mrs. Sp rejoined the king:
she was linen draper. at the corner of - st.,
and brought up her family in the fear of God. She
has gone to Heaven; I hope shall soon follow her.
He now became deaf imbibed the idea that he was
dead, and said, Il must have a suit of black, in
memory of George III, for whom know there is
general mourning In 1917 he appeared to have
faint gmmering of reason again his sense of hear
ing returned more acute than ever and he could dis
tinguish persons by their footsteps. He likewise
recollected that he had made a memorandum many
years before, and it found exactly where he in
Dictated. After 1918 he occupied long suit of