Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-11

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 striking his livid face, the eyelids half opened and closed again. "He is alive ?'' they all cried joyfnlly, aud removing the nnsightly hel- met and daslliHg water Oil his head and breast he presently began to breathe perceptibly, and after all hours t,iigent rubbing, from as many strong and willing hands as could get around he began to cone to consciousness. He suffer- ed great pain for hours, in the head and breast but IS now altogether recovered, and diving as usual. On theswhe!e, it was such an occur rence as hopesmay not happen here again |: that ten minutes, ill winch We had tue conscious ness that lssA agas dying for want of assist a'ce which weyeonld by no nleans give, cal,- not think Of withanta shudd+r. The hose had got fast under a port cover in snch a way us to cut off the air fudden;y and entirely. The life ne was fast oh ss,ile old rigging down in the mud u.,drr tllest,ettom of the ship whcre he had crawled iil lis Eca!ous search after holes or injuries, Hs' oMes his lift to the cooIness aud drx' erity of tit. other diver who providers iaily Followed the Hose and cleared it before descending to inaa,s thus giving him air two min utes sopner than hs could otherwise have re- ceived it and it eaaie late enough
 l remember last Winter discussing divers and diving with our friend--. We were both ulliu tractcd as to the particulars, Ike hlaly others who have not seen the process, l have since had sufficient opportunity to ob- serve. The dress is of gutta l5ercha or rubber cloth, large and loose, in one piece, pants, boots !! wasteoat and sleeves, into which the diver is Ins' rted from the top by his tenders after sub- st.tuting heavy flannel drawers, socks &c. for tine ordinary apparrrl. Once tucked into this ample casing the head is covered with close, fitting wooden cap, the brcast-place and hcl. met of iron put on, the latter hollow globe, much larger of course, than the head, aud pro. vidrd with three little windows, grated and glazed, called eyeglasses the front one is al- ways open while dressing. TGe upper part of the dress, is now fastrlled to the breast-plate, being placed between it's edge, and ;a covering metallic rim which is then frm,y screwed to it's place by means of a wrench, making the connection watcr-tight. Heavy cowI.ide bro- galls, with suirs of lead, three quart Is of an inch thick, strong rubber rings for the wrist, which prevent the water entering the sleeve, ,nd the girdle of shot, weighing some seventy five pounds, complete the tring The lifeline is ted round the waist, the sheath kn fe placed LII tiS OCtI tuS putbp Stdt tGu, IHc eyc-SlaSS $. r,.wrd in, aud he is ready to descend. Tie dress b ing HOW filled with air, the l.use shape less ksdy and lia,ss of tirv monster, swelling to a ze fitting that of his head, make altogether i icous figure, which you are not sorry to see Vanish out of sight, wondering what sort of a reception the nl' rnaids will give him if he falls in their Way. (Th" fish are not afraid of them
 they sometim bring up pocket full The
 os which supplies his air is of yutta percha of half incl, bore, aud attached to the helmet just below the bump of self-tstecm The escape valve is just below it. The lifeline, by which signals are transmitted, is passed through a loop ol, right ryc-glass so that the slightest motions are felt. He usually desce,ds part of the way. at least, o, rope ladder, but is some times lowered by the life line from the first. The pressure of air, is gradually increased as he goes lower, more force being required of ccnrse to supply the air. If the pump is work ed by hand, it requires four men to tend it. two turning at once, and frequently changing Once on the bottom, our mcr-man walks about or works as elsewhere Our divers for three months past have averaged perhaps four and half hours under water aud hard at work, per diem. They have frequently, however, been down six, and even eight hours in water from thirty to sixty feet deep They can descend in water one hundred and fifty feet, hut do not Ike to work deeper than one hundrcd-the ir- crcased. pressure sensihly affecting the head at greatsss depth It would be interesting to khow upon what physical charactcristics the ability to endure the plrssnre inevitable in de- scrnding under water, depends. can discov- CT no diff 'rrnce in quantity or quality of brain 1..f,r Io, hours without Inconvenience, aud othn rs who cannot go at all, or who on trial have suffer- el long and severely after coming np from the mrrrs, experimental dive. And the regular divers arc of various te,npcranents hut one thing is common to :ll--tlat s,A broad should crs and deep chests. Thus. large lungs are il,- di-p"nsahlc. I fancy hut that is not all, for some of the hest provided in that respect have baen unable to stay
 The larger pay which divers receive, and tie extra accommodations which they have TO toard here, made all the for.castle men anxious to enlist when recruit was requ red but very many were obliged to give it up on a sin. gle trial, while others [Ek.. Harris1 went regn- larly to work from the first day. They all have state-roo,ns to sleep in, and place at .T ''''t taor aru tor some CT lhein, WHO have always been sailors before the mast at $lO or $l6 rer month, with forecastle fare, the change. including triple pay makes quite favor able turn Of fortune. and in appearance anoth- cr man of tlem." Harris, who is genuine specimen of frolieking tar II named him at first sight Model Jack, ,"] n trim-huilt active fellow, with curling hair and all that reckless irrrspons.blity of character for which his class arc falnons, forever getting into scrapcs, and never having dollar due-has become one of the steadiest men aboard-olle of the few who e trusted to go ashore when he peases, and the most valuable diver of the corps
 The Position of Gov. Walker.
 The following letter from the Hon. Robert