Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-10
TIE OCEANS DEPTHS.
"a DIVERS TALE.

Ieries of the sea is not more periIous than
facinating. The chaFfn 81 terror hangs
rounds it, and the intefnlinabla success
sion Of existing events renders ii dear I'd
its professor. Not to the, common diver
OF the East, who can remain but for d
fraction Of time beneath the water, and
grope fearfullg among rugged mounds.
but to the adept nsthe civilized mode o.
diving. who, 10 his protective armor,
may remain submerged for hours, and
wander with IMMUNITY, for miles along
those unknown regions far below the sea
ito him are laid open the horrors Of wat
terry creation, sndt he may gaze upon such
scenes as Arabian story tells us were pre-
scented to the eyes pf~Abdallah. tn him
the most thrilling occurrences Of the up
per world seem. frivolous; for ii his
memory. he retains .thoughtsthat may
well chill the soul with dread. I'll l4l
B am afsdiyer--a diver from choice
andA-I am proud Of my profession:-rr
Where lis such courage required as i
needed here It Is nothing to be d sol.
.dier5; diver however, bit l forbesr.-++
T win tell my story, and leave others te
Judge GoncfFningit. NE III
Y An appalling shipwrqrk occurred, M
long ago, upon the widest part of Tx
coast Of New Fpundland,S Thetidings d
this calamity reached the earssof thou
ssandS but, amid The crowd Of accident:
which followed in quick succession. i
as soon forgotien--4not By US. however
{ We found that the vessel hadssuuk upot
a sp4 where the waters depth was By
nj means great, and that q daring mai
might easily reach her. !. FIJI
/ tsShe. was a steamer called the Marmibn
land bad been seen going suddenly down
without and ipstaat's- warning, BY som,
Afshermen near. By. She haI undoubted
N.Y. struck a hidden rock, and had:thu
keen, lin one moments destroyed AI
"A I9spoke to my associates Of my plan
and they approved Of ii No time wa
kloStsin making the necessary. pfeparh
Ftiohs, and short time beheld us embark
Fed \iiflf.ottr small schooner for The sunkel
fshiR / There were sixof JUS, and We. ah
| ticihated extraordinary success. Il. II. III
IEwas the leader. and generally 1yeh
turad upon any exploit il which. thert
wasI uncommon danger-fnpt5tlfat theoth
ers were cQwards; onlhe contrary, the,
were all brapeSmeh, but ] was gifted will
| sf.c9olriess and presenceof mind of wEiSl
Ethel others were destitute AS two per
sons were needed in ofdertto explore th'
MaFmion. / had selected as my compan
| ION, young fellow. whose <steadinesI
any dauntlass. courage had several time
| before beer fearfully. tested. A II I.
Ut was q calm and pleasant day, bFi
thE Southern and Eastern horison looket
}ddeeitful. Small suspicious clouds wen,
! gathered there, ill Of aspect, and "speak
lidg fellows" as my comrade, Rimhi9r
Unmarked to me. Nevertheless. we wdr
lEhbt to be put OFF by little cloudiness N
f,he sky, boldly prepared u venture. Il 3
deep was. the water that.uo vestige ofIt
| chips mast remained above The surface
| 10 point out the resting place Of III
Marmion. We were compelled, there
fore, 10 select ahe scene Of operations &c
eording 10 the best of our ability
Down went the sails our schooner, AM
Rimmer. and 4 puton onr diving arInpi
We fixed our 'hemlets tightly and screwe'
on the hose. One by one each tclunis
article was adjusted. The weights wer
hung. and we were ready. s
"a looks terrible blackish, Beften,
said Rimmerito me. " ti|s
!" OH II replied gaily. .'fts only a HI
tile mist all right =
| 81 Al ri he ntterd Al low exclamation
/ which sounded hollew, from his cavern
tous helmet. ~
/ An ready" cried ina loud yoicf
i whichthey, however, could not easil
Idistinguish.z Then making q props
4 sign, was swung over the side \ iii
/ Down we went, | FIRST and RimA1e
Eelose behind ME- 1t did not take ION
! time for us 10 reach the bottom, Nv
/ foundsourselves upon what seemed broa
i plain slipping downward toward lth
3SontR. and rising slightly toward lth
N9rthM Looking forward then, q Ait
BLACK object aross. which contemporaries
Eeyes knew fofbe lofty rock .+.,. II
.ls ] mentioned TO Rimnher, thai we shoul
proceed there FE
rs I cannot tell the strahgeness offth
Sensation fell BY onerwho first walkstt
i bottom Of the sea. & =. - lfHE
1. There are q THOUSAND objects flied
Fexcite Iastonishment. even lib the mind
him who has dared the deed a hundre
times. All afound US lay the plain. co,
cred BY water, but here the eye could nt
Epierce ]far away as IN the upper all. 4
/ The water, IN the distance, grew 'opaqu'
and seemed 10 fade away into.misty darl
mess. There was no3 sound, except ii
i incessant gurgle which was produced b
Y the splash caused BIZ oar passage throug
1.-THE. waters. We walked on,at good Pac,
for this armor, whiehaaeem SO clumsy d
above, Is excellent below. and offers litt
i INCONVENIENCE 10 the practiced wearef.
Fishes IN crowds. we're around us
Fisheso every shape met our eyes y
InaatterHwhere they turned. They swal
. swiftly#by us they sported in the watt
above us they raced and chased fel
another. in every direction. Here
shoal Of PROPOSES tumbled along in clnu
.tsy gambols, there q grampus might :
| seen rising slowly to the surface; heTeEa
Immense number of smaller fish flashe
nast M. thara some huoe ones. wit