The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-29
The Mattoon Gazette says of the

peCt OF the WleaJ crops IN IUlS VI
entity is anything but favorable. I'm
til the last of March every indication
was favorable for a good crop, but the
last severe freeze seemed to be fatal
10 many fields. This we learn from
those who have travelled through the
country in this vicinity, and given
the matter special attention. While
we regret this discouraging prospect
for wheat growers, We console, our
self with the reflection that but a
comparative small breadth Of land
was sow the last season, hence the
loss will be easier borne on that ac-
count.
KENTUcKY-In all sections of Ken
lucky, as far as we have had advices,
which embrace most of the counties
in the western part of the State, wheat
is reported in fine condition, and the
prospects 2 are most promising In
many of the counties, not more than
half the usual breadth was sown, but
it bids fair to yield a bountiful har-
vest. The preparations for the new
tobacco crop have been much delayed
by the backwardness of the season.
Fruit in most localities is uninjured.
A Sub-Marlne, Boat with Ten Men on
the Bottom OF the Sea.
The New MofksHe sYalparaiso
correspondent sends the following:
After the bo5mbardmdnt Of Valpa-
raise, and while the SpaHishkfe e was
at Callao, a German residing at Vat
paraiso CONSTRUCTED a submarine boat
for the purpose of Applying torpedoes
to the bottoms Of the Spanish frigates.
The boat was about forty feet long,
and was propelled by atscrewa worked
by hand. sS~Aeenfaept was her build
er in her efficiency that at the first
experiment la the bay he took with
him into the boatthis SON and eight
friends. After sailing about a few
moments ON the em&aee. the. boat was
made to sink without the precaution
of having the cables attached for use
IN case of Observation-Disclosures
mark the spot where she went down.
Several hours elapsed and the boat
failing to reappear, the specta-
tors crowded on the mole began
to fear that, all was not right and as
the day passed away, The conviction
became general that the adventurous
party had gone to the bottom. Late
IN the afternoon, the mail steamer
from Panama came 10 and fired a gun
near the spot where the boat had dis
appeared. As the small boats were
passing to and from the steamer, with
passengers, etc., bubbles were diseov-
cred rising upon the surface of the
water where the submarine boat was
last seen: and as those came up at
regular intervals jim small. numbers, it
was supposed that the party was still
alive. and hearing the steamers gun,
and knowing hat a great many boats
would be going to and fro, was signal
ing for help by ejecting air. A diver
belonging to n of the English mem
of-war, was at once sent down, and af-
ter a half an hours anxious waiting,
he returned with the intelligence that ]
the boat was on the bottom, in 361
fathoms of water. Chains and cables
were Immediately attached to the
boat, aud repeated efforts were made
to raise her, but without avail, her
bottom seeming to have been sucked.
into the oozy bed of the sea and be- /
coming firmly fastened All night
and the next day until after noon
the bubbles kept coming up, like sig
mails, sometimes not appearing for half
an hour at a time, and then suddenly
rushing up for a few seconds with
great force. The feelings of the popu-i
lace assembled to rescue the party
from their terrible fate may be
imagined; but what must have
been the reflections of the men
those awful hours at the
bottom of the bay, knowing, as
they did, what little hope there was
for them. They could have heard the
divers working on the sides of their
boat attaching the chains, and per-
haps felt the strain as the cable drew
taut; but as time sped away without
heir being raised, despair worse than
death must have taken possession of
them hem doubt. Doubtless s. they tried to
boat to the diver hammering
outside, but he in his diving |
could hear nothing. The taperL
ture to the interior was SO small that
butsone person could pass through it
at a time, and that very slowly, so
if an attempt was made to escape
By that means, anwould ineyitably be
drowned. After many hours Of labo
effort to raise the boat, the
hoistening machinery broke, and the
was necessarily abandoned
the middle of the afternoon of
Observation-Disclosures
menced growing faintern and more
rare, and before shutdown entirely |
The boat still lies where it
vent down, andsYpassengerS arriving