Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-27
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=, B, Harrington, the. renowned diver,
yesterday met with a terrible accident,
which came very near proving fatal, He
had been engaged to raise a small brass
cannon (which WAS lately lost overheard
Canadionj gunboat 1 sPrince I Albert,
about fifty feet from the fer
ferry dock at Windsor, in thirty
five feet .oi, water. He ,donned, his aFmor
about o'clocx, and in company with his
Assistants, proceeded to the spot and be
gan operatio ls- The first, time he went
down he was gone about a quarter of an
hour, yhei he signalled to be drawn to the
surface, which was Immediately done, He
gave some further Instructions In regard
ito the letting out line, &c, as he was
walking around on the bottom seeking to
discover the object of his search, and again
disappeared. just here it may be well to
give our readers general idea of the div
| ing armor, in order thatthey may more full
ly understanding cause Of the accident, and
l-theII constant jeopardy = in u which z the
/ lives Otsmenf engaged in this ahaz T1otis
business, are placed. The limbs and body
are ncaseds in aiwater- proof suit oil India
Rubbers and canvass, while the headsis pro-
| tected by a metal helmet somewhat similar
to thpserworn by the ancients inHbattle.-
/, a ttached to the head-gear is rubber hose,
through which, the operator lis supplied
with air by means of a aforce-pump, worked
by men at the, surface, aud 1t will readily
be seem that Is the supply of pure air isnot
kept up the. person under water must per-
lish, if lie IS not Immediately relieved by
being hauled to the surface. The second
time Harrington descended, he was. gone
perhaps half an hour, his course being
easily traced by the bubbles on the surface,
caused by the exhaustion of air below.
All at once a sudden report was heard, and
almost I'm mediately afterward pull was
felt on the signal rope. Fhe men in the boat
at once began hauling in for dear life, and
word passed among the crowd on shore that
the air-pipe had bursted. The effect OF
this annonneenenE0 0was electrical; men
rushed shither aud thitnerp pale and fright
eue6, and a. frantic rush was, made toward
the spot where he was last seenar After
what seemed an hour of terrible suspense,
Harrlngten's head appeared, and then his
left hand, feebly waving back and forth,
but there were no other signs OF life.--
Owing to the, immense weight attached to
his dress it, was found impossible to lift him
intec the y awl boat, and he was held sus-
pended in the water for about 4 minute,
when the ferry boat Essex came alongside.
Captain Jenkins at otfce sprang into the
small boat aud adding his gigantic
strength to that of the others, soon had a
rope passed under rHarrington' arms, when
heinWasN hauled up out OF the water and
placed on the lowersdeck of the Essex
The head piece was Instantly wrench
ed off, butsdwhati all s awful specta-
Gle greeted those E7who looked upon
the sufferer Blood was oozing from
every part OF. his body from the waist up,
and gusfed from his eyes,ears and nostrilS,
While he was puffed and bloated beyond
recognition. Both eyes was frightfully
swollen, and his neck looked as if he had
been ehoked severely, while with every,
movement blood gushed from his throat,
his. .bbdy and face Irean@hile rapidly turn
ing black Captain Jenkins stood with a
huge sheyelin hand holding the crazy crowd
at bay, and doing all within his power to
keep them from rushing on board the boat
| to have. a look atl Harrington Steam was
crowded, on, and in am incredibly short
space, OF time he was removed to the dock
at the foot dof Woodward avenue. DIR.
Lewis was on the spot inaa very few min
utes, and several humane gentlemen went
vigorously atwork to restore circulation by
rubbing him with brandy His body and
head continued to swell, and, as the blood
slowly dropped at. his feet, many turned
away, sick and faint at the ghastly sight.
Our reporter conversed with him at seven
O'Clock last evening, atawhich time he was
quite comfortable, with the exception of a
slight. officially in breathing, caused by
the constant filling up of his throat with
coagplatedj blood. HSrrington's 4 own des-
cription of his sensation,is that while moY-
ing the gun toward the boat he suddenly
teit an Immense spressiire around the waist,
which rendered r him powerless, and
almost started his eyes from their sockets.
He was perfectly conscious, however, and
instantly jerked the signal rope; but the
pressure upon him was so great, besides be-
ing deprived of air, that before he reached
the sarface he had given up resthing, be-
lieving that he must surely perish The
most singular thing or the whole affair is
the fact that, although he ceased to breathe,
he never for one Instant lost possession of
his faculties indeed he declares that his
senses were never more acute than during
the entire time he was under water, and
even when Iaidupon the deck of the Essex,
he was painfully alive to the slightest move
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