Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-17

The Submarine Race in BOstOn 1tarbcr'
From the Boston Advertiser, July 81
The novel submarine race on Saturday
was witnessed by about 10000 people,
who assembled on the piers and ship
ping, about the place of the contest, and
also on all sorts of craft in the harbor.
While engaged in watching the pre-
variations that were being made to get
the divers In readiness for their tramp,
the entire party seemed to have forgot
ten that part OF the programme was 10
be an explosion under water; sndi as II
glad Of the opportunity to startie and
sDrDriss those Of the company who were
sf16at. the electrician, without any warn
ing. communicated spark TO the twenty
KEGS OF powder he had previously sunk
i'm The channel, when terrific explosion
took place, throwing q large volume OF
water from ninety to one hundred feet
into the air, while the whole surface OF
the water, with a I radius OF hundred
feet of where the explosion occurred, was
most fearfully agitated.
The divers, duly equipped IN thelr ar
NOR, lay quietly hanging over the gun
wales OF their attending boats, looking
more like submarine monsters than they
did like walkers contendiGg for prize.
! Presently at 1l:25 o'clock, their heads
disannasred from the floating stage,
which was anchored short distance
from the head Of the Long wharf, and
the men started on their perilous tramp
of 2lOG feet to a like stage, which was
anchored off the Cunard docks, on the
East Boston side. There we're three en-
tries in this race George Phillips, OF
! Marshfield, who has been five years In
the business; VIM. Lloyd, who has been
fen wears a diver, and Jacob Palmer, or
Rostou, who has also had an experience
of five wears. Each man was provide Il
with a guiding line to direct him on ms
course, and each diver was also accom-
panied By a small boat provided with alr
nunnrs. which were kept constantly at
work to supply them with air. Extend
| ing from each boat to the diver was
life line, which is always in charge OF
some particular person, who acts Ten
deTU for the diver when he is under
water. Directly after being lowered,
thew set out on their tramp, and, at the
! oufset Mr.. Palmer seemed to be making
the best progress. Directly, however,
he began to fall behind, and soon was
long distance in the rear, which was
| caused, as was subsequently sseertalned
by his guiding line getting foul upon
! rock, Lloyd made gOod neadWayi Uul
could not keep up with Phillips, who
proved to be the champion submarine
waIker-Phillips completing his Journey
| in II minutes, while Lloyd was lo4, and
Palmer 81. On the arrival of each diver
at the floating stage he was provided
with a ladder, up which he climbed tiii
near the surface, when he was assisted
out and Immediately dismsnuedi all
three appearing to be as fresh as when
thew first entered the water. The crowd
cheered, the divers waved their flags,
the guns doomed from every quarter OF
the harbor, and thus terminated novel
and exceedingly interesting feature OF
the davis programme. To Mr.. Phillips
was awarded prize of SIS, to Mr.. Lloyd
a prize of $50, and to Mr.. Palmer prize
of S25, all Of which were fairly earned,
their walk under water proving to be a
greater success than any Of the cham
Dion pedestrians of the city have
made in this vicinity on dry land. What
they undertook to do they accomplished,
and the public was neither deceived nor
disappointed.