Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-22

though six days have elapsed since the
burning Of the Sea Bird, but one body
has come ashore, has caused considerable
speculation among our citizens. Ordina
arily it requires but a few DAYS after
drowning for body to Goat The aues-
ton as to whether the bo dies will ever
be recovered has arisen. The disaster
occurred in three hundred feet of water.
The bodies of the victims would natural
~ sink to the bottom The water at that
depth viii, of course, remain at the same
temperature throughout the year and Is
not affected by any motion, besides being
very dense There will not be change
enough in the temperature Of the water
to generate gases in the stomach or bod
les, and of course, if no change occurs in
the bodies, they cannot float, aud will re.
main at the bottom forever. It will be
remembered that when the steamer Ma
CARA sank in 1855 in two hundred feet of
water, involving heavy loss of life, not
a single body was ever recovered. This
is attributed to the facts already stated.
It is also fact that although the water
of the ocean is more buoyant than that of
the lakes very few:bodies ever come to the
surface. A human body will sink in
water until the difference in gravity is
overcome by the pressure Of the water
on either side. It will sink so far, if the
water is deep enough that the pressure of
the water from above will keep it down
unless some violent agitation in the water
occur-an emergency that never takes
place except at great depth. -a.as,
1t is possible, and not altogether i'm
probable, that the bodies of the victims
of the Sea Bird disaster may never come
to the surface of the lake. This, of
course, is merely theory and may prove
falacious-a result we most since RELY
hope for, -Adctne A0eocate
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR EPIsCo-
PAL CHURCH DIscIpLINE.-It may be
rememb ered that Immediately after Bish-
OPP Potter's admonition to Rev. Stephen
FL. Tying, Jr., Rev Darius r. Brewer, of
the Church Of the Reformation, Brooklyn.
said It a meeting held in the church of
the Mediator, in New York, II will ac-
cept the first opportunity to preach what
the Bishop sneeringly called, in his So
called admonition, "a Methodist meeting
house, no matter if all the Hight Church
Party and all the Bishops in Christendom
protest against it." Rev Mr.. Brewer
has been putting matters in tangible
shape for another disciplinary Court.
| On Thursday evening Bishop Potter con
| frmed number of youths in r ". Mr..
Brewers church, on which occasion the
rector announced, in the hearing of the
| Bishop. that on Good Friday communion
service would be held, when be would be
assisted by ministers of other denomina-
tons, Accordingly, On Good Friday
evening, the service took place in the
Church of the Reformation, when the fol
lowing ministers were present: Rev DIR
Waterbury, Episcopal Rev Joseph t.
Duryea, D D, Presbyterian Rev Mr.
Gleason, Congregational; Rev Mr. Buck
ley, of the Summerfeld NJ Z Church !;
Rev George E, Thrall, Episcopal Rev
Mason Gallagher, Episcopal; Rev Mr.
Horne, Methodist, and others. The SER
vice was commenced by the singing of
nymB, aIleI WHICH I1eV Df Wy atGfDurY
offered an extemporary prayer; Rev Mr.
Brewer read lesson from the scriptures;
Rev Mr. Buckley delivered an address,
and Rev Mr. Brewer read portion of the
Communion Service. He then distribut-
ed the usual elements to the ministers,
who. were inside the chancel, after which
they in turn assisted 10 administering the
bread and wine to the commitments.
The service throughout was profoundly
impressive, and seemed to lose nothing in
its grand salutary effect by reason of its
want of formalism.a It is fully expected
that Rev Mr. Brewer will be called to ac-
| count for what certain High Churchmen
nave pronounced "the boldest innovation
yet introduced within the walls of Pro-
testant Episcopal Church ediice.
WANTED CALIBRE.--Coi. Regis de
Trobriand, a Frenchman who served IL
| the Army of the Potomac, has written in
| bis native tongue book of sketches and
"reminiscences of the war. That he is not
an ardent admirer of 4" Little Mac" may
| De inferred from the manner 10 which he
dismisses the general from his book after