The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-03

distprbed by an alarming occurrence
The man in charge, with perfect conf
dence in his skill, suddenly opened to
their fullest extent, the cocks which con-
fnedthe air. within the balance cham
bers- Instantly the water rushed in, fill
ing the spaces and increasing the specific
gravity Of the vessel SO greatly that it
descended with the celebrity ebfla solid
body.1deDown went the sastonishede in
mates sixty feet, striking on lstthe mpday
9 heavy thud. The sudden transition
from the pressure of one atmosphere to.
that Of three, or to forty.five pounds Oh
every square inch of<the body. acted on
the systemw with, tremend ous9forc The
effect on the ears may be compared to the
intense deafening caused by standing
over heayylguu suddenly and uneSpect-
edly fred. The air, seeking its equilib-
rum in the body, forces the blood to the
braina the blood vessels pulsateg and
throbs theIeyes protrade from their sock
cts; objects become enlarged; and one
conceiyes the idea that he is growing into
gigantic proportions, that he is swelling
up and will burst. There is a ravenous
thirst probably owing to- the paralysis. of
the tongue and CLOTHS, Bewildered by
these sensations, half blinded by tears and
( ~ ~ afA 49, eeg q
blood which we1led out from eyes, nose
and ears, the ordeal became lin its intensi-
aty an agony and bloody sweat. The suf-
1ferers were affrighted at each others Wis
ages. These intense sensations,S however,
gradually subsidized, and the company
slowly began to recover from their con
fusion and gatherstheir scattered senses.
Then succeeded.'a feeling of sufocation,
which slowly increased and became in
tensitied, No words were spoken :, !.
Gradually the light hickered out all
was dark The agonized prisoners could
hear the spasmodicz gasps for, breatis and
they chung and grappled with each other
as drowning men. In their frenzy they
IMAGINED they could find relief IN draw
/ ing the contaminated breath from each
others lips Some were totally others
| half unconscious, the first to- succunnb be
ing the man whose ignorant presumption
had placed themrin this horrible strait
In the confusion caused by the rapid de-
scent, thinking he was bound to do some
thing, he turned off the tap that permit
ted the supply of fresh air.
1 All the party except two were entirely
unacquainted with the working arrange
ments, and these two, as professional men,
possessed only general knowledge. The
Hives of all would not have been worth
| five minutes purchase. only that, sud
denly, the cause of their distress and dan.
ger flashed on the mind of one of them
With senses fast failing, the almost par.
alyzed hand saught the cock above, and
fortunately grasped the right one. Turn
ing it the liferestoring stream of air
flowed in on the almost moribund unfor.
Inmates. By degrees most Of the party re-
covered their senses. After the lamp was
| relir they anxiously looked for the means
of ascending to the surface. But their
troubles were not yet over. = i st5
4 With vivid recollection of their sud-
den descent, they proceeded most careful
lily to guard against a Sudden flight to the
surface. A small quantity of water was
at first elected from the balance cham
ibers by the aid of the condensed at
mosphere; j then gradually more and still
more, No movement of theIovessel fol.
lowed The rush of air and the bubbiing
| of the water, as it was forced out, could
be heard, Tapping the iron they could
measure how much had been displaced. g
They now became alarmeds AL the
water was forced out; the cells were
emptytand the vessel should naturally
float on the surface, half out of the water.
y To their CONSERVATION they discovered
they were fast as an embedded rock, they
knew not how deep, by their violent des-
cent in the viscid mass ofblack Maud (Which
firmly cluethed the vessel 10 There was
no way of communicating with those at
the surface, and no connection ,bnt the
tube which supplied the air air. Then ques,
lions were put: How many hours shall 1--we
|stay here before hoseaboVe will become
alarmed for our safety When convinced
that IS something is wrong how can they
reach us to hoist US out How long before
+hev can bring sufficient power, oido it.?