The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-03
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givings, they lifted The circular plate in
the floor of the vessel, and its weight then
gradually caused to protude into the in-a
terror black mass of fetid mud, assuming
by pressure the form and consistence Of a
gigantic cheese, such as, might be 1produ
ced in the DEVILS dairy, and sent up from,
the internal regions beneath They were
sensible that the machine, from this cause
had sunk somewhat deeper How long
before it would fiji the interior, and aIl'be
enveloped in the, loathsome mass /? From
within within, what they now believed would be
their! Living tombJ through the glass bulls
eyes in the top of the vessel, they could
ee the water changed in color, from as
Light green to dark indigo blue, as the
rays Of light, family struggled to the
depths, 10 Would they ever again seedthe
blessed sunlight an Those of the number
who Still retained their faculties were fast
abandoning themselves to the most gloomy
forebodings, when a happy expedient IVES
tried, which resulted In their liberation.
One of. the imprisoned who had been, in
the navy, remembered that, when a boat
was held in the mud, and would not float
with the incoming tide, to free her from
the suction of the mud, she was swayed
from side to side, It was proposed in like
manner to try tosway their prision With
an energy backed by desp air, those who
were capable set to work For a long
time no result followed i, still they perse.
vered.9 From side to side they rushed
battering themselves against the ironsides
Now slight vibration follows their efforts
il, Becomes more pc rceptible- but themud
clings tena cionsly as the polypusof Victor
Hugo, unwilling to giyeup It's prey. The
oscillation lncreses The water gurgles
over that portion ofthe surface from which
mud has becn shaken loose; every instant
she becomes more bouyant oHurrah 3she
is free and before they have time to say
the words they are shooting upward as
if from a catapult. IF they went down
like the stick, they, consistently, went up
ike the rocket the empty balance cham.
bers and the expansive power of the con
densed air increasing as it got nearer thesur
face, impelledthe yesselupward ,inthe same
manner as the ignited combustible impels
the rocket. The vessel reached the sur.
face amid mountain of foam, with an i'm
potus which sent it, with its distracted
inmates, nearly, out of water. Owing tc
the unbalasted condition of the vessel, al
she fell back into the water, they were in
imminent Sanger of being upset but this
the greatest danger Of all, they luckily
escaped. laigsAfm sdAebivib a8 at "a
The sudden transition from dense tc
the ordinary atmosphere caused the same
unpleasant sensation they endured in
their descent, but, knowing they were
now at the surface, the freedom from fear
migitated their suffering. The circular
Iplate that covered the entrance to the
vessel was unscrewed, and such of the
party as could move made their exit with
confused brains, throbblng temples, deaf
ened ears, and flushed faces, Some were
taken out insensible, others were IN a
half comatose state. All happily recoy
cred after short time, except the poo
rash fellow who undertook to manage the
descent. From the time he became I'm.
conscious he never recovered, and probably
died as much from fright as impure air.