The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-24


"a pland a canvas suit, which Also
comes fpm the bottom OF the feet 10 the neck
Tho hands neck and face are now the only poI-
tions Of the body not absolutely shieiaea H an
w nsa nov now covered with large copper helmet,
s.,vn Weighs, perhaps, eighty OF NINETY pvuh nuI'
ana tllss fastened with screws W UVppo ana 9St
pounds. The feet are then encased with heavy
shoes. with sofia OF solid Lead each weighmg not
less than twenty Ire to thirty pounds. In ADDITION
to all this lead sinke.s OF twenty pounds or more
are fastened around each Leg and then lead plates
weighing about twenty-five pounds are lashed over
the back and across the beast a metal band
frightened with screws. covers the wrists and pre-.
s ss VI aS the e Ie
the helmet and then the glass face piece Is screwed
on and
THE ADVENTUROUS DIVER DEsoENDs
small pump, operated by a couple OF stawart
men, supplies the AR, couple OF skilful tenders
watch the hose and life line and obey signals rom
the submarine worker below Sgnalsior more or
less air are given by certain number of pulls on
the nose and signals to let out pull up given
by pulls on the lie line. In fact the system OF tele
graphing by the line is perfect that almost any
question can be asked and answered. The actual
weight OIL the diver with his suit and lead sinkers
supposing the man to weigh 100, is not far from
seven hundred pounds; but with all this burden,
when once beneath the waters surface he can
and facility as II he Was on terra TRINA and clothed
III the ordinary garb OF humanity.
THE LATEST BODIES RECOyERED,
as already stated, nave been those OF the poor
steerage passengers, and majority OF them were
women and children. The condition in which they
were found was most horrible Those rescued
IRON the vessel were many instances SO lear
fully mutilated and bruised by coming In contact
with the drifting and surging cargo that 1t would
have been impossible for their most intimate
friends to identity them. To speak OF them as
ghastly, repusive and hideous conveys but a feeble
idea OF the Slckcnlng SpectacieS presented Although
hundreds had been picked up before. and narrowing
and painful scenes had been Tor weeks Astounding
In the vicinity YET with almost every corpse recoy,
horrors presented which 1t Is impossible
to forget. Although used TO such scenes,
without dropping an Involuntary tear OF pity.
Some died with Outstretched arms, as If grasping
for noating timber or helping hand to rescue
them from watery grave; there were others with
cOuntenanCes rendered hldeOus and startling by
appearances OF fright and anguish In their final
struggle for life; and the duplicating gaze and
Wild CLASSY eyes of nearly all. seemed to appeal to
Heaven alone for mercy and rescue from the
threatening and terrible late. The furious and
angry sea which. for over a month. had washed
the remains OF these poor unf0rtunates here and
there among the debris OF the broken cargo could
not destroy the evidences OF their terrible fright
and anguish when the ship went down. Although
their forms were, IN many cases. torn almost
literally to pieces, yet their countenances, II the
face was preserved, indicated most determined
struggle for life. One Of the divers found, III the
rigging, the body Of one who was evidently Ger
A THREE-YEAR-oLD BOY CLAspED IN HIS ARMS.
The little fellow was clngng with all the tenacity
OF the "death grips" and the fond father 1t seemed,
would not desert his kindred even to save himself.
An effort was made to bring them to the surface in
the same position as IOund but the burden was too
heavy, and the diver first brought up the Child and
then the father, and the two are now sleeping in the
rude coffin in one OF the Prospect cemeteries.
Three bodies found outside OF the wreck seem to
have suffered more from depredatOns by FISH than
those found In the vessel, although some OF the lat
ter. taken out soon after the disaster, were more
or less disfgnred from this cause. The remains OF
young woman were picked up by grappler yes
terday, and
BOTH EYES WERE LITERALLY EATEN FROM THEIR
SOCKETS,
and A hinge lobster Still feeding and CiInpinU
to her neck, was only removed with great dill
Guilty. 1t IS the theory OF the fishermen that lob
sters and crabs are the only species OF fish that
will feast upon dead body, and the lobster deal
ers maintain the opposite theory. When the fact
found devouring corpse one of the principal lob
ster dealers at Prospect approached the HERALD
reporter and requested that he would not publish
the circumstance. remarkng, with evident con-
Germ, that 1t would have tendency to ruin his
business. The young woman whe was thus being
sewed up in body belt and strapped around her
person, and her jewelry ornaments consisted of a
pair OF heavy gold earrings pearl finger ring,
q steerage passenger she was evidently a lady OF
more than ordinary refinement. 1t is well, per-
from her while she was beautiful In life. that
they were not permitted to gaze upon the CHASTITY
and repulSive corpse as 1T was laid away with the
hundreds OF others which thus terrible disaster has
furnished.
4 BODY TORN TO PIECES.
The other day, while some OF the voluntary
wreckers--those who prowl around the sunken
vessel tor plunder-were fishing with their hooks
for whatever they might find Of value, one OF their
number fastened upon what appeared from the
feeling to be q bale OF dry goods. He tugged and
pulled away for minute or two and then called
another stalwart fisherman to help him. The
united strength OF the two succeeded IN bringing
up fragments of silk dress and ladys under
clothing. That they had got hold OF a body was
certain, and with the stimulation OF q twenty or
nifty dollar reward they renewed their efforts with
great vigor. After considerable groping the hooks
the surface. but all they brought la1yfs
shoe and stocking, and
THE FRAGMENT OF A DELICATE FOOT
which had been actually tern from the rest Of the
body. Further efforts to recover the body were
made, and finally diver went down, but he could
fast by the cargo OF the wreck, and the a Efforts
Of the grapplers SO loosened the body that the
ton OF the sea and heavy undertow soon after
wards released 1t entirely and the remains were
afterwards washed out to sea. The
MISSING BODIES OF CABIN PASSENGERS
cabn and the Chances are
lew, II any, OF them will ever be recovered There
are a few staterooms which the divers have not
lieyed that any bodies will be found in them. When
the ship struck the fatal rock Captain Williams
notined al the cabin ana steerage passengers 81
in the cabin staterooms escaped on the deck and
into the rigging II this is the remains OF those
not already found have probably long since been
WASHED OUT TO SEA
and nothing more will ever be heard or seen OF
English crockery manufacturer, was found Off the
coast OF Havenbufg, some seventy miles distant
rom the scene OF the disaster. The remains OF
other cabin passengers have also been found at
points more or less distant from where the ship
went down. The young woman who met her ter
rble fate heroically In the rigging-the circum-
stances OF which have already been described in
the HBRALD-is generally believed to have been
Miss Annie Scrymser, Of New York.
SEARCH POR BODIES BY AFFLICTED FRIENDS.
For over month there has been group OF
mourners here searching for the remains OF their
kal nna ~ n w 10.
aster Not until every ray and vestige Of hope had
disappeared did they turn from the scene OF the
wreck which has rendered thousand homes
mournful and des0late. Day after day,
In fair weather and IN FOUL have
the half submerged steamer, and rOwed around In
small boats, hoping almost against hope that every
time diver would come to the surface he would
bring up the inanimate form or their lost friend.
Fathers have been here In search OF their children,
husbands In search OF their wives, brothers In
search OF brothers and sisters, sons and daughters
in search Of their lost parents-aA mngling and
sympathizing together In the terrible period OF
affitctiOn The of all these bereaved ones