The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-08

Ill desiKtiy blt 81 Iteiiuep tiial theli oieits
crpnlble,l at,my tpncli. .iita} ansarf,sf &.
nIhufried Oh withtlie current untilI
saw l,eforefne &latuI judged 10 leAlie
great wooden walls Of the sGol,yuerOr, but
on nearing II j fomldit tolualreef offock,
faneifully honey.coinbcd frdnielfd 70 end,
and iland oht among thellittlc ,arche,l'
halls Of those 7ferl-coyered clianiIiers lid
fish were chasing each other playfully ef
hanging idly III the water. IL
Passing around those rocks, Game
upon u nass of tangled rigging and = Few
steps further brought ma .toihe nlail>oi
war hale lnirieil where, sheslay. IN The
drifting sand, her spars abdl tophlasts
crushed and splinterrd slipon her decks;
her aails and rigging hangingiver the side
and resting UPON the Observation-Disclosures.
Great caution was necessary lest
should become entangled am0iig the ropes
or caught under the shifting lifhbers, ami
making my way slowiylto the cpnialIion'
way, sent up the signal: 81
..3-9.:,- 3.T--,('I am ialnut toenter the
vessels-'T shall I've III ,ianyer'-P Play Out
rope fr.ciyalid give Inc plenty Of air.
madeny way TO the iowerdsck, and
found myself in the forward cibiii:. 1t w'is
very dark, aud gropcd about for the door
way, Knowing that once III the main sa-
loon, tl,e deck lights would enable inc 70
see more distinctly.
..Cl.aring the rubbish and drifting sand
fronl ab,mt tile doorwayi Iburst Il open,
and was about to enter when | paused, to
summon courage before entering. A mo-
nent and my nervousness was over, 1 put
ny shoulder TO the door, showed II back
| against the waters, and ressIulely entered
All awful silence was upon everything
silence Us Of death. 1 was alone, at the
buttom OF the sea, III the saloon of the
Conaueror, and close about me were pos.
tur.,i. like grim seniinels set to watch me
| ID MY work, the officers and crew OF two
hundred.
.Yes, there were theill-mted men there
as they stood when death overlook them
on thatawful night, when they were hur,
rie,l from their berths ON the alarm that
they were sinking. Before they could
reach the stairway, the mighty water had
rushed in upon them. aud they died where
\ Il had met them 10 tile threshold.
"The eddying waters carried them here
aud there through the cabin, but still -
close were they one to another, that ! had
Ito part them how and then 70 reach tiie
,ifter cabin, aud more than one turned, q
/ slawly PASSED along, and followed in The
wake made behind me. Their faces
close against my helmet, and j Mortified
me ID notice thai they III were still upon
theit reantures lie Impression nftlie terror
that hal come upon lheni in acath.
"Yoa mustl'tthink liie hearilcssif !
lsaS went at onre 10 my work. for We
divers constinily 20 through such scenes;
aItl / knew well enough, before Went
down, thatthey were awaiting methere.
| I ieltit NJ keciily Us you would, sir uui
was sent downs to,lnceriain thugs, audi
ha,i IL start alJoulil u once. sill, was
..lad cnongh when Stuud again on deck,
ready 70 so above with my first report,
and / gave q good strong pull on the zig
nnl .fopc.
IA momrnl passed anil WINS terrified
al RECEIVING no response from q secpn't or
thirisignal!
| II p,llled lhr rope again Violently
wnilrd-- no rely Ill
AGrut Heaven! what did i all mean.
Had they forgotten me. weie ihvy toieav,
me- there u. the bottom uf the sea with thal
awful crew. I no sopner realized my help
lcrsn,ss linn III uncnntrollahle terror took
possession of me, while horrible doubts
aud fears came crowding into my brain
surely they would not desert mei--surely
they had not forgotten me! ! pulled madly
Al lie cor,l once nnsrc, and gIancimg VI
uere,ivcd tlnt there @us something
steadily resisting my etfvFts from th'
lnmstlnati al,0ve. siid adiss s,i'isA'iil
\ s,s,r. n sunsc monster who was playing
i With my rc,@? grent iirl who wa
holding Il In his Jaws? In MY desperation
I threw my whole weight on it, and--i
gave way, rni fen slowly silently on tn
deck AZ my nel! The rugged, praye'
ends, which had become entangle,l in tli'
Rigging, were III my hands, and the appe
half of the rope had iluated Tor away will
Il the tide. IA
II was along Al the bottom Of the sen
with no means 81 signaling my distress
!; The ritdiA-fubber tube, which was ~!
only means OF breathing, was yet len t
me: but as soon Us they should begin Z
/ wind III the ropes aud tube, on some ssf'
pose,l ssgrml frdna me, n Mohl'l snfp y
B Two. anl tho water would come Ia upo'
N iHa -
i need no, teliyou of the wild tcrro
! which iooR possession ~ me; you could no
J appreciate II. knew the inen were CHS
10 u,c-only thirty ,yanls aboye-Tiyet
Z m,,sl dic because eould not res.ch then
/ raycd like q ln,ri man, and tried 70 zen
! nv armor iron, me, but its irn rivcs
Il i,alJ 49,. fast. shouted pitcOlisly, ust