The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-09-01
ADirer,s Adventures.
Some of the Submarine Experiences of Paul
BoytOn.

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A correspondent who has interviewed Captain
Boynton sends a report of the Captains state
ments to The Gentleman's Magazine,
Soon afterward worked down into the Gulf
of Mexico. The first coral raised was at Ca
toche. Knocking round about there. heard Of
the loss of the schooner Foam. The first mate
and three men got saved, but the captain, his
daughter and three men got lost. slung round
to see if she could be raised. After we'd spent
the best part Of week, we sailed over and drop
ped anchor. 1t was lovely Sunday morning
when we struck her. She lay in sixty feet of water,
on bottom as white as the moon. Looking
down | could see her leaning over on one side
upon the coral reef When got down to her
saw shed torn great gap in the reef when she
ran against it. The mainmast was gone and
hung by the fore. 1 clambered saw whole
shoals of fish playing in and out of the matches
First | went to look for the bodies, for never
like to work while there's any of them about
Finding the focaste empty, went to the two
little state cabins. 1t was rather dark, and had
to feel in the lower hunks. There was nothing
in the first, and in the other the door was locked.
pried it open and shot back the lock with my
adze. 1t flew open, and out something fell right
against me. felt at once it was the womans
body. was not exactly frightened, but it shook
me rather. l slung it from me, and went out into
the light bit until got hold of myself Then
turned back and brought her out-poor thing,
she'd been very pretty, and as l carried her in
my arms with her white face nesting against my
shoulder she seemed as if she was only sleeping
made her fast to the line, as carefully as could
to send her up, and the fish played about her as
if they were sorry she was going. AT last gave
the signal and she went slowly up, her hair float
ing round her head like pillow Of golden sea-
weed. That was the only body found there,
and managed after to raise considerable of the
cargo.
Only one of my expeditions was among the
silver banks of the Antilles-the lovelest place
ever saw, where the white coral grows into curl
GUS tree-like shape. As stepped along the bot
tom it seemed as if it was frosted forest. Here
and there trailed long fronds Of green and crimson
sea-weed. Silver-beied fish fash about among |
the deep brown and purple sea ferns, which rose
as high as my head. As far as could see all
around 10 the transparent waters were different |
colored leaves and on the floor piles of shells so
bright in color that it seemed as If had STUN
bled on place where they kept stock of broken
raiDbows. could not work for bit, and had a
quarter determination to sit down for while aud
wait for the mermaid guess if those sea-girls
live anywhere, they select this spot. After walk
ing the inside out of half an hour, thought
had better get to work and blast for treasure. A
little bit on from where 1 sat we're the remains of
a treasure ship. 1t was Britisher, think, and
corals had formed all about her, or rather about
what was left of her. The coral on the bottom
and round her showed black spots. That meant
! deposit Of either iron or silver. I made fairly