Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-29
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TERRIBLE DISCOVERY ON TIE BOTTOM OF TIL
SEA-A VICTIM OF TIE SCHILLER DISASTEI
FOUND IN THE CLUTCHES OF SUBMARINE
MoNsTER-A BROTHER IN SEARCH OF SIS
TRR-HEARr-RENDING SCENE UNDER TIL
OCEAN.
From the New York Mercury.
A Plymouth (England) correspondent
| writes A most remarkable occurrence
| connected with the wreck of tho steamship
Schiller has Just come to light. Ii is re-
ma-kable not only for the manner in which
it came known. but also it leads to the
st, lge discovery Of carnivOrous monsters
inhabiting the bottom of the sea. Natural
lists must read this publication in the Mer-
curry with interest, inasnuch as it will ex
plain why 20 few of the bodies of human be-
ings drowned in ioundered ships ever come
to the surface. While portions of wrecked
vessels are often found floating even in mid
ocean. not one in thousand of persons lost
is ever discovered yet natural causes, such
as the development OF gases by internal de-
composition. should bring the corpses to
gu ice in floating condition If the world
Is to believe what two of the divers. who
went down to the bottom of the sea last
week. to examine the wreck of the Schiller
on the Reterrier Ledges, tell OF what they
saw, and which experience third young
man. who was with them, confirmed with
his life, the explanations are now made that
there are monsters OF the deep who live on
human flesh. The story is a brief one.
Mr.. frantz liauser. whose body was buried
few days ago at Penzance, near Land
End. was u native of Luxemburg. His
mother and two sisters were on the Schiller,
intending to visit their old home, while he
remained in Iowa. Upon the news OF the
wreck of the vessel he became SO deeply al
iected that he fell into Il raging fever.
When he became conyalescent he made in
quiries whether the bodies of his relations
had been found. Hs obtained no satistac-
tory information in the States, and at last
resolved 10 make personal effjrt on the
spot. He came Across the ocean, and at
once went to Penzlnee. where at last he
gained the certainty that neither of the
cOrpses had been discovered. TheIeupon
he employed two experienced divers, pur-
chased IL complete diving arm0r, and sub
mitted to course Of training under the in
structiOns of the two men he had employed
As soon as able to move about under the
water, and accustomed to tho heavy sult he
determined to descend into the sea where
the Schiller had gone DOWN and search for
his mother and sisters. Several descents
rema rs of the vessel were seem, yet 10
BODY could be observed But one day, as
the three men were silently moving about,
among sharp-pOinted crags and reefs, and
being Il considerable distance from the
wreck itself. Franz iiauser was startled by
the sight OF what appeared as the head OF Il
female form. IL seemed to hang from the
top OF reef some ten feet high. He direct
ed the attention Of the others by pointing to-
wards it. Slowly the three stepped forward
in the direction Of the reef Nearing
the spot pitiful and heart-Tenling scene
presented itself. What was supposed to be
a female head was such in reality, yet little
Of the body to which it belonged could be
seen The corpse was firmly held IN the
clutches Of gigantic cuttle-i,h. which,
with IT, enormous arms and extended suck
ers, chung to it and the sides of the rock
ike wild beast feastinx or its prey. The
lght. say the two divers, was shocking. Vet
awe-in~plring. They described the cutie
fish as having circular central body that
could not be less than four1fet in diameter,
Of greenish black hue. 80 alternating
bright spots and slimy sGt"Se. la WAS
rounded ike dome, and it 7med ita por-
tion OF the human body had been absorbed
into 1t by the tremendous power of suction
AAA- AhNA~Atl - bl4AtfEA " Hb@-G-- Il al
the divers counted eight-were appear
entity of immense strength being over twelve
feet long. and Judged to be not less than
foot in diameter where they joined the body
some OF these arms clung to the untortun-
ate victim, Others held fast to the protuDer-
ance> of the rock, and several were swing
ing through the water like the trunk of an
but twice its SIZE
Sach was the view that the three divers
had a. they approached tie rect, and Franz
Hauser made a sudden spring forward to-
wards it bat be was held back. His as
sOciates knew that by going any nearer they
would expose themselves to an attack from
the monster. for which they we're unprepar-
ed. They gave the signal to the boat. and
all three were h0l>tod mp. Having the
covering removed from hi head, Franz
Ilauscr declared that he had recognized in
the female face one of his sisters. and he was
determined to de. .end again anc rescue her
body from being devourei by the submarine
monster. His wish was not gratifed, how
ever, he being too nervous and his strength
too much exhausted, and II was agreed to
make an attempt next day or the day after.
Bat in the morning, Young Hauser was de-
liri1us. and he fingered on in parOxysmal
coalition for some days, till death closed his
eyes The two survivors OF this expedition
under the sea have made sworn statements
OF the truth Of these facts, and it Is believed
that some presentation has been sent to the
British authorities Of the Admiralty for a
and thorough scientific search of
the entire vicinity of the Reterrier Ledges
u ascertain whether these tremendous
creatures DO feed on human victims OF ship
wreck.