New-York tribune., 1876-09-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ErPLoRNa THE RRoKEN REEF.

EXPLORING THE BROKEN REEF.
EXAMINATION or THE BOTTOM BY DIvERs--oMY
SMALL FRAGMENTS GENERALLY FOUND.
The considerable number of persons who
sisited HalletTs Point yesterday were drawn there
not 40 much from curiosity TO the muchtalked-Of
soot as from desire to watch the divers who in the
forenoon went down examine the bFOken reef About
IN o'clock the little steamer star brought out the scow
70 he used In s work. and left il about 25 feet from
tho shore between buoy No. and the middle buoy
The sc0w was fastened by ropes to each Of The buoyA
and as an additional precauton two men In skins were
ready 20 offer any necessary assistance An iron ladder
was ashed 20 the side Of the soow, by which the divers
were to descend Although the wind blowing very
brisky this did not hinder 4hem in their work. and az
1O15 the two divers-Mr. strednger the eleetrlc an
anda professional diver named Conkhn--donned ther
suts These consisted OF copper helmets with tn eoSt
ings which were attached to copper breaspates ana
ovs these were drawn iniarubber jackets, connected
20 trousers Of the material. From the helmets
tubes extended to the apumps, which were operated
by cranSs turned by two men.
The portions Of toe reef that previous TO the explosion
had not been thoroughly charged with dynamite owing
60 their tnlnness had been carefully marked out ON
chart and the object Of the diving yesterday was TO e
anime these places and to the rocks were suf-
heenty broken TO be raised by the ordinary means The
exact spots where they lie ascertained by rangu
laton and the scow was fastened above the first One
about % feet from the shore Ropes win Meights az
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divers could find the portions Of the reel desired IheSe
lines which the divers held in their hands, served also
as means OF signaling when they wished TO come up
Mr. SriedingeI was the side hrst, ana was IOl-
lowed soon after by Mr. COnklin Each renamed below
the surface about ten minutes at uine. They shoh
made their reports to Mr. Kelly, draughtsman, VINO
kent the record After the inside OF the divers henet
had been dried of any mist thai might have collected on
t from divers BREATH 1t was again closed tne ulye
Disappeared and the same process was feieaeu AS no
two men walked about the aOtt0m at the hrst point
they were only eight feet below the suLce
their course was distinctly marked by the DuDDes Oh ar
frorfl
first reports OF Mr. Stedingcr were thai the rock had
been broken up much minutey than had been OK
pected and that no very large fragments were 10 be
found The surface Of the rock where he went pteSehcd
almost appearance ana no qilnculty M's eA-
perienoed In walking about it, Mr.. COnkin went down
On the other side the sCow, and examined the rocks
fifteen or twenty the shore. As the seOW nad
moved out some distance he now about bhirtyhVe
feet from the bank, He reported that there num-
be largo fragments projected up iTeSu&y Dut tha'
under the seow there were no lrfreguiaTitles.
The scOw was then, under MIR. Stredngcfs urec4ous,
moved out 60 feet from the bank and 70 eet nearer
buoy No. l. The reports OF the nyes1lgailoas m mere
showed that ali these portions had been shattered as
6uey as desired and that the bed of tie strem was
even and uniform. Mr. Stedinger sad that there were
no rocks that would them any dnlculty 10 rase
The labor continued in number Of Other places Dut
from each came the repOrthe resus OF Inc DiSt
were everything that could be desired. ~ ~ O'CLOCK on
account o the strong flow OF the tide, Mr. orledlnger
abandoned his labOrs but viii continue them tOlay IN
the same manner III satisfactory returns are maze
from the other parts from those already examined,
the work Of graphing for the rocks VIII begin very soon