Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-06
A CENTENNIAL BONANZA.
Another Attempt 20 Recover a 500.
Geo Buried I'm the wreck OF lhe
EEfgaue Ii ussar.

The New York Times saws: After n laDsa
OF three years work has been resumed on
Tie wreck of the sunken frigate Hussar. near
Fort Morris, with view to obtain the treas
ure, amounting TO $3.50 600, buried in the
vessel. The sloop Treat has been moorei
over the wreck which is Only s stones throw
rom the shore, aud on her deck is a steam
engine and varions kinds OF machinery used
In submarine work. A general survey OF
tbe wreck was made on SATURDAY morning
by diver, Mr.. Cook, OF San Francisco whS
has gained great reputation on the Pacific
coast lie was lowered TO the wreck from a
platform on the shore side OF the vessel. He
found little OF the old frgste LETT. There re-
mains The worm eaten keelSon. the knees
and plauking below the copper line ali OF
which is covered with thick deposit OF
sand and mud. The money Is supposed 20
be in The ships treasury in the run. Over
this is a solid mass OF kentledge and single
ballast, which, by the action OF the water
stance is as hard as iron. The Hussar ar
rived with the frigate Mercury at this port
November q, 1880. The vessels carried the
money to pay of the British troops, but on
arriving here the money, amounting TO
$500 900, was all transferred 10 the Husssr
which also took on board seventy American
prisoners, and set sail for New London.
Connecticut The commander determined
10 make passage through He'll Gate but
failed; the vessel struck heavily on Pot
rock, and the swift current drifted her hope
lessly along past Randall's island. When
she became manageable the captain decided
TO beach her In a marshy cove below Port
Morris. With the assistance of some farm
ers the vessel was run ashore at high tide
and fastened by hawsers 10 some trees. As
the tide receded the strain broke the cables
some OF the trees were pulled up and the
vessel, with sudden lurch, went over the
ledge and sunk in 100 feet OF water Here
she has been ever since, and numerous at
tempts have been made to get at the great
treasure. The British government sent over
Two briggs in 1894, and they labored for two
summers. One of them sank and the other
was driven off by the American govern.
ment. In 1919 company was formed and
work begun, but no progress was made.
Others undertook IL but failed. Over
$4,000 were expended in a Golfer dam,
which could not resist the strong current
About twenty years ago a company was
formed, with Mr.. Horace Barnes as superln-
tendent, at Worcester, Mass, known as the
New England Submarine Company, and
they have prosecuted the enterprise ever
trlgate Hussar Company, and they hope by
the aid OF improved machinery to get at the
Bonanza. Money has been found in the
Wreck, but not In sufficient quantities 70
pay. The articles taken from the wreck
would Ill small museum. In stable near
Port Motifs are stored cannon balls mus
keis, hints ard bullets, human skulls aud
bones, and the manacles of the drowned
American captives, pewter plates, bracelets,
&c. In the Central Park Museum there is a
cannon taken from the wreck, aud the Brit
ish Museum paid ~ 500 for a bronze gau.
Among the divers who have been engaged
IN the Work are Daniel w. JoshIyne. h n,
Eaton, Thomas O'Neill, Otis A. Ramsay
Mr.. Whitney ana Uriah Card. Tney can
work only al slack water, owing TO the swift
ness OF the tide.