The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09

A New Effort TO Get the 1880, 900 from the
Hull of the Eripate uussar.

An old sloop, upon the deck of which Is
a queer looking frame house. /. moored In the
East river, a short distance below Port Morris
She Ia held securely In position by four anchors,
40 that she cannot be swung by the tides, whion
.tth At Point ara exceptionall rapid and strong
In the wooden structure on the deck are a steam
eneine and boiler, powerful air pumps, divers
helmets. large coils of rubber pipe, heavy 10 40 en-
anklets anu weights, aud other things to com
piete tie raraphetnalia Of the submarine toiler
Although The sloop lies so near the shore that a
biscuit he easily tossed from one 10 the
other. she Is euyed directly over the spot where
rests nearly one hundred feet below, the hulk
OF the British frigate Hussar, which sank ninety
six wears go, carrying down nearly Ave million
dollars IN English sOvereigns and seventy Ameri-
can captvrs FROM the Wallabout prison snip,
chained 10 her gun Geek. The Hussar was ON
her way from this port to New London. Conn,
and he treasure she carried WIS for the force.
engaged Ia wdsing war upon the Colopists. Paul
jones was at the time reported cruising In the
vicinity, and his feet OF Fam borough Head the
year before had INSPIRED The nimander OF the
Hussar with respect for bis proves. Ii was.
therefore, determined to sail through He'll Gate
an undertaking which would not even now he
ATTEMPTED by vessel 4 her tonnage, she sue
ceeded in safely passing the more dangerous
Tocks ana reeis. bat struck heavily On Pot Rock.
aud dtifte with the uie ana the stream past
Ward's and itand,lIs Islands. when she was
maAing wafer So rapidiS thai IL was decided to
beach ntr al mouth Of a marsny cove just be
low Port Norris. HaWsers were attached to the
trees dong the snor-. viii n held the frigtte
until the tide began To tai, ~nen the cables pulled
the trees itoIn thc ground and the ship slid over
the rrrtiuice on which her CON manuer h un-
knowingly placed her. The OH ,ers and crew
ESCAPED.
he liussar submarine COMPANY Of Worcester.
Mass, nave TIE sole right Of working the wreck,
ana sfte suspension Of three le.rs nave
-umed worN u,Cu nrr. one Of the divers en-
gagged iur tue present season ~ .'r. Wm Cook
VI san FL .uei5co, wh by ms EXPLOITS along tue
ihcnc coast u established AL euyI ole repu-
tatiun for uaiiug aud sagacity. After Two days
spent IN p.i tins tne u,acninery In wornlns orl,r
Nj. COOK Was ready On turday morning to
make descent for the purpose Of taking a gen
eral survey II tue wreck. He found III tnOth-
Ter keeisOH, knees, ami planking below the cop
ner line, "i :" n"ney-oombsd by tue worms
that II crImlles uens ia the tOucn.
Tue nun IS Imbedded n sand aud mud, aud
la ge Douluers have rolled into her. The Kent
edge aud shlugle ballast IN the vessels hold
have by tne action Of the water become Joined
together Ia mass as hard and dense as cast
iron. he frigate's treasure wa N the run u
the vessel. and II is nO~ imprisoned By this
strange form ton IA securely as though odged
IN q oanks vault, ana 10 reach the chests, pro.
lem akin to safe breaking. A drill weighing LU
pounds, worked by the steam engine on the
slopp's deck, AID guided by the hand OF the
diver, h IS been employed, but the trogress made
was SLOW aud unproductive. Blasting has been
done where the process would not disturb
the ire buTy. Inc rem tlIlnG obstacles Teuuer
the work still more dlfncult 30 thick Is the
water there that no ray Of the midd,y sun can
penetrate % the bolt IN, and the dive Is guided
solely by the sense OF touch. All devices for
supplying artificial illumination have failed.
ne electric IL BIT, the strongest OF them all, has
been tried. lne tide runs 80 swiftly there that
diving can be done only at slack water, which
restricts the working hours to four each day.
1t Is underst ood mat as one result " Mr. CooAs
de cent On SATURDAY. freer use II the blast Will
IN the future be made. He Will to-day begin
active operations, aud the company hope that
before tue season closes they VIII have achieved
the reward their twenty I'VE years OF toll entitle
them u.
A history Of the attempts made to recover tho
feO.O,O sterling known TO have been stored in
and the sums exl ended III these fruitless Efforts
must have exceeded the total amount Of the
sunken treasure. The first attempt was made
nine years after the wreck. when the BRUSH
Government sent over two oIlgs. For two sum
mers they unsuccessfulIy grappled for the
frgate, when one Of the brigs fonndered and
sunk snort distance below the wreck, where
she now lies. The Unit 81 ties Government
stopped further operations. In 1919 company
was formed, but with the clumsy appliances
then In use no progress was made. One enter.
prise succeeded another, with like result
over $4,000 were spent upon Golfer dam.
which proved too weak 10 resist the force OF the
tide. Then the New England Submarine Com
pany undertook the work. The present ID that
conpany's successor. Horace Barnes superin-
tends the ON ;ers OF the company.
he memeLtOes Of the wreck which have from
tine To time been brought u the surface are IN
terestlnR Ia stable at Port Morris Is a ooilec-
on of skulls anu other human bones, the relies
OF the seventy American prisoners, together
with the manacles thev wore. In various mu-
seums can Ds seen cannon, musket barrels,
bushels Of fints, the SHIPS leatnern buckets,
ana he shps bell. Inc British Museum paid
tl'1OO Tor bronze gun. ManS residents Of Port
wreck, with Tue names II their owners scratched
upon them. but lttle money has been found,
aud TINS Is believed /. 4 We been left behind Ia
the garments OF tue ON 'ers ana crew.
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