Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-18
At this point the gauge registered 125

At this point the gauge registered 125
feet,
with seyenty.two Pounds Pressure
per square inch. See2 Yes, / could
see little; about as much as you can
in deep twilight, and / could walk
around, but it was rather hard work. j
found the old hulk leaning over on her
side and hole knocked out of her bot
tom where the shaft goes through the
frame work. The shaft itself was
broken at that point, and this is what
did the business. / was now satisfied
as to what caused the sinking of the
vessel, and with this information Igave
the signal to go up, intending to tell 1t
to the insurance agent. When | reach
ed the top and told what had seen the
insurance man wouldn't believe me.
SAID would convince him, so got a
chisel and sledge hammer and with
these | made my third dive. This time
l went into tue hold of the vessel aud
crawling upon my hand and knees
among the boxes of merchandise, L
managed to reach the aft where the
hole was. A piece of the iron box
which supported the shaft in the WOOD
work had almost been knocked oil aft"r
the shaft broke, so wi h chi ell and
sledee began to pound 1t re >
"What, you don't mean to tell u
that you could pound a chisel with n
sedge at that depth" broke in the as
tOnished e. orter.
ooh, YES YOU can, but it pretty hard
work" said the diver. "Well, in about
half an hour L got a piece of iron OH
took q couple of turns around IT with
rope, and then gave tue signal for them
to MOIST it up. Said TO myself, when
the insurance man sees that little bit OF
evidence be will be satisfied, | guess
| then prepared to crawl my way out OF
the hold for the purpose OF going up,
for hy this time | was nearly played
out. The fact f it was L didn't like
staying down there very much. Apart
from the fearful depth
And the Tons of Water,
which were crushing me on all sides, ]
had not entirely recovered from my III
tie scale in the smoke stack. Besides,
somehow or other, could not hel p
thinking about the dead women. DARK,
we'll should say it was. L couldn't
SEE the nose on my face to save me.
1--we or three times | fell over some
boxes and once | thought had broken
ny neck. was feeling my way care
FULLY along when suddenly my hand
came in contact with something which
stnt the cold chills running down my
back like so many shocks of electricity.
Great heavens! thought |, what is it?
Again carefully put out my hand and
touched it. Yes, said J, it isa dead
cOlored mans head, for felt the wool
on it. felt the Sweat running OIL the
end OF my nose in stream. No, didn't
touch that man again, you bet, for in
less than five seconds | was out of the
hold and OH my way up. They said !
pulled the rope twenty-five times i'll
Stead of three which is the signal.
What's the matter? Did you see the
woman? You are as pale as q ghost!
was NY greeting when | got on deck.
NO said |, Il didn't see no woman,
but / got onto a dead cOlored man
down there Phi own up | was scared
all over. We let down some graphing
irons and, after while, pulled up an
old wool mat which felt like a colOred
mans hair, for all the world. | was
satisfied that this was what | had felt,
hut said nothing"