The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-11-19
AGIGANTIC LOBSTER.
The Marrow Escape OF "a Diver
on the Newfoundland Coast.
New York sun.


New York Sun.
HALIFAX, Nov. 81 met diver
here day ago who was working on a
wreck off the coast. "Is it true" 1
asked, "that divers see such wonders
when they go belowH"
He toldme a story Of thrilling inter
lest in reply A large ship laden with
silks and valuable stuffs had been
caught by the vagrant tides of the
lgulfand bourne through the fog to-
ward the Newfoundland coast till the
face OF a tall cliff loomed against the
fbowsprit. Then a swell rolled in, lift
ed the vessel, and laid her across a
sunken rock that barred the mouth of
Chance Cove. Not many minutes
afterward she lay at the bottom of the
gull inside, with all all her costly
bales, ner crew, and her passengers.
The undertow soon began to cast pre-
.cious boxes upon the land, and the
underwriters despatched divers and
boats and men to recover the sunken
cargo. 1t was in the autumn of the
year, and when the sea grew smooth
the divers began their work. Three
boats were employed, in each of
which was four men, one to go down
and fasten hooks into the bales, and
three others to raise the packages and
put them upon the boat. Each diver
had proper suit, and from his head
arose large rubber tube through
which he could breathe with tolerable
ease, as the water was not very deep.
Upon his feet were lead-laden shoes
to keep him from rising to the sur
face, and he carried a heavy crow
bar.
One afternoon when dinner was
ended and the sea had grown smooth
enough 10 permit operations, the boat
served by diver OF the name OF Har.
ley, rowed out from the rocks ahead
of the Others. During the night
there had been heavy gale, and
through the calm of the morning in
Vulnerable creatures Of the sea, driven
by the gale into deeper water, had re
turned to the stiffness under the shell
ter of the cliffs. AS usual the dive
let himself drop from the skiff's side
holding his crowbar in his hands
When he reached the ship a host o
strange fishes swan away in every di
rection. A number of squids had en-
tered the vessel through a breach il
the side. When they perceived tn,
figure of man among them they be
came frightened, and began to SOUR
jets of black juice till the water grey
murhy and appeared like room fill
ed with dark green smoke. Then tn
filthy creatures swan away, thougl
once or twice clammy horn brushe,
past the mask Of the diver. In lii
tie while however, the water becam
clear again.
All about him was a shining ambe
green, and he could distinguish oil
iects for distance twenty fathom
around. Sometimes a fish with brigh
gills and flashing scales would swir
toward the open hold, but on seein
the diver, would turn with fiirt I
fin and tail and disappear. The dc
testable yellow sculpin, with its blac
manning spikes, would come an
swim round and round his teet; the
it would gradually rise, surveying hil
all the way till it reached he hea,
Pausing here it would peer in at h
eyes.
While he was engaged fastening til
cant-hooks into large bale Of Ind
shawls he imagined that he saw SON
large object moving in the deep gulc
underthe cliff. He secured the hook
gave the signal to hoist, and the pacI
age was raised. He now walked Gle,
OF the vessel, stood upon the lev
rock at the sea bottom. He now "a
slowly approaching a huge and
shapen creature. 1t did not swiI
but seemed to crawl along the botto
Of the sea, Harley would have 90,
TO the surface, but tho men were Q
gagged taking the bale on hoard In
few seconds the monster was ne
enough for the diver to ascertain th
its body resembled that of turf
that it walked upon number
crooked legs, and had, near its hes
upon either side, an enormous ar
The arm terminated in what seem
pair Of enormous jaws, and in ca
Of these cleaned row Of stror
sharp teeth. At first he thought Il