Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
,lRs. NroRGAN,s DIAMoNDs.
Returned to Her by the wreOkers on the
Oregon.
Et.oln AZ AZ Yore Worli.

From the NstO York. World.
FIRE ISLAND, L. l.. March 22.-The
second visit of the tug Rescue and wreck
ing schooner Edward Post to the Oregon,
Thursday, accomplished very little. The
ing arrived at the wreck Wednesday
nicbt. and at low water Thursday a diver
went down for the first time. He de-
saended on the mainmast of the sunken
steamer, but the signal line and air tube
bacOmipg tangled in the rigging ne was
forced 10 return TO the schooner. After
getting breath he went down again, but
remained below less than an hour, the
greater part OF the time having been
taken up IN climbing up and down the
long mast. The diver walked the entire
length of the Oregon and found that all
the matches had been forced open. AS far
as could be seen, the after part OF the yes
sci was uninjured, although the cabin
doors and skylIghts had been Wrenched
of and the water was washing through
into the saloon. on the upper deck near
the officers apartments are Two state
rooms numbered A and 3. me diver
went into stateroOm A, which had been
occupied by Mrs. Edwin d. Morgan, and
found all the furniture floating about at
The ceiling. He secured a handbag and
valise. and pulling large steamer trunk
from under the lower berth took IL on
deck, where it hoated to the surface and
was taken on board the Rescue. The
diver then went forward to the foremost,
which mad fallen. and found that the ship
was broker in two at that point. A
passageway was thus opened to the lower
decks, from which all the cargo had been
washed out. The mast laid across the
hold. having torn up the bulwarks and
loosened the deck planks, which had
fioated away. The wire shrouds and
splintered fastenings and parts OF the
mast were scattered over the deck.
The hole made by the collision was so
far over the side that the diver made no
attempt to get to it. When an eXamIna-
tiOn is made of this hole an iron ladder
will be used or the diver will be lowered
over the Oregon's side with rope by an
other diver on the steamers deck.
While the diver was below last Thurs
day the snip rocked from side to side and
q swift current was reported sweeping
from east to west. This shows that the
Oregon has not begun to ''sand in" as
was predicted, but is probably lying on
an uneven bottom.
The diver returned to the Rescue with
Mrs. MOrgan's satchels, which were
lOcked, as was the trunk. The leather on
these was wrinkleG and furrowed, and the
brass frame of the trunk was bent In and
out. All were marked "E. D. M" On
making harbor Friday the satchels, which
were described by Mrs. Morgan in a tele-
gram TO Fire Island, were taken to New
York unopened by Agent Seymour, of the
Merritt Wrecking Company. The leather
trunk, which is in a much battered condi-
ton, is still on board the Rescue.
Among the other articles picked up is a
large tin case four feet square, filed with
kid gloves. 1t is denied and battered.
While the wrecking schooner was at the
wreck the tug cruised about for several
miles and took soundings, keeping a small
grapple towing sstern. 1t was hoped
that some flOtsam from the mysterious
schooner would be found, but nothing was
seen of her.