New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
ADTENTURES or 4 SUBMARINE DIVER
FROM The Providence Journal.

from The Providence journal.
I've seen many time when ia rather be under
times. Edward II. Lulcncld. na'iVc Of Block
Island. but now keeper Of fish market on Fountain.
lc telling on Frldav afternoon. lie was aver
for twenty four year, 70 MI spent forty years under
the water or upon 1t, and has tackled wrecks from
Lake superior to Niagara fal' and from Maine 20
Port Royal. lie estimates the number Of bodies ne
nj 100 and that he has walked out aid around forty
to nifty vessel, lying IN water varying In depth from
while getting the cargo out ci the schooner Warren
Gage OF tht east Of NaIragqset Pier aid las since
that time prcfcrr, 10 stay above water
NV first experience said he. 4" was IN eeaconnet
River in l-50. limiting for Captain Ben 1aman.s son
Tallman had been In the water eleven days They'd
dragged for him. hut couldn't find him ! was ship.
ono day the regular diver took sicl aad as the, had
an agreement giving Captain lcrbct 500 II he found
the idea Of working at it all the time. | was picket
ont TO go down. i wo' rgl on "onld'S Island. ana
wasn't used TO IT, SO l took sick obou, 30 O'Clock,
but got some old Cognnc brand, 10 drink ana went
down was a swarm Of blue fish. ! wcrt through them
and then lot Of dog fish These dog nm an,
near The ian and they wind around mans legs and
spur him. They smashed againN me and nny number
Fl iH' Ipu1 P' re , i at nt GOT tc
went to cutting my way 'nro"fn VI" hioT rr ned
them amen All aronnd me rs thcy went along with
the tide. and the Others ate the injured Gnes,
"Ancr got through them fClt something whirl
mo around could ten IL wasn't III" current. so
looked around 10 what il was. There wns "a big
shark OFF to my cfi ooYne 1t mo- "a hsve gwen sn
he'll bite me I'm two. and 50 decided to STAY there.
felt Just rs # my helmet was raising up NnpI@se
Thcl he goes around me twice and half n'd then
got my knife out again lie turns on one slde
knew What was coming walled. lie dashed
Tor me and as he came stepped one sdc S99l my ny
his life Tor l cut his heart hight in two. ! opened
nv eyes and found him lying o. the bottom hf'y 20, or
sixtv feet on the blood rising from him In bubbles
| went up ~ him and then something happened 10
don't know What, spp@." i ihc ,Dn %T
down there on the bottom. Well hadn't gwen any
sGnS tender 20 hc had kcp, up the air St ~ 9
me- II was all right They said 'he blood all around
up 10 top in bubble nctorc It mixed S;, win ou the
conldn,t have been got into barrel
E after sI had M G TS o 'Tpe rD, Ssr IN
lGs feet. the deepest oyer got, WaS IN TX nS
vessel wont down cast northeast Of Point Ind,h ana
won't down after him. They talk 10 me now M gong
down 800 or 600 feet, bui don't believe IT, M Hi
air. nxrept inside his helmet. before that II Win
circulate around his body When # n'ly reaches ms
dow ont all the water in his body. II IS terrible terrible
scnsatIon Vow. got down TO this vessel and started
to h ncrGrp 10 ' feel Numb ali over 1t was prcssur.
the water above me and IS ia n"Tn '" ycs a AMI
climbed into the ratncs hadn't G9g. mp MORT @cC,
han stcps before cli bcttc' Th-n ra Mi
n oi"pr and co deeper each time When fe numb
again went upon deck and climbed onto inr Ill.,
oom mns again All this time hc vessel WINS
waving from side TO side with the swell nnder mo
Now. us qucc- hut there's ,omch'ng aton' bodies
under water Did yon know that vpn ,r wch sort
toward yon almost II II were aliyc' II - I'M,
ha makes the shock 50 terrible 9 n rIn dwoT
Wcll mo captains wife and daughter wcrc In the state
room ut the foot Of The tairs and hsd to open me
sran,, the door. ] weighed 600 pounds and the sur
Weighed os5 more. knew th"re'd be terrible shock
50 er into AZ n rGnGy wood nEc HASH Tho
winter nnng the bodsS oward me r IKE be Sde.
Io ,sa tho e' wo% "" rs she toward
ed and Vas taken mp TSen na w aa co%s out
%hrn br mother did md noniNa under The cabin
table ,N whg G,T s'i r ,a0s %s on the p a that
,"ns' 4 was pulled MP with tho nte GIRL
Pan.ns TIC old GySr be .n If M "%s the "n nnp
In former times the pumping rad Dee eS nrcferpod
now IT ,o was, hsn, ' %p regular e ''. SUPPLY
St aI@ Wien !Se IT was done by hand diver wanted
al, they were aS o1 to v. pTn a ,o %S
TOO slowly lie told OF trick he once PLAYED on a
Pipe boss wec or wrn, "v Thn 'I fellow we was
tyrnnnicnl Engshman and was hated bv all the men:
when me boss T n, aG o water o- ws
a. ii,tlcfeM said flat wicked. but asked inc |
worbmcn 10 lrht thcir pipes and smoke near nc |
saving int T9"d DO rs wr ELL, as s dS on 's
numn sucls M everything In the mir NJ its orince
md very shortly IT, CARRYING down tobacco smoEe
,v the cubic foot Two minutes elapsed. and then
Tho boss gave three wild pulls IN be taken MP. lie |
arrived nj the surface very sick and frightened on
~ his Wits The first ching hr asked was II the
nnmn hodn't got afrc. Mr. Littlefch said he guessed
I lad and ordered a 10 pour water on the bear
ngs. This satisfied the boss. and the men went into
nc behind his bnck. The would never 20 down
aiter that lie said lie thought DO had had m attack
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