The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-05

once.
"a Everything being in readiness, down they
went, and we all waited anxiously for the
first intimation of their search. We could
get some idea of their movements from the
working of the air lines, and presently we
got the call to haul up, which we did, and
found another iron bound box.
On breaking this open out rolled mass
OF golden doublOons and silver dollars
Then we sent up shout of triumph, which
the men on shore and on the schooner took
up and repeated again and again.
We were still in the midst of our excite
ment when we noticed the other boat haul
ing in, and up came another similar chest :;
| this was, as far as we could see, exactly
identical with our own, and we waited in
breathless suspense while it was being
| prised open.
| Then another hurrah from them be-
| tokened the contents, and Capt. Thomas
who was in the boat, held up his hat, from
which he showered a stream of gold and
silver.
The don could wait no longer for the
| divers below without hearing where the
| treasure was found; so we gave them the
| signal to come up, and as soon as they were
! released from their helmets, he commenced
to ply them with questions.
They had got into the main cabin, in
which they found nothing of Importance;
then, carefully examining the sides of the
| caoln, they had come on door, differing
4 from the other doors opening out of the
| cabin. By the aid of their crowbars they
soon broke open the half rotten door, and
found the place contained some dozen or
more cases. large and small. Owing to the
smallness OF the entrance they had made,
| aud the weight of the cases, they had much
difficulty In getting out the two they had
sent w.
After a short spell of idleuess. during
| which we refreshed the inner man. Bob
| Green and Harris again went down to
work, and we sat anxious aud expectant,
waiting their signal to haul in.
The minutes seemed hours as the time
| passed slowly be, and when nearly half an
hour had crawled its tedious length and
still no summons, we scarcely knew how to
/ sit still.
While we were discussing and guessing
the reasons Of the delay both air lines gave
a sudden jerk. which was followed immedt-
ately by the signal, IAN accident"
| Then all was quiet for a few minutes
when the air line from our man Bob began
to move, and he signaled he was coming up.
When he got to the surface he could
scarcely get aboard, and we had to pull him
in; then, hastily removing his face piece,
we waited, full of anxiety, for him to
speak.
He made no sign, however, but lay mo-
| tionless in the bottom of the boat; quickly
we unscrewed his helmet and poured some
brandy down his throat, this pulled him
round, and after bit he told us his tale.
He and Harris had finished breaking open
the door, and were lifting down one of the
| cases, when one of the lower boxes burst
asurder and the top boxes had fallen on
them; he was thrown backward and fell
through the doorway. while one OF the
chests had 80 jammed his legs against an-
other that it was some minutes before he
| could get free.
He found Harris PROSTATE in one corner
near the door, with couple of chests crush
ing his legs and thighs: he lifted one of the
boxes off him, and then, finding himself
| growing faint, he fastened up as fast as be
could.
Tom Swift, the other seaman, hastily
donned his diving suit and went down to
help poor Harris, if it were not too late
How eagerly we watched for a call from
Tom. Presently it came, IAN right"
Surely some mistake How could he
mean all rightl Before we had time to
| think came the signal, Coming up"
Then we noticed the airline which sup
piled Harris from the other boat slowly
move and laughter in our direction, while
the ladder up which Tom was climbing
rocked and swayed.
Hes bringing him up" shouted Capt.
Thomas, as this thought dashed upon US all
at the same instant
The climbing mans progress was labored
and slow, as we could feel from the sway
on the boat, and when his form appeared
with his burden in his arms. willing hands
pulled them both into the boat
Harris was, after all, not seriously hurt
his legs were badly bruised, but no bones
were broken.
Next day Tom and Bob got up the rest OF
the chest, which all contained bars and in
gors Of gold and silver and specie. 1t was
quite little job, after we had repaired the
damaged cases, to get them on hoard the
schooner. There were eleven chests all told
and they weighed just about 200 pounds
apiece.
About one-thrd of their contents was
gold and the rest silver, and we calculated
there was over ESQ, 900 altogether.
We spent several more days searching the
wreck for further treasure, but without
success; evidently the strong room was the
sole place in which it had been slowed. Our
camp was now broken up, and the Golden
Gem was put on her homeward course.
AS we had plenty of provisions on board
our captain agreed with the don to double
Cape Horn and sail direct for London, and
they were now all anxiety to get home
quickly.
Our captains share of the treasure was tc
be 10 per cent. besides the freight already
paid so he stood to make some where about
e5 900; the two mates we're to receive 950Q
apiece, and the men, of whom there were
twelve, 9l00 each.
In due time we made the English channel
and arrived IN London safe and sound. The
don was good as his word, and we ali had
our promised share of the Spaniard's lost
treasure, some of US married and lived
happy ever after.