The evening world., 1894-06-26
TO Dive FOR
THE BODIES.
tConfin afd ron First Fooe. '

tached in order, that the sunken boat
might be reached.
was handicapped by the fact that there
was absolutely nothing to indicate just
where the tug had gone down. In the
excitement following the accident none
. buoy or anything that might mark the
spot. Stories OF all kinds had been told
as TO where the boat had gone down
Some said three miles from the Light
ship, others four while others thought
4 was much further.
steamed slowly to- and fro. Then drift
Ing was attempted, the drags from the
lines scraping the bottom nearly sixty
feet below. On the deck stood the divers;
ready at a moment to glide overheard
bodies. The anchor was also in position
ready to let go as soon as the sunken
Nicol had been found.
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evening. 1t was even denser on the bay,
90 dense, in fact, that the bow of the
Assistance could scarcely be seen IRON ON
as the fog became heavier the shriil
siren sounded from near the Sandy HOOK
1ightship like moan. II seemed IN
fitting harmony with the work In which
the Assistance was engaged.
Finally the fog became SC thick that
20 continue the search under such CON
a,tion. was resarded as ap seescd to- TO-
take one more turn at drifting and then
rive I'D the task for the day. The tug
drifted about half an hour more, and
something. A few anxious moments fol
lowed, and finally the hooks were with
diniculty hauled in.
The sunken Craft Hooked.
Attached to them was a something
which all on board seemed satisfied be-
longed to the sunken, craft The points
OF the hooks seemed covered win req
and white paint. as well as other sub
Before the hooks could be dropped
again or the anchor lowered the fog had
could be seen. So. after locating the
spot as well as the circumstances would
permit. the Assistance started for the
Several times on the return journey
the tug was in danger of being run
down. Onoe. an Old Dominion steam
ship missed cutting her in two by less
The failure to properly locate the tug
and dive for the bodies yesterday. in
stead of dampenins the ardor of the
Evening World men on board. had
II was decided to start out early this
morning It was also s decided to lay in
dragging purposes. Dozens Of these at.
tached to long iron bars will be used
to-day, and IL they ever hook on to any
thing they will stick. The same force
OF divers will get to work the moment
the tug has been found.
By means of its tug, THE Evening
World" was enabled to communicate
with the Scotland Lightship and refute
the statement made BY a sailor yester:
day to a sister OF John Higgins. one of
the missing. to he effect that her
brother was alive on the Lightship. The
keeper declared that he had seen none
Of the survivors Of the disaster and none
OF the bodies Of the victims.
Capt. De Noyelles was particularly
eanguine about to-day's venture. He
thought the search would be materially
aided by the testing of the new heavy
dynamite guns at Sandy Hook this af-
ternoon. 1t Is hoped that the firing OF
these guns In the vicinity OF the wreck
will cause such an agitation of the
water as we'll as Of the sandy bottom
that many Of the bodies will be brought
to the surface. As the new search light
will also be tested In the same vicinity
tonight II will be easy to recover the
bodies in case they rise.
Any bodies 30 found will be placed on
board the tug and brought to this city
At the expense Of THE Evening World"
and some place will be provided where
Identification can be made.