The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-27
NO BODIES
TO Be FOUND,
t(onfinued from Hra pnoe. ,

from MS helmet ana rose to the surface.
and his movements were followed for
about one hundred feet by this means,
but the sea was SO rough that the bub-
bles could not be seen beyond that dis
At the request of The Evening World"
reporters Tender Nelson signalled re-
peatedly to the diver to come to the
81 face. they fearing that in his anxiety
that would result fatally. Rice answered
these signals by calls for more rome.
Even the signalling was difficult owing
n no Inc hlgh sea rnnnins. and after sig:
Tseeiyins no response THE Evening
Morid men gave imperative orders to
nave the diver hauled to the surface.
Feared for Rice's safety.
Capt. De Noyelles jumped down to the
line. The E !enins World" reporters
n naa relieved the crew at the air-pump
BY the thought that the air they were
Forcing down to the bottom Of the ocean
MAS gong to an unconscious or possibly
n n,,1,n man. Five minutes OF hard
bubbles within view again. but these
would have come to the surface even
had the diver been dead.
rev minutes more and the copper
face, and from. the movements of his
arms 1t could be seen that the driver
was at least alive. He was hauled over
10 the iron ladder dashed to the tugs
rail- and as he leaned over the top rung
the helmet was unscrewed
AS II was lifted off his head Il was
seen that he was laughing, and his first
What's the matter. with you fellows?
had just got alongside the wreck when
you yanked me clean off my feet"
been eSpa IN that no answer had
and this had led the watchers to feel
ttat something was wrong.
,,n Lender Nelson's skill in hadling the
from the bottom less dangerous than 1t
would otherwise have been In un-
skilled hands he might have been dashed
i AGAINST the side OF the tug, or the iron
iadder ana been seriously injured, IL not
killed; Even as 1t was the feat was one
fraught with peril. Diver Rice brought
up handful Of white sand and said the
bottom was all like that. and as smooth
as board.
After brea thing spell of a few min
utes. Diver Rice said the wreck was
right side up and listed over Said he:
when the life line threw me OF my feet.
could see but very little, though the
outline out Of the dark hull was quite plain.
Week 81 the SSpPf1 part Of the
by looking upward"
He Makes Another Descent.
Diver Rice then desired to have his
again while the direction Of the wreck
was fresh In his mind. His request was
complied with. and he disappeared with
es that As R. the Ssd ,rs n. q air bubbles
or the wreck correctly in his mind. as
he started of boldly in the. same direc-
u, rlon w, whence he was pulled but few
This time the answers 70 tender Mel
sons signals came more promptly. 1t
was evident from this alone that Rice
DID not again care to have his move
One hour and twenty minutes after
Rice's second dive he signalled to be
pulled up. He had a narrow escape this
ladder, his helmet just grazing IT. His
helmet was quickly unscrewed and
Rice came on board.
Could See Ne Dsdiss.
He said that he had gone carefully
over the ground on both sides Of the
wreck, thinking perhaps that bodies
might have been backed UP either by
the tide or the eddies against the hull.
He had seen no bodies nor any traces
Of any.
:. After examining the wreck" said
Rice, II half circled the tug on one side, |
side. and felt my Way about IT for or about
ski h undred feet in q circle, searching
Tor % az anyth aIgE that might have belonged
At Diver Rice's request. Capt. De Noy-
,lles moved the Assistance to the west
ward of the sunken wreck. a quarter Of |
mile further in shore. Here the anchor |
vas again, heaved and Rice prepared for
This time he worked again toward !
he wreck, and. the sea having quieted |
lown somewhat, his movements were |
he Hafg tr o a.. He moyea and out ,s
began to circle about the Assistance.
FOR brief spell air bubbles came to
he surface in one spot, and 1t was thus
liver had come to stand Tender Mel
,on suggested that perhaps Rice had
,ound body and was trying to make
asst to It. He had carried down fas-
ened to his belt short line for that
purpose. Rice remained stationary only
| rev minutes. however, and then the
moving trail of air bubbles told the
watchers that he had resumed his jour
The diver completed a circuit at the
nd of the life line and then cut across
he circle as If to fix It.
vent down Rice signalled to be hauled
o the surface.
No Bodies Near the Wreck.
II don't believe there are any bodies
nyT we eo, near the wreck, wreck" said he
nj even that the currents and under
ow would easily roll them away. 1t
~ be next to impossible to find them
e.ow the surface now, since we know
hey, are not In the vicinity Of the
,reck
MY own impression is that the bodies
ave been carried either out to sea or
p in towards the Narrows. and they
ave almost surely been scattered over
wide stretch of water. Unul gases
orm, and they are in that way buoyed
o the surface. 1t will be next to im-
ossible to find them. There Is no
likelihood OF any Of them coming up
ear the wreck
Tender Nelson, as he helped Rice out
his suit. told of an experience he and
party had In searching for the bodies
sixty-tour p ersons drowned by the
mixing OF Spanish steamer off Barne-
at Light nearly four years ago.
The steamer had come into collision
18th four-masted schooner, and both
ad gone down in ten fathoms of water
mong those lost on the steamer was a ,
oh Cuban, whose relatives EMPLOYED !
ivers from the Merritt Wrecking Com !
any to search for the victims OF the
lsaster.
The divers went down to Barnegat on .
lie tug Dalziel. and after searching ..
n four days found only three bodies
Il of which had been held fast to the
reck by the rigging. The other bodies
ad been drawn away from the wreck .
Y the currents, and so far as known |
one was discovered or at least idertti- I
The tug Assistance has since Monday $
ragged over nearly every spot along
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