The evening world., 1894-06-26
10 Dive FOR
THE BODIES.
(Obwfinu ed Nom Nrst Puoe. !
Ashsd in order that the sunken boat

nched in order that the sunken boat
waa handicapped by. the fact that there
was absolutely nothing to indicate Just
where the tug had gone down. In the
sScitsmsnt foio win the aeci f aran none
. buoy or anything that might mark the
spot. Stories of all kinds had been told
a. TO where the boat had gone down.
Some said three miles from the Light.
s chip. others four while others thought
< Il was much further.
For several hours the ri, little ,, tug
lines scraping the bottom nearly sixty
feet below. On the deck stood the divers,
ready At q moment to glide overheard
bodies. The anchor was also in position
ready to let 60 as soon as the sunken
Nicoi had been found. ,,,.,,
hung like a pail over New York last
evening" It was even denser on the bay.
% dense, in fact. that the bow OF the
the stern. Still, the work went on. and
Is the fog became heavier the shriil
siren sounded from near the Sandy Hook
Lightship like moan a.. 1t seemed ,n IN n
llttlnE harmony with the work In wnlch
the Assistance was engaged.
FINALLY the fog became sc thick that
% continue the search under such con-
ditions was regarded as impossible. So.
After Q consultation. it was decided to
take one more turn at drifting and then
g1ve up the task for the day. The tug
drffted about half an hour more, and
then the hooks came in contact with
something. A few anxious moments FOL
lowed. and finally the hooks were with
difficulty hauled in.
The sunken Craft Hooked.
Attached to them was a something
which all on board seemed satisfied be-
lonFed 70 the sunken craft t-. The points rts
and white paint. as well as other sub
Before the hooks could be dropped
become SO great that nothing whatever
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. Once. an Old Dominion steam
The failure to properly locate the tug
and dive for the bodies yesterday, in
stead of dampening the ardor of the
Xssistance's crew and that of 1.-The
Just the opposite effect.
It was decided TO start out early this
D stock of immense fishing hooks for
dragging purposes Dozens of these at.
tached to long, iron bars will be used
yO-udy, anu IL tlty ever HUN VII " 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 Llghtship and refutc
the statement made bJ n sailor yester-
day to a sister of John Higgins, one Of
the missing, to The 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
0anguine 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. It is hoped that the firing of
these guns In the vicinity OF the wreck
WIN cause such an agitation of the
water, as well as of the sandy bottom
that many of the bodies will he brought
TO the surface. AS the new search light
viii also be tested in the same vicinity
tonight II will be easy to recover the
bodies In case they rise.
Any bodies so found will be placed on
board the tug and brought to this city
1t the expense Of 1.-THE Evening World,
and some place will be provided where
Identification can be made.