The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-02

tne o2mp pbin ~ nv %s qu s6ou.t 100 feet long and 80
feet wide. with two after decks or poop ne.
ssesndi .Sss Ilfs st s%BB.b to .aS G IKE the s's slope sSE q Z !
beach into what promised 70 prove 2 comR,-
G"tsd S suTIl9s o e sSn%rSssd. Four Poa it'll little STEss,
SSsPn main deckk she mounted eisht gum Of that
a. hard as iron, and black as old oak with the
saturation Of soil and brine and times secret
from the deck, and there was no sign OF 2 bow
spirit. Never was there ., more wonderiul PIC
s Urays s9 Siih t bsT grim npn'e ~ oidlwwork artillery run
ming the length of her, the old structure nat SUI
in the soil TO the level Of the bulwark rails; al !;
mineral caprice or the drained but s0dden soil.
,o 9Is n ths d fsRRsy and ID 6 aiF \ i TO the Whole
length OF the giant Jacks extraordinary discoy-
they were preparing for some hideous crime, 10
uproot the covers OF the main hatch. which were
I "a aH .,an Ilse se ns ! th9SSh fn they Z h pisr. 0s %it q much much
hammering, however-and they were, three
powerful inen.they succeeded IN splitting the
timber frame was picked. out of the yawn Of
the hatch in splinter. And no T,O they gyolooked
Capt. Carey speedily withdrew his head, sniff
Ing and splitting. .zuo
was lighted and lowered, and when II had sunk
half a dozen feet the flame went out as though
sss w of < s naq 1ee go f that q CURRENT Rim1h ef az ar t should IL
swsetten the bold; they Tsnt st Witt Droa,s .hsls
a little BOBBY hatch just under the break Of the
lower poop. They next got open the small fore
lowered . lighted candle, the flame burnt freely;
Now what, did they and inside this buried
ways, and scores Of curios and amazing relics Of
Crummelr or another's period to, be dug out OF
as a nut whose kernel has rotted into dust. This
was rs extraordinary as any other feature Of the
iHi, sStsS IS,,eT The ss tSrSs pt the f isSaer 4 tssy FAD Z
lowered through the hatch, and gained the bot
tom of the SHY, where they walked upon, what
i might have passed for a sort Of dunnage OF
lava. dry. harsh, and gritty. and powdering un.
stun and hoisted into the daylight and exam
fned, but the family could make nothing. OF II.
Of Of t I"r s Fl S2 bad b pc sr baIe soo she sElsnni in tr wsdit
and the like, East India or Spice Island com
modities, which some sort OF chemical action
able stuff. as slender in comparison with its
radical bulk as the cinders of a rag to the rag
Nothing to make our fortunes with here"
sad Capt; Carey; as he stood In the bottom OF
the three Of them holding up their lanterns and
,nin n axo W1sh F ilWhniigs s egss t dnd %sEIelaingg
They went TO dinner and then returned TO the
ship and applied themselves to hacking at the
head, which partitioned the after from the
main and fore holds, was OF the hardness OF
hold reverberated the blows Of axe and chopper
WIZ! W. tns m eians snt OF an an iron shipbpiidins yard.
said Capt. Carey.
With infinite labor; which expended the day
ran into the whole OF the following morn
s foul as ever # had been. in the
hours. When at last the atmosphere was
sweet enough to breathe they entered. and
lofty, owing to the super-structur OF the poop
royal. The interior was as dry as the hold had
trivance, or the secret processes OF the ships
grave. sealed every aperture that. standing in
p [e.s aoM th @'nIia little lsb sHeiP had you n mish' . hSDe sup =
OF water from the hour of her launch.
rSn human skeletons lay upon the deck.
bones and handled the rags which had been
heir raiment, but the colorless stuff went to
from the clenched fist.
Five cabins were bulkhesded OFT this black,
. ,e%FcRed fSe lnte eTeryt bhs t thas WAS s mot 6 NJ s sGn.
Der appeared to have undergone the same trans
sss : besI that ,hs was visible lib p, In What had doubt;
amps, such IS Milton dsser!bes,. F bunk bede
he tracings OF what might have been paintings
What dye think of this. boys, for A show ~
,1citemsnt. III there amt $4,000 In the Job
v dsikHt-ROlnR CDnSurn, tell me we re all a
dreaming. and that the whole boiling's a lie.
And now TO see what's under matches here
A small square Of hatchway was visible Just
bart the black oblong table that centred the in
erior. They opened this hatch without much
abor. The cementing process, of the ships
n this cabin. yet the foul air Of the after-hoid
orced them once more upon no less than three
we're obliged to construct a windsail, whose
'reezy heel rendered the atmosphere fit for hu-
nan respiration in a few hours.
On descending they found inst such another
ccumulation of lava-like remains OF freight
: they had met with In the main hold; But
nd stood for a while peering around them
eads. The CLEANS illuminated a quantity OF
ncient fnrniture-sofas and chairs and, little
couch and drew kkiiss fist away with a handful
Are those things cases yonderr" said the
lilor son, and the three OF them made their
,ay to a corner OF the hold and stock looking
lr a moment or two at four square chests
- What's here ?" said Capt. Carey.
the giant Jack stopped and strove TO stir one
:, Stand aside!" roared the skipper, and, with 4
d = 2 dozen strokes OF his axe, he split open the /
The three faces anne together in q hubble, ,
"a the light shone upon lines of linked and
&c Pick one OF 'em up, Tom," said Capt. Carey, !
a Ia IN ~ W2ics; " my hands are attending too I
They were Spanish silver coins, subsequently, :
To have been minted In times which !
'oved the age of this sunken and recovered ship 6
ntemporaneous with the early years OF the
IGN OF our Second Charles. Capt. Carey told ]
e that he realized go. 400 on them. I
But this lucky family did better yet with their 6
credible discovery; for, after the Captain had g
erected the money In his house, he called in J
orknen; who dug away the soil from the I
lried ship until she was exposed to the bilge c
! which she rested. This done, he carried
u his resolution 10 make a show OF I
by erecting a shed for the fabric, =.
adjoining a doOrkeeper at the entrance /
III charging sixpence for admission I
any hundreds, indeed many thousands, came G
ON all parts To view the wonderful ship, that y
AS ascertained by q well-known expert in d
wal AFFAIRS TO have been the Sancte Ineas, d
,ntured by the privateer Amazon, and lost I
nile proceeding In charge OF a prize crew To an :
lgllsh, port. IL was further discovered that :
lading had consisted OF coffee, cochineaI
dig0, hides in the hair, bales OF hne wool and
T. but down To this hour IL was never known
at Capt: Carey had found hidden, and in
urse OF time cleverly turned into good English
oncy, four chests OF Spanish silver. worth al
AAH IN HIAa