The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-28
uTrING DIVER RICE OVERHEARD

unleso they were in the hold Of the
wreck itself, which could not be entered
by the diver owing to the heavy sea
The Garrison followed the Assistance
to Sandy Hook. where the news OF the
finding Of the TrsSk wss :"
and then the Garrison followed the As
sistance to New York. All the Reeves
Towing Company had succeeded In do
men delightful afternoon on the water
Capt; 7; Een,9n; Of the ,t tug Mutual;
late as 7.30 o'clock last evening. He
I caused q telephone message to be sent
to THE Evening World' that no wreck
age or bodies had come to the surface
on Monday the captain Of the tug Gov
srnor picked W the ifeTafs OF 1he
knowing that the Assistance a sister
tug. was engaged by The Evening
World'' in the search for bodies and
ae g. Nc Fh w of the sa HHsl
and brought to this city.
Diver John Rice, who went down to
the wreck rSepessediy pnd st
performances; As told In The Evening
World yesssrday De p Moyee Re ,ha, Ss
was counting death in making the at.
tempt. but Mr. Rice smiled and went
confidently over the side. Capt; DE
Novelties had stated only few minutes
previously to an Evening World re,
porter that Diver Rice. who was then all
ready for the plunge with the exception
OF the helmet would not dare make the
dive unless the sea moderated.
He did not know the intrepid nature
of the unassuming, gentlemanly fellow
the deck with his fifteen-pound cast-iron
slippers: After quite long wait. Diver
Rice suddenly calculated;
well, what are We waiting for?'
Waiting for you." replied the cap
"oh, I didn't know that" replied Mr..
Rice. and he Immediately clambered
over the rail-. descended few steps OF
the iron ladder and leaned his body for
ward over the tugs rail go that the
eight.hy,e pound iron belt might ,S be
belt and lifeline had been secured, Mr..
Rice descended two steps more and his
head was encased IN the hfty.ponnu
prisoner in his armor as body, in a
grave. Without assistance he could no,
possibly take on that massive helmet
the collar TO which 1t was fastened not
, allowing him to raise his arms above
his br-as;
, Again and again Diver Rice went dowr
: to crawl around on the bed of the
ocean, and his only regret today Is tina
ne was not permitted to be the means
, of restoring the bodies of some of th'
Nicors unfortunate passengers TO sor
Diver Diver Rice would have searched tn,
l hold OF the Nicol had he not been for
. hidden to DO so by The Evening
, World" men in charge of the expedition
: who would not allow him to run the rlsl
I OF fouling his air pipe in such heav!
EVEN "a a boy SIR. Rice evinced Low,
for doing just such daring deeds a
e that OF yesterday. When n mere Ia,
he lived IN a small city near the grea
~ lakes on Fourth of July there Wa
10 he n balloon ascension from the pub
= lie square of the city. At the hour al
y verified Tor the ascension the gurunau
y refused to make the trip, saying tina
II would be impossible 10 do IL satel
I with such high wind as was bloNin
j at the time.
e Young Rice stepped eagerly forwar
(, and requested to be sl'owcl to make III
e trip. lie had never seen "A balloon be
IS fore and, OF course, knew nothing Of In
manner OF handling II, but rather tina
Y, dianppont tae assembled multitude n
o was allowed 70 make the ascent. II
r away. much delighted with the eNpe:
1t enCe.
l. II was fifteen years ago that Mr. RiC
n, first Gonncd divers suit and began HI
n career us a submarine diver His FIR.
c dive was in the Detroit River.
t. Ne says ~ likes the business In
'e menscly, ana meyer has the slighte,
fear II the consseluences, Thi5 Is q
T. the more reIna rkable, from the fact tat
m he has been hauled up unconscious mar
~ times, and once WIS 50 nearly gone thi
4 his body had turned black from Il
Of waist line up.
is Mr.. Rice used the same helmet ar
ne air-pump yesteray that were furnisht
IA to "Meg Merrilies% when she made h,