Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-14
KEPT AFL0AT BY AIR PUMPS
Progress of tho Allegheny
Up the River.
MARSHAL LANNAN STILL ABOARD
Bound to Have Security for
the CaucaSe Libel.
Otherwise Ho VIII Not Permit tho Vessel
io Go Out of His Jnrisdiction-Howt the
Allegheny is Kept Ailoat.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE, March 9.-This morning
the submerged steamer Allegheny, floating
bottom upwards wisn her convoy OF seven
powerful tugs was again started up the
Delaware river towards Philadelphia. By
noon she had passed Wilmington.
In order to make the submerged hull
sufficiently buoyant to move Through the
water air IS constantly being pumped into
the air-tight compartments of the vessel.
by the air-pump tug Joshua Leyiness of
An dir receiver, q feet in diameter and
5 feet deep, is lying on Top OF tho keel
plate OF the Allegheny; to this is attached
Il feed rubber hose 81 inches in diameter.
The air cylinder has so outlets to which l.
| inch gum hose Cali be attached at one time
| il necessary.
| THE GAzETTE's correspondent upon
going upon the Allegheny by means of
ladder from the tug Harry Schauble. saw
near the part of the vessel where the en-
gines are stationed II pieces of 1-inch bose
attached, through which the air was be-
ing pumped Another piece Of hose was
| lying over the side of the vessel through
| which air was going. This was as sort of
4 safety valve. To introduce the pipe into
| the vessel it is necessary to drill holes into
| which l-inch stop is inserted. After
enough air has been pumped into any
portion Of it, the stop is withdrawn and
| the hole plugged with wooden plugs.
United States Marshal Lannan, who has
charge of the vessel, in speaking of the
many difficulties he had encountered, re-
ferred to having lost the original libel by
its being washed overheard. A copy of
the original he tackled to a wooden spar
which is lying on top of the partly sub
| merged vessel.
Capt Haines of the Leviness says it was
one of the most arduous jobs he had ever
had anything to do with. He has been
alongside of her now for months and 26
days.
Captain Young, the diver, and his son,
were not aboard but the captain is said to
be one of the finest divers i'll the world.
He is the second diver to work on this ves-
sci. The first attempted to loosen the oil
barrels by which means it was expected
they would float out and thereby tighten
the vessel, and when he unloosed one four
others fell out against him and he was
knocked out. lie could not be induced to
go down again and the company then se-
cured Captain Young and his son.
Marshal Lannan will stay alongside OF
the vessel until she gets near Marcns Hook,
where she will be stopped and will not be
allowed to proceed until security is fur
nished for the libel served by him at the
instance of the owners OF the steamer
Caucase, with which the Allegheny was i'll
collision.
The vessel hoated about two miles with
the tide last night. No efforts were made
to tow her. The superintendent of The
Yreeking company is becoming mad and
does not like the idea OF Marshal Lannan
stopping her. The Allegheny is consider,
) ably listed to port. If security is furnished
, she will proceed to League Island where
; the attempt will be made TO right her and
! il not successful there the next attempt
; will be made at Cramps shipyard,