The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-12
ARE SAD FACED MEN.
THIS IS WHAT ONE or TIE CRAFT
SAYS or DEEP SEA DIVERS.

eran Tells oT Experiences He aud Other
Divers lave uad-A CIass shavs-FAiry-
land on ths Oceans bottom.
Il suppose yOu sometimes see some
fearful sights in wrecks" said a re-
porter to n veteran deep sea diver
Yes. but you get used TO 'em when
you have been In the business long
When | iirst started diving. I was sent
down to report "A wreck. Nobody was
supposed to have bccn drowned when
tie vessel went down. but when ! went
into the cabin thc first thing l s4iw was
The bOdy Of "a man seated nc the table
The water was very clear and mAgnified
hii;i until he looked aiout four times
las natural size. His haud was upun the
shulldCr Of a little boy. who was sitting
tn his knee II was my first experiences
with dead bo,lics. aud IL gave me a
sho,k Now don't mind 'cm at all
Most of the tales You hear about groups
q dead people sittin round quite natural
in 4 cabin are lies A body will re aft
cr being in the water couple u weeks
ard be found nus,ting up against the
ceiling When they have their lygs un-
der table. they sometimes SIT right
where they are until their bodies decay
away. because they are held down 10y the
table. which Is usually screwed 10 the
floor
An English diver knew once had
pretty nasty experience with sharks. He
was diving in u wreck which had been
loaded with live cattle When she had
been down at the bottom for month
or so. the bodies Of the cattle became
light and fioatcd mp against the hatch.
ways As sOon as lac started the after
hatch. the cattle began To float out and
mp To the surface Of the water The 10
cality was infested with sharks. and
they soOn began 10 gather round the
hatchway, gruhhing the cattle as they
came out and following them up o. the
surface. fighting among themselves
Some of the cattle had been tied. and
they fioated ont as far as their rupes
wonld allow The sharks gathered round
them and began % tear them tu pieces
Pretty suon they began TO fight. and puor
Marsh-thai was his name-was afraid
Co 90 mp for fear he might be attacked
and afraid to stay down because one
snap uf n sharks mouth would have
severed his air hoso in twinkling. He
gave the signal to be hauled up in n
hurry and went bin among the school
of sharks and through them In going
through n shark snapped at him and
took OF his right hand. 20 that he had
TO give mp the business "
What's the narruwest escape yuu
ever hadt"
We'll. about the closest shave that
remember was when | was putting some
copper on steamers bottom while she
was IN dock. I ,unk some plates down
with me and did some work un one side
Of the hull. after which wanted to put
some plates Uu tie other side. The YES
sci was al,uut three feet on the boitum
] crawled underneath. dragging some
plates after me When had been work
ing for some time. | noticed my air was
getting short. 80 I went 20 try 20 get
under the keel again 70 be hauled mp
found the steamer nearly GA the bottom
and squeezing my air hose between her
kecl and the ground The tide was Civ
ing out. and She had gradually sunk un-
til she was almost aground. had for
gotten all about the tide. and when
pulled the hose ! found Il would not
bulge an inch. can tell you scared is
v no MOtu lur now 1 tplf
% II the bottom had been soft. IL would
not have mattcrcd so much. but il WAS
rock. and the hose was grippcd like a
vice There was nothing TO do but wait
II she fell any lower. the air would bo
entirely shut off. and I would simply
have 20 die You can bet I shall never
forget those few minutes when was
waiting 10 -N'ncther she ruse OF fell
~ s,rad felt IA though IL was bursting
and ply nose and ears began TO bleed
Presently l felt the air getting "A little
tresher. ] took heart. and soon she be.
gan TO rise with the turn % the tide.
There was plenty of time for me to get
my nerve back before she was high
enough Oh the bottom fur me TO crawl
under l didn't get u back. however.
but Just stood there trembling until !
cOuld squeeze under her bottom and give
the signal to be hauled up For weeks
after that was sick man. and my
hearing has never been right since.
Sometimes. especially ia tropical wa
tiers. the bottom Of the sea Is a lovely
sight have seen forest Of kelp and
seaweed gently waving with the tide
which looked like fa:ryland The dim
light and tho bright colored fish darting
about make u look all the more bcauti.
full A bit Of seaweed ON land does not
amount to much. but II you see regu-
lar forest OF II growing il looks very diff.
fcrent
If you stand still for a minute. the
fish will swim all around you and ex-
anime you Just as a lot Of human beings
would look at some strange animal At
the slightest movement they whisk their
tails aud not living thug is to be seen
1T takes the life out Of a man some
how. diving does. and never knew n