New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
DEVIL-FISH AND DYNAMITE.
t,anta correspondence Of The ST. Louis Globe

Democrat
carried Trh ON by Colonel C. p Goodyear in deepening
brunswick harbor. tells thrilling story OF an
they were blasting in the harbor.
work sad su h WI the blue
clay at the bottom of the bar was broken up. II
forth along the Channel by means OF strong cables
and small steam tug, and It's weight would slDK
the steel blades attached 10 the roller IN Inc STICKY
tide would wash away the loose earth ana deepen
I'm addition to the harrow. dynamite was used In
ffty-pound charges, exploded at Intervals where
yield to the harrow Our method oil exploring sne
charges was simple We had small reel reel on n. an
and around windass another smaller rope
and wire for exploding the charge: os,u, and
The dynamite was fixed for exploding ana
placed in an old gunnysack and carefully lowered
over the side while the tug moved of some htty
the bottom and We were at a safe distance aw na
the button touched and the charge went OH,
and frequently sending fine fish TO the top. where
they were picked up by the men But occasiona ny
tow the dynamite to the surface and rearrange the
fuse and drop It overheard for fresh trial
away. and had got of several charges success.
fully At last We steamed on some distance fIom
pound bundle of the explosive overheard, and
pIode IT, But It did not explode, and we began to
haul In the rope TO whish IT was attached to see
hat
ar the rope remarked that il must have become en-
tangled in a portion Of some old wreck. as IL was
60 hard TO tow in An extra effort. however.
seemed to loosen the obstruction and we re.
doubled our efforts. Suddenly two great Shiny
arms came up out Of the sea and slapped against
tho side of the tug, and then another reached out
toward tow the gunwale and at the same time tho
bundle Of dynamite, clutched In the tentacles OF .
gigantic devil fish. appeared on the surface
e"The men who were Juggling at the rope dropped
looked for a moment like the devil-hsh was going
70 come on deck or pull the entire tackle into tho
sea with him His great baeful eyes cleaned
anerily as he came TO the top. and his Shiny
were writhing and tossing the waves and gu
never saw a lot OF dynamiters as badly frightened
as
Touch off the CHARGE shouted the engineer
but that was not practicable, 1t had already
failed 10 explode and. besides. ii might have en-.
danpered the vessel. One OF the men grabbed an
axe and aimed a blow at the exposed tenacle which
was writhing along the side OF the tug, but his aim
was bad and he struck the rope instead and tho
monster slowly sank out OF sight, with tho big
charge OF dynamite still clasped In his ugly arms
II would have given 80 TO have been able to
touch off that charge OF dynamite. | would have
enjoyed seeing the look OF establishment I'm the
defiant eyes OF that hideous iev-hsh he was
hosted into the air. But II We had to give
II up and allow the old Nil1in 10 wriggo back 10 his
Shiny lair with a valuable bundle OF high ex.
posiye on which TO test his digestive apparatus.
don't know what the ultimate result but
rather suspect that the devil-fsh died OF Appendix
ciis. as We were not troubled With a similar vista.
ton during the progress OF the work"