The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-25
TREASURES OF THE SEA.
NV Apparatus Which Is Ussd I, Bling Gold 10
iha Suffice.

The treasures hidden by the sea have
from olden times formed a strong
greed; and in ancient mythology treas
ure-troves intrusted TO the waves plav
a disastrous part in individual and ma
tional fate No sooner has. I'm our own
time, some inventor brought out a
new Submarine device or diving ap-
paratus. when. says the Baltimore sun,
to use Shakespeare's words, "all the
profound sea hides In unknown faith
oms" begins to glitter before mans
eyes with its "demoniac allurements.'
on the 18th OF last month the anni-
versary occurred of the sinking OF the
Alabama by the Kearsarge off the
French port Cherbourg. A series OF
experiments was being made about this
date at Cherbourg with new diving
apparatus that enables work TO be car
ried on AT far greater depths than has
hitherto been possible. The new APP
paratus, ii is expected, will prove ef-
fective at 500 feet up to 100 fathoms.
The experiments. il is true. have so
far been made at a depth of only 10
feet but this is already a decided adj
vance over previous diving operations,
and the trial was entirely successful.
The inventor of the new device IS "A
Tunisan engineer NJ. Patti del Pozzo.
and his apparatus consists or a sphere
10 feet in diameter, fitted with three
screws that enable II 10 shift it's posi-
tion at the bottom OF the ocean. An
other of its features Is a species OF
dredger worked by machinery that can
be used 10 pick up cables or other OBJ
1ects. NJ. del Pozzo intends shortly 10
search for the hull OF the famous Ala
bama sunk opposite Cherbourg on June
10. 1864.
AT this very moment the lifting OF a
ships in the Aegean Sea attracts the
attention OF Europe. The 5th of the
present month marked the one hun
dred and twenty-ninth anniversary Of
n famous sea-fight, which took place
of Tsheshme, an Asiatic-Turkish sea-
port. between the Russians and Turks.
Count Alexis Orlow. the Russian ad-
his own hands in 1862. had strangled to
death Peter III. defeated IN
turkish feet there on july 5. i770. with
great losses on both sdcs. And row
the sea gives up Its treasures from tn,
bottom OF the Aegean. The divers re
port that the whole ground about tn
wreck Is covered with gigantic car
net OF silver coins. In view OF the i'm
rnense yield OF treasure. the operation
thus far has been confined 20 the Rus
alan flagship. which lies at n depth o
a little over 130 feet. a very larg
amount OF Venetian. Austrian an
Russian gold pieces has been brougii
20 light. and they are so numerous tina
the steamship Inebolic three weeks ag
had already twice carried shipment
~ 10000 gold coins each 20 Constcnti
nopie One days yield alone amounte
10 nearly 20 200 gold coins. the silve
bcnr left untouched until the yello'
metals removal has been complcte'
The enterprises daily results are ~
corded by the Turkish officials and IN
cornpany in charge ~ the work. VIII. n
upon everything saved " brouei
aboard the government guardsh.i
where "a n watched by SOLDER w
sides the coin bars Of gold. eoi an
silver crosses. medals and RELIGIOUS iir
eyes. silver and gold services. Bib
bound IN silver and adorned with gem
ETC.. has been found. The vsiiie o. IN
ob}ecfs. az the time above mentionet
VIVA eot1mAted 70 be ab7ve $2fo.vvo.