The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08

win was 100 fese below the surface when
IN accident happened 70 the pumping sppa-
Eatua - Il Was ct dsst thought This after-
ward proved to be mistake.
when the cir with Baldwin stopped the
men on the iife lias Instantly began 10 haul
the diver 70 the surface and he was on
the noat n - than forty seconds after
the cumpe ceaoed - supply air.
Tho ordinary divers apparatus h - ar
rangsd ~ to G.ve the man inciosed 1t least
Que minutes ctr supply after the pump
brcaks. or the hose gets twisted. or when
from any other cause the air supply from
shove II shut Oh.
Baldwin wss on the AoAf and his helmet
open IN far less than . minute He was
seone dad. the workmen aay. and his body
hooked ~ u II had been crushed between
rollers. Even his skull was fractured.
Crashed ny Waseg Pressure.
An sxaminsesoa Of the air pumps and
the divers apparatus that Baldwin wore
showed both 10 be In perfect order. There
was only one explanation left and II was
undoubtedly the true one Baldwin had de-
scsnded 20 . depth where the water pies
SURF was % great upon his armor that II
forced the air back. stopped the pugnps and
literally c-ashed him 10 death. Baldwin
wor. new submarine diving suit Pas
was brought expressly from the Ees; for
his use In making the attempt 20 reach the
sunken ship.
II was then concluded that II wa. beyond
human power and skin 10 r.Ach the Andc-
lana where she lay. bur . new company was
formee IN. Pacific wreckaxe and Salvage
Company which nsrrcha sd the sunken hulk
for a tribe OF its cost or worth could II DO
raised. This company has secured the
srsiees Of Hoilander who prefers TO cali
himself Dick. the Diver" He has con-
WINGED the company tha: he has laid stone
"a feet below the surface % the SEA In HIS
own country.
ianfrrs made Holland They bull, IN. hrss
stone wall thar ever kept the see from OF
the land can ge down 70 the Andeisna.
bur want perfect srmor.''
He was asked what he wanted ana de-
scrihssi H. The idea appealed to the men
In charge Of the work ana ,hev ordered the
corpersmishs 20 make the suit
No taller ever tried a suit Of clothes upon
q customer 10 set perfect a, "a often
"Dsck the Diver"
Tire srmcr is ~ hammered copper Tn.
hammers have beaten n into shap~ no
strske being more than orr-etghth OF an
tncA from another. Commencing ~ the
shoulders ever which sha helmet ITS. Is
strorr leather rad. Prom bsiew the arm
pits 10 sour inches below the waist llue IA
arms are p-otrcscs srssn shoulder 20 Shout
der by two hammered copper fab~s
working on shoulder Joint. bat free from
the ecrxeiet proper.
Ahdomen Dashly Protected
The lower portion OF the body fhe ass'c-
men. which quickest gives was under great
pressure BENEATH TIRE water I. ioubiv pro
tectea 4, reius hsgh up on the aldo
men. TIA; the oors>is. overfsp. com
trousers that reach TO the knse The At
urx % the ccvselsS over the trousers al
lows the divers hips fssit play In walking
Al the kase tatnt - short sectfo1 81
leather rtveted 10 The upper trousers and
leg pieces 81 hammered coppsr which
reach almost 20 ire ankle tosut. ssr enough
SO thai the tops az The heavy diviax shoes
cover the bottoms ~ the lower leg plates
The leather krse foint ir pTotsrssss BY
ccs, az spiral spssnss. flexible but able 70
withstand great pressure.
'sT1sck IRE rlxer.s vii wear iris suit ~
copper sFrssr aste-neAs "a the ordinary r,sa-
Der ttstnz suit lie says that similar
consrfyancs has hesn ussA IN Holland sur
years. >e amount sf pressure. unless Il
car crush the hammered cSzsger can step
his sir SUPPLY, and Re s&ys ;sAt Twachinx
the Ansfelaaa In sach salt vii hw cAssa
play.
The company employing Pick shs DIV
err naturally ala net get - the expense
Of having hts hammered ccrre< su.s rsea.
without nrsf Investigating rs record II
was fe4r3 that re ssa worked IN a strr!-
lar stlit oE IRE wrrrs ~ IRE steamer sssA
IN ~ feet - water, o. q saaker teFpeaa
soas wscse aarse and nationality - seps a
secret. ia 20 feet - wafer rad ~ vsrssgs
ether sess >'here ne had 90 50 8oun srusu
81 &c - feet
T1A snfs has seen tried On. afsss aEs 10