The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-12

with which she had been originally fit
ted were taken completely away, and a
smaller crew was substituted for the one
which she formerly carried, and an in
genious arrangement Of cranks had been
fitted to its shaft, SO that it could be
worked by manual power from the
hold. She possessed. also. two large tank
partitions, one forward. one abaft, ex-
tending from the bow and stern re-
spectively till they met amidships.
Each OF these was fitted with a valve
for admitting the water by which she
was to he sunk and was connected also
with powerful force pump, by which
this water could be expelled again when
she was required to come to the sur
face. SIZE had, in addition, other spe-
cial cortrivances of the doctors inven-
ton for dealing with the Santa Ca
tarina when they should find her; but
these will be described later on.
Rising from the forward part of her
deck was a structure which was intend
ed to serve the purpose of a coming
tower. nom which her movements be-
low the surface would be controlled 1t
wac u small circular room. lighted by
windows of thick plate glass. 1t could
be entered only from below. and con-
tanned steering wheel geared on to the
tiller by iron bars passing through wa
ter tight packing boxes. From this place
it was that the Eureka was to be gov
erned in her search along the sea floor
for the foundered galleon and its gold.
l,I1n s. ,l- <,G II
Appliances into order was going for
ward the captain had caused to be low
cred ,lto the water square of stout
canvas stretched on iron bars and suit
ably nuoyed. The Eureka rode to that
a. thu md OF warp as sea anchor.
Fer diff was slow, but as the doctor
did nov want her to get to leeward of
cel5ain Joint no time was to be lost
ard the eight members of the crew
worked willingly and hard at the bust
, ness Of preparation.
The sun was shimmering on the west
ern horizon by the time the work was
completes and the wind had died away
to nothing The ketch was heaving
gently over a long, low ocean swell,
which was unruffied by zephyr and
smooth as though it had been topped
with oil
Everything ready. doctorl' cried
. Captain Colepepper at last. "All we
have to do is to get below. clap on the
fore hatch, bolt it into place and then
you can set about sinking her as soon
as you like. /"
The doctor screwed up his ieathery
wrinkles and shivered. eve should be
taking a plunge doubly in the dark if
we started now. Colepepper, said he
this calm last till morning. do you
think p
| 81 can't be sure, doctor, but l should
say the breeze will come with the sum
"Then We'll station one man watch
and all the others can turn in But we
must have the air below as unvitiated
ms possible; so everybody must sleep on
deck ri make an exception in your
! cas-, ~ if ven like. >
! - 'fs'Hy of the sort, doctor" re-
+! piled The girl 81 shouldn I think of it,
! I'm jnso h. ordinary member of the
/! .hips cor any. remember. and l shall
Turn il a Il belle etoile like the rest. .
/; 50 ti.e wnole crew bivouacked on deck
| a,' gec,nited their energies with sleep
H., daylight and then. going below.
CAT of all connection with the outer
ali by screwing down the fore hatch.
Already the valves leading to the two
/; great tanks forward and aft had been
opened and the sea was pouring into
! them. The Eureka was riding more
slusgishiy over the swell than was her
wont. In few minutes she would be
! divin,, Gown to a place where no living
man had ever gone before, and who of
i the olew Of eight could say that his
7 heart y rs free from fear at that mo-
! ment?
1t was time of GREATNESS excite
ment, which even Cain Laversha showed
that h felt. Dolly, Guthrie and the
captain were in the coming tower with
Dr.. Tring looking with anxious eyes
through the strongly glazed ports at the
! deck without. watching it with feel
ing almost u awe as it neared the oily
plan Of ocean inch by inch. That their
era mac the power of sinking was be-
yon a doubt. But could she rise to the
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