The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-06-16
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
Had by Diver, Who Was Held Un-
der Water For Twenty
Four Hours.

After being imprisoned for "a
hours, loaded down by drivers ar
NOR and under Is feet of water,
Daniel Hayes was brought to the
surface in an unconscious and almost
dying condition.
He is a professional diver and had
been employed to remove the brush
and debris for the immense pipe
which serves at times of low water
TO drain Lima Lake and transfer its
surplusage to the Mississippi river.
While at work Saturday afternoon
Hayes was sucked under the pile of
refuse and over against bowler in
way which prevented him from
loosening himself from the tangled
hose which held him down.
In signaling to the men in charge
of the air pump he could not let
them know his location. as the air
hose, being wrapped around the
rock. caused deceptive bubbles to
come to the surface.
He responded to the signals sent
him 10y means of the rubber tube
which supplies him with air. The
rope that had been placed about
his body seemed to be in working
order, but it was quite impossible
for the men above the surface of the
water to elevate him after the usual
manner.
Major Meigs. engineer in charge
Of the river improvements, secured
the country for diver to go to the
rescue of Hayes but was unable TO
find one until to-day. when Eugene
Farris hurried to this city from
Burlington.
With the aid of the steamer Can
tonia he was able, after an hours
hard labor to raise the imprisoned
diver, who was almost unconscious
and unable to speak.
His suit was leaking badly, and
he would have been drowned had
the ordeal lasted another half hour.
Restoratives were applied by a
physician. who has been in constant
attendance for n hours. After be-
ing practically revived Haynes said
that a portion of the bank caved in
under the surface, the suction draw
ing him into the big pipe he was
cleaning. There was heavy lid on
the outside of the pipe, which, clos
ing down held him a captive.
The agony that he passed through
made him appear 10 years older
than when be disappeared from view.
II guess that everything ever
did, good. bad and Indifferent, pass
ed through my mind at least 1000
times" he said.
have had several close calls in my
my time, but never before have ]
been up against whatseemed to me
like almost certain death. lcould not
understand why they did not send
some one down for me, not knowing
of course, that the air hose diverted
the bubbles and made it impossible
for them to locate me.
Every minute of the "a hours |
! have been imprisoned thought the
air would stop coming to me,
and then. of course the end was
not far off. To say that | suffered
the agonies of one condemned to
eternal torment is about as near as
] can come to saying how | felt
while fastened in what | thought
was living tomb"
Haynes is the diver who three
years ago was caught under the Fly
ing Eagle near Hannibal, Mo-, and
held for So hours.
One of Hayes's hands is badly |
swollen and his leg was terribly lac
Grated above the knees, where the
big iron door pinched him. Ply
sicians say. however, that he will re-
cover and be able to be around in
in three weeks. He says that he will
never dive AGAIN