Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-20

smashing the glass front Of the helmet.
despite is four inches Of thickness.
OF course, should that occur, death
would be almost instantaneous.
"stil other and worse monsters are
the polpi or devilfsh. who wrap their
Shiny tentacles round the bold ex-
plorer; but. though repugnant these
monsters are cowardiy. and immedi-
ately renounce their attack on coming
in contact with the unfamiliar feel Of
the metal armor plating Of my diving
dress There are also equally horrible
and much more intrepid giant crabs
Some Of those / have seen have meas.
ured as much as three feet in diam.
eter. Due 10 their strong shells and
formidable claws, they constitute a
continual menace 10 the safety Of the
diver which is by no means to be de.
spiscd
"This is about an that can be said
on the sore Of the deep sea fauna.
Tho reformation Of fsh is not very
noticeable az such a small depth: bv|
reformation I mean not only change of
form, but also Of character. This takes
place at a depth Of about 1924 yards
here their nature changes entirely and
they assume the forms and conrtitu
tional modification necessary 90 enable
thcm 10 bear the enormous pressure
20 which they are subjected at the
depth where they move and have their
being
Hitherto it has been quite impossi
bic 90 obtain living specimens OF these
submarine creatures, as they reached
The surface with their volume quad |
rupIoi. due 10 The reduction Of pressure
an these creatures are carnivoroua
lnd The capacious maws not infrcqucni
" serve as tho ionilis ~ unfortunate
sailors whose ships have gone down.
'ud their bodies gradually sink deep
'r anil deeper, while the formidable
pressure 20 which they are subiec,sil
"a an Increasing intensity soon smashos
.ll their homes and finally cushes tls
."rs,s quite fiat But enough, suffice
9 20 say that this awful spectacle isl
earcoIy visible after depth of 90
cct.
conc curious fact attending the4
uhmarino explorations h afforded by
De light which forms a strange blend
= green AMI violet tho color being
'itlo similar 70 chat 81 tho cavcrrs
'hich arc 70 be- seen In icebcrrs. Atal.
rpih of thirty.two yar,ls the light b..
ins 10 gct moro and moro diIuscd and
he sun. viewed through the mass of
ipcrineumhcnt water appears like a
nddiah Opaque globe. but-and this l.
'mewhat siranFc sheltered
Rom tho rays of tho sun tbehlnl a
'ck. for instAnce) the stars become
iaihle even a. mi,blay.
"one day just about noon I saw a
ever 20 ho forgotten sight AZ depth {
iso feet Tho sun was night az the Z
'nith. Tho bottom upon which stood {
'nHisicl of fine white sand. and the q
'hection of tho light upon the snowy O
trpoi gave mo tho impression of ;
hAdiug upon a plain OF molten gold. 4
o a d'pth ~ e2d feet che obsrurity :
eomploiei a. 9s7 feet tho darkness Is {
npsnciratahle, and is h necessary 10 .
40 rccourso 90 electricity for puf. p
,.ea Of vision, 7 use electric lamps o.
1000 os,n,he power, bat even these n
.nnot diauso their light beyond a "a.
us Of nineiy feet. A most tragic spsc
ele Il then presented by suukeu YES
- broken boats sphutered huIs.
ping decks and broken masts'
n" scenes of horror can b. surpassed 4
che awful panorama of death ana y
sasier which have been witnessed y
Engiueer de PluFy iu the rouns y
a.