The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-30

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NATURALLY. as Gleason originated the scheme he
was elected captain, but, was the only navi
gator in the crowd, was made first mate. and the
AFTER s we were around the Cape Gleason gave
me the latitude and lonsitude Of the spot and
full observations and calculations before announced
that were within six seconds OF the spot which
is all that navigation will do: Then we dropped
anchor and began to drag. We knotted together
every line had. and in the middle We had
length of mooring chain that would stick to the
bottom. We kept two small boats, to which this
was attached, quarter OF a mile apart and pulled
parallel lines. and at last felt q drag; then
We pulled together gathering in the slack, and
when met, the schooner, under charge of
Gleason, came up and anchored, over the spot:
Il was the only man there who had any diving
experience. went down. Say have you
been under water in diving suit, trusting your
life to the fellows above who pump the air into
helmet? No? Well. it's a curious experience. I
had the feeling as I went down that was num-
Der thirteen of that bunch. and that they only
needed to shut of my air supply to make their
happen: they pumped. and breathed and saw the
old salieon. the Santa Marsherita- She lay there
beeled to starboard. covered with the and
the slime Of the sea. with barnacles everywhere
1.-THE deck and rail were foot thick with mud
and the small. spardeck guns could hardly be dis
and sisnaled to be hauled On deck told the
snd ro u
bulb for each, and Pango, Peters, and myself went
down again.
NOW, Iul6 ISL d yarn OF the unQlnS OF CnaC
treasure. Anyone can invent such yarns and I've
read dozens of them. They all wind up success
Win t zach an r and b.1 This is
what happened to them. &c. I'll Just that
didn't didn't md skeleton *, or ghost when we got
that ship went down. and the rush Of water as she
plunged. washed them of. We found big
chests in the tween decks forward Of the cabin
and in them all were coins and jewelry. and here
and there in the mess, what might have been
opal; or some kind Of jewel. All the stun was
h1ank frnY oetfN 49, no coot yntop h,,$
knew we had the real thing, and hooked on tackles
We had to come up to help each time we lifted
too heavy for the crowd above: but at last
they were all up. and slowed snugly on the floor
o. the cabin Then after nnal search Tor other loot
out. not yet having decided where We were going
I'VE were pirates under the law. and didn't
know but what all the revenue cutters the coast
looking for US. for the theft of that schooner
But with millions Of bullion and jewels,
melted down. counted up. and translated into cash
In some bank we didn't for the charge Of
piracy. The real trouble to get that stun
lated. and while We argued sailed due east. out
into the broad Atlantic. Peters. the young enthus
asst, had been q jeweler, and he told that moth
ing short OF blast of air in conjunction with the
where could We set up blast furnace with not
dollar in the party? My suggestion-and I was
backed BY Gleason, Peters. and old man Sullivan
was that count out the loot. separate every
salable Jewel and make some big port like New
York. Liverpool. Rio Janeiro sell the jewels and
get ready money with which to plan for the dis
posai Of the rest: but We had to deal with men
like Pango Christie, Pedro and the three Dutchmen
who didn't know what they were up against. They
wanted an immediate count up and division; them
each man to go his way. The nonsense Of it did
not strike them; thirteen men to divide up seven
teenths Of load that took the whole thirteen
lift with fourfold tackle. We asked the Jap cook
what he thought. but he had no opinion.
TITS somewhat curious how the different men Of
that bunch had different ideas of what they wanted
Young Peters wanted to go back to his native
town and win the girl that had soured on him be-
cause he was poor. Pango, Pedro. and the
souwegians only wanted big drunk. Old Man
Sullivan wanted a course in Nautical School and
irst mites certificate. The three Germans want
ed to get to New York and set up in the saloon
business Gleason wanted to study law, and l
wanted to study medicine and be q doctor, a gen.
tleman who could enter any society In the world.
The Jap didn't give out his aspirations.
,sa And 60 growing Wing like an unhappy family in
settled. But at last the Dagoes and
the Dutchmen. and agreed upon New York
port and the selling of the jewels in some Bowery
pawnshop, where no questions asked. Then
We shook hands all round gave the Jap hell about
his cooking-for we had been too worried to attend
to that matter beforehand squared away before
the trade wind for Sandy Hook and = market
in the cabin Tb. sao xern nsn,x RI All sep.
the crowd though some OF doubled up. None OF
US wanted to remain away from the seven chests
or treasure. and the japanese cook. who might
have slept In the cooks next the galley still
showed preference for his room In the cabin.
aires and eaayds.d sas, s W nov o We we're million
and trimmed sail with man for boss for now
tne work WAS done, Gleason and myself and the
Niger Pango gave up our false positions. We were
democracy, and loved and trusted one another
only wnen We reused out the watch below and
found that Old Man Sullivan did not come and on
investigation found him stone dead in his berth
without sign OF violence. We forgot our brotherly
leve and began to wonder
We did not know what he died Of but We gave
MIN sea burial that day and Gleason read chapter
from the book We concluded that the old man
had died Of heart failure. or old age and thought
no more about it after the day had passed. But
v1en we called the watch It eight bells next