Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-16

This enterprise for a time proved sue
cessful. the company in one year clear
ing as much as 5000 from the sale OF
sea water. The trade gradually declined,
largely. 1t was thought owing to the
hostility of servants, who by no means
appreciated the task of carrying gallons
of water up several flights of stairs
Nowadays it would be hard to obtain
sea water bath in London.
Trying to Recover Treasure.
In the North sea, between the Islands
of vlieland and Terschellng, an expedi-
ton organized by the National Salvage
Association is now at work with view
to the recovery of treasure which was
lost with the English frigate Lutine in
1899. while on passage from London to
Hamburg
The Lutine set sail from the Thames
in October of that year with an enormous
amount of gold for the English garrison
on the Dutch Island Texel. and gold and
silver bars for Hamburg banking houses,
valued in all at $6,O35OOO. But She was
wrecked in violent storm and only one
of the crew was saved.
Repeated attempts have been made to
find the precious metal, notably in $4,000
and in 1S59-6l. and 1t is estimated that a
little over 100000 worth has already
been recovered.
Early this year the steam dredger
Lyons was chartered for further search.
She is fitted with powerful suction pumps
capable of displacing nearly 100 tons
of sand an hour and carries crew OF
forty men as we'll as ten expert
enced divers. Already the wreck has
been freed from the large sand bank
which covered it. and is now accessible
from all sides. Numerous articles have
been brought to the surface, including a
large piece Of copper marked wv. oct.
81 (war department. 179O uniform but
tons and gold and copper coins, while the
powder and bail magazine, near which.
it is said the bulk of the treasure was
stored, has also been seen. The promot-
ers of the scheme are sanguine that with
their powerful engines they will at last be
able to secure what has baffied SO many
seekers.
Khartum Cathedral Conservation.
Plans for the conservation ceremonies
of the new Anglican cathedral at khar-
tum January 26 next are now completed
and invitations to witness the event are
already being issued.
AS a large number of English church
men and their families are expected to go
from London to khartum for the occa-
sion, the committee has arranged for spe-
cial reduced rate excursions for parties OF
fifty or more, which will include stops at
Alexandria and Cairo. voyage by steamer
up the most picturesque part of the Nile,
and short trips to Omdurman and other
places in the Sudan. where historic asso-
Citations and characteristic native life APP
peal to the imagination and interest OF
the traveller.
These excursions will leave Flushing
January IA and go direct to Port Sudan
From there the visitors will proceed to
Cairo and Shellal. where steamboats, will
convey them up thte Nile to .Halfa. the
terminus of the new railroad to khartum.
They will arrive at Khartum January p,
completing the entire journey from Lon
don in eleven days. After an interval
fer short sightseeing trips in the Sudan
to the north of Khartum. the return
journey will be started February ). and
this will include a longer sail down the
Nile from Assuan to Cairo.
In addition to the English pigrima &c
10 the conservation of the cathedral. 1t is
expected that Khartum will be filed with
visitors from Cairo and the north for al
that season Of the year there is usually
considerable exodus. due to the Indictment
weather of Egypt. to the warmth and
sunshine Of the Sudan.