The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
deep SEA DIVERS.
Death Always Hovers Round
Them While They Toll
PERlLS THEY HAVE 10 FACE.

yNo AWFUL Prooouro 0f water and Air
rkst Nay eury or BursA rhsm-Ths
hsimst Telephone . Wonderful Aid
In Work and In Timss u Danger
lt y surprising to learn how many
usss there are for divsrA The navy.
- courss. employs many 20 set sub
marine mines and torpedoes and to at
eond 10 Investigations Of the condition
ee chips bottoms. Bridge construction
companies ne them. a do those who
ou1l0 dana waterworks and reser-
vu1rA watsrworks In large cities keep
. diver % their star constantly.
Wrseking companies need their serv.
1ceA and the profession Of undsrrivse
t1nneling makes many dsmAxds on the
tine and skiil Of the man n armor.
olncs emeatou In ITO designed q
pump b supply air % the diving bell
nftis rsai Improvement In ths art has
ben made. savs In detail Of helmet
and eio<hss. uutil the invantitn Of the
oo1epNcus. Tue greatest advance ever
0ads In the art divers will tell you. u
IL combination OF the telephone with
IL diving suit. Before tn advent div.
- bad 10 depend entirely upoa pulls
- The ufs hns foe communication
w1<h the surface and upon signs to
eoch 0ehsr whsn under water II two
W1Bhed b eummunicatA Today tho
r0edsra diving hslmst b equipped WITH
= tolsphonA and The diver can not only
hsar what y said 10 him from the sur.
0cA adv1pe thoss ln charge Of his
O2mp - 70 whsthse the air n ''ccm-
- rght~ a. rot. bot bs can communal
ents TO q brother diver and hear the
Instructions ssnt 70 him from the sur
1nca IN Of which facilities arc OF great
oo11gtAneo IN t1e WORT.
AZ 0rst thought is may not seem 20
0@cuit Q thing. this going down under
water and br~athing air ssnt in from
. pump by Q tubs. But the phyxicai
Gnwbacks 70 the WORT are snormous
~ svsFy tan feet q diver dsscends hs
0uDtains IN additional pressure Of four
o9d . half pounds over syesy square
- of bis body. What this mems
~ b better undervtood wfeu co.,
o)ooeine ths greatest dapth ever made
~ d1vor-2D% feet His body ak that
lspth su6tainsd q prsssurs q eighty.
o1ght and q half pounds to the square
1nch over and above the flftseu pounds
a1wnys Sustained when IN the cir.
Divers must descend very slowly.
suaI,oWjhg - they gos otherwise they
~ ooood &C the noae and ears and
Gvea toos cousciousnem. And they
INST Ascend even mogs slowly than
eDsy descend. particularly when com
~ from great depths: otherwtse they
nay literally burst from Internal air
ogeanurs. AZ the least. too Sudden Q
- may cause 40 attack Of that ter.
e1D>e disease known 70 tunnel workefs
.seQled caisson disease. OF the bends, In
Which afr ssts into the tissues under
Orssvurs and causes the most extreme
eprturs. t.t
TIE diver. grtting ready to descend.
eoo(hss himself In very heavy under
Woor OF guernsey oe dauuel. the draw.
g well secured to prevent siippiag.
and adds pair Of heavy wooden socks.
II the water be cold two such suits
,ony b. worn. II the depth to be he
Oodated II great cotton soaked with
81 n put In the ears OF q heavy woolen
cap pulled down over them. Shoulder
Deds. II worn TO take the weight 0ff
the helmet. are next tied on. after
which the diver wriggies into bis
Aeavy suit Of rubber and canvaa Next
come the Inner collar and the breait.
Doate. which are secured with clarnps
% the rubber dress. the utmost care
oslns taken In this operation not 70
ear or pinch the rubber. Finally tie
seoes are 0tted ON and the rubber
oaovss clamped to rings in the sleeves
The helmet Ia the last to 20 on. and
never before the valves and telephone
lave been tested. The attendants start
- pump as the helmet In clampei
home. The helmet is attached to the
pump With rubber tube. which II
ennvas and wire protected. No diver
0escends. after the helmet Is nut on.
urtn be has tested the outfit and found
that his air supply In sufficient and
NE pump working properly.
He II supplied with life line. with
which he can signal should his tele-
phone get out OF order and by which
- may DO drs wn TO the surface should
- become helpless for any reason. He
Dust take great cnre when walking
about on the bottom not to foul his
NE line or his air tube and for this
ssason must always retrace his steps
sxactly to his starting point II he has
some Into wreck or about any OBJ
sfructions. For the same reason two
0vers working togetbcr must be care
essl not 10 cross each others oath.
pomeumes rne IRE 1ne may become
90 entangied 10 wreckage that Il must
b cut and then there In danger Of the
0ver NOT dnding his way back 10 his
boat or doat. especially II the bottom
- muddy and fouls the '.seeing" Rut