Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-13
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 Richard Davidson. of New London who did consid era fle work along the Pawcatuck river front las winter and
 is known in. Westerly, has the con tract for the constfuctionSbf the ma rIne railway for the M arire Engineer
 ing and Dry Dock company. in Provi-
 dence. Four divers were ready for
 work on Monday. but owing tos the 1 necessity of adjusting elevationssgf for
 the proposen structuressz, the sdiyers
 were not able to start work @Etintil Tuesday, afternoon. The divers will be. first engaged in saving soff. under
 water the large piles which Ia ve,. been driven to make a foundations for he i railway. There are. 800 of. them. m ore than "a fcotsfn diameter.f<The divers will also place the submarine ground i erIbbing consisting of jheavy beams and planking. When completed, prob ably within six months the =railway 1 will be 75o feet long. with a cradle 66 feet wide capable of hauling out ! o00-foot vessel.
 1 The piles have to be cut by hand saws, which is not much more diff cult than saving on land though the divers tire quicker on account of the neayy pressure and cumbersome div ing. outfit
 "Diver Dick Davidson" in news paper interview. said the divers work eight hours a day for $1e. SIP and $15 and remain under water continuously
 from i.S0 in the morning to 12.30. The ar supply is automatically regulated l and supplied by a steam engine equip ped with safety valves. The sole duty of the engineer who attends the air supply is to keep up steam. Mir. Davidson goes overheard with the divers and directs the work while .un- der water. By pumping helmets to- gether he is able to communicate and give orders.
 MT. Davidson says twenty five feet of water is the best depth to work in
 ir-1 of hot <7 !, Just-.takes up the load the men carry.
 The divers are equipped with lead slnkers- weighing seventy pounds, head and neck piece weighing thirty slippers. In addition to the regular diving suit. the men wear two pairs Of trousers, and a couple of shirts The reason for the extra underwear is because the air pressure wrinkles the clothing, and causes severe pinching
 Howard Bott and Robert Gleason were the names given when the two men were arrested near Watch Hill on the charge of sleeping in the open and not giving an account of them i selves, that would place them beyond being idle persons without visible means of support. When arraigned before Judge Oliver Williams at a special session of the Third district sleeping. out of doors, which they did not consider a crime the laws of the state of Rhode Island to the contrary, notwithstanding. They were each workhouse, where their cases can be thoroughly investigated - and their stories, if true, authenticated. In that event their discharge is quite proba- ble.
 Gleason had. in his possession two subscription papers. with jackets. which he had circulated for assist ance, and others in blank form pre- sumably to be used in different places. l One of the papers bearing signatures wich, Willimantic and Plainfield. The | headings showed fine penmanship and read as follows:
 Half the cruelty of the world is | the direct result of stupid incapacity | to put ones self in ahother's place" l
 Dear Friend:-Being afflicted with | tuberculosis. I am passing | this appeal with the hope that may | get sufficient funds which will en, a ble me to purchase a few household | articles that can pcddle from door | to door, thereby helping me get my | fare so can reach a higher and dryer l climate before autumn Kindly place | your name and amount as it. will help | me and it will be highly appreciated. | Yours respectfully, Robert E. Glea- | son."
 One of WesterIy's visiting nurses, was in an automobile accident, by | reason of loss of control for a mo- ment and the car striking a telephone pole. Mrs. Lillian Rowland Shields, who was riding with the nurse. re- ceived severe cuts in the lips and sew eral teeth were knocked out, The nurse escaped injury. The automobile was considerably damaged.
 Local Eaeonics.
 Albert A. Griffin. graduate of Brown