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The Daily Dispatch: March 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], One hundred dollars reward. (search)
imself on the side of the boat. The negro stared at the extraordinary appearance thus suddenly coming out of the water with alarmed wonder, but when the diver seized one of the best melons in the boat, and disappeared under the water, the gargling of the air from the helmet mixing with the muffled laughter, the fright of the negro reached a climax. Hastily seizing his without waiting to be paid for his melons, he put off at his best speed, and has not been seen in the vicinity of Station Creek since. He cannot be tempted beyond the bounds of the plantation, and believes that the Yankees have brought river devils to aid them in making war. The diver, when clothed in his armor, is weighted with 185 pounds. Beside his armor he has two leaden pads fitted to his breast and back. The soles of his shoes are of lead, an inch and a half thick. All this weight is needed to overcome the buoyancy given by the mass of air forced into the armor and dress, the latter of india rubber,