Show A SUBMARINE duela 1 A desperate conflict between two divers in alio ocean one of the best divers I 1 ever met was old captain compton who was murdered at the bottom of the sea says a new york herald writer we were working at the time on the wreck of an east indiaman in the at of cape cod the peninsula side of massachusetts among our crew was a huge haytian negro known as Jack who had for some reason taken a violent dislike to compton Gom he never lost an opportunity of picking a quarrel time and again they had tried to settle the matter with fists the negro invariably getting the worst of the conflict on the occasion I 1 mention compton jack and another diver were sent down together after working a short time the negro suddenly drew his knife and springing at compton made a vicious lunge at hr right side hoping to cut through the canvass coat and dispose of him the old captain was too quick for him however he caught the assassins arm and threw him off at tho same time drawing his own weapon then began a battle cafor life beneath the waves the captain glanced into the blazing eyes glaring at him from behind the negros hel met and knew that tho life of one or the other would soon pay the penalty of the feud again and again the negro sprang at compton only to find his blows parried around they circled jumping here and there and we above grew alarmed at the strain on the air pipes and life lines until suddenly a rush of water into comp tons pump told us that his pipe had parted quickly I 1 sprang to the hoisting ropes intending to raise bun before the air in the calmet should give out but to my horror they were slack showing that they too had parted at this instant camo the quick hoist signal on the line of the other white diver and wild with fear we grasped the ropes and soon had mm in the boat quickly we removed bis helmet and plied him with questions for a moment he could not speak then he gasped Comp tona dead the killed him he cut the pipe ad lines and fainted the shock of the submarine murder bad been too great for even this strong man we tested the negros lines they were still taut and arming ourselves with clubs wo hoisted the murderer to the boat he offered no opposition aa wo removed the suit and securely bound him I 1 instantly dressed and descended after comptois comptons Com body the water around him was tinged with blood and as I 1 bent over him I 1 noticed with horror that the front of bis jacket had actually been cut to pieces no less than a dozen wounds being afterward found upon his body the negro was ened cad convicted but committed suicide by choki with th aley t his shirt |