| Show SUNKEN TREASURE SHIP over a hundred years ago the british war ship hussar having on board nearly five illione rn of dollars in goldcoin gold coin iwas lyas sunk gunk in the waterson water the east river in what is TIOW now the northeasterly martof part of new york city up to the present time the raising of the vessel and tb the e recovery 0 the treasure h E as a baffled the lef lorts of capable nien men though aided by the best appliances of science science and mechanics it still rein remains iris a task fa for the genius of the inventor ise a practical method of solving tile the problem in his hib opinion 0 binlon in in the case of jos ph eph C hartshorne Hart against george 0 o Til i nomas oinas lately filled billed f by vice chandler Chanc llor bird of f no new m sersey jersey tells this interesting story ylie the british fair frigate ate hus husser ser sunk bearth ne arth e city of new york ort on nov ship feet in ieng length h 52 feet 1 2 inches beam on VOL oft oa proud proudest estA ships S aa TIT to r 71 y N fi the PUT se or or paying the th thearty eArmy y ind navy they hey hav having ing been without pay for nearly three te ye rs the M sailed railed for the same destination with of british treasures on boards boardl its desti nation was also new york the hussar lay at anchor oft off the th battery two anys after her ber arrival and during this lima filip the treasure on oil bor rd the mercury was vas transferred to toe the hussar the city then being besieged besieges be sieges c by rn an army of american rebels and in great danger of cap aure the hussar was then ordered to sail fail forthwith to newport R I 1 and on hirwas hm avav up tile east river to the sou Sound neshe she struck upon the port rock opposite tile upper tipper extremity of randalls island an olter offer was made to land her at port pert morris when she got within leaa than lhnn yards of the shore the pank budde ily with all on board numbering about leaving only the top masta r in ill view there wore were many ran y american prisoners on board who being chained below went doyn down with the tha ship and the loss of lives created deep icelin feeling of indignation among revolutionary patriots throughout the country he bhore where the vessel went down dorn ind and where she now flow lies has pearly nearly perpendicular walls and at r ri A edi edia jn tide the water is about 70 feet doely deep the whole amount of morle money yort on board is ie estimated at 4 the british Brili sli government edip lowd two to brin tind labor d swu Huari orn tit in raise th 3 shin shia ty by weans af but wi libut abut sac ceas it is said chev were in ordered bv abo cain an govera inert anens in 1819 tle the work way was apin again by a british c mcany ni pany to 11 operate u upon pon tile ship li aly v buenna cf ridi ni livin vinz liu li U the labost eff fi etive cliva sahi barita appliance at that timi but ov owin ana to the greit great toluene of tid id it was coul toIled to ab abandon andon the after this ibia the british government ft f large s alvage it to illuce ti thit ibi states iopu to dorzab t the 1 bo thaing ef e the ship two or thice were organized for the pur ilia of i ii i it nd about phila delplina del delp P him liia nod and ore and raude made the attempt hui but wll ov ut success ow in ing 15 to the tha gret great strength of the tha tido tide at ill all times lait os in 1848 1818 18 18 capt taylor invented what was called submarine armor and he be was so 80 confident that his hia iu in bention successfully operate upon the ilus hussar that le be was induced to personal knowl knowledge elge at the admiralty okd miral alty department in england iu in reia rava d to the amount of treasure lie labored in the undertaking unde raking until his death tie he willed his hia invent in veulin inn t his friend charles charlas B platt of mass mss with big entre entire outfit which he be had been threece three ye to ira r more upon condition that bat M mr r pratt should prosecute the conr until unlit the treasure was fiti finally ally obtained and I 1 hat ahat he should give ole 01 e ei eighth ath thereof to his wife and dough boughter ter mr pratt the to ernas aud and wai wa la in the enter prise by others the ship abio s deck was eu entirely removed 25 20 cantou large larga and small were taken abea up and sold for 1500 1 coi cannon balls of rotten cor loge ige many bushels of gun un flin clintis several buckles with ane nama flame husane ilu a ar 0 on n them theiu which maj be seen a Z the historical rooms iu iu be city of many banes and equlla to it noti cles a adf ains glas earth cartan n and pewter r are the shins bai ba and hand vf of articles usually ou on bu bo trod ird of a w war a i r vesel ves el most of which are still in aitho custody of vie co corn in mr pratt and his big friends coadou ed cd te work unil 1866 when indi vidual interests had bd heen been divided il divided and and jw alad the ibe scattered far and near with it a great deal of the several vi ere dar the tha lawe tane tf Ne ark X k with kwi a nominal wib ilie flie ats aum ium of treasury trea sure sura tue the hair ws wit all supposed to contain and divided aiuto shares f 0 OJ e eccli and known kiowa as aa the III frigate hussar boiu pau pane v tins this company worked witti with more or ess success after iett r t viat at time an ali efert as made b aget get the sub madroe com compactly which operated aerated pe rated un olt the lh ate im I 1 r G olden ilat n gate los on the pacilio coast with 1001 1 iu 1 gold oil u bolard tit i operate on oi tile ahe fri ate hu 11 isair lout iut it doeg dies n a i ap abit that effort was successful ia I 1 if on nn ende co ca that fron from 1857 1 to 1880 there were continuous efforts iii tole 1 diff arent inter aois to reaca adrase a id rase be Hussar or 1 ti life fa elie buried from her buia A h lie he had comine red ced searphino f fr r tise briza in 1879 in geo W Th t the defend ml int bei g in U fluet ca I 1 iy ay a cesire to ti tx i x 1 imme thiis trea treasure suse anil by it i ir thit it aoud be 1 secured permission fron from the g to aror aced and solicited aid from big tor for the ilia purpose of carrying cari ying 0 out tile the enier enterprise prise 1111 ne was waa advance 1 to lo him b them on tho the r ri c cpr of he ac knowl i edsel edge I 1 it and leave them thein a Byice ino that lie he as sou is 18 lie he 0 recovered reco vered the trea tre aue u e loonay y to aid tuo tao sum bum nf wi it no delays delay than mil ivill be Dec necessary essary to co cou con vart the tame same into I 1 lawful a wi ul m money of the united states tito com to abo the elio first instance iiii th was waa acknowledged by the he si anius eiruing of nf such a receipt this was february 10 oa march maich 2 1883 ho he ud ad t 1 dinoto iu like ti ruis IR jiam of tho elie same banio year lie lic advanced ad 11 shiell lt sin bum the insists was upon tile ramo paine ru nis ani and for ji a like purpose but which the insists insist w 6 lomed to lo hain ion his bis own per personal tv a chattel mortgage on the scow in ill URO lisle at ali tho the work aud illy any to of rais iasin iii the buried treasure tren trea suie sute the ibus 1 ly thomas was carried on until january jar biary 1844 when his hia culpo Buu po porter sought bought to call him to account anil and failing thi i th thy ty form tt ed a company fur for the abe purpose durpos q of oy carrying on the them ae lyo in having thag lr torn ment annul annu lail all obviation obi gatio tion ely a 11 it and abom his prope property tv atvas attached and an d ahn the pil J ice ee lingo were settled the abatto cb atto i Or 99 alluded to was en f or oed rhy al biz li appliances were sold no part of if the be money advanced by thee litin iw ever been repaid repa id ex except aba was ivas realized frair the ho s sile ale under the chattel mortgage ft 11 the bill in i ihn i his case care asks aks that chrtt tha cint rifet matle by t the be defendant t wit wih h the and othera othe oi ber rj specifically peron nad that a eicem 1 ina be appal otei 0 o take ahn 11 and that tha dc feud fir f r all tho the maffley facella i ili hila to raise the 3 the vice tice chancellor i re buset every part of the except tha th il I 1 calling calli tig apoi ba d P 1 e dal daut t to account mccoull t Y it is just to bay sayo FATS e chancellor that I 1 no hohing aisig which rendi tit ti alie th e acl c oa c sion that the defend itt ct Thili fias it tempted in any az 1 eq that the y the und taking inking was certain arid 1 L etry plain ue ho undoubtedly t lieveld that thai he be would 14 oa and lie made evely r altAn side eff effay r to convey this sonvi coellio lion n to ill minda of those fro friera in wb 1 rube 1 pecuniary aid it v 9 I 1 lit nit cpr I 1 re hipa haps be del ir iia I 1 drori fra tj aba 0 tr truth a ka say boy ais express press ns oooo ei e arev confident and if d tija ci j me inc I 1 i 1 men nut given to cecii 11 ibid adgor norfi foia iid A f persue v al hov hiiva buker his 11 0 st slit such h m nit i spurned thet he a id 1 I wa tite t ite n 9 Q U ya ft uie t 1 ip e i ramir reward bardt wardt w dt t chii W wm aa rol ra pr P r alif joau th to ih at 7 00 ta i the hc ridvan advance ced f B bit t it V 01 tiie fist time eliut a 11 th ahnin nin in r licnik ba 4 icci graupe ito to lie ie full foll awn betl J 1 lila and libs scientific entilla ameri an |
