Show THE FRIGATE HUSSAR unsuccessful EFFORTS TO RAISE THIC OF 01 A SUNKEN SHIP in the earlier days of tile the revolutionary war the british warship hussar was sunk in the theeart east river new york on OB board of her hei at the time it is said there were five million dollars in g gold old coin which were to be used in paying the army and navy on november the Hussar while going through the sound on tiie way to newport R 1 I struck upon pot rock and foundered efforts have been made at various times to raise the sunken treasure and large amounts of money have beer been 8 spent pent without success the british government in 1791 sent two brigs to this country to try and secure the treasure and in 1829 another unsuccessful attempt was made companies have been organized in nearly every large arge city in the union for the pur pose of securing ag the wealth but all save failed in 1848 captain thomas the inventor of the submarine armor made an attempt and be was followed by charles B pratt who wha secured more than avy any of his predecessor sand was a work until 1866 when he abandoned the scheme mr pratt was succeeded by the frigate hussar company chica spent largle large suras sums of money to no pur pose A num number ber of p people eople have been ruined by being connected with the enterprising men who were confident that they would be able to bring the treasure up from the bottom of the ri er work has been stopped on the k k for a number of months but it I 1 on n to be resumed again anew A new toe stoc k company has been organize dand more money is to be spent in making an effort to dig up the tb british gold the wealth has been buried so many years that it is doubtful if it will ever be brought to the surface Dem orests monthly |