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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Mr. Schmidt successfully tested his sea-descent machine for salvaging wrecks in the port of Râpée on the Seine, staying submerged nearly 30 minutes in a copper enclosure while breathing, communicating, and moving freely.
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He received the air at pleasure by a pipe above water. He could converse with those above. The movements of his hands and arms were free. We could distinguish every object.
In short we cannot but applaud his undertaking, and encourage it as promising great utility.
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Port Of Rapee, In The Seine
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successful trial with no reported issues; remained underwater nearly half an hour, able to receive air, converse, move hands and arms freely, and distinguish objects
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Mr. Schmidt, mechanician and factor of pianos from rue du Port au Lait, inventor of a machine for descending into the sea to recover wrecked items, conducted a trial today in the port of Rapee on the Seine. He was enclosed in a copper man, receiving air via a pipe from above water.