The proposal to make an attempt to raise the wreck of the Lusitania, which has been discussed in England, has excited great attention in Paris (says the "Observer"), and several newspaper articles have been devoted to the subject. One of the most interesting of these is the report, printed by "Zzcelsior," of an in terview with M. Emile Bertin, a! distinguished French scientist, who is a member of the Institute de! France, and a former Director of Engineering in the French Navy. The proposal ig it is understood, to construct a floating chamber 300! yards long by 100 wide and 20 in. height, which would be attached to the wreck of the vessel at low, tide, by means of some 800 steel' i "Nor Lurossiste,"
"The difficulty will Tie in the fact that no dry dock exists which would be capable of receiving both the floating chamber and the wreck," states M. Bertin. "It depends upon the state' of the hull, of course, and this we can say nothing about at present, but if the ship can be got to the coast there ought fo Be no serious difficulty in accomplishing the task.'
The vessel appears to lic in a depth of about 250ft.
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