All hands manned the windlass and the safe was soon suspended between the bottom and the surface.

Paul now went up to assist in getting it aboard.

Sail was then Made and with light hearts they stood in for the port.

The safe was locked and to all appearances uninjured.
"There is three thousand dollars there fur us, Paul me b'y," said the captain as he patted the safe affectionately.
On arriving at the dock, the safe was transferred to the ware-house, where it was forced open and to their dismay and disgust found that it contained nothing of any value.

It was subsequently found out that the purser, seeing the ship in danger, had quietly transferred the safe's money to himself and when he landed had vanished and so all the hard work of raising the safe was in vain.