Richmond Palladium (Daily), 4 December 1901 — Page 6

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Remarkable Performance of Subi marine Boat Fulton. HO AIB SUPPLIED FROM OUTSIDE. tlx Bi. Ilwrtnetlrallr Senled In. Ate. . Slept. Talked. Read and Played ' Card In Comfort While Sabmericed 1 Fifteen Hoars at Bottom of I .on:; Island Soond as a ktora Hard Overhead. Up from the depths of Long: Island sound a boat that looked like a whale rose the other day while the storm was at Its height. When the bip rested upon the bosom of the waters in which It bad been burled many hours, the cod Ding tower was thrown open, and a man stepped forth and looked around In astonishment at the wtldness of tbe elements. -Well.- said be to a little knot of weary faced watchers on shore who had spent tbe night with their eyes glued to tbe spot where the vessel bad sunk from sight tbe evening before. "I hadn't expected to see anything like this." Tbe man was Captain Prank Cable, navigator of the Holland submarine torpedo boat Fulton, and be. with 0ve other daring souls, bad Just spent fifteen hours at the bottom of the sound. with so much water above them that J they did not know that a fierce storm had raged so many hours, says the Hew York World. Tbe six adventurers bad come back to tbe surface after participating In a test that lias no parallel In history and one of worldwide Importance. The Fulton had not been connected with tbe surface or with the shore by even so much as a wire throughout the test. Not a foot of air bad been sent to the six men within her, and yet when they walked out of her at 10:30 o'clock In the morning and greeted those who waited for them on the wharf of the Crescent company's shipyard at New Suffolk, N. Y., they were as bright eyed, hearty and cheerful as If they bad Just finished a good breakfast at home. They had had a night of fine, wholesome sleep underneath tbe water. Before any of them went to bed they whiled away the hours with cards, with the magazines and with a substantial luucheon. Then four of them lay down in white clothed beds and slept undisturbed, while above the calm of their submerged home the wind howled and shrieked and tbe great waves rolled and towered and broke on the shore with a mighty roar. The men in the wonderful craft hear J nothing of this. The two who watched and who also slept when it came their turn thought that the sea above must indeed be gentle, for, there was not the slightest movement of the vessel, not eTen the roll to be expected from the incoming tide. The men looked out at the glass windows of the cabin, but could see only a few feet. If They bad cared to, they could have shut off all tbe light within and si ctt.t's i he boat's electric searchlight forward. Then they could have seen far into the waters ahead. They knew tbey could do this from former experiments, and they were after a more Important certificate of usefulness. At tbe expiration of the fifteen hours the Fulton shot up from the depths so suddenly as to startle those who watched. A workman swung out over the boat on a crane, peered through the heavy plate glass observation portholes into tbe cabin and then cried out to those on shore: "They're all rightr Within a few moments the cover of the conning tower fell over wltb a clang, and Captain Cable, smiling and ruddy, stepped out. - Tbe wind was still shrieking, and the waves washed up and over tbe back of the boat. Tbe voyagers bad fully expected to see a dead calm, and there was much laughter when Captain Cable explained bis blank look at the storm swept Bound. Rear Admiral Lowe was the second man whose bead showed out through tbe conning tower. He was fresh faced and smiling. It was a merry little crowd that walked on to the wharf and talked to those who bad watched to see that there could be nothing to criticise about the test. Captain Cable gave an account of tbe fifteen hours under water. -1 bad no particular sensation when going down for tbe test." said he. "1 have been down too often for anything like that. Tbe Fulton went down as usual and rested on the bottom without any considerable motion, as you couid tell by the flagstaff, and none of us suspected there was a fierce storm rag- ; Ing over the six feet of water above us. We were well cJoibed and comfortable. Tbe temperature fell some toward the close of the test. We would have been warmer with one or two more electric heaters. "The air apparently was as good at tbe end as when we went on board, although none of tbe valves of the air ' flasks was opened. There was a small amount, about 100 pounds, that escaped from one of tbem throi'gb a little leak. There are twelve of the flasks, holding a total of sixty-nine gallons at a putt- ; enre of 2.0UO pounds to the square inch, j

! tbe boat, for tbe ejector pump was not used once to remove it- When we came Sjtjp. I used compressed air to expel the water from the ballast tanks. 1 could Lave pumped It out with tbe electric pumps and saved tbe air." but the air , expel It quicker. Ordinarily we use . the pomps. '.At Oj heajaalna of tba teat tbe

crew were divided into watches, each man standing two hours. The first two on watch were Morrell and Saunders. The nest two were Wilson and uiyelf. The rest turned In. There were four ot ns asleep all the time. Admiral Ijiwe was asleep nearly all the time, surely ten hours out of the fifteen. There was nothing to do a!out the machinery In the boat. "The only thing for us to do was to be comfortable and watch the air and see that It kept good. We had no apparatus to indicate the condition of tbe atmosphere, but dcjended upon rnt own feelings. The boat is more tl::sn

sixty-three feet long, and It was t'.e; air In this space not displaced by tbe machinery that we breathed. "We had a pood supply of tbe late magazines and funny pajiers to read. A game or two of euchre were played, and we spun yarns. Tbe work done by the foreign submarine boats, the French and English ones, was discuss ed. Of course the Holland was ahead of them all in our estimation. "This test exceeds anything accomplished by the other boats. It Is something never accomplished in the world before. We need not have come up as soon as we did. but the fifteen hoars were over. I believe with the twelve flasks we couid have stayed down three months. . "Our motor will carry us 140 miles, so It would be possible to go right from New Suffolk to New York city aud travel the entire distance under water, coming to tbe surface only occasionally to take an observation. We could do this using our electricity economically. The motor is of seveuty horsepower. Our llO horsepower gas engine would carry us still farther. It bad been declared against tbe Holland submarine boats that, while ol course they could go under water, they could not stay submerged any length ol time with safety to their crews. Experts in the United States uavy bitter ly opposed tbe adoption of the boats for fighting purposes, declaring that they were mere toys. Mr. Holland, the in veutor. and bis supporters said that the best answer to the charges against the boats would be to put one of them under the water and let it stay there until the critics were robbed of their ammunition. So the present test was arranged. A large number of persons congregated at the Crescent shipyards to witness it. Some of tbem thought tbey were to see several foolhardy men go to their death. The observation of tbe test was to be made officially by Lawrence Spear, superintendent of United States naval construction, who is on duty at the yards watching the building of several of the Holland boats. When bedding and provisions had been put on board the Fulton and all had been made tidy below for the ad venturers. Mr. Spear gave the signal to begin the test. At 7:30 p. m. the in vestigators and crew went aboard. They were Hear Admiral John Ixwe. U. S. A., retired: Lieutenant Arthur MacArthur. son of Jeneral MacArthur and commander of the torpedo boat Wlnslow. now lying at the Crescent wharf, who is to command the submarine boat Adder under way; Captain Cable, chief navigator for the Holland company; John Wilson, machinist; John Saunders, engineer, and H. Morrell. electrician. The conning tower cover was closed over them, and in a moment the Fulton was seen to be Settling In tbe water. A fresh easterly breeze and falling raindrops gave promise of a com ing storm. Swung high over the settling boat was an arc light, which brilliantly illumiuated the scene for those on tle wharf. Soon the Fulton had disappeared from view, but out from the dark waters came the glimmer of her lights, seen through her glass portholes. It was then low tide, and as the storm came up and became wild and the sea broke over the spot where the vessel had sunk the edge of tbe conning tower was seen to be a wash as a gulf opened In the angry waters. Soon the tide rose. and. although tbe sea became rougher and tbe gulfs yawned deeper, nothing could be seen of the Fulton. She was down so far that the glimmer of her lights was no longer perceptible. A measurement showed that the boat was six feet under water, and at this depth she remained until tbe test was finished. A code of signals, to be delivered by rapping on the sides of the steel boat, hud been arranged, but the signals, though made, were not heard Jonathan In London. We are stretching out our grip ovar linn ot rail and ship. Putting girdles round the planet rail by tnilr. And the newest friendiy foe that we're conquering, you know, la tbe fellow in the tight litUe Ulet That's so Our brother in tbe tight little islet We are sending him our beef and our core, a billion sheaf (And the spirituous product of the corn). And the hacuo of our best frora tbe wondrous woolly w. st la upon his breakfast table in the mora. Sure's your born. While hia native pig producer looks forlorn. When hia money bag is tight and attenuated quite. As if elephants that bag bad stepped upon. We unlock our gcidi-n s;ore. and it goes the ocean o"er. And we lend a doren millions to old John Ye, more: Doses billions, if you want 'em. Mr. John. We are sending coal to Wales, and our cotton go in bale To Hiai twster. whence once the cottocs came. And hi locomotive wheel is of Pennsylvania s-vl. ' . For he glad to get suSflect of the came! ' That's cur game. For commercially we've made tbe lioa tascc And the crowning clay's at hand when beside tbe crowtterf Strand We will rear our buildings thirty stories high.And old Joka will upward gaze in hia wonder and And he'll have to rub bis much bewildered eye. Passing by. j WYea be aees our mighty liuttui pierce the akyt

FACTS IN FEW LINES Southern California has 2.50O aeref 'n beets. The first eltric street railway i Greece tas jtiot been completed a' I'atras. The r. lleee and town of Oberlin, O. are raising $20.X to modernize theii cemetery. The highest receipts ever taken in fot the use of the Suez canal in one yeai were $li!.4m.SuO. The farm products of the Cnitec Spates this year are worth about S4O0. tjdO.miO mote than last year's output. Ktissbin engineers are experimenting with a military kite which will, it fc hop--.l. prove useful for rec-onnoitering purjMJSes. The pft-c ntage of water Is SO is plums ami grapes. S2 in apples. S4 ir pears. MS in oranges. HO in leuious and Uo in watermelons. More than forty guides have beet Insured free against accidents by the Swiss Alpine club at an annual cost of over 12.1NJ0 francs. A process has just been patented for making artificial woods out of pulp so as to imitate such costly kinds as mahogany and rosewood. Dallas. Tex-, manufactures more harness and saddles than any other city Id America and perhaps more than any other place In the world. The state entomologist of New Jersey predicts that the state will be overrun with locusts next year and that they will eat everything in sight. The colored element constitutes In Virginia nearly one-third, or 32.7 per cent, of all males of voting age and Is comprised almost wholly of persons of negro descent. Arrangements are being made In Scotland to fittingly celebrate the centenary of the birth of Hugh Miller, geologist, author and Journalist, on Oct. 2 of next year.

Jackson. Ont.. has made a record for i municipal economy. Of the $2,000 voted for decorations for the reception ct the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York $,100 wus uot spent. By using compressed air In the blowing of glass a Dresden inventor has discovered a method of manufacturing glass vessels of unusually large size, such as bathtubs and kettles. Instead of being a modern notion the plan of preventing destructive storms by exploding bombs among the clouds was suggested nearly a hundred years ago by Professor Parrot of Riga, in Russia. "Every Cuban must bave his helper." says an army officer who has been serving in the island "Yon canuot hire n carpenter for an hour unless you provide him with a helper to hand his Hammer and n::ils and talk to him." Tin- largest railroad tumid in the United States will be built through the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. T!;e project, which will involve an outlay of ,$:;.iHM.o(i(i to .".( khum-o. contemplates the lioring of a hole 27.000 feet in length through the tieurt of the Sierras. A building In a Georgia settlement displays this uaiiue sign: "School of learning. Ia-ssous given in poetry writing and noveltry. Also will teach music to you and dramatics. Hides and wool takeu for cash. Also, as the winter season is coming on, oak wood and kindling." By the command of the shah the Persiau government has arranged to send 150 young Persians, tbe sons of well born personages, to Europe at the expense of the state for educational purposes. The towns selected for their sojourn are London. Moscow. St. Petersburg. Berlin and Vienna. The Salt Lake Tribune says that the farmers of a certain county in Utah Ogden river from the protected storage dam of the Utah Light and Power Ogden river, from the protected storage dam of the Utah Light and Power company, and that tbe farmers expect to store GOO.Oou.OOO cubic feet of water. HhosHnnerHirngr'g. n town in Wales. i - A Miraculous Feat. "It seemed that nothing short of a miracle could save my little daughter from an untimely death," says City Marshall A. H. Malcolm, of Cherokee.Kan. "When two years old she was taken with stomach and bowel trouble and despite the efforts of the best physicians we could procure, she grew gradually worse and was pronounced incurable. A friend advised Mile; Nervine and after giving it a few days she bejan to improve and finally fully recovered., .She is now past five years of age and the very picture of health." Sale br ail Dmtatsts. ''V C Or. Miles Medical Co Elkhart, Hid.

with a population ci over i.oxj mnao Itants, will be in darkness this winter. t)wing to the refusal of the local gas company to reduce the priee of gas the parish council ha determined not to light the street lamps. Private consumers als intend to do wit bout gs if a reduction is not made. The Colorado Cliff Dwellers' association is making every effort to preserve the ruins which lie on the Mesa Verde. In southwestern CoUnailn. There a:e from 3oo to 4"0 cliff dwellings, tuHtidiug the Cliff palace, on this inesji A these ruins are in the I'tr reservai a ten year lease has b-en ebraiu.-tl ty the association from the I'te chiefs The reported discovery of beds of nitrate of soda uear Iovelot-k. llutnlw.n i county. Nev may prove of consider able imiortance. Chile at present fur Dishes the world's supply, and the esc of the mineral for agt k-u!tural pur poses is increasing, due to the result that have been gleaned in that all im portant matter of "mixing brains with tbe so if" The Canadian fisheries department has recently sent a . consignment of . salmon to be placed in some of the Tasmanlan streams. It is tuied that the same signal success will follow from this experiment as vn experienced with the eggs of Canadian trout which have been sent t Tasmania and from which fish scaling over tcu pounds have frequently been caught. Cottonseed oil. according to state department reports, is soon to h'nd a rival in oil, from the seed of the suuflower. Experiments made by tJeru-an chemists have convinced them, it seems, of the availability of this cheap raw material, and it may Itec-otne a valuable article of commerce. It Is said to be convertible to many uses and. liesldes having possibilities as n lamp oil. may be used for dyeing purposes aud will be of service in soanmaking. Narrow Quarter.

Mr. Spudki'-is had discovered the flat while out house hunting, and he took his wife to see it. confident that site would reward his discovery with words of commendation, because he had saved her so much trouble In the search for a home. He was mistaken, as usual. Mrs. Spudkins went through the diminutive rooms with critical eyes. Then he expected her to discourse on the lack of closet-room. Here again he was mistaken. "Koorns are too small," she said. "Easier to heat, my dear." Spudkins venrtured, "and they won't take so much carpet." Mrs. Spudkins went on, ignoring these considerations. "Why. there Isn't room here to swi-ig a cat." Hereupon Mr. Spndkins drew himself up with dignity and said severely: "Then, my desr. we shall be compelled to see'e some other, and. let us liop, a lnfif" refined form cf exeriese than cat swinging." Hut even this did not move her, and they- i ;.(!''', 'd on t'.ie weary search for ia.ire rt.its to crilicl.-e. IT - VS F INTER 1 T. As I-Tig - g:; as 1S7tt t! e si!!: itidrsrry in Italy euij.lt vd i .-. men. 120,women a..d ;.;., children. sTcrribje f rt tires fcavt raged In tu-'').v -r?s of Norway and Sweden this siiiii!:n r, causing heavy losses. Kiglt million five hundred thousand KnrojMais have their lives insured;! that is. 'Jti per cent, of the population. J An ounce of gold was worth fifteen c.rmoe of silver in the yesr 1SS0. II would !:iy twenty -one ounces in 15H0. ; There are more iiewsiwpers pub-J lished in Iowa, in proportion to tht ; population, than in any other state ol the Union. Xk'holnt II Is a voracious reader and. unlike his prede"essors on th throne of Hus-sia. a man of catholic literary tastes. A "PE A

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