Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-20
The Wonderful Things Mr. Phillips
can Do.

/ can Do.
The Milledgeville, Georgia. Fed
( raj Union treats It's readers TO the
following extraordinary account Of
"what Mr.. Phillips can do" which we
regard as rather improbable, if not
altogether impossible. That paper
says:
"EIr. Phillips has, while in his boat
and under the water, by meaas OF the
ma chinery working through its side,
saved Of timbels fourteen inches
square. He can siak bis boat from
the surface almost insta0tly, eitaer TO
Ia few inches or feet from tke surface
of the water, or to q hundred OF more
feet, and again rise quickly or very
slswly to or near the surface; go for
ward, back, or sideways, or come up
bows first or Otherwise, as may be re-
quired. He can attach powder tor
pedoez 10 the outside of bis boat on
its deck or sides. and proceed under
wafer Quite sea in any weather to an
enemy'a shipin sight. fix or anchor
the toEpedoss under the ships bot
tom. sci 10 melton clock werk to fire
the torpedoes, simultaneously at ia-
tervals, and retire, still under water,
QUITO danger from the explosion, and
ious of reach Of au enenys gun.
He can also convey powder tor
pedoes inside his bout Of 100 lbs (or
morey weight sad when uncer an
enemy's ship. pass them out OF the
side Of his beat through bis patent
hatch, and fasten them to a ships
bottom and Gre h, N as above nam
ed. He can enter an enemy bar
Dor unt,er water and make surveys,
only showing above the surface Ugh.
tube. 30 more than one ball inch IN
diameter. sud retire still under va
ter, and preceed out to sea, meet q
hostile feet, gs under their bottoms,
fix sorpedoes to so eff BY clock work,
or bore holes ia their bottoms and
go away unseea. ~
With larga boat be can carry a
l2 OF "a peunder Cor even larger)
gun in the forward end Of his beat
near the top, so rugged that be can
load ia 100 feet depth Of water, rise
near to the surface, sight.the horizon
for an enemy's ship, and if one is in
sight, take the course Tor her ana
proceed towards her., even within
stones throw. rise quickly, SO
near The surface as only TO show the
muzzls Of the guu through the out,
side. .pos! llols valve, aim a; the ship
uear her water line, fire, then. IN
stsntly sink to reload, and rise a! an.
other point to fire again and repeat.
II required, with alarge boat, he
can re msia under wafer With several
men. With him, and do service at sea,
off or in ,harbor, for several Gays
without. landing, or showing one
inch Of bis boat above water, II
the boat is required for pearl fishing
he can work all day on pearl BED,
rakipg up and taking pearls, and
suffering no Inconvenience from I'M
pure air: and as the boat is provided
with light for deep wafer, he can
! move abeut on the bottom like hsh,
and see pearls where a diver wouia
| not. If the boat is required to VISIT
wrecks aud remove treasures or goods,
| it is so constructed that he can saw,
bore. or make fast chains or repes to
any pa7 II wreck; and, if srequlr-
ed, on,t more persons can,. while
| under water, 60 ent Of the boat
/ through the side hatches, enter a
wreck, or do other Service. aud re-
turn inside the boat again without
! ;cnonvapiapca