Mower County transcript., 1890-11-19
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7. Morning Journal. ~
NEW SUBMARINE BOAT.

An Italian Invention whioh May Rsvoiu.
r.. tlonise Naval Warfare. 3 u .z
a submarine vessel. which, when per-
1ected' Will have solved the problem Of
submarine navigation, at least in the
opinion OF the Rome correspondent OF
tho London Standard has been invented
by young Italian engineer, Signor
Balsamello. The principal feature Of
the vessel Is that it is spherical. In tho
interior, says this correspondent, us
room fof the machinery, by which It Is
possible to rropel. steer, sink and raise
to tho surface again with perfect ease
and simplicity this palla naatics lnsu-
tical balD, as 1t is called in Italian. It
Is moreover, fitted with lenses by which
those In the interior can not only guide
their way, but also see the Submerged
articlss that it is desired to bring to tho
surface. For this purpose tho nautical
ball is furnished with grapnels and
hooks on the outside which can be ma
nipulated from tho interior. Both on the
surface and under the sea it can be
stored either in direct line or turned
with perfect ease.
among those who witnessed the ex.
pori,nents with this vessel at Civita
Vecchia the other day were compet tent
persons sent by the Ministers Of Marine,
OF War, Of Industry and Commerce and
OF Public Works, who are to report ON
this new invention. Tho ball UNDER
went all the experiments perfectly and
without n hjtOh IN }~lv
several meters below the surface of the
sea, and directed straight to q large
ship, under whose hull it passed. A
large, nat board was then thrown into
| the sea. the nautical ball being invisi-
bic, as it was still under water. BY and
by loud report was heard. A mass Of
water roso close to where the board had
been, and rs the foam produced by the
explosion cleared away all that was to
be seen OF the board was few shattered
remains Those in the ball had soen tho
board thrown into the sea, had at once
proceeded to 1t, placed their cartridge
under it and had cleared out of tho way
before the explosion took place. TO H.
lustrate how quickly the getting out Of
the way can be effected the ball was
brought to the surface the moment the
explosion was over good forty yards
off.
"A beam with weights attached to it,
so as to make it sink, was then thrown
| overheard off the steamer on which tho
spectators were watching. The ball
sank after it and in few minutes to
the surface again with the bean, which
it had picked up with its grapnels. The
exactitude and precision of the difficult
maneuvers were greatly praised. The
machinery in this experimental ball is
worked by hand-both propeller, steer
ing and other apparatus. In .
much larger ball, which the en-
gineer intends constructing, the
propeller will be driven by an electric
motor. Another most important matter
that this submarine ball has solved in
the taking of submarine photographs.
The principle on which this invention
Of Sig. Balsamello is based is the law
of the specific weight of bodies; but the
sphere form adopted for this nautical
ball is a new theory, which, perhaps,
might be difficult to understand. In
fact, telling the thing as it is, it would
seem impossible that the round body
could have a rectilinear motion. But
profound study has demonstrated that
such can be the case. Not only does
this ball navigate in straight line,
but when it is necessary to turn it It
does so with the greatest ease on its
own axis, which in navigation is great
advantage. The government has looked
with much favor on this invention of
Sig. Balsamello and it is thought prob
! able that it will buy the patent"