The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-08

The vessel Is shaped like cigar anu -
o,,s. runtel OF steel. The T-shaped
oO''''' ~, -. ., ara three and a half
frames "' '''e 80, ...,r,,,, ,,,aive
inches In thickness ana "e's" '"'',s
mounds TO the foot. The plates OK l"e
-; a,o balF AN inch I'm thickness and
NesS'' - A.. ,,,,,,,,, ~ nm inch nj
taper down 20 hNessts In the centre
the thIs ~ ~ hn,t Ia mn armored
OF the barh " .n1 Son. inches OF Har-
tufret eoVeIsu M MI , ,v ia q feet long
veylzen stee,' nv ri,, ,N,,r faet in width.
tsel hlsll aiH n,,,inned with live rud-
Ihe vessel ,tdt, 10 n drng and five
oers' ono VI ""'N''
ptopellers' .,. ,,,,,, o,rsIs, hath NJ
The motive ppmot ,, ""' The hoot il TO
steam anu eleStlio, IL. an nrdinary yes-
run on the suLtnro s IN untiI only
sci, also awnsn ~ ~ 49,. ohave water
her turret anu iuthy' az a., ,,ndo, the
and she y 10 tive ~ a''G arIno tnrnedoes
sea lot tnS pu'pI,s estiIa ,.nrshin
into the nun or nos'.'s T., ~ bo,v ~
Two torpedo tuues az ~ ~ ~ s,,r-
the craft. WINE IuiinIns, "a H. tbree
face the boat VIII pg PIope, ,is y hawins
sets or Triple eHpuhsion Gus SEA-, ia 10
l,62o lhdic+ttep no'sepU 49,, mia hotter
be furnished py MaSe' Nh arcines
heated ny p elrUae,us . rIncsd nnder
are seared 20 Twin svay" sd ~ n third
the stern Oh the Vesse. nnu ., tba nrast
propeller al the sseth po',a' 1891 ~ az 80 SISH
The three are 70 oeVeIop speen VI S,
teen Knots per nouE' "i''SN % 4''NNN
above the average. ..,. ..,,5t-
To sink the boat 70 the uw .im so ooa-
ton fourteen IONS OF Wa.er VIII 10 ~ ~
mitted 10 tne pallast tan NJ Wasn nj
Cupy the spaces oelWevh 'nY nov.e Al. AZ
the bottom OF the nun; 10 W t s'
conultlon WIN MEANS ~ Lii arnroac h
ret exposed thaI the g9at mHi Sp ppi,tina
an enemy 1he u'lncuitS ,i ~ na'.s's
such sInal tl.Byt VI VI N'SSO'e''s
II az nlsnt Nte ooIlous: a,,,or 4, % be
When the Ilah-IIe w. 20 a,5 ~
completely supineIseu she eo il i,an,rI
in the turtet s,@nIS 'e.o $780, on h,ttnn
cal swltchDoaru' ie PEesSes 80, y ~,
ana one OF tne crew u ~ S'O oIs,,,ht
furnace uoors anu seals t n' a al, 80,
so that the heat or the Iires wiz ny
consume the breathing ar ~ ."e IN. H. ~
Next the funnel ana alr 1uatt wv 80 ue
automatically drawn GOWN my tle t Soas
ana water llsnt Hatvh WIZ e'osS , -,
IN. ON the DUCK Vi tne p"ae eiiI ns"t
It's stern Is dras, WhISh iesei nltI q,
long, narrow ruuder. JusL uelVie .me
dive THIS drag Is 70 oe BeAreH " uhe ~. w
perpendicular ana TWO norlzyn'ai iuN
ders NJ the stern OF inc Nessei.
AS soon as the afas eha the fsaaeIs s
lie dead arr ana .ne couis Sc apg psa.,
straight ahead the urag anu .me Euu 'l,I
are connected by clutCn' lhe sIs sI.is-
est deviation OF Tue craft lIoln W. h I,se
course VIII throw the urnB OUT OF ms
and this VIII SO operate the ruuuers tnat
the vessel IL quickly pIouBnt Dach "
steering unuer water nus peen eoop'e ~
because compass is useless atilohs ~ ~,
much Steel ana the inventor sta.es t IN.
II Is his experience tnat II 10 iihpOss'O'o
10 see beneath the "Lter.
When the steering gear Is IN POSITION,
one more Ton OF WhteT ID auLIll.teu "
the ballast TANKS anu tue puoSaHey ~, "
the vessel Is almost OFeFsolhe' me
craft retains 30 POUNDS OF DuoyanGy OUT
of total weight OF lSS tons. IL Is He-
signed that sne chnhot sllik rom her
own weight She must DC uTIEsh Det wv
the sea- TINS Is eeeotIpllsn'eo ny .ue
ala OF the Two horlzohtal ruuueIs W tne
stern. Whlch are 70 DC useu 70 over ll.I
the slight Du0yhncy' cach nus SUI
thce area OF uuout IouE square teet. nc
forward ends Of the ruaders are 20 oe
inclined upward anu tneir atteT ellus aIc
10 be pressed downward' tne three pro-
pcllers are 10 urlVe me Doal ansaui tls
pressure OF the "hteF agaihst we t'ttea
rtdlers WIN raise the stern anu uepTess
tn oow' forcing tne Doat 70 1--WE,
ne NCfbfl IS 10 SINK out ol slsht IN one
minute. FOR ewhlle she VIII De Operateu
by the steam lett N the DoiieI Wheh tne
furnace was closed Mheh this Is , eH-
hausted eleelrlcity WIZ pe useu' me
Nessei. caIIi W. Stotase v n "elsn-
ing tnirty,two tons. these are con-
Deeled Win WI, u seventy hoIsepoWer ny
hHInG my dynamo " geareu py cog n,i
whetis 20 tnt three propeller shatts' Ihe
speed submerged Is 10 DC Blk OF elsht
kI0is'
Ihc vessel ~ bullt TO STAND the pres
sure OF 81, ths sea at uenth oil 20 leet' out
she WI! nor 70 deeper man about ~ ieet
Nheh III clloh. rms inanuiactureu
poIpoiss must also slnk herseu WINE
she U.s. iylng NJ rest rms WIZ DC ac-
compllthed hy means OF small pTopel-
ler on Top oil tae gov una s"sa pro-
peHpr on toll OF tne stern, potn Ol Whish
occupy hoil1ontai posltlohs' Nheh lhe
last tanks are tull these tNo ptopelleiI,s3
aIt 70 De set ~ I1o'ioh, Wncm tnSy VIII
overcome inc sllght Duoyhncy ana force
the boat below on an even Keel IL IN
thtlIow water IVY NAY uIVP u, hlu l'I.,
room ahchSt, Wnlch VIC DOI' WIN carry
HhieG htF Wv luf "a,"' ahn 1ema'h ~. ~ =
low, II neoessury, Ut Il'tee uaSS WIT
my i0t an uususppy,ti,nB vheHly. .,..
w nue. III thls p9Sltloh ine alr Supply
VIII DC teplenlSheu ny ilIe VI nose at
mched 70 loater; rms npp1 l aus -
t'Ieasei lIuil tue poht Nhth tne iU1t
or 7Sts 70 nc dp'.%ee' .arrylhs me
nose WIN ", Ihqm the alr cgmpres,so T
hp"nrn Inv ppal WI uInM ~ uuMn lntu
me BOAT ana stole u IN zen prohEe !aI ~
which are capable Of pressure OF ggvO
pounds TO the Bquate men, snould IN
ACCIDENT prevcnt the NessGi from IISlhg
TO- inc HurfaTe, t &C., crew W., pu, on uiv