Arizona republican., 1898-03-25

were Nathaniel Addison, engineer. Henry Meyer, electrician, and w. F. c. Nindermann. The top of the con- ming tower was clamped down, and tha Holland showed her blunt nose out into the sound. The company's tug followed. The Holland sped up the stream at a speed of eight knots for five miles. She moved backward and forward with celerity. Opposite Se- warren, her piping whistle announced that she would attempt to dive
 The diving rudders were turned down, and the little wEaleback dug her nose into the water. Her tail rose at the same time and her screw churned the water into a foam. She ran on for fifty yards, but only succeeded in bury ing the front part of her superstruc- ture Mr. Holland called the tug alongside. Two hundred and fifty pounds of pig iron was taken aboard, and the little boat made another at tempt. This time the entire super structure disappeared, and nothing but i the coming tower and the two steel f1agstaffs projected above the surface. She would not go completely under, | however, and MT. Holland again called on the tug. About $50 pounds of pig l iron was added to the 5,650 pounds of metal ballast already in the little boat.
 Well go down this time sure," said he as he closed the top of the coming tower for the third time. The tug i backed out of the way and taking a running start the little whaleback made another attempt to dive. Her diving rudder showed above the sur face for a moment and her screw churned the water aft again. Inch by inch she descended into the water until the coming tower disappeared and nothing remained above water except the two fagstaffs, the one in front i flying the jack and the one aft the stars and stripes. The water rose to a depth of two feet on the staffs, and the Holland moved along under the surface without rising or sinking further, as could be told from Ire flag i staffs, for about 150 yards. Then she slowly disappeared, her nose first, then her coming tower, and then her stern i She foated, with the waves rippling over her back, for twenty-five or thir- ty yards. Then she took another run ming start and immersed herself a sec ond time.
 She went down at an angle of about 1 10 degrees, until about four feet of Wa ] ter was over her back, two tiny Vs of foam ripping from the two steel ! flagstaffs. Behind trailed a line of small bubbles. They could be seen from the tug because the tug was al- most over the Holland. She ran in l this fashion for 300 or $50 yards.
 The depth of water registered on the staffs was uniform, which indicated l that the little boat was running on a level plane beneath the surface. Fin ally, she shot up out of the water rather abruptly at an angle of 15 de- grees, and promptly righted herself.
 She was greeted as she came up by a chorus of hoarse whistles from every i tug boat in sight. MT. Holland sig nailed MT. Frost's tug again and was waiting with his head sticking out of the tower when the tug pulled along side. He said he was well pleased with the action of his boat.
 "She obeyed the rudders perfectly, he added, land [ have no doubt that she will ultimately accomplish all taht we have claimed for her. I did not keep her under water longer for fea1 of hitting some obstruction in the channel.'
 MT. Holland said that the crew did not exhibit the least nervousness and that they were anxious to take an other dive.