Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
HOLLAND DESCRIBES
HIS OWN BOAT.
lie Says IL can do all and More Than
no has Claimed for IL.

have built six submarine boats. This
first. In is57. was 10 feet long. built for
private purposes. The second. con-
structcd In 1873. was % feet long ana
feet In diameter. Boat number three
was n working model. i6is feet long by
30 inChca In diameter. Number four
WIS the Zalinahl boat, 40 by feet.
Number i've IA So by iiN feet. OF lts
tons displacement.
Number six, the present boat. II 80
feet long by 10 feet Inches In diam
otcr. Her displacement In IS tons.
The first and greatest dcsldcratum
In a submarine boat ia simplicity. Each
man has one thing 60 do and nothing
clae. Tho crew OF this boat consist OF
one pilot, one Operator or assistant
pilot, one electrician. one engineer ana
two torpedo experts. Six men can run
IN any hafbor. attack anything on land
or sea. and at the same time diHap-
pear after each discharge OF guns ana
always be- out OF reach OF tho cnemys
IRE. There II very much less danger IN
n submarine boat OF this kind than on
any surface boat. n these boats be-
como an established feature OF marine
and naval service. they VIII be used
for carrying passengers through tho
rough sea between Dover and Calais.
They are absolutely safe, and free from
motion. Neither fogs nor storms can
have any eject on them. There VIII
be no collisions. for they sail far be-
low the deepest ocean liners. The pas
sage across the English channcl can
be made along the bottom Of the sea
IN from one 10 two hours. with COM
pressed air In steel tubca. such as We
use Ia this boat. the ventilation VIII
be- perfect These tubes stand n prcs-
SURF u 1000 pounds to the square Inch.
when our boat goes to sea for buAi-
ness. she will carry one aerial torpedo
f4HUNUaF HNIhuHNFlmU gun. nnr
Whitehead expulsion tube. Even when
In action there Will be- no great IN
convenience from rccoil or the explo-
sion. The indicators viii show exactly
whore We are. II we approach land, .
little bell rings the warning. II VIII
be exactly like riding In "A wcll-lightcd.
comfortably seated railway car through
"a tunnel.
The difference between boat Of this
type and an ordinary torpedo boat,
which sails on the surface. " beyond
words to express. In rough weather.
iifc on torpedo boat ~ horrible. AZ
ter q rough trip the crow have TO be
sent 20 a hospital for treatment. In "A
gale such boat could not live. We
are Indifferent 10 storms. We can ac-
company a fleet OF the biggest war
ships In the widest sea. Bcsides the
quarters for the crew. We have a cabin
10 X 10 feet for tho accommodation OF
experts or visitors who may accompany
us Inc temperature w inc thklut-
rooms OF rams and torpedo boats In al
most insupportnhlc. We shall be per-
| fcctly cool. having the temperature Of
the sea surrounding the boat. While
ships are covered with Ice, we, deep In
the rca. VIII be na comfortable as by
our frcHldes at home. The boat VIII
not be IN danger OF sinking. aH'She IL
always sunk She cannot leak, because
her double bottom IL always illlcd with
water for ballast,
Ia bombardment I would use tho
aerial torpedo guns to sink the war
ship. then practise on the forts at my
/ leisure, The power Of these weapons
II enormous The muzzle energy OF the
submarine gun Is $50 foot tons. enough
10 force proJeetiloB through any OBJ
atructlon.
In using the torpedo thrower. the re-
coil from the gun pushes the boat baci
into the water out Of sight. 10 that shl
cannot be- located by the enemy. Tn
| twcnty-one tons OF electrical storag
! batteries In the bottom OF the boat. al
ways keep her right side up. the eentn