The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

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storage batteries taat weigh loeo pounds
Tho stored power VIII carry her under
the surface Tor nifty miles az an eight
knot speed. then she must come NJ 60
I'd charge
The cooking Will be done by electricity.
Tho arrangements Tor this de artmeut
are such as would on the av.rags htt
jewellers With delight When YOU have uoi
an inch Of space 10 spare Tor any ming
except necessary equipment the POP ~
of httinE in your domestic .uin. g. "a
pretty one In the kitchen artaus monts
% "No a. this problem has been tuliy
met The utensils GRE models ot CON
pleteuess and Competence. The cieetic
range Us q model The lighting TO, Nih
De done hy electricity ana such hcauns
Us may Doe required Is similarly protid-d
lof There via g. itte need u utAt.hh'
however as the quarters are 81 elpse
The Ventilation wil. DO perfect. more Pr
feet than could p.IlE na iotni % ul'
1 best appointed .a...s 20 IDuud. aAn MS
whether tre ae.t a. uue ou the sur
] face with t,r aat.H SOP r. ut unacr wate'
with eyaIFtr.ar hU.elet down Aeh1
There q. au aA.aamAL arrangement .eF
discharsiug thc ulr iu tae snip and renew
ins % with steady supply nom 10
compressed aIr faaks that afe olw'y'
kept ulad under hish pressure A. a
. result 90 AAAsn hH .tANh ttteAAt
none Of ths usual rtc.-l.cta iouna 10 W
atmosphere 81 sulfac, s.ips.
Like the Holland. Ne. is cigar snap
/ "a. the d.meu .ous aud form ot The new
I boat are considerably rH"lt"r however
than those o. her Predecessor Ttcents
urned over 70 tac O. = Government iht
holland is "A feet iGenes Ions vii" "
diameter 81 l0 fest Q iucue-. Ter dis place
ment or the surface is o5 IONS. auoWvi"-
"a IS ions. Her engine has qniY 20 morse
/ aower. as against ity horse power ia the
new boat The leugth OF mo. e. IS es
I feet 4 inches. diameter n feet . inches.
ard her interior Arrangement are such
that there is about twice as much room
Tor her crew as there b. for the men IN
The Holland. Her displacement when on
I the surface is lo3 tons ana submerged
I i20 tons.
No. Is BiE NJ "a Practical sub
marine can lie says Her Inventor.
I Though larger and a heavier boat
I than the Holland. mo. a. Is much liNeiier
I and easier to handle. She represents the
I extreme type iu size according 20 MI
Holland A large vessel he declares v "a
never be practicable. The PluuEcr, one
az the earlier boats that was built at-
cording 20 government demands u over
/ 70 feet long Mr. Holland was forced 10
I make NHE ANhk size taAA tlN eAHF"Af 80 -
his opinion that she viii never be really
I valuable. on this account She s. suli
I building. having been changed again ana
/ again according TO suggestions from the
! Max Department II is cons dercd doubt
I ful II the p.unger will ever bo placed res-
ularly in commission as the Holland has
been She rs awkward 90 handle even
under the most favorable conditions. and
Z SHE has been so loaded down inside with
/ clumsy machinery aud appliances that
! there Is scarcely room 20 get about ln.
NO a. though about 20 feet shorter has
fully three times as much room
unique arrangement has been IN
I troduced ia mo. - for handling the water
I ballast a particularly important element
I in submarines Nearly ton OF water
can be elected from the ballast TANKS IN
three seconds as she D. rising. thus al
lowing her turret 10 project above the
| water for the purpose Of observing the
I enemy Almost al the same instant the
tank IS again filled from the outside 50
that she pops up and then down again
with incredible rapidity. giving her cap
tain ga the turret just time enough 10 get
I "a full View Of whatever may be on the
I surface. ana the enemy no time 10 sight
Ler guns and fire.
The most striking quality possessed by
mo T." according 20 shipbuilders, Is that
she can operate al viii In fresh water %
we'll as-ln salt. This no other submarine
has ever been able 90 do. She cam pass
| from the ocean into river and dive
freely ia either And what Is considered
even more remarkable. she can operate
I with equal freedom at the point where
[ tle fresh and salt water minglc. This
I property g. due Ia a new Arrangement OF
water ballast that enables her to over
clmo the difficulties presented ia dWing
where the specific gravity Of water
I changes. as 81 does from ocean 90 river
or the reverse. The value o. this prop
erty lea war IS not hard 20 appreciate
IL gives the new boat a much larger held
Of operation 10 such harbors as New York,
wher the Hudson becomes fresh few
/ rules up from Manhattan Island. The
Holland WAS severely Handicapped by
the lack OF this ability. and her failur.
10 meet the approval OF the board Of in
spectlon al a trial on April Goth. lass. was
largely ascrlbed 20 the absence Of the
fresh ana salt water navigating qualities.
Launching and Christening TO Be
This Month.
throughout this article the new boat
has been referred 10 as mo. T." This IS
at present her Official des .gnatlon, she
being the seventh vessel built by Mr.
Holland, counting from tho very begin
ming. Before she casts loose on her great
trip across seas, the little vessel is TO be
formally chrlstened. Sao viii probably
be called the Bushnell ia honor OF the man
who operated the frst submarine ina Amer
lea. The boat viii be ia shipshape by che
end OF this month IL Is the intention then
| 10 take her for a series OF trial trlDs up
and down the coast. Everything about
her will be thoroughly tested before the
long Journey IS begun. II she proves as
satisfactory ard seaworthy as her builders
expect. the final preparations Will be made
az soon as foul weather comes. Mr. Hol-
land SAYS q viii please him best. n he
can cast loose In the teeth OF raging
storm. lie has such absolute confidence
10 the little craft that he is eager 20
Jump into the most difficult conditions AZ
the very outset The start will be made
from the Holland Companys yards IN
Bayoune.
The boat has been very quietly built
by the Holland Company. Few persons
outside OF those Immediately concerned
With her building have known that she
was going forward on the stocks Of the
Elzabethport shipyard. This secrecy was
practlced because u was not known what
action the government might want 20
take with regard 20 her. IL was thought
that the United States might want 10
control the building OF all ships dnder
the Holland patents and in that case @
,yae Desirable that the details OF the con.