The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
TO CROSS SEA IN
SUBMARINE BOAT.
Inventor Holland Wishes to Dis
abuse the Minds Of Foreign
Naval Experts.
HOPES FOR ROUGH WEATHER.
Test Is to Be Made in March, ON
the Completion Of One Of the
Six Vessels Now Build
ing.
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New York. Nov. Ito test the utmost
capabilities of the Holland submarine boat.
one of the six vessels of that type now
building In the Nixon shipyards in Eliza
bethport. Is to be taken across the ocean.
That is summary of what John p. Hol-
land, inventor of the submarine boat which
bears his name. said tonight at his home in
Newark. n. ].
Five of the six boats being constructed
are for the United States Government. ana
the ether is for the Electric Boat Company.
which controls the Holland rights and pat
ents 1t is expected that this one will be
launched January next. and active prep
arations will then be begun for the pro-
posed transatlantic trip Mr.. Holland e1-
poets that It will not be later than the
middle of March.
you have heard Of the proposed trip" said
Mr.. Holland. I'VE had hoped to keep II
quiet until starting time TO begin witn. l
maintain that every Holland boat now pein8
built can cross the ocean under her own
steam.
start to BE Made In March.
when the one to. be launched in January
Is ready We will wait for the toughest sea
and heaviest weather We can expect. ana
then make testing trips of from one to
two thousand miles on the deep sea- one
Of the trips will probably be to Cuba. We
will man her with full crew. WHICH II
ordinarily seven men.
II will be on board and one other mem
ber of our company, who Is anxious 10
make the trip VIII also SO DC & Win a.u,ionsS ns
now There will be plenty of room Tor US
as We could carry twenty men II necessary.
" AS the LONG dyepsfn Wl i tps as nrecautionary
measure have tender, despite the fect
that we have no fear of the result. This
hsNvr pofI
tons burden and will carry an extra crew
and all machinery and parts which would
BECOME necessary to the submarine boat
under whatever emergency.
Some time ago an eminent German navai
architect, Professor Busby, In lecture IN
Germany. said absurd things about sub
others, he said that their low stability
would make them uncomfortable in heavy
sea or weather.
VIII Show Foreign Experts.
professor Busby, Thornycroft Of England
and Others who have belittied the submarine
boat IL thing of no practical and valuable
use, DO not seem to appreciate the merits
of our boat. For that reason 1 proposed
to our company that we cross the ocean In
rough weather 10 demonstrate to them that
our craft is directly the opposite to their
1t will sail the roushest seas exactly AZ
does raft. that it cannot be easily discov-
cred when at work in a harbor or elsewhere
and that 1t is the most comfortable passen-
ger-carrying vessel that could be construct
ed. and, of course. tire fastest
We will prove that our boat will not
pitch or roll in any sea. as well as We dis
proved the belief at Newport that a tor
pedo-boat or shell would crush our boat
like an egS-shell without even striking 1t.
We Will take the Southern route. touching
at the Bermudas and going thence to LIS
bon. In our trips heretofore we have ar
of 500 knots. but by crossing the ocean We
will also demonstrate the fact that we can
carry a large anoun. of fuel without In
conveniencing OUT crew."
Mr.. Holland is thoroughly confident OF
the success Of the proposed trip. and be-
lieves that the possibilities 1t will develop
for submarine craft of the Holland type will
surprise the naval world.
.'But.'' he said. with emphasis, I'VE first
want to show Busby. Thornycroft and 9TH
er foreign experts that they don't know all
there is in naval architecture"