Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-25
TEST SUBMARINE BOA|
Eight Men Sink With Holland
Craft and Remain Subj
merged Fifteen Hours.
Spent Entire Night Under the
Waves..The Trial Was Very
Successful.
None Of the Party Suffered Any
Discomfort--The Air Re-
NAMED Pure.

Greenport, N. Y, Nov. 1.-The Hol-
land submarine torpedo-boat Fulton
came to the surface Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock, after fifteen hours. All on
| board We're alive and we'll and as fresh
as if they had been sealed up in the
| boat but few minutes instead Of many
hours. The test took place at the COM
pany's tuning-up plant at New Suffolk
while the fiercest gale and rain storm
to visit this section in twenty-three
| years was blowing.
| All preparations for the test were in
order early Saturday evening, and at
1880 o'clock the following passed down
/ thru her companion way, forward OF the
/ turret:
Rear Admiral John Lowe, retired;
Lieutenant Arthur Macarthur, COM
mander of the torpedo boat Winslow,
which lies in the Holland company 8 ba-
sin. and who will be in command of the
submarine boat Adder, which is here for
tuning up; Captain Frank L. Gable,
navigator for the Holland company;
| John Wilson, machinist; John Saunders,
| engineer and Henry Morrel. electrician.
! The heavy iron hatch was closed over
| them, and after it was securely fastened
| the Fulton sank slowly, steadily. and
event yout of sight. Before going down
the men had eaten a hearty dinner and
| had with them their lunch and break
| fast.
Sunday morning, promptly at 1890
O'Clock, the huge craft ran to the surf
c,,dd nc M almost StArfle the
many people who had gathered on the
shore to witness the finish of the test.
The coming tower was not opened for
several minutes after the Fulton came
| to the surface. so one of the workmen
swung out to her by the derrick and
| peered in thru the heavy glass windows,
then shouted ashore that all were well.
| 1t was evident that his report was
| true, for there was no haste on the part
of those inside to open the cover OF the
tower. When it finally did open, Cap
tain Cables head was the first thrust up
| to view He saluted the watchers, who
| had been ashore all night, and looked
around in surprised way, and remark
ed that If he had known the weather
was so very bad above water he would
have remained under a while longer. He
then came out on deck and assisted out
the second man, Admiral Lowe.
The sea was breaking all about the
Fulton and a long gangplank was
thrust out to her for the men to come
ashore on Admiral Lowe said:
well. I have had a fine nights rest
and feel just as we'll as If / had been
ashore in usual surroundings. The air
on board appears to be now about as
good as when we went on board last
evening. much purer than you will find
in many New York city court rooms.
We might have stayed down great
deal longer Really, don't know how
long for little of the air in storage was
used. I must have slept about ten
hours out of the fifteen we were under.
The boat is all right
Captain Gable took the test in the
most matter of fact manner possible,
and after word with his friends went
up to his home to bid his wife good
morning. Mrs. Gable stood on the shore
last evening when the boat went down
and when questioned said she had not
the slightest fear about the welfare OF
her husband, Captain Gable says:
1.-THE Fulton settled evenly to the bot
tom and rested there without motion till
she was lifted in the morning. There
was no motion to her to indicate the
severe storm passing over. The men
were divided into four-hour watches for
the night and then amused themselves
by playing euchre, reading the new
magazines and papers. and spinning
yarns. Not a valve or any machinery
was touched during the test. The Full
ton goes to Washington this week BY
the outside route"
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST.
Des Moines, Nov. 25.-Forecast-
Fair tonight and TUESDAY with station