The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-02-15
r is now the Intention to SEND the
American submarine boat across
the ocean. A trip of more than
three thousand miles over and I'M


three thousand miles over and I'M
under the sea is contemplated for
the audacious little Fulton. ~. -.
Should 1t be carried out successfully the
navies Of the world again will be electri-
fed by Yankee spirit and daring, as the
torpedo boat is only 1874 feet over all and
the intention is to send her under her own
power. Il VI - - r.. Z =. r. -
While such feat would have been I'M
dreamed Of even. a year ago, her captain
(, and crew speak Of it as being, neither inns
probable nor even startling. She has
proved herself so stable that there will
not be the slightest difficulty in getting
her crew to make the trip.
II would sooner go In her than in a
liner" said Capt. Frank 7. Gable. Should
storm come up we can sink at will I'M
til it is over" This statement, showing
perfect confidence in the stability of the
boat, was made to a correspondent for
The Sunday Pioneer Press who was per-
mitted to go aboard and inspect the little
marvel on her recent trip, when she made
a run from Greenport to New Suffolk for
the purpose of trying a new and more
powerful propeller.
And on that trip she gave new per-
Torrance that showed she possessed a
merit that even her enthusiastic owners
never gave her credit for.
She proved herself a wonderful ice
breaker, going through four inches Of
solid ice as if it were paper and at the
same time losing little speed. to the de-
light of her captain and proud crew and
the deep qualification of her owners.
The little Fulton travelled full tilt for
the ice field with. her nose about a foot
under water. She lifted up the ice, hurl-
ing it on either side as a pillow would
overturn soft soil. AS she lifts the ice
up on her steel bow, which slants up
ward from the submerged nose toward
the coming tower, it breaks into cakes
which either fall on top of the ice further:
away or are thrust under 1t. In this way
she makes a cleaner path for herself and
does not waste as much power as II she
crashed into the ice field and broke up a
path by mere force. =. '-.'
So impressive was the performance and
SO successful was the Fulton in work
for which she had not been designed and
which was attempted merely as a side is
sue that Capt. Arthur Macarthur, the
government naval expert abroad, was
both astonished and pleased. He is son
of Gen. Macarthur and will be In COM
mand of the Adder, another Holland sub
marine boat, when it is launched from the
New Suffolk yards in a couple of weeks.
Though the Fulton is not owned by the
government. and is commissioned as { a
private yacht for the company's purposes
In steadily experimenting SO as to get the
highest possible grade of efficiency, her
trip to Washington about the last OF Feb
ruary will be the first step taken to show
that she is perfectly able to cross the
ocean with safety to herself and those on
board. This trip will all be made entirely
in the open sea, and has been ordered to
settle the question whether or not sub
marine boats are of use only in the still
waters of a harbor! III ...s g., " r.
They are being built only for larbor de-
Tense, but their designers believe they
also have great seagoing ability. The trip
to Washington will be only the first step
after it will come the more serious en-
terprise-the trip across the ocean as the
fuel carrying capacity of the marvellous
little craft must be increased largely for
such long voyage. AZ Assst$ g.s$..i .s5
Great secrecy is maintained regarding
the building of the submarine torpedo
boats in the works in New Suffolk. To
keep experts or men in the employ of
foreign governments away from the
Holland boats detectives Investigate
every person OF whom they are suspi-'
cious. The correspondent Of the Sunday
Pioneer Press had ITO furnish credentials
that were examined carefully before he
was permitted to observe the works, board
the Fulton. go over her interior from
bow to stern and then study the at1da-
clous littte torpedo boat In action from
her own deck in the trip which unex-
peetedly gave the Demonstration OF her.
jce-cntting abilities. SHi5 f8s
Capt Frank Cable and Capt MacAr-
thur We're found at 10 o clock on the night
preceding the test son board the hand
some steam yacht Giralda, in Greenport
basin. To reach the yacht it was neees-
sary to pass through the shipyard. Capt.
Rich of the Giraida acting as ansescort
and giving timely warning Of hat-sma sh-
ing timbers overhead or tripping boards
;lnderfoot. I'd 81 ss s 81
There she is.'' said Capt. Rich. point
ing upward to weird looking thing is
the stocks dimly made out against Tie
night sky TO be cigar shaped. with the
forward end blunter than the stern.
What is that boat next to her?' wae
asked. That one painted white, with
the graceful nnes?'
-'That's the old vigilant the one that
didn't do q thing to Valkyrie III. and the
Britishere. Z, y. rs
The grand old cup slender was IN
si,AAr sspnpaay Indeed. Her hne taper,