The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-02-15

Ing lines showed plainly In the night. AL.
ways at ease, her white sides rested
gracefully on the stocks, as if they
pressed but lightly against her dear ole
bones. Two masts showed that her pres.
ent owner, Percy Chubb, had rugged her
as yaWl on pleasure bent, He had put
her to bed on the stocks lest ice or storm
distress, and she lay there a white thina
OF peaceful victory, and dozed anc
dreamed of her maiden days of CONQUEST
So close beside her. that they almos,
touched was the Fulton. The dark rec
of her sides showed black in the night
The timbers on which She rested coulC
not be seen. Her great propeller flare6
from the stern and she seemed an un.
couth bird of prey, poised by the bird "
peace for protection or destruction.
whichever way her pregnant mind might
turn. -. ..' =: *.~ -
A cheerful party Of two was found in
the sa loon of the Gira lda-Captafns Ca.
BILE and Macarthur. The commander of
the Fulton, who is a relative of the now
elist, is clean silaven and has a sad and
serious face. Though young, deep lines
emphasize an expression of much dignity
and strength. He is man of whom one
cal well believe it is often said: We'll
if Cant. Gable says SO it is all right
Beside him, and equalling his scant six
feet, was Capt. Macarthur, the ideal
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such a father he might have had prefer
ment and a ballroom future. But that
was not to his liking, and on leaving An
napolis he volunteered Immediately to
take command of the sinister Adder
when she Isl put in commission Only
men who volunteer for the duty are
placed on board of submarine boat.
This service is the extra hazardous
class. as a scared life insurance agent
would say. ks"G a -.. z- <, 8 r :
Macarthur and Cable have become
great friends during their few months or
acquaintance. The former is not inclined
to take life as seriously as the other,
but Cables smiles are frequent when his
friend drops into a spirit Of raillery.
Their conversation was devoted almost
entirely. to the topic of submarine boats;
when the Adder and Moccasfn will be
finished in New Suffolk; the Porpoise,
Shark and Plunger at Nixon's, and the
two boats, as vet unnamed, building in
the Union Iron works, San Francisco.
Work on all of these boats is going on
day and night. forty men being busy at
New Suffolk. OF course they also talked
of the probable commanders Of the other
boats and wars and rumors Of wars ana
the part they might be called upon to
play some day. ,96S I u, 4,
The old men finished up the last war
neatly and quickly said Capt MacAr-
thur, who had served on the Vixen as a
minor officer during the war, but it
looks as II young men will have some
thing to do with the next one, should it
come. My crew for the Adder is now
on the Windsor getting in training, and
there isn't man Of them more than
tWentS-eight. The Oldest man IN Capt
Cables crew is only 4thirty-one years.
and it looks as il all the other crews
s for the submarines will be young men $3.50
4. Though it was late the steward OF the
yacht here interrupted with a dinner, one
of the several appetizing courses being
sweet fried scallops for which the entire
Peconic bay region is so celebrated.
= len do you expect to make that
Washington trip ~ Capt. Cable was asked.
& Probably in the latter part OF FebrI--i
ary.5..We will go outside all the way q
intend to carry ten men on that trip, in
Guiding Capt. Macarthur who goes along
i to make a report on it as an expert for
the government. = Us
/ How about that trip abroad ~
D. Veil, said the captain slowly, sit is.
being considered seriously The Fulton.
YOU know. is not owned by the govern
snent, and could go under yachting pa
pers. wouldn't have the slightest hesi-
tatfon in taking her would sooner 70
on her than on a liner. Should storm
come up we can snbmerge at will until it
lis over. But before that trip is under
taken sh. must have greater fuel cal FRYING
capac city. AS she is now, she can travel
e0f,s miles under her own power, both elec-
strsc and gasoline. We put it at 400 miles
/ 50 assto have q safe MARI in,s biIt she reaI-
s lY can go fuTttaer 8