The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

man II President Roosevelt is nominated for h
of the fact that boat had been sunk
there by order of the secretary of the
navy.
when the mayor of Genoa asked the
inventor whether he was prepared to de-
scend to a depth far beyond the working
capacity of divers he agreed to the under
taking, and his boat was gone fully ten
minutes. However, the spectators to the
experiment were kept informed of his
whereabouts by telephone. ct should be
mentioned here that divers cannot work
below a depth of ninety to ninety-five feet.
and that at the depth of 80 feet the pres
sure of the water amounts to eight pounds
per square centimeter; 100 centimeters, l. e.,
one meter, is equal to 39.37 inches.)
After ten minutes Signor Pino's ship
was heard and seen shooting to the surface
of the water, carrying above it's deck in
boat sunk in that neighborhood by the
marine authorities the day before.
''The naval expert who accompanied
Signor Pine reported that by peculiar
new light the inventor carried the floor of
the gulf was lighted up for the space of
an eighth Of a mile. They ran around on
the bottom of the sea for some time, until
they encountered the boat, subsequently
raised to the surface. While Pine and his
crew attended to the wreck by setting the
arms in motion an expert photographer
commemorated their labors and other OBJ
jects on his stock of films. The photographs
were subsequently printed and proved
revelations to the marine authorities, as
we'll as to the various scientists who have
since examined them. They say such pho
tographs, taken at great depths, will revo-
lutionize photography, the zoology, min
eralogy and botany of the sea, and will
greatly aid geological investigation"
MANY TRIPS MADE.
Since that was written" said Signor
Pine, at made some 200 more dives with my
boat, sometimes remaining at the bottom
from ten to twelve hours. But such is pos
sible only with the present boat when no
more than two men go down. If there are
more, too much air, food, etc., must be
carried.
"The boat travels upwards and down
wards at the rate OF 111z feet per second. II
can be instantly stopped at any depth de-
sired, and travels on the bottom of the
sea, or on land, on wheels set in motion
by an electric screw.
1.-THE MICROSCOPE allows US to penetrate
the awful darkness that rules at great
depths-I could find a pin among the coral
reefs and fern forests. / have gone down
as low as 500 feet and have performed much
satisfactory work at depth OF $50 feet.
And this Is only the beginning. the future
prospects of the MICROSCOPE and submarine
worker combined is practically unlimited. .
"And the company of which you spoke
as controlling the submarine worker. what
are its immediate objects?" asked the cor
respondent.
MY dear SIR replied the inventor, you
cannot seriously ask me to discuss bust
ness secrets with you, but will refer you
to a few facts patent to all.
.'Some little time ago pearl fisheries, yield
ing 16OOO,OO francs per year. were discov-
cred by the merest accident in Japan
waters Accidents, at least lucky accidents
are rare, as you know. What would you
say to exploiting certain waters, known to
contain pearls, by way of the MICROSCOPE
and lifting the treasures with the subma-
rine worker"
again, statistics prove that within the
limits of the civilized world $50 ships be-
come total wrecks every month. The
MICROSCOPE can locate them and the sub
marine worker can float them, or, at least
fish up their cargo.
"And, speaking of sunken ships, L re-
mind you of the fact that the British Am
mirality Court offered a million francs fol
81 tEOr Of fhn In.
toria shipwreck. The Victoria a very
large and valuable steamer, sunk on
Tripoii The microscope furnish such
proof and will do so as soon as negotia-
lions with the British courts are concluded
And after that. the MICROSCOPE will play q
decisive part in all the admiralty courts
of the world 1 warrant you.
.sYou have already mentioned a number
of important naval enterprises in which the
microscope may be of especial value" said
the correspondent, 'can you think OF any
other?'
Uses PRACTICALLY LIMITLESS.
"As intimated, the uses of this apparatus
are practically limitless," replied Signol
Pine. Think only what Ii may do for tbs
building of brcakwaters, dams. and fol
harbor improvements OF all sorts. Quite
RECENTLY the English Naval Office had tc
abandon a lighthouse because IL was built
on quicksand The MICROSCOPE would nave
discovered this condition OF the soil before
the first pile was driven in. Again, ther'
are good many points on the map thai
need lighthouses. but go without because
the soil cannot be properly investigated, Oh
foundations cannot be properly laid owins
to the tide and Hood and other natIra
conditions In all such eases the hydro
scope and submarine worker Will step II
and do what Is deemed impossible now
The submarine worker. in particular. car