Newport daily independent., 1904-08-24

In the history of Wot, l's Propositions, perhaps in no division docs the public de- mand greater progress than in it's amusement features, and that this has been the para mount and successful endeavor of Dunnavant t& Williams, inventors and builders of Undere and Over the Sea, one needs but take pas- sage and be convinced.
 In this great production on the Pike, scientists, inventors, artists, mechanics and electricians have vied with each other toward a common goal, . originality n Neither time nor money has been spared, and the public demands have been met and exceeded, in the full realization of . sub- marine voyage to Paris, and return by air ship, Can you imagine the sensations of such trip? No; then embark with mel The hatchway through which we have entered this monster iron fish Is dramatically sealeds our 498 fellow passengers (the capacity of our boat Is 500) comfortably seated; the captain, by secret code of signals, issues his com mands; the well-trained crew make ready for our novel journey; the huge hull of tn e submarine monster quivers gently, and then gradually but surely we feel our strange craft sinking, sinking down to the lowest beds of the ocean. From the powerful electric search lamps, suddenly, light breaks al each side of the cabin, through the two ob1ong crystal plates, separating us from the sea. The obscurity of the cabin shows to advan- tage the brightness outside, and what a spectacle is revealed to our bewilderedl vision--fowers, fungi, polypi, plants, shellsV and rock, veritable Kaleidoscope of green, yellow, orange, violet and blue. With ex- cited exclamations of wonder end admiration we gaze through the crystal plates. at the aquatic army surrounding us. The boats manometer indicates our depth now -1 1000 fathoms below the surface-and our captain, a careful, brave and experienced submarine skippers skillfuly manipulating the electric switchboard at which he standsvalways and ever alert to the dangers of the deep-stopS our downward course and points his vessel straight ahead; the pressure of an electric button is simultaneous with convulslve throD as the mighty engine responds, the giant pro- peller churns the sea into foaming fury and with a leap and bound, as of frightened thing of life, we plunge forward through the transparent watery mass to explore the un- known depths.
 The denizens of the sea startled into an activity they have seldom known, so engross our attention, the approach of mammoth narwhale or unicorn of the sea is quite unnoticed until almost upon us. The at first startled pas sengers are quickly reassured by the captain. There is no danger; our armament haS been we'll looked to in the emergency of attack, but as the monster fish playfully circles around us, strangely familiar and pleasant sounds fall upono ears; presently the mas sive jaws or our friendly inclined escort open and reveal a semi-earthly being, contentedly seated on it's monster green tongue, and In a fine basso voice is singing the lay Of the deep blue sea; the torpedo-like velocity or our craft, however, soon leaves the Serenader, far in our wake, the echoes of this presum- ably Jonah's voice, have hardly died away, when fare ahead and immediately In our course is seen the meCmaid's play ground, various kinds of isis, clusters of pure tuft coral and prickly fungi form beautiful gar den on the ocean's bed; a shoal of mermaids appear to our now thoroughly delighted visions, the delicately tinted gold and silver be-scaled bodies gracefully bounding over, under and around the boat, as if i1nbued with earthly vanity, they would rival each others brightness.
 With never-ending and tireless energy, our great speed undiminished, we rush madly on; our goal is soon at hand; the pumps are set in motion-the water drawn from the tanks. Our now buoyant vessel speedily finds the surface, and the thrilling subterranean pas- sage has ended. Disembarking, we are guided to the base of Eiffel Tower; immense elevators take us to it's summit, where mas- sive airship restlessly tugging at it's moor ing awaits to carry us back over land and sea. All aboard Cast anchor; and the bird- like wings moving up and down, the fiji ght through space has commenced. Paris soon fades from view as with the speed of light we rush along the painless wastes; meteors, comets, beasts of the sair, and lightning storms are encountered, but undismayed is the captain of this weird craft, and emerging from a bank of clouds, our astonished and bewildered senses are now completely dazed at the vision that greets our eyes-the Worlds Fair is spread out immediately below us; gently the airship descends and discharges herprecious cargo of mystified and delighted passengers at the Pike landing dock, we have enjoyed a marvellous experience and com. pleted our trip, under and over the sea.