The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-17
GIVE THEIR EXPERIENCES.
What the Crew of the Fulton Say q
Their Trip.

Their Trip.
The following experience OF the crew
OF the submarine boat Fulton while
forty feet under water will be read
with interest:
WHAT CAPT. CABLE SAYS.
Having been down in submarine
boats about two Thousand times, the
sensation was not new to me. But
there Is no particular sensation. The
air was just as good below, as it is up
here. l slept comfortable l know that
Captain Woodward Is very particular
about the air in his sleeping room, and
when he was satisfied there Is nothing
more to be said
For eleven hours and a half we liv.
ed on the free air In the boat We real
lY did not have to draw on the reserve
supply, but l thought it we'll to test
the apparatus to see that 1T was In
working order. There Is no more dau-
ger in one Of these boats than there IS
In any other kind Of boat
We sank to the bottom easily, and
we were pretty we'll tired out from the
hard work Of the previous day, and yet
some Of us played cards or read maga-
zines and the papers Of the day until
about 10 o'clock, when we all went to
sleep, save one, who stood watch for
two hours and then called his relief
from time to time. We could hear yes
sells with propellers passing by.
We had cooked some Of the food,
which was relished. Our stay below Of
twelve hours was nothing new for me
and for our men, as we have on many
occasions remained below and without
using compressed air at all.
Sleeping under the water In Submar
Inc beats is easy acquired by men who
work with these types Of boats, and
there is no more to fear In them, like
cur trip just ended, than in sleeping
on board water vessel of any kind.
Everything in the boat worked we'll
and we simply carried out the orders
of the trial board and were happy and
willing to lay down and sleep. There is
no reason why the Fulton could not
have stayed down twice as long, for we
had food and water, reading materials,
cards and checker boards to keep us
happy for that length Of time.
hooHi0 VI OuC OOJS ldu WllllDR INA
terial on board, and when they awoke
Thursday for breakfast, which con-
sisted OF eggs, milk, coffee and bread,
they wrote letters to some Of their re-
latives, and while these letters we're
being written there was hardly the
| slightest perceptible movement OF the
boat.
We had breakfast at o'clock,
which Lieutenant II. II. Morrell, my
first officer, cooked like one of our
Newport cottage chefs. and we all en-
joyGd it, for we were hungry. 1t re-
called the story OF the "pies which
mother used to make"
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT II.
Constructor Woodward says: We
got along Splendidly. There is no
particular sensation about sinking
except that OF descending in an ele-
vator. After we got down the sena-
tion, if one closed ones eyes, was ex-
actly the same as it is on the surface.
There was no difficulty In breathing,
the air was pure and wholesome, and
shortly after going down l turned In
and went to sleep. l slept soundly.
Others slept also, but l am informed
that some OF the men read magazines
and played cards. But they all got a
proportlonate amount Of sleep, and so
far as | am aware, feel now no i'll
effects from their experience. The
test was In every respect success.
II. II. Morrell says: Its peculiar
sensation when you begin to go down.
If you have any fear at all, then is
the time it strikes you. You know
that you are shut in that there Is
water all around you, and 1t sort of
catches your breath, but after a while
you become accustomed to being
where you are and it doesn't seem at
I'll strange. 1t is very quiet, of
course, and there is no movement of
any kind. had sleep, and l slept
we'll and ate we'll. We read maga-
zines and played chess and talked
about our strange position, but |
don't believe there was scared man
in the ship. We had perfect conf
dence In the boat and absolute conf
dence in our officers. 1t was great
experience.
II. w. Nablit says: It's like being
down in cellar with candle at mid
night. We were comfortable all
through, Maybe it was little