Newport weekly independent., 1904-08-26

Tn the history of Worlds Exposftions. perhaps in no division does the public dc. mand greater progress than in It's amusement features, and that this has been the para mount and successful endeavor of Dunnavnut < Williams, inventors and builders of Under and Over the Sea, one needs but take pas sage and be convinced
 In this great production on the Pike. and electricians have vied with each other toward common goal, originality .,s 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 sfr- ship, Gan 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 boatis 50o) 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 the 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 at each side of the cabin, through the two oblOng crystal plates, separating us from the sea. The obscurity of the cabin shows to advan- tage the brightness outside, and what spectacle is revealed to our bewflderod vision-fowers, fungi, poypi, plants, shells and rock, a veritable Kaleidoscope of green, yellow, orange, violet and blue. with ex- cited exclamations of wonder and admiration we gaze through the crystal plates, at the aquatic army surrounding us. The boats manometer indicates our depth now -1 ,0oo fathoms below the surfaco-and our captain, a careful, brave and experienced submarine skippers skillfully manipulating the electric switchboard at which he stands-~always and ever alert to the dangers of the deop-stops our downward course and points his vessel button Is simultaneous with aconvulsivo throb as the mighty engine responds, the giant pro- peller churns the sea into . foaming fury and with leap and bound, as of . frightened thing of life, we plunge forward through the transparent watery mass to explore the unr known depths.
 The denizens of the sea startled into m activity they have seldom known, 50 engross our attention, the approach of mammoth narwhale or unicorn Of the sea Is quito unnot1cod sengers are quickly treasured by the captain. There is no danger; our armament has been well looked to in the emergency of attack, but as the monster fish playfully circles around us, strangely familiar and pleasant sounds fall upon our ears; presently the mas sive jaws of our friendly inclined escort open and reveal a semi earthly being, contentedly seated on It's monster green tongue, and in Q fine basso voice Is singing the lay of the deep blue sea; the torpedo-like velocity of our
 
 far in our wake, the echoes of this presum- ably Jonah's voice, have hardly died away, when fars ahead and immediately in our course Is seen the mermaid's play ground, various kinds of isis, clusters of pure tuft coral, and prickly fungi form beautiful gar den on the ocean's bed; shoal of mermAidD 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 trnbued with earthly vanity, they would rival each others brightness.
 With never-e ending and tireless energy, our great speed undiminisheds we rush madly on; our goal is soon at hand; the pumps are ret in motion-the water drawn from tho tankn. Our now buoyant vessel speedily nnds the surface, and the thrilling subterranean pas sage has ended. Disembarkfng, wo arc elevators take us to it's summit, where maa- sive airship restlessly tugging at its moor- ing awaits to carry us back over land and sea. All aboardl Cast anchorj and tho birds like wings moving up and down. the flight through space has commenced. Paris soon fades from view as with the speed of light we rush along the painless wastesg metoorn. comets, beasts of the cair, and lightning storms are encountered, but undismayed n the captain of this weird craft, and emerging from bank of clouds, our astonished and bewildered senses are now completely dazed atthe vision that greets our eyes--the Worlds Fair Is spread out immediately below us; gently the airship descends and dischargen herprecious cargo of mystifed and delighted passengers at the Pike landing dock, we have enjoyed marvellous experience and conn pleted our trip, under and over the sea.