The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-07-21
500 PASSENGERS WENT DOWN
In Sight Of Thousands Boat Sinks and
No one Offers Aid-World's Fair
Tourists have Thrilling Experience.

'"Sht "ohOu anu CutluTSn NOiuuNh
rily boarding boat they know II
going to sink strikes us as sufficiently
novel to chronicle in these column ms.
II happened on the Pike and H. 'front.'
Of one Of the mammoth structures
on that highway. In the lobby OF
this building known as "Under and
Over the Sea" Concession, is a
miniature harbor Of real water.
The exact depth OF this little ocean
we cannot say positively, but we
can testify TO what we saw with our
own eyes On a recent visit to the
Worlds Fair. In plain view of
strollers on the Pike may be seen in
this miniature hsrbor a submarine
boat moored to q dock with its
hatchway open and passengers 60
ing aboard. The writer counted no
lest than 500 reckless human beings
seeking the sensations to he found
IN submarine navigation When
they were all aboard, the captain
commanded the sailors on the dock
TO unfssten the ropes that held the
vessel, and himself going below, the
hatchway was closed ami sealed
Theoretically, absolutely Na'cr-
tight. The boat then sank from
sight In the great tank Of water and
q submarine journey - Paris has
commenced. On reaching q certain
great depth Of the waters, indicated
by one OF the ships instruments, the
propellers we're set 10 motion by a
slight pressure Of the electric button
(the entire motive force employed
in the queer craft used in the jour.
ney "Under and over the Sea" is
electrically. The huge steel hull
trembled, the great mighty engine
throbbed, the powerful propellers
churned the waters into a foaming
fury and the boat darted forward
through the transparent watery mass.
Enormous search lights illuminated
the ships course several hundred
yards, aud strange indeed was the
spectacle seen through the plate glass
windows. Sea life of all descrip.
tions, fish of every size, form and
shape, scrambling, scurrying ,darting
about, frightened into unusual &C
tivisy at the sudden advent of this
strange monster in their midst. On.
ward we rush, the ever changing
temperatures Of our course reveal
ing different characters Of sea life.
First, sea moss, plants, trees, fungi,
then shells and rock Caverns, all har-
boring some form Of sea life. Flow
ers Of q thousand colors, coral reefs,
etc. Here and there the remains of
an unfortunate wrecked vessel, the
silent tombs of the unknown lost.
At q greater depth in the ocean sea
monsters, unicorns Of the deep and
narwhales are encountered. Even
a shoal OF graceful mermaids are
seen at play, and finally after a short
journey up the River Seine we as
cepd to the surface OF the river and
disembark at ourParis landing dock.
Passing through several Partisan
thoroughfares to the base of Eifel
Tower, ascending to its summit in a
large elevator, we board the great
bird.like craft restlessly Juggling at
Its moorings, anxious for its flight
along the milky way, and all aboard,
the ship cast sdrift, and our eriai
journey has commenced. A fine
bi-d's-eye view Vt Paris is afforded
from this vantage point, but zap
idly does the French Metropolis re-
cede in the distance as with the
speed Of light we glide along over