Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12

In the history of Worlds Expeditions, perhaps in no division does the public de- mand greater progress than in it's amusement features, and that this has been the para | 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, scientists, inventors. artists, mechanics and electricians have vied with each other 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 tripf No; then embark with mel The hatchway through which we have entered this monster iron fish is dramatically sealed; our 498 fellow passengers (the capacity of our boat is 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 Qutvers 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 bewildered { vision-fowers, fungi, pOlypi, plants, shell4l and rock, a veritable kaleidoscope of greenA yellow, orange, violet and blue. With eE. cited exclamations of wonder and admiratton we gaze through the crystal plates, at tee aquatic army surrounding us. The boatYs manometer indicates our depth now-1 ,0p0 fathoms below the surface-and our captain, a careful, brave and experienced submarfnP skippers skillfully manipulating the electric switchboard at which he stands-~always and ever alert to the dangers of tho deep-stops our downward course and points his vessel straight ahead; the pressure of m electric button is simultaneous with convulstvo thrOb peller churns the sea into a foaming fury and with 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 a mammoth narwhale or runicorn of the sea is quite unnoticed until almost upon us. The at first startled pas sengers are quickly reassured by the captain. 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 emi-earthly being, contentedly seated on its monster green tongue, and in fine gbasso voice is singing the lay of the deep blue sea; the torpedO-like velocity of our craft, however, soon leaves the serenaders 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 oceans bed; a shOal of mermatd1 appear to our now thoroughly delighte0< visions, the delicately tinted gold and stive4 be-scaled bodies gracefully bounding overj under and around the boat, as If tInbued with earthly vanity, they would rival each otAer'A brightness.
 With never-ending and tireless energy, our great speed undiminfshed, we rush madly ons our goal is soon at hand; the pumps are set Our now buoyant vessel speedily finds th0 surface, and the thrilling subterranean pas- sage has ended. Disembarking, we are guided to the base of Eiffel Tower; immense elevators take us to its summit, where mas- sive airship restlessly tugging at its 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 flight 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 bank of clouds, our astonished and
 bewildered senses are now completely dazed
 at the vision that greets our eyes-the WoTid,s1 Fair is spread out immediately below
 gently the airship descends and dischaI
 herprecious cargo of mystified and deligx
 passengers at the Pike landing dock, we
 enjoyed marvellous experience an(
 pleted our trip, under and over the sea