The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
TIE PLUNGER DYES AGAIN.
PRESIDENT AND HIS . FAMILY
WATCH HER DO STUNTS.

PRESIDENT AND HIS. FAMILY
WATCH HER DO STUNTS.
Twas Formal Exhibition and Mr.. hoose.
welt Didn't Sec II Ali-PoFpelses Play
Tag With the Craft-Crews OF the
Submarines to Receive More Pay.
OYSTER BAT. Aug. 2e-The submarine
boat Plunger made her formal public ap-
pearanoe to-day In the bay here before
President Roosevelt, his family and some
friends. who viewed tho maneuvers from
the Sylph. Tho President remained on
bodrd the yacht only about half an hour,
as he had important mail to attend to at
homo, but the Plunger continued to show
her tricks for an hour after he loft.
One of the direct results Of tho Presidents
interest In submarine navigation 10 that
the pay Of those engaged In 1t will be in
creased. Heretofore submarine service
was regarded a. shore duty, and officers
and crew, In spite Of the danger, are actually
receiving about rs per cent. less pay on the
submarines than on other naval vessels.
The President said that he would see that
that state Of affairs was changed. he
discovered the facts accidentally while
conversing with Lieut.. Charles P. Nelson,
commander Of the Plunger, and Lieut..
Shapley
The President and his partywent aboard,
the Sylph from tho j. West Roosevelt pier
at 10 O'Clock, and almost Immediately the
Plunger, whose sharklike body lay along
side the tug Apache. only 4 short distance
behind the Sylph, cast Of her moorings
and began to move down the bay.
She got considerable Roadway and soon
sank 80 that only the top Of her coming
tower was visible. She dipped and rose,
then dipped again, but never went en-
tirely out Of sight while the President
watched her, because she hadn't yet water
enough under her. While still in the inner
harbor she suddenly dipped, small puff
OF spray was visible and then three jaokies
In a launch scudded after her torpedo.
After that the Sylph stopped and the launch
Dart took the President back to the landing.
In response to q question, the President
said to the correspondents that he went
down in the Plunger because It would have
broken the boys hearts II he hadn't. He
said that It was q most interesting expert
ence. which he wouldn't have missed for a
good deal.
The President left the sylph about 1880
o'clock. Tho Plunger, In the meanwhile.
continued out toward the Sound. Sud-
denly the cap of the coming tower was
lifted.
Stick your head out shouted Com
mander F. T. Evans Of the Sylph to Lieut..
Nelson, who was in the tower. Tho
and grinned good naturally. to the salts
faction Of the ladies on the Sylph.
Then the cap Of the coming tower was
closed again and the Plunger sank and
began to execute some porpoise dives.
Whether the real porpoises that were
swimming about near by recognized these
dives cannot be determined, but at
all events they began to leap and frisk
about the submarine. their big bodies
flashing in the sunlight. Some found
themselves on top Of the Plungers partly
submerged hull and every time she rose
from the water to make one Of her dives
a porpoise or two leaped back into the
water as though playing game u tag
with its iron sister.
This scene greatly appealed to the Roose-
welt children who were on the Sylph. A
line OF small craft filed with sightseers
and camera folk pressed on what power
they had in order to come up with the por-
poises to photograph them, but none OF
them would pose. They seemed to prefer
their game Of tag with the Plunger
the submarine in the meantime had been
merged until not even her perisoope
I'll -. L.
hung suspended in midwater. At 1888
o'clock she finally rose to the surface, the
coming tower new back and the crew, in
their shirt sleeves. began to pour out
and perch on the scant footing offered
by the curving deck. The tests were over
and both the Sylph and the Plunger turned
about and steamed back up the bay. All |
Of the party on the Sylph had greatly en-
joyed the exhibition.
The party included Miss Ethel and Archie !
and Quentin, the Presidents children; Miss |
Christine, Philip and Hall Roosevelt and |
w. Emlen Roosevelt, cousins OF the Preei- |
dent Mrs j. West Roosevelt Mrs. E. T.
Evans, wife Of the Sylph's commander,
and correspondents Of the three press
w. Emlen Roosevelt said that
earlier in the morning he had made the
descent in the submarine.
Every time you 60 down, he said, you
have feeling as though you are going up
md vice versa
The air, he said, seemed to be as good
- in any other place. but 1t Is warm.
The sailors on the Plunger are lost in ad-
for the President and the GOODNESS
and interest he showed In the submarine |
boat. The craft will leave here on Monday |
lo Ill ard