Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

dated is testified II by the Official
report of her commanding officer.
This report reads as follows:
! This trip confirms once more the
good sea.going qualities of boats of
Ibis particular type, as several times
we were on in cold weather and eX-
posed 10 high winds ami heavy seas.
YET. not witlisIan,iing these conditions.
lie submersiblc stood The weather
every time quite easily 10 under
stand This one must lake into consid-
GRAFTON The exceptional provisions
made in The living quarters OF this
vessel There are four sofas with
swinging backs. which. when the lat.
ter are turned mp. provide eight sleep
ing hcr;bS In addition 10 This. when
these backs are swung up space
enough is made an The bottom sofas
| Ia hunk iwo men On each one of
them by us,nH an air.mattreSS in the
| space be-, TWEEN he backs of these
seats aud Sides Of he boar. As Il
result there are in all twelve sleep.
Ing crlhS Besides that. each one
al The crew has his own cupboard and
drawer for clothes. and living quar-
tiers are parIiionr'l off from the en-
sinc-r"oni. None ri The other types
III submarines have these accnmmoda
tiumS
lin view of The exceptional circum,
stances under which this boat opnr-
aicd had TO allow twelve men to live
all The time on the vessel from the
i'm. She first left libau up 10 The
present dair-n period OF more than
hrcc months. ! say allowed. because
The crew asked permission Ia do 20
themselves. This request in itself is
sufficient proof Of the comfort ri liv
ing aboard boats of this particular he.
sign This was amply confirmed hy
an occurrence which happened in Mon
Smd. when ipr . hours by reason Of
| lIr violence ri The wind and the ma
turn OF he sea il was not possible to|
pass food from The conveying vessel
10 the submcrSihlr During thai re-
riod the deck was swept by heavy
waves. aud the crew were able to take
! ,he air only On top OF the coming
tower: bui notwithstanding this. when
| ! proposed 10 Them next day that they
might 90 over Ia the convoy If they
liked, they again asked permission To-
! remain on the SuhmcrSiblr.
''lt is easy Ia steer this vessel nm.
der water and she holes the depth
| suItcrhly.
| On the LIST Of November. al noon.
he hoai being at Windau. l. received
II Telegram from Admiral 1rrSki in
structing me TO proceed To libau.
which did leaving at i:fO -. M
| The wind was from tho north and
blowing with a force Of six by he
beaufort scale and by l0:40 y. nj. il
had grown much stronger and blown
MP Il heavy sea. which compelled MS
tn close The Stern hatch II began
Ia snow Al ll:i5 y. M. we arrived
| IN The outer larbor of libau and came
Ia anchor under the shelter of the
hrenkwaicr.
'nhe Naval aud Military Record of
England calls attention Ia The fact
thai rhr snhmcrsihle which made
sudh an excellent showing was One
Of tie i've vessels built by an Am
crican company M Newport News.
Va. and shipped from there in u
partly completed state Ia l.ibau.
where they were ultimately comple,-
ed and tested 10 the entire sutisRlc-
| iiCn OF HE Russian authorities.
II is alsn stated that lin recoGni
zion OF the remarkable qualities OF
| The boats Of this particular type.
their American builders have received
The exceptional consideration of 4
third order for more of the same
type. bni OF a very much larger
| size, which are said to exceed in
displacement. speed anu military
elements any underwater craft yc5
hlsldng. These boats are being
cons lrnicd al 81. Petersburg. and.
Strange rs il ,say seem. in II ship
house hnilI by Peter Hhc Great"
That il should he necessary for
Americans To gri rhe first official
notification Of The success OF great
American invention from tho report
al :; Foreign officer Is Suggestive o.
rcpr,..irnshle conduct on the part of
some one somewhere in Tho service
| OF The government. We llslye no
fault 10 find with any conscientious
public servant whose judgment after
= Thorough l,si thas been made. is
.Siill III variance with Tie generally
accepted views on any given subject.
connection with This whsle Lake ed
salc resis in The fact That the nav1
. department. utterly ignoring The pro.
visions ol an act Of Congress. tool;
snap Judgment u!.3n The merits of
an american Invention and turned