Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-29
SUBMARINE BOAT
TESTS NEWPORT
Naval Powers of World Will
Watch Result With
Interest
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
NEWPORT, R. L. April 30.---The ma
val powers of the entire world will
await with keen interest the result
of the contests between submarine boats
which began in Narragansett Bay to-
day under the direction of the navy
department of the United States. The
boats that show up best in the eyes
of the naval experts will be adopted
for the United States navy and it is
not improbable that the whole world
will follow suit.
Two types of boats have entered the
contest. One of these, the Lake, re-
presents the inventor whose name it
bears.
The other, the Octopus, is the Hol-
land type. Both boats have been here
for some time tuning up for the Of
fetal trials. 1t is claimed for the Lake
that she has made 1-2 knots an hour
running awash. The Holond COM
pany claim an equal speed for their
boat, the Octopus.
The selection of the boat, however,
does not depend on speed alone. Dur
ability Inability and deep diving will
all enter into the summing up by the
judges of the merits of the boats.
Personnel Naval Board.
| The navy board appointed to sup
ervise the tests consists of Captain
Adolph Marix,president; Naval Con-
structor D. w. Taylor, Commander
Burns T. Walling, Lieutenant Com
mander William S. Smith, Lieutenant
| John w. Timmons and Ensign F, H
| Sadler, recorder.
! Every percaution has been taken by
| the navy department to insure fair
ness in the trials and to bring out the
merits of the respective boats. The
rules laid down by the trial board and
| approved by the secretary of the ma
w provide for turning trials to prove
the maneuvering powers of the boat
for torpedo firing while submerged
and under motion, for mining ana
countermining, as well as tests of en-
durance and Inability.
In order to test the last named
quality the boats, each taking a COM
plement of men, will be sunk, side by
side, at the torpedo station dock here
for "a hours as a test of the comfor
of the little craft when necessary
Severe as this test may seem to th'
layman, neither officers. men or thu
owners seem to dread it in the least
Trials or Speed.
Speed trials will be over measured
course of one mile, under thee con
ditions-light or cruising condition
with all ballast tanks empty: wash
with part of the coming tower show
ing and ready for instant diving, anC
submerged, with the top of the con
ming tower not less than ten feet from
J the surface. For each speed trial, un
less special circumstances render
inxpedient. three runs will be mad
over the course at maximum speed
! and four or fives runs made back an
forth at progressively reduced speeds
as determined by the trial board
The submarines, carrying a com
plement of torpedoes, will make sub
merged runs and discharge in tn
shortest time possible all torpedoes a
target The first torpedo will b
discharged at $500 yards. Each boa
will be examined as to strength, ma
terial and workmanship.
Further Test Of Strength.
As a further test of strength eac
boat will be submerged to depth nj
greater than the owners may desir
but no boat will be accepted as film
all the requirements unless 1t sha
Withstand without damage a runnin
submergence OF zoo feet
The board has decided that the tes
shall be competitive. as 1t would be I'm
4 practicable to have simultaneous CON
n petitive tests. 1t is expected that II
s trials will last ten days or two week