Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-26

| Professor RODerJ casey, Ih0 PiN
moter and business manager for the
Inventor, drew up recently a list OIL
- things which this boat can do anu
which cannot be done by any other
boat in the world. This list was tor-
warded TO Washington, and the navy
officials after reading, frankly de-
Iclared that the things mentioned
we're impossible Yet each OF them
vas done before a crowd Of invited
guests at the natatorium.
The list of feats was published as
prospectus. It is now a list OF feats
actually accomplished by a minia-
ture model OF the boat.
1. It will submerge instantly on
level keel, without diving or plung
ing. and will follow perpendicular
line TO any given depth.
2. It can descend, halt and re-
main stationary on level keel at any
required depth in the water.
8. It can ballast so as to sink 10
the sea-noor, and remain there 6O
hours, If necessary.
4. While so submerged, 1t can
rise to the surface at any time at the
will of the operator, and that with
out discharging ballast.
3. 1t can lift several tons from
the seahoor over and above It's own
ibuoyancy, rising to the surface.
6. It can turn in either direction
on It's vertical axis
Z. Except when purposely ballast
ed to remain upon the sealloor, II
maintains contant buoyancy,
which, in case of accident to its ma
chinery, will cause the boat to come
to the surface.
8. While submerged and station
airy in the water 1t can discharge
torpedo and instantly compensate for
the lost weight without taking in ad-
ditional ballast or by doing so If the
operator desires It.
Q. It discards storage batteries
and has instead perpetual motive
energy of 700-horse power.
10. II can double (and 1t Is be-
lleved can triple) the speed of any
known boat, whether while sub
merged or upon the surface.
II. When put into full action II
will have a life OF 60 hours before
It's fuel will have to be renewed
10. II can be operated by one
man and for its most efficient work
will require a crew of but FIVE men,
II is stated confidently by Mr.
Cage, the inventor, and by Professor
Casey, the promoter, that the COM
plete and full-sized boat will be able
to cross the Atlantic without a pause
and at rate faster than that of any
fghting ship, The boat carries air
enough to last crew OF five men GO
hours under water II necessary, but
a is not conceivable that such a ne
cessity could ever arise.
IL Is to he run by electric motors
generating their own current in the
boat itself by means of gasoline en-
glne which will work under water
just as we'll as on the surface, SO
that 1t will be possible, II need be,
for the boat to dip to the foundations
OF the Statue of Liberty In New York
and remain submerged until It shall
rise TO the surface Of the Thames
just under London bridge.
The new features of the boat de-
pend largely upon the propelling sys-
tenn which has been invented by MIR.
Cage, Eight separate propellors,
each controlled by a switch in the
coming tower of the boat, are the
instruments which give IL its fish-like
ability In the water. There are two
horizontal propellors at each end,
one set driving the boat forward, the
other reversing its horizontal pro-
gress. BY running the right-hand
propeller In the bow simultaneously
with the left-hand propeller in the
stern, the boat can be made to turn
upon its axis, and II is by the proper
of these propellors.
separately and in combination, that
the steering Is done without a rud-
der.
Then there are four other propel- !
lors to run the submerging device |
This scheme is absolutely new. Al !
each end Of the boat Is a round "wen" |
I'm which work two propellors in op- T.
posite directions. The shaft revolu. ]
tion Of these drag the boat Instantly /
and with level keel TO the bottom.
BY reversing the motion the boat
comes just as speedily TO the ton.
dragging with It heavy weights il .
necessary, This feature may make |