The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-12
tspscl,l Dispatch to IN. cam

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
LONG BEACH, June 11.-Carrying
out to the minute the mapped out
program OF his submergence test. In
ventor John NJ Cage and his submarine
craft rose to the surface of the Long
Beach inner harbor at exactly o'clock
this evening, breaking by IL hours
the worlds submergence record made
by the Octopus in 1907.
So well timed was the movement
that the submarine engines started at
1 2 seconds before the boat showed her
1agstaff out Of the water just on the
licked off the entire boat came UP,
bow first. just as cheer from thoGN
sands of throats gave the signal TO
the neighboring factories, whose wtis-
ties broke out in deafening peals added
TO by the fog horns of three dozen
launches.
Then the submarine company's
launch. which was crowded with half
hundred people, including the wives
OF the crew of the submarine, showed
salongside and Mayor Hatch stepped
aboard the nat top Of the craft and
with deft slash of knife cut the
seal.
TEN THOUSAND PERSONS CHEER
tense moment passen and then,
from the inside. the hatch was thrown
open and inventor Cage appeared in
the hole and waved his hat in answer
throats of spectators who thronged
the docks and lined both sides of the
channel.
As he climbed to the deck his hands
were grasped by the mayor. and in
response to query he said he was all
right and feeling dandy.
Then came up next Operator Hoop
engarner, tired looking, but showing
his relief over the termination of a
long siege of work. He was quickly
followed by the other four members
OF the crew and then the six lined up
with the mayor. bowed and looked
happy as they sized up the crowds and
posed for the clicking motion picture
machines.
The wives of the men waited pa
tientIy until the ovation was ended
and then greeted their husbands in
the silent way that only a woman can
who has pinned her confidence in her
husbands courage and bravery in dam
ger and found him alive and safe after
the ordeal.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced in keeping row boats and
launches away from the submarine de-
spite the efforts of detail of police
men, but this was finally accomplished,
and after welcomes had been finished,
the engines were started and the boat
went across the channel to her moor
ing barge, and after being made safe
and given in charge of the watchman,
Cage and his companions boarded the
company launch and were taken to the
submarine plant, where they parted
and went home to sleep.
OPERATOR IS FATIGUED
The only one who showed any signs
OF fatigue was Guy Hoopengarner, the
Office manager Of the company, who
acted as IC1eEiGpi CPcl 0NyA ddJiHS bhS
long hours the boat lay on the bottom.
Although still suffering from injuries
received last week in fall. he has
been constantly at the key sending and
receiving messages
Telegrams announcing the breaking
or the record were sent to President
wilson. Secretary of State Bryan and
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. as well
as brief news stories to a dozen east
ern newspapers
A large number OF messages are in
the telegraph office from outside points.
hut when an attempt was made to send
them. Hoopengarner wired that his I'M
e1ers were all used up, and II was no
.se he could not take the messages.
AFTER greeting his wife. Mr. Cage said
to the reporters: ,.
1T seemed like we were in a vault.
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