The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-07-09
A Part OF Our Na,s Lit
tie Known About.
REAL -DlVY JONES l0GKERs"
Takes Nerve sna Physical
Endurance To Be Mem.
tsr VI Crew.
ysgI saoEuIcE NAM ISrEs

STATE submarine boats showed liz
tie over three feet Of their cigarliEe
body above the water The aver
age length over all IL 100. feet and
the greatest diameter 3 feet, says
the New York Sun. The most am-
steurish Of broad jumpers could
readily clear the widest parf 81 the
Geek. more properly known as the
superstructure. above winch rises
the coming tower. slim mast 20
carr The wireless apparatus, the
sss rcnligiit. miniature bridge and
two vsnrilators.
Cleared Tor action the eOiiapsiDls
bridge is slowed below and the
nast bent on its hinge 20 lie flush
with the deck When submerged,
the water pressure automatically
seals the Veutiistors. And the air
---t.su .-2- .v'tJl.h lie. along. .fhs sides.
begin 20 dole out their precious
cor.-0n'S 20 the eighteen o. twenty
me VINO usually comprise the
cre-
Once IL the BODY o. fhs vessel
there are but three communications
WITH the sunshine. through aug one
" which only one man can pass az
Z time These are the coming tow
~, The main and the torpedo
matches. all Of which are. Of course.
hernetically sealed when the boat
dives.
The "landlubbsr. stepping eau
10usly down the hstehwsy. CONES
upon . marvel Of economy Of space.
There are three compartments be-
low, divided by bUlkheads. Into
the rear one is crowded the engines
and motors, the air aud bilge
pumps. through which is the mar
rOwesf Of passages. The center
room. into which the main hatch
opens. is fitted With what our mod
ern apartment house superinteno-
ents call ktehenetts; the seams
and riyets Of the circular walls are
covered WITH an srabesQue Of pipes
and tubes: mechanical devices. lev
srs. gauges. marine clocks aud ia
oicatOrs appear on every hand.
-Four moderate sized steps take one
from wall 70 wall The fore com
psrtment gets its air through the
torpedo hatch and the coming tow
or. ~ this eOns-shspeo room are
thu two torpedo tubes. just al the
foot of the coming tower, the com
msDder, usually an ensign, takes
his post with his eyes on the face Of
the periscODe. an arrangement Of
mirrors which transmits view Of
the sea surface. IN all directions.
The two torpedo tubes always carry
their destructive meebsDisms and
IN time " war the vessels find room
for four more. The construction OF
q torpedo which il about ~ feet
long and eighteen inches in diane
ter IL surprisingly simple; it's nOss
is stuffed With gune0ttOn 90 the
about Of 200 pounds. and IL IL
driven By = small propeller which
Ia turn receives It's motive power
from a tank IN which air has been
greatly compressed The bfeeeh Of
the tube IL closed. the tube directed
~ the eDsmy's hull and allowed 20
hood with water; slight impetus
il given the torpedo. and It's prOpel-
Ter. set IN motion By . small pro-
lection 10 the tube a. II passes out.
begins 20 reyOiYs.
The crews. which an q rule con
Eist OF four electricians, eight ma
ebiDists. chief gunner and five
gpDner's mates. recruited from
The bsttlsshiDs and submarine SER
vice. are wholly voluntary. When
a sailor shows any sign OF stampede
ON his first dive" he hss set foot
aboard The underwater fighters for
the last time
Life IL not "a Joy forever" on the
little craft But il 10 only in test
runs that the sailor spends all his
time on board. The submarine
boat Il Intended 10 do It's work from
a peigboring base OF supplies and II
almost without exception attended
by IL tender. The crews live on
these tenders ana swing their ham
Knocks IN the underwater boat only
when on long runs IN the recent
trip from the Norfolk navy yard
three OF the men fell victims 10
the subms rins sailors greatest dis
comfort fuel gases given on from
the storage batteries and the en-
zines Such rough seas were en-
that II VAS necessary 10
shut down al bat the coming tow
or hatch. and In some cases water
vss sbIpee1 through these. The