The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-13
EXHIBITS FULTON'S
BOOK ON SUBMARINE
Nautilus Trials in France as
Told by Designer studied
by Naval Men.
WAS ONLY 20 FEET LONG

A manuscript relating to the first sub
marine designed by Robert Fulton IL
exhibited in the window Of Scribner's
and was studied my May sailors and
civilians yesterday afternoon.
well. now, I'll be darned," exclaimed
one. "if didn't think the blamed things
were invented by the Germans"
The manuscript was written in lsol
and addressed 20 Capt. Clemment. Ad-
jutari Commandant of the navy yard
at Brest, France, and suggests sending
out a fiotila of French Uoats to conceal
the con,ortions Of the new submarine
under the water
As II t. impossible during the day
to tell where the English may anchor
IN the evening" writes Fulton, II con-
Crive while the weather is calm and the
ebb favorable the best mode OF opera
tlon Is to prepare such boats as are
thought necessary to secure a retreat.
depart from Brest a. about : o'clock in
the Afternoon. endeaVor to arrive AZ Ber-
teaume before sunset. each night iaking
tho chance of hiding the enemy In a
favorable position"
The Nautilus Futons submarine, was
| launched In July, 1900. After it was
D
poleon offering to submit his plans and
explain th<m TO the Emperor, VINO he
heard was Il good engineer. After some
delay the request was granted ard ihe
/ Naut .lus slN feet IN diameter and twenty
/ feet long. was 20 he tried first In the
! middle OF the Seine. where Il could
/ plunge twentv-fve feet. The swift river
/ currents were too trying for the new
/ invention and IL was decided to move
| Il To Havre. where Fulton could put the
/ Nautilus through her PAGES IN the open
/ sea
writes Of Trial Trip.
The gath Of August plunged IN the
/ basin at Havre to the depth OF hfteer
/ feet" writes Fulton. having with me
two people and a lighted candle. We
rema ned below the surface for the space
u one hour without experiencing th'
slightest Inconvenience. The commit
tee appointed rs the French Government
were particularly interested in the ex
pertinent. as Fulton asked no compen
satlou but the happiness Of helping
France and seemed A. Interested as they
IN defeating the English
\ crude form of propellers furnished
the locomotion Il tried balancing IN
Nautilus under water In such a WY a.
or descending to tho bottom. meanwhile
advancing" continues the letter. "Thi
is executed by means OF a par Of wing
placed horizontally on the 'front.' OF tn
Nautilus and which communicates wit
tho Interior ~ turning these wing
from left 70 right the Nautilus is mad
TO descend heloN the water IN turnin
them from right to left It is raised L
~. surface This day did
kc.n m, Nautilus below water AT
depth Of about hvc feet the whist
covered a distance Of 1872 yards, iror
= one end OF the basin 70 another.
TIL. committee were even NOR
as,ounded at the ease with winch IN
Nautilus placed torpedoes.
, Fulton says
Il half filled an ordinary barrel an
! p'arod II at anchor IN tho harnor a
ahou, 426 wards from the jetty. ! the
placed myself IN an ordinary boat d
,ho distance Of about Is" yards a.
placed In the sca a torpedo which cor
tanned about thirty pounds OF powde
The torpedo was attached TO sma
rome 2O0 yards long The current Goin
under the barrel the torpedo passo
without touching II, Bu' then did tur
the helm II the boat i'm which | -
and ! made II go oblquely til ! sa
the torpedo directly under the barre
then drew back the cable 'll
last the torpedo touched the barre
At that iustar. tho battery went of
TN, powder exploded and the barrel ~
reduced {, fragments. being lost In
column Of water tor feet ~ diamet'
to the height Of sixty 10y eighty fec