The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
BUOYANT SUPERSTRUCTURE IS
 LIKELY TO ELIMINATE MANY
 PERILS OF SUBMARINE WORK
New Scheme Said Have Approval Engf- and Is Likely Soon General As of Protecting the Underse Navigaors.


 Startling Innovations in. the con struction of submarines, looking to- ward the safety of crew as we'll as the buoyancy of the boats are about to be adopted by the United States government, following recomnenda- tions of su bnarine builders.
 One feature alone, which has been alternately projected and opposed by naval constructors for the past year or so probably will go a long way toward eliminating any such catas- trophe as recently happened to the F-4 in Honolulu bay.
 Intellectually, it may be said that the Lake company officials, pledged to se- crecy as to plans for forthcoming that they will utilize the new feature. though elsewhere in submarine cir cles it is openly acknowledged that such a feature has long been con- templated by navy officials.
 : fIt' is generally believed that when the bids for 30 submarines are open ed at Washington on September 26. the Lake company in this city will be awarded between and 0 Of the coast defense type, at an approximate cost of about s5.000,000.
 While it has been openly known that the company heretofore had to. restrict the number of boats they  ready under way on the plant. conf dence of the navy departm ent that the company can turn out any mum, Der in a specified time is assured with < the probable result that the local company will have a large propor- ~tion of the work.
 The new adoption, which is now in. the experimental stage, is probably the most marvellous stride yet taken in submarine building and is said by those cognizant of it's efficiency to make it almost impossible to lose a. life in submarine work through the sinking or flooding of a. submarine even though sunk to great depth. K This is in the form of a buoyant supersttucture which rests upon the submarine proper, standing the same esistance as does the larger struc- ! ture, and also acting as stabilizer and sprojecti1e guard when not separated from the boat.
 One or more are fitted fordard and aft of the coming tower and rest up- side down on the boat itself. In shape. they resemble the keel of "a. wide shallow boat. In reality they are both a boat and a huge talk fit ted with Q small gasoline engine for propulsion.
 A watertfght aperature fitting close ly to a similar watertigFlt aperature
 
 permits entrance to their interior of all the crew of a submarineN in time fof emergency and andonment. When ell are tightly housed and the Watertig ht entrance door closed, system of Jugs is iunscrewed from in side the superstructure tank-boats and the buoyant superstructure rights itself as it floats to the surface. In- mediateIy upon reaching the air, those inside may again open their trap door and get proper ventilation. The engine, then put into commissi on.s. will aid them in reaching land or other vessels
 The device whichs is now said to be perfect and approved by the gov ernment for use all submarines, will overcome the difficulty of getting out of submarines held fast beneath the water.
 It is said that even with diving chambers and diving apparatus it has heretofore been impossible to rescue