The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-10


line for air. And they supplied It,
that is to say. they showed how the
used up oxygen In the cir can be re-
stored by means of chemicals And
4 as 10 the hot fStld air. which the en-
Rins-room carries down, with ~. when
the boat dives below the surface. this
is led out through pipes. put through
| cooling and purifying process and
led back again AS good as new"
tUNDER-SEA SAILORS NOT
OF THE WORRYING KIND
The food questions gave the men
even less worry than the matter OF
air, Because OF the British blockade.
all Germany today ia living on food
that comes out OF tubes and cans,
food which is nearly the real thing
I bslt not quite. And these men. the
first merchant seamen 20 break that
! blockade in this new way, were quite
willing to live on tho same sort of
things, Water had to be drunk lit
] tie sparingly since there was no APP
lparatus on board for distilling fresh
water from salt water. but fhere was
/ plenty OF hot food And the mems
minds were set NJ rest by the knowl-
edge that There was enough food TO
last them some three months-~and
then enough more among the emery
enry rations to last them good
whilo longer.
But they are not the worrying kind,
these sailors under the sea When YOU
point to the little rescue kits" which
are allotted To each Of them and ask
them how they would feel II they had
10 use them-they merely smile at
~ Qua little gramly. They are not
much given 10 conversation. They act
as though in those hours Of danger
/ and excitement and particularly In
chose hours when they lay stationary
under tho water in q perfect silence
they had learned some new wisdom
not accessible to those who live under
the blue dome OF the sky rather than
under the corrugated green roof of
the sea That silence as they all
agree. Is strange and weird thing;
5. &C. II time had stopped and the
ord had stopped, and they were
. nrk az out an infinite penanee in n
private and particular purgatory all
their own
Tho Emergency Kit.
Had their phrgatory suddenly been
turned into a hell or terror by sud
den thrush of water from a leak or n
tearing of the hull. they were all
ready TO make dash for their emery
ency kits You put them on the way
you do a coat and fasten a respirator
a fairly complicated apparatus,
which il connected with a breathing
bag carried on the back, over tho
mouth and nose, If YOU succeed in
getting out, the huoyancy of the swim
ming coat carries you to the surface
and YOU are able to take off the mouth
\
air OF the sea. and shout for help. IT
help IS within hailing distance.
one of the reasons for the choice
Of the Chesapeake rs tho port of
landing for the submarine Is the
absence Of any swift current. The
rise and fail Of the tides Ia matter
OF barely two feet, practically moth
ing compared with the tides around
! New York The Importance of still
water can hardly be overestimsted.
The swift current in the Marmora
channel cost England two of her best
submarines. They were stranded in
the channel Of the Sea of Marmora.
! Hilken Jumps for JOY.
When 2. G. l. Iilken. the Ameri-
can manager Of the new merchant
submarine company, got the news that
the Deutschland was sighted, he
Jumped about for 10Y Ike seven
\ year-old boy Didn't I tell you that
she'd come In tonight. he cried.
DIDN'T ] tell youf' AS matter OF
fact, ne did, He had bunch, 1t
was nothing more than that. For he
r3wears on his honor that neither he
nor any one else connected with the
submarine on this side has had any
wireless messages from her siace she
left
Captain Hinsch. during his anxious
fortnight OF vigil on the Timmons,
never had n moments doubt that the
Deutschland would turn up safely in
the Chesa peake and he gave the men
fresh faith whenever they wavered.
Made loud Noise.
The submarine IS dark gray in color
md shows little signs OF rust. She
has a whistle, which she blew nightly
as she got halfway between Cape
Henry and Old Point Comfort. to tell
i. the State of Maryland, for one thing
that she was here and would like a
Maryland pilot Captain kairig
showed no secr.tiveness toward those
who came aboard the boat on official
business. allowing them to go through
and look her over. He stood on the
bridge when Captain Coleman came
up in the pilot boat and shouted
through a megaphone: This Is the
German underwater liner oeutsCh-
land"
Paul n L. Hinken. the only Ameri-
can representative of the company,
has been pursued by newspaper men,
but has refused to talk to any one
but myself, referring the Others to
his father The interview he has given
me is exclusive. He tells me that a
man called him up this afternoon. Of
fering TO buy the whole thousand tons
Of dye etuffs. and II you had another
two thousand coming in tomorrow"
: he aid, I'D take that too"
II was down ut Old Point Comfort
last night" said Mr.. Hilken: Il was
standing out on the pier head all
levening until past midnight, for l was
sure she was on her way in. I felt II
in my bones At 1880 / went back to
the hotel Chamberlin. leaving word at
tho desk to be awakened at 1850.
Roughly Written Message.
When they woke me ! got up and
dressed in no time and Just as step
ped off the hotel porch there was the
Timnsons coming along under full
st cam: next was one OF the Baltimore
day line boats. While she was still
going, the first man who sighted the
submarine jumped off and told me
everything, But know II before he
told me by the way the Tmmons had