Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-11

hands with everybody and telling how
glad he was TO be in an American
port.
Later he was persuaded to bring
out his crew. The grinning young
sters brought with them a large green
board taken from the stern OF the
ship, on which was painted in big sill
yer letters "Deutschland-B Bremen"
Grouped about the board, with their
skipper in the center, the sailors
posed until Captain KONG said it was
time to eat.
Unloading Begins.
A force of longshoremen was ready
on the dock to begin unloading the
cargo, which is to be shipped as soon
as possible by the Eastern Forward
ing company to the purchasers, New
York chemical companies. Probably
only day or two will be required to
discharge; then the submarine will
take on the crude rubber and nickel
consignments already stored in the
pier warehouse for its return trip.
When the start back across the At
lantic will be made, of course, is prob
lematical. An official OF the for
warding company said today it might
be two weeks or it might be month,
but it was not denied that no advance
notice would be given and the vessel
would make its way out of the capes
whenever and however the opportu-
nifty might offer to elude the enemy
patrols which undoubtedly will be
securing the Virginia coast waiting
for it to appear.
Not Worried by Libel Threat.
Captain KONG went about his
preparations for entering at the Gus
tom house without hurry or unusual
formality just as though his boat
were an ordinary freighter. He did
not seem to be worried over reports
that the American authorities would
carefully investigate his case to de-
termine whether the Deutschland
should be rated as an ordinary COM
merce' carrier. The story that the
Lake Torpedo Boat company was
preparing to libel the submarine on
the ground that its construction in
fringed upon its patents apparently
did not interest him. 80 -..-,5-. ...
Health Officers Description.
As described by DR.. John c. Trav-
ers, assistant health officer, who was
taken through the boat by Captain
KONG, the Deutschland's interior
quarters appears to be mainly mass
of machinery. II has but one deck
below and seventeen-foot depth OF
hold for Its cargo. DR.. Travers de-
scended through the forward hatch,
where he found the crews quarters,
hunks on either side Of a narrow
passage way leading to compart-
ments occupied by the captain and
his two officers. The captains room
Is scarcely six feet square and bare
ly high enough for man to stand.
It Is furnished all in metal. with
the exception Of a small oak desk.
Directly beneath the officers quar-
tiers is the big battery which stores
electric energy to drive the vessel
when submerged.
Next DR.. Travcrs was taken into
the officers mess room, scarcely
larger than the state rooms, with
galley built with all the economy Of
space OF a Pullman dining car kitch-
en-. Aft the mess roomsnabout one
third the ships length from the
stern, is the submerging machinery
and two periscopes.
Amazing Mass Of Machinery.
Il never saw such mass Of ma
shinery itismy Nfe,s said DR.. Trayers.
lit was an amazing sight and ~
doubt II Il would mean much except
to the engineer who designed it.
There seemed to be 5000 different
pieces, an inexplicable tangle Of
Furnished copper and glistening
steel" :
Aft Of the submerging machinery
were the submarines two powerful
Diesel oil engines which propel it on
the surface.
Both in the crews and officers
quarters were monographs and
stocks OF well used discs.
Captain KONG told the doctor that
while on the surface the noise Of the
machinery was almost deafening.
when submerged" said the skipper,
1T moves almost silently, and then
we enjoy ourselves"
Looks Through Periscopes.
DR.. Travers was permitted to look
through one Of the periscopes and de-
'clared he could see the surrounding
scenery greatly magnihed with amaz-
ing clearness.
hThe device was adiustabIe" he