Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-10-20

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90aE a0wu. Bier nose went under all
rishr bur her stern projected our Of
Tie water- IN a word we stil nclSsd
enough 0allast entirely to suhmerge
her. { immediately stopped TIE engine
AMI whistied e8r my convoy She came
I'D az once AMI we proceeded 20 trans.
Ser more pig iron inb0 the 1oat,
'again we tried I'd live. and again
we failed second tme we whistled
tor Jur convoy and took an additional
ballast This time we Succeeded.
las soon as { steerad ler l0wn she
plunged beneath the suE-fice AMI tile
only part visible 10 the onluukers was
ouf iiigs finrtering trom tne mastsS
After running e0r about 100 feet sun
merged, { steered her up again and
she immediately rose 30 the surface.
THIS was great rslief I'D mung &C my
erieu,is, most Of whom doubted we
wouid ever De able ta nuke the boar
come 20 the surface when once we sue
ceefied ia getting her under.
During the tive we newer had more
than four feet af water over eur deck.
as was aoe sure ut tne shallow spots
AMI ditt not relish running aground
and damaging the bout.
"We now held consultation and
decided se hard betrer attempt 10 more
dives owing 81 thn iateuess Of ma
hour.
h9r some cme after this we egn-
2nued cur lives IN the l0wer Day. bur
eventually picked out a more suitable
diving course h Peeoulc Bay Long
ISLAND It was there tlut the EI1llaaG
weHE raroug1 her besf paces aa,I NE
CREW received ii thorough training
the handling OF che ouat.
After about year ae 1rial dives,
both IN the Ree0nic Bay aud aEer On
liz Chesapeake Bay she was accepted
hy TIDE nuNg deparsmenE
Ii was Just aD0ar 5he time ne 'Ei0i-
/ lanG was launched that war aEainst
I Spain was declared H0ihud offered
+ 30 take his boat and los erew t0 San-
( ciag0 and destroy rhe entire Spunisb
feet
1 When mis- proposition w9s made e1
rhe CnlEed STATES government. the su-
th0riEes refused rhe offer with tha
I statement cRae tt would be an nhus
alaue e9rm oG warfare. e VAS aoE anr
I I'll 1--WE years after mis- war vas aves
that the government finally purchased
the Holland"
After suffering The aar'ishigs 9f 9ll
age and financial reverses, Hoia9d
, died August l.. i9l4
AS time passed the 'Etoilani NJ. D.
became obsolete. The United States
navy department holds ~ particular
sympathy Tor n3anInate oo ieets. even
though they may represent the early
achievements OF American genius. So
the HOLLAND was seid Toe scrap.
The 6rm making a successful bid
for the Holland was tne ueury A.
EIltusr's Sons saHgpaag 0g RhilzaielphIa
Thsy removed the engines and lis
posed eG ether valuable portions u saa
oid vessel, aa3 then placed me shell
IN the Philadelphia Commercial ulu-
scum. for exhibition purposes.
There cafBe tizle when TIE flree,
TORS II ne zi1geuEn curel 10 hgnger
~ retain ghe sid bear On TIE mnseHHa
\ grounds. The Hitaer company offered
-he sbeil OF ene Holland sar sale as
strap ron walter A. EtalI. member
u Eas eril1 al crew 9E the Holland.
now IN electrical engineer and anna
6eur aviator. appealed - cae pabiie tor
1 the preservation q the Holland. TIE
+ boar vas 3aat'y ooegh. BY ny. Peter J.
/ GIbaors 873 Blk soc. austin EtInE Glib
/ h.scs. aE Sew Y2rs ctsy. @ho have lens
It for sne vear 70 taz Er0Ex Laserua
tioeal E.zposl aan.