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were too many. as the motive no,..
was steam. dangerous under va,o.
Nothing came of Delany's idea.
1t was not until the civil war ,o..,.
The Confedcratcs to attempt Sumo v,r
of escaping the blockade Of the Son,bs,s
ports that submarines again were bs,,I
OF. The hrst or these was the Hume,
a cylindrically shaped craft about ,bi,,r
feet in length and six feet IN di, mott,
with bow and stern shaped To form,
stem and stern post respectively. Wat,
ballast compartments wcrc located q,
each end OF the vessel. She was ,.o
PEELED by hand power. eight 'non ,,,,.
ing the cranks which operated the ara.
peller shaft.
This boat was sent ont ~, >cr
orleans In an endcaNor To run T..
blockade. but was lackiug in long ,ul,,,
stability. II during hrr experiment.,
trials she dircd hcadlong to- the ho,,,,r
on several occasions. She was rc,o,o-oI
each time. but too late Ia save tb, Cow
In this way the designer and ,b,r,,.
two men were lost.
The Iiunley was finally nttpl VIII,
torpedo. and or the night OF Fclru,.,
II. 1864. Lieutenant Dickson aur..ei.a
in approaching the United State. h,i,.
ship 1Iousatonic and sank her hy ~
ploiing "A torpedo under her bottom
This probably was the fry, iusi,i.. ,.
a battleship being sunk 10y u submarine
but the wave thrown w by tie ,yp,o.
sion swamped the Hunlcy. and ag,n
she was sunk with all hcr crew.
Shortly after tins another Submarine
was built by the Confedera'cs q, Loo
stroy the blockade OF Nortl,,y sl.r,
outside OF New Orlcau.. TN co.,
known as the New Orleans ~.l.r,-..s
When the vessel was completed ,oc a..
signer thought it would be A nH, laos.
Torrance to have the vessel r'ir,,
under water as She LETT the was, al.
make a short trip before com ng Z,
the surface. Accordingly. he Instructed
two OF his most intelligent slaves how
to operate the vessel when suhuerg,l
and sent them on Their way. A5s.,
twenty years later. when the M,ssssa.
was being dredged ut New Orleans. u.
boat with the skeletons Of the -.
negroes was found buried In tn. ,rul
IL was about this time that Joan %
Holland came upon the scene H..
land was born In L~ispanuor. A,,,rf. 90
1sAi He came to the Gnj'.t stu,
before the civil war. and the battle no.
tween the Monitor and the Nerr.r,
set him 10 thinking on the su'ic { ,,
submarines. In l>15. ANTICIPATING a
other claims for modern 60. rir,re
honors Ivy several years. rc $40 u,,.H
his plans to the United STATE. NV
department. The naval engineers .-,.
n"uhced them TO he practical o. ...
way. but gave IT a. their opinion '.t.
men could not he found to t,k ter
lives In the experiment. Therefore 81
Holland was forced to build H. nrs:
vessel without Government ai1
IT was but "A short time af,e- -
that he launched the ~liollaud-I in o..
Fassaic River near Paterson. $40 ",
fourteen feet six inches long, thee .s,
wide and two feet six inches tn dcr,,
Holland made experiments with III,
boat. hut engine trouble caused lin .,
ABANDON II as a petroleum prope',l
craft. and steam was substituted y
io'lan was so encouraged by lis o..
rc'imcuts with this vessel that no mr..
-." hNNNA .' f
cceded to construct n larger boat known
as the Holland-c. and abando,.i IN.
Holland-1. whose old shell now ..s II
the Passaic River.
Hollands third boat Wa lu', 81,
shipyard located Off West Eighteen.
street and the North River. New yor.
known as Delamater's place. This ".
the boat that "A SvN reporter co'el
the Fenian Ram. lie wrote a v,--
that cot international circulation. =, -.
effect that tho Irish sympath'zors IN g.
United states were preparing 70 dcs,rr
the British navy.
THIS brings the history o. re sub.
marine up to the period roterrc! =, IN
the controversy that has been going .,
in THE SIN for the past twa week,
You Will notice that IL any pt.tru,a-
person IL 10 secure credit for submarine.
experiments a division Of h.nors VII.
nave to be scattered over s~,,e,I, zen.
turtles. II the honor Is to nc given ~
the first practical submarine. ,a a--
can Law claim TO It but John T. 49,.
land. for his I~Iolland-9, which IS ., b..
the centrepiece OF the Palace OF Ane'i.
can Achievements at the RrorN '-,-r.
Exposition. when tina, ere
prise opens Oh May 80. 1915. j., the H-s'
boat that ever avtually "l,'t.',. 20
goods II I, Nr;,o,.r
President Bronx International E,h!o..
ton.
NEW YORK. November .
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