The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-15


lish channel, and three or four in the
open water.
Yes" laughing heartily, yes. each
time there was a reason.
'"The longest we actually stayed un-
der was that ten hours in the English
channel, but we could stay four days.
AT the end of that time our batteries
would be exhausted and we would
have to rise and recharge them. Dur
ing the entire trip we Travelled n total
of ninety miles under water.
''As far ms the physical effect on the
ships company is concerned. we could
remain forever We can submerge fifty
'athoms-three hundred feet-but as
natter of fact we never went nearly
that deep, and probably never shall"
Liked the submerging.
Those on the Deutschland besides
himself We're First Mate Krapuhl. Sec
ond Mate Gyring. Chief Engineer Kleis
md n crew of - men. Kleis, he said,
over and over again. was "the most inn
portant of ALL" Then he told how the
crew spent the time.
son board they busted themselves
with the machinery. for practically all
of them are mechanics. They played
cards, and they had their singing and
their sleeping and their sitting about.
and the time passed.
BEST of all, they-all of us. in fact
liked the submerging. Unpleasant?
Indeed it was not. 1t was just like
sinking into sort of blue nest We
open the portfolios. and then through
the glass we could see the fish and the
formations of the sea. and always we
listened. listened. listened.
How do we listen? There are
aboard two micrOphones. and with
them we were able to hear the whis-
Ting of buoy six miles off when we
were under water. And just before we
| came up about thirty miles from the
Virginia capes, we were able to hear
the ringing of a bell buoy six miles
| from us.
"The screw of ship we could hear
| quite plainly while it was yet safe
distance from us. More than hearing
| it. we could tell whether it was a
cruiser or destroyer. 1t was quite
| fascinating 20 listen so.
Details OF the TRIP.
Captain Koenig did not take the
| Deutschland around Scotland, as has
been conjectured. He came straight
| through the Channel. he said.
"We left Bremerhaven at noon on
June a. We proceeded quietly to Hell
goland there we stayed four days.
| There were three reasons for that: No
| Sh nn l,n of
| ing. 1t is too easy to calculate when
she may be expected at some given
| place. So we lay in wait while.
| Then. too. we wanted to train the men.
| During those four days we drilled aud
\ taught them hard. and when once more
we proceeded we had q capable sub
| marine crew.
again. we had to trim the cargo.
That must always be done after Il
start is made. We must shift things
about and stow them away. And every
thing needs TO be tested. All worked
nicely.
I'VE carried $50 tons of fuel oil. OF
that we have % tons left-more than
enough to take us back-and we shall
not ship any more here. Then we car
ried many tons of oxygen and twenty
tons of fresh water of which we had
ten left.
''rhe last time we submerged was
as we were nearing the Virginia capes
and we saw an American boat ap-
preaching. We thought 1t was a fruit
boat so we just dipped under for the
last time. The men We're always glad
| ,,+hap thnt
smooth travelling. The Deutschland
scarcely rolls at all under water.
"And that about completes the story
of the voyage. We Travelled. we saw
ships and submerged we travelled
again on the surface and at last we
arrived"
The Deutschland. built by the Krupp
Germania works. cost S50O.000. This
voyage will paw for her. he said.
Boat Mass Of Machinery.
AS described by DR.. John C. Travers
assistant U. S. health officer. who was
taken through the boat by Captain
Koenig. the Deutschland's interior ap-
pears to he mainly mass of machn-
cry. She has but one deck below and
a seventeen-foOt depth of hold for her
cargo. DR.. Travers descended through
the forward hatch. where he found
the crews quarters hunks on either
side of narrow passageway leading
to compartments occupied by the cap
tain and his two officers. The cap
tain's room is scarcely six feet square
and barely high enough for a man
to stand.
| 1t is furnished all in metal, with
the exception of small oak desk.
| Directly beneath the officers quarters
| is tie dynamo. which stores electrical
energy to drive the vessel when sub
| merged.