Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-10

, Just as on the l;itcl Frederick and
the rest
is Captain Hinsch there shouted
her commander. Captain kairig,
through mcgaphonc. :iairis is a
small stooky man. Hmsch--hc's a
giant. you know-came to the rail and
they talked in German All of us hung
over Tic rail. and chccrcd and clappcd
our hands. Some more of the crew of
tho Submarine came on deck. They
all looked fine and the submarine cap
tain reported that all on board were
| well and everything was in the best
of condition.
CLOSE on To o'clock. the Virginia
pilot. Captain Frederick -. Cooke, came
on board. But he had no business on
board. as we were making for Mary
land. and we got rid OF linn and took
on Captain Coleman, Baltimore pilot
lie will bring her up TO Baltimore. but
the man who is really bringing her
in is Captain Hinsch.
mo, lie hasn't got off the Tinrmins
and the Timmins isn't towing tho
Deutschland in either. but Captain
Himself is sort OF in Charge You know
he has "a 6U0-pound punch Here
Fcsmre smiled, land he knows the
bay perfectly, ami he's perfect sea-
man. He'll see to 1t that no craft that
hasn't any business near the Dcutsch-
land gets anywhere in her neghbof-
hood
NO REVENUE CUTTERS
WITH SUSPICIOUS INTENT
When asked about the story that
United States revenue cutters had hur-
rcd out to meet tho Deutschland with
hostile ar inf
surcd that IL was absolutely false
I'll tell You how that story arose."
said Fcsmirc.
''Thc Mexican ship Frontcra was
hanging around the capcs acting sus-
piciously. The United States revenue
cutter Apache came out to see what
she was doing. In view of the pres
cnt state of affairs between MEXICO and
the United States. the Apache decided
to convoy the Frontcria outside the
three-mile limit. They passed close to
us. And after they had gone three miles
out the Apache hung there watching
the Frontcria out Of sight"
One OF the most conspicuous things
about the Deutschland is her name,
painted in big gold letters about foot
high, In the form Of an are around the
anchor checks. Her pcriscopc was
drawn we'll inside long before she
sighted land. But her mast for lights,
which she carries just behind the super
structure sticks up some fifteen fee,
above the level of tho water.
she has hand rail about two and
!; half to three feet high above the
deck for the protection of the crew
This rail the like Of which was never
seen on Il war submarine, runs clear
around her. Her LIGHTHOUSE too, does
not rcmind YOU so much of the deck
house Of the Monitor Of civil War
fame, rs is the case with the Cicrmar II,
war submarines. II is more like the
bridge of an ocean liner.
From the superstructurc to the bow
a distance OF about 800 fcct-thc deck
slopes down sharply The bow itself
Is very sharp The slope OF the deck
toward the stern is much moro gentle
She has speed Of twelve knots, and
heavily laden ms she is with her 1000
ton cargo, she made the trim in sixteen
days, having left her German port on
June -.
CAN DUCK TWENTY FEET
AND NOT GO BLIND
The most interesting part Of the boat
is the pcriscopc. When i, is raised,
from it's top down to the top OF the
coming tower is a distance of twenty
feet. That is the distance this new
and defenscless type of submarine can
duck under water to avoid its enc
mics without going totally blind
The receiving end" of the pcriscopc
is III the coming tower. which looks
very small from the outside, but once
you arc inside il seems to he large
enough to hold five men. Tie eye
pieces themselves, projecting dark and
cleaning from the spotlcssly white
fsNl al ln.,ls IL,
to keep you out OF this holy Of holes
OF the submarine. Close to each OF
them is the electric motor used TO re-
volNc it--for, nimsy as "A pcriscopc
seems TO the eye, i; IS heavy enough.
they tell me, and tightly fastened so
as TO look unilinchingly in tho desired
direction.
Tho room below the coming tower
the navigating room--is quito rs fun
of wilderness Of complicated appa-
ratus as that in the ordinary German
C-boat-except for one thing The
nest" is lacking. The NEST" is the
cradle in which the torpcdocs swoctly
reposc while waiting to be rudclv
awakened and sent spinning on their
deadly GRAND.
This room is where the steering is
done when the submarine is runmin.
submerged. The room back Of the Gu
gineroom is larger and more compli-
ilcTc dIC t"O rows OIL Tie Ia
nous Diesel engines, which run the
submarine on the surface.
ONLY FUEL NECESSARY
rs HEAVY UYPN0DI CT OH.
1T is due TO these engines that
there is so much proht in each strip
OF merchant submarine" | was told
IF We had to use petrol ,gasoIinc)
with the present scarcity of that pro-
duct In Germany, each trip would
come very high. but the only fuel
necessary for these motors is the
heavy oil. which is a byrroduct OF the
works where we manufacture coal gas
and OF our oil refineries."
In this room is clutch. which, to
the inexperienced eye. looks like any
other clutch. But when il is explain
ed TO you, YOU realize that il is "a
thing OF romance. thing without
which America could not have been
discovered by the submarine route
The so-called "accumulatorl' by which
tho submarine is driven when under
water have only enough electric encr-
sy TO send the boat ahead for len
hours or so, 1T top speed. But thanks
TO this clutch, these accumulators can
be rechargcd by being joined up with
the oil engines. This can he done