Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
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of the Nautilus was 90 feet. That OF the Deutscn-
land is .guessed" at something less than 80 feet.
The Nautilus was cylindrical IN shape; the yes
sci that has created the sensation uurlhs p"s'
weeks is not quite cylindrical, IN phat ner 'op
sides are carried up for space nearly VeIlieoi'
and then tumble home with an easy curve or a.
least. it is SO indicated by such photographs Do
have come to light The change was undoubtedly
made in the rebuilding in order to increase lhe
carving capacity; for it is to be remehDeleu
that the Nautilus was not built to carry cargo
and had no great excess of buoyancy. Inc Ho1lVe
power of the Nautilus was electricity. lllaC -
the vessel from Germany is electricity Wnen
>sub1naroad while for use above water the Diesel
engines supply the power. That is OF no III
nortance as bearing on the identity OF the vessel.
IT is a common thing in rebuilding snip -
make some changes in the prOpelilng mecnanAsln.
.sThere is still to come Both Doats or
rather the same boat in the two periods OF ner
career-were- was-s-fitted up in some degree
of luxury Listen to what Mr.. Aronnax says
about room into which Captain Memo con-
Quoted him:
"It was library High pieces of furniture
supported upon their wide shelves a great NUMBER
of books The electric light flooded everything.
It was shed from four unpublished globes, nall
sunk in the ceiling And again, in speaking OF
the saloon filled with treasures of art beyond
price Mr. Aronnax mentions the organ, Of which
he says later in the chronicle: AT that moment
heard the distant strains Of the organ, SAD
harmony to an indefnable chant, the wall of
soul longing to break these earthly bonds"
The Organ on the Nautilus.
"One may not approve of Captain Nemo's taste
in music; some of us may prefer the run OF mill
music which one may have with monograph
and a selection of records made haphazard; but
he was musical, at all events, and had provided
himself with means with which to crafty his
taste But the organ has given way to phono-
graph, with which the crew of the boat enter
tanned themselves on the way across or under the
Atlantic. And when they were full up on music
there was the library, with fewer books than that
Of old but with Shakespeare as a foundation of
literary satisfaction.
"Still skeptical? How was the food of the crew
Of the Nautilus cooked? BY electricity. Says Mr.
Aronnax: Then door opened into kitchen nine
feet long, situated between the large storerooms
There electricity better than gas ITSELF did all
the cooking. The streams under the furnaces
gave out to the sponges of platina heat which
was regularly kept up and distributed They
also heated distilling apparatus which by evap-
grafton furnished excellent drinkable water How
was the grub of the crew OF the so-called
Deutschland cooked? By electricity said Captain
Koenig although he did not give description of
the cooking apparatus in anything like as full a
detail as does Mr.. Aronnax of that of the Maui
titus. The boat that Captain Koenig commanded
was furnished with all the comforts Of home ac-
cording to the one man who was aboard of her
in any other than official capacity, and who
does not consider himself held to secrecy.
"It's clear case. In every essential the
Deutschland is the Nautilus In size and FORM
excepting as any vessel may be modified in proc
ess of overbauling and refittng, in power plant
excepting as the Diesel engines take the place
of electric motorsN for surface propulsion, for
economy's sake; in the intricate electrical equip
ment for lighting, cooking and in the control and
movement of all parts of the ship; in the means
provided for going below the surface of the
water at will, and in returning to the surface at
pleasure; even in the provision for the comfort
and entertainment Of the crew, the Deutschland
and the Nautilus and the same. Only
In the use made of the craft is there difference
The Nautilus was built and operated to satisfy
the whim-let's call it Whim and forget the
tragedy of it al-of man wealthy enough to
afford it while to the Deutschland, she crossed
the ocean to bring few pounds of dyestuffs of
which we are in need It is the case of a thor
oughbred harnessed to an express wagon in his
old age"