Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
SPANISH SUB STARTS
 TRIP ACROSS OCEAN
Isaac Peral Left New London Harbor
 Monday Morning.

The Spanish submarine Isaac Pera1
 has left for Cadiz. Spain. At 10.50
 Monday morning three blasts were
 blown by the shop whistle of the New
 London Ship and Engine Co, and aft
 CT they wrre answered by three from
 the Pera1, the bow of the submersible
 was headed toward the mouth of the
 harbor and the journey of approxi-
 mately $500 miles began.
 Commander Hernandez Carranze
 and Lieutenant Vial stood on the con
 ming tower while the deck was lined
 with part of the crew and the two
 experts from the New London com
 pany, Arvid Ohlin, who is to look
 after the engines and John Shatzel1
 who Is an expert electrician. The of
 ficers of the Ship and Engine Co. were
 In the offices of General Manager
 Frank T. Cable to wave farewell to the
 departing boat. Captain Edward Quar- Try of the Niseco followed the PeraI out as far as Fishers Island. Capt Patrick Glenn of New London, who makes all preliminary tests on Electric Boat Co. submarines. Spanish commissioner from New York and two moving pie ture men were also on the Niseco. The party was forced to turn back at Fishers Island because of a southwest gale.
 After the boat left the mouth of the mained above deck. The forward and aft hatch was closed, leaving only the one in the coming tower open The coming tower is unusually high on the Peral and in spite of the rough weather the boat was being directed from the top of the coming tower wren last seen. In the event that the weather becomes so rough as to wash over the coming tower hatch that too, will be closed and the boat will be navigated below. The submarine is equipped with a high ventiIs.ing stack and if all matches are closed the Diesel engines can still be run with the air received through the yentiI- ator.
 About one hour after the boat left the cock of the engine company she Fort Wright. where the sub marine was met by the Spanish mer- chant steamer Claudio Lopez, which will act for convoy to the undersea boat on the trip across The Isaac Pera1 is capable of making Is knots on the surface while the convoy can only make Il. The submarine will slow down so that it will remin in the lead about mile or little over
 It is expected that the trip will be over in two weeks granting that every thing goes as planned The men on the boat are ready for any and all exigencies no matter of what variety and in leaving all were optimistic about the trip.
 The boat is loaded. with provisions for 30 days duration and enough fuel TOT as long a LIrne- saturday and men were busy stocking up the boat with food and during the trip l the rations will be of the best and at | the same time plentyful.
 The PeraI has been at the wharf of l the New London Ship and Engine Co l for about month and has been ready | to sail for some time. The convoy 1 Lopez has been in this country about | month to undergo repairs. At three different times Captain Carranze re- ceived telegrams to prepare to leave | but always these orders were followed | by others countermanding those sent | previously Monday morning the I Peraf received wireless despatch | from the steamer Lopez and immedf- 1 ately prepared to leave.
 The Isaac Peral was built by the Electric Boat Go. and is equipped | with two Diesel engines built at the | New London Ship & Engine Co., of 500 ] horsepower each The engines sare the | only ones of that kind being specially | for the Spanish boat The 1 Peral is the largest submarine ever quilt in this county. The U s. subrna- inc M-1, buildin, is exactly the ;ame size as the Isaac PeraI but is not equipped with the same design 1 ,ngine. The submersible is equipped | with a raZ'd fire gun bIslt by a sub Iidiary of the Bethlehem Steel CO and | lnder the decks
 Radiograms were sent out early | Monday morning for any and all | Iteamers that were in range of the II ending machine that the Spanish boat E vas leaving for Spain. Around the ce1l- Iing tower the Spanish colors were II tainted and at either side of the tow H 1T the national coat of arms displayed. H rom the flagstaff fioated the Span H sh flag. t1