The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

sides " ~ pta1rways
ended ahsuD<1y A04InDe
the submartne. On NJ r1&4
tie room was Allied with NG31&
On the left Mr.. Lake cFoueAe4 ~
heels, laughing 1t my AneaeNk@nE
This y tbs entrance 70 o. 6tx
chamber" he said. "Cea.es
Down q narrow pk4na1t
through = door q oast iron ~ IT,
down a few steps beyond Mk1-411I
| was actuaily In the diving conp1H
| ment. We could feel the MaHes ~
around " ~ . boa parsed N
heads. A tiny electric light shows
/, still more mAchtnery-but that
not interest me-. Only one thin
| caught and held me brcHthlesst
was the sea. vi.
MYSTERIES OF THE SEA.
1t was all around me Over ms
under me-everywher. The beaut4E2
closely skin to profound uuietne14a
and peace. Out through 2 marrow safksd
OF glass about a DOT from the fiO09ssMa
l could see the waves. green. grAytd
ceaselessly moving. Twenty-two feet
under the surface OF the .eAa-tt wa9a
so perfectly normal I forgot to hAa
afraid. Suddenly a door banged
Some one hammered 1t into placess
| Before / was fully aware that weS
were shut tight in the diving confa
partment, 4 shrill rush OF air deaftss
ened me. Compressed air filled the
narrow chamber. Louder and shriilet
it screamed in my ears While everJnAs
thing around me grew indisffnct wfth
a fog that choked me n beat againSes
my eardrums until they ached. Crest
drops of water stood out on my for6s
head. 8
Swallow, then 1t won't. hurt youE.
ears" Mr.. Lake cauttonGq...
One of the engineers. -stepped ~
the telephone and ordered b q
marine lowered two feet. ahae shrilx
ing blast of air stopped. Anuiher enrs
gineer stopped down. raised the bot4
tom of one-half of the diving CONF
partment foor-and there was thu
ocean-no water came in-.We wef4I
twenty-five feet under the saa, haf4s
the diving floor was opened out int0s
the sound. and not a drop. came Ina
The pressure OF air absolutely balls
anced the pressure OF water putsides
MIR. Lake. a fishing spear In his
hand, leaned over the opening.
Look" was all he said.-@er
Neptune's People. q.
And there before US unrolled tbs
magic pageant OF the sea- As w&
passed. SLOWLY over tH9 @VtAl VI LIN
ocean, only a foot above the sanda
we saw a new world slip past our be-
wildered eyes. There were craig
down there. huddled in sleepy littld
mounds Tiny oysters. clknkfng ~
larger shells. long since empty and
useless. and scraggly razor.backs hetiAG
everywhere. We saw something DART
past: the water rolled and was still
Those founders stay on the bnts3
H. = AtI1A. - 49, ~o~I ~H&f
explained. That one was TOP quick
for me. I'll get the next one"
And he did. There waS Il short
sharp struggle. A wee mound o4
sand suddenly scattered itself in thu
waves, and Mr.. Lake --triumphantly
held up a wriggiing noppi1g. fish.
"Fishing-new style" ! -,ventured.s
Just slip up on the fish, catch Them
by their tails and AXE them home
for dinner"
Mr.. Lake grinned back.-~-Thatse
the way" he assented. 'Nice.way -
get crabs, too. Watch me- get thAE
fellow"
Up he came fighting with all hia
claws. struggling desperately to gee
| away. There were other Ash We
didn't catch tthis Is a true ~story1s
and always back of everything theirs
was the wonder of the cleafH 1gfeaminG
dfia ~ AoohSu 0S A. NAGG~G0A WYNN
swept and garnished for our coming
Holding to the sides OF the Hoat We
walked over their shining .coolnea1
for blocks. No human fd1k-6od evef
stepped on those tiny shelles. bedded
: loosely in the firm. clean. Gc9An bed
The mar behind me, waiktng al0n2
. with me, sal nothing OF Ill this-(
but ] listened to him with wonder nal
l unmixed with awe. He ,sKAd cons
I in1aYaI thu Soa in c,1rh a a4ennan vSuy
Down through the centuriesHfn hav4
E dreamed as Simon L.ake-reamed
! years ago-of recovering-Eeasn r4
] hidden under the waves. 'Fh~y tried
and failed. The ocean kept lw-secreta
I guarded we'll. -a-ss
Vernc's Dream Comes True.
. Down there today we walked along
! easily enough. The presstrs.. of this
! air was forgotten when No. really
stepped into the water. Au6e...then IA
\ was that we suddenly knew-4hat thi4
n man. OF all who had .triHd down
, through years, had caught aAd made
practical the dream OF Ju1AS verns
: knew some day would come tsue
Simon Lakes submarine On brina
: back the raw materials sunk during
the war, The steel, iron andyptton-
these things can be reclaixaed. IN
: was a staggering thought, that cana4
, to me as 1 walked those n.hIackss q
. smooth sands on the ocean -1ed-21s-
Q 100000 tons of cargoes and shfp<
went down during the great war.
I They represented more thaHs&6 ,000.s
900. 900. and now they could be-.
= The telephone rang. 80.
They want rot to ccnse back
You have been down. s.aa41ty-fiyG
, minutes" The engineer broke tho
spell thai held me. I .dI6ss,t wand
to 60 back. but I knew fhn-43rnA had
come. Scrambling onto hA-.14oor al
v the diving chamber, I hurTAd fnt6
the entrance way. The xTHit door
swung into place. Once agaiu for
I nlled the air and my ears KIHf terris
( bly,. We were getting bacAFs4o nox-
NAL. Then a second door .o6Ehed and
. we were on the stairs, climbtnx hack
to the sunlight. -