The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-07

was a fIat-sided and f1at-decked with
| comparatively thin plating. The boat
collapsed in the harbor at Kie1 during
| one of its trial trips and remained
partly buried in the mud until 1887.
| AT that time 1t was located during the
deepening of the harbor and taken to
Berlin, where it is now kept in the
Museum of Oceanography as an exhib
1T OF Germany's first submarine.
First Man-of- War.
No further important progress Is
recorded in the art of submarine war
fare until the Civil war. Then the
Confederates built several small boats
called s.Davids" One of these was
named the "Hunley' after her design
er. During her brief career this boat
suffocatd or drowned thirty two men.
including her designer.
On the night of February 18th, 1864.
Lieut.. Dixon in the "Hunley approach
,, ed the L. s. S. Housatonic and sank
her by exploding a torpedo under her
bottom.
The last generation knew of the
New Orleans submarine. According
to the story told by a native of New
Orleans, this vessel was built to de-
stroy Northern ships during the Civil
war When she was completed, the de-
signer thought it would be a good thing
to have the vessel plunge under the
water as she left the ways. make a
spectacular dive and then appear on
the surface.
He took two OF his most intelligent
slaves and carefully showed them how
to operate the vessel when submerged
Then they launched her in front OF
q large assembled crowd. Two negroes
then entered the submarine and care
fully sealed the hatch cover. The yes
sci was launched with good speed
and disappeared according to the pro-
gram but it did not reappear. A search
was made for her with sweep lines and
= appling hooks but she could not be
found.
The mystery OF what became of
the New Orleans grew with the years
until she was finally located during
dredging operation. half buried in the
mud in the bottom of the harbor. On
opening the hatch. the skeletons of the
slaves were found within.
The "Inteliigent Whale"
During the years 1868 and 1854
Messrs. Bourgeois and Brum brought out
for the French navy the largest and in
some respects. the most completely
equipped submarine produced during
ed lie Plongeur" Mr.. o. s. Hal
stead of Newark New Jersey COM
pleted in 1866 a submarine vessel on
which the United States government
made a partial payment. This vessel
was known as the Intelligent Whale"
1t is now installed as permanent
exhibit on the green at hiL Brooklyn
navy yard, New York.
Daring Plot Against British.
j. r. Holland in 1876 built a subma
rine vessel called the "Fenian Ram" It
was thirty feet long and six feet in
diameter. Holland was a school teach
er in Ireland. from which country he
was exiled because of his political
beliefs. On coming to the United States
he became affiliated with the Fenian
movement The money to build the
Fenian Ram was subscribed by the
"Clan naGaeT' and other Irish pat
riotic societies.
Previous to his Ram Mr.. Hol-
land built a small one-man boat. Lat
er the Ram was hauled up TO New
Haven. Conn, where it was hidden for
years under pile of lumber. A daring
scheme revolved about this subma-
rine. A number of submarines, ii was
planned, were to be built. They were
to cross the Atlantic in a special ship
with water tight compartments ex-
tending below the water line into |
which the submarines were to have
been floated an a sea door closed.
on arrival off the English coast. this |
special ship which was apparently a !
harmless merchantmen. was TO locate |
the British war vessels in some of
the harbors, then sail in and anchor !
would then be released from the moth |
Shf 70 fnL-
British vessels as they could by firing !
explosive shells into them below the |
water line. The novelty of such an |
attack was counted upon to spread |
CONSERVATION among the British fleet |
and thus enable the submarines to |
escape.
Other Submarines.
In succession follow the names of |
other men who tried to conquer the /
depths of the sea with a boat which |
would really go. There was @. w. |
Garrett of Liverpool. who brought out |
his boat under special patent in 1878: |
Lieut.. Isaac Peril in 1887 built a ves-
sci in which the motive power was |
supplied from electric accumulators:
Goubet built several boats in 1885
and up to the year 1890: Professor JOS
iah L. Tuck in 1855 presented to the /
public a vessel called the 'Peacemak-
err, the move feature OF which sonsist-
ed of a ''caustic soda" boiler for gem
Grating steam for submerged work A /
man by the name OF Waddington OF |!
England had his own boat built in 1881. Il
In 1852 George III. Baker brought out II
an egg shaped vessel which he ran
submerged by the use Of side propelIers H
driven by beve1 gears.
In 1893 the United States govern
ment gavo new impetus to the de-
ing an appropriation of $500. 900 for a II
which would really work