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Great Britain Has Been Mod
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1112 recent wreck of the British (
submarine A-3 off the const of
the Isle of Wight recnlls the
fact that there has been a great
loss of life in submarine accidents In
the various nnvles of the world in the
last eight years, the number reaching
nearly 200. Not all of the disasters
have been caused by collisions with
other vessels of tho fleet or with mer
chant vessels, but a number have
been due to explosions In tho under
water vessels. Groat Britain has been
the most unfortunate In submarine
boat accidents, eight having occurred
In as many years, with the loss of life
placed at sixty. Lives were sacrificed
in all of these accidents except two.
Most of the British disasters have been i
primarily due to gasoline explosions. J
France closely follows Great Britain in
the number of men killed in submarine
disasters, the total for that country be-
ing fifty-seven. Russia Is next with j
forty-four, followed by Japan with llf-
teen, Italy with eight and Germany
with three.
The parent ship of the British sub
marine fleet, the Hazard, which was
in collision with the A-3 recently, had
an experience once before in a sulmia
tine accident, though through no fault
of Its own. This was back in lOOri.
nnd it was the first grnvo accident on
account of an explosion of gasoline
fumes. It was on A 5 of the BrltK'i
navy. The little boat had been taking
gasoline aboard, stowing it in the
tanks from the Hazard preliminary to
a special run. Nearly two hours after
the work of filling the tanks was dou
and while the crew was clearing tin1
submarine up for tho trip a violent
explosion took place within tho boat.
The explosion led to the death of six
men.
The First Accident.
British submarines belonging to the
A class have been singularly unfortu
uatc. Th lirt an Ment to a vessel of
that -lut. was on March IS. 1004, when
the steamship Berwick Castle sank I
submarine A-l off the Isle of WIglir.
One oltu-er and eleven men were lost i
in that collision. Then came tho A-S j
disaster in Queonstown harbor in Feb
ruary, l!0.r, in which sis men were kill
?d nnd twelve injured. Four niontli.
latcr fifteen lives were lost In the Flip
lish submarine A-8 off Plymouth afier
n gasoline explosion. The vessel wi
sunk off the breakwater at thnt place.
All the men were supposed to have
been at once drowned, but subsequent
ly succeeded in signaling that the.
were alive. The afternoon of the nci-l
dent n heavy explosion occurred ovei
the position where the boat sank. Tht1
disaster happened while tho A-8 was
proceeding to boa for practice, accom
panied by another submarino and a
torpedo boat.
In November, 1005, tho third acciden;
to n submarine of that country too);
place when the A-i sank during ma
ncuvers at Portsmouth. The crew
was rescued. In June, 1007, a lieuten
ant and three men were killed by an
explosion of gasoline on the submarine
C-8. Two years later tho C-ll was
sunk by the steamship Eddystone oft'
Halsborough lightship near Cromer.
England. Thirteen members of the
vessel's crew went to tho bottom with
her. A flotilla of eight submarines was
proceeding in a southerly direction
when the Eddystone ran in among the
vessels and collided with C-ll. Thi
Kubmarino went down immediately
The second accident to tho A-l occur
red off Plymouth in August, 1011, when
two oflicers nnd five men were danger
ously injured by an explosion of petrol
Disasters In Russia.
Shortly ufier the first British subma- j
line accident the Russlnn navy was
visited by a disaster when tho dive
boat Dclfiii sank at her moorings In
tho Neva n'ar St. Petersburg. This ac
ildent cost the Russians twnty-fouv
lives Another accident to a subma
rine of that country took place in June.
1009, when the Kainbala was sunk In
the Black sea during maneuvers. The
Mihmnrino flotilla was conducting r.
scries of night nttaeks against a battle
ship squadron During the operations
the Kambala unaccountably left her
course nnd swung ncross tho bows of
n battleship. Tho two vessels collided,
nnd the smaller boat sank immediately
Two officers and eighteen men of tb"
crew perished
The first accident to n French sub
marine occurred in July, 1005, when
tho dlvebont Farfadet was sunk oft
HIzertu. Tunis, nnd fourteen liven wo
sacrificed A littlo moro than a yea;
Inter tho French Lutln sank near when
tho Farfadet had gone down, nnd n'x
teen men were lost. In May, 1010, th.
English channel steamlmat struck (he
French submarine Pluvlose two m'liw
off tho French const. Twenty-seven
lives were lost In this accident Tv.o
weeks later tho boat was found nn 1
lowed ashore. Tho body of the helir.s
man wns found at his post in tbo steer
ing tower. The trapdoor leading from
tho tower to the compartment below
was closed. Tho log book of the com
mander was recovered, and It contained
a complete record of tho submarlno'a
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SUBMARINES I
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LIS III 8 YEARS i
Russian, Japanese, Italian and
German Navies Also Have
Had Disasters.
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lnst plunge. The flnnl entry was madp
at 1:5(5 o'clock on the afternoon of tau
day the Pluvloso was struck.
A Salvage Plant.
Germany hnfl her first submarine ac
cldcnt a little over a year ago when
the U-3 sank In the harbor of Kiel.
Three officers were lost, and twenty
seven of the crew were saved.
Most of these fatalities to submarines
might havo been prevented had there
been at hand or within reasonable dls
tance the proper appliances for qulcklj
locating the sunken vessel and raising
her to the surface. Germany had a
suitable salvauo plant available, and
lt provca ( efficiency by raising the
U-3 within three hours after reachlnn
the sceno of the disaster. This plant
consists of a seagoing salvage dock ca i
pable of navigating undor Its own
steam and wa built expressly for the
raising and docking of sunken sub
marines. j
One Disaster In Italy. '
Italy lias been fortunnto with hei j
submarines, as there has been but one ,
disaster, nnd that in April, 1009, which i
cost eight lives. That accident
was
attributed to carelessness nlone. At
that time the Foca was badly damaged
by an explosion of gasoline fumes.
The littlo vessel was lying in the bay
of Naples, and her crew was engaged
In completing the replenishment of her
fuel supply. In fact, her gasoline
tanks had been actually filled. Petrol
fumes hung about the boat and found
their way Into the superstructure
through the open manholes on the
clerk. The gas gathered in the super
structure space, and a spark from n
cigarette or from tho stack of a pass
ing vessel was all that was needed to
cause the explosion.
Japan, as well as England, Germany
and France, has a remarkablo tale to
tell of heroism shown by snilors In j The delay in this case is without slg
submarine accidents. On April 15. nificance so far as the ultimate fate of
1910, Lieutenant Tsutoma Sakuma and the money trust inquiry is concerned,
fourteen snilors smothered when sub- j The resolution will be passed by the
marine No. C sank during maneuvers , house without opposition in due sea-
in Hiroshima bay. The lieutenant left
a record of the two hours and forty
minutes after his boat was sunk, writ
ten while ho was dying. Tho messngo
was found in tho conning tower of the
submarino after she had been brought
to the surface. In part the death log
read:
"Words of apology fall me for hav
ing sunk his majesty's submarine No.
0. My subordinates were killed by my
fault, but lt is with pride that I in
form you that the crew, to a man.
havo discharged their duties, as snilors
should, with the utmost coolness until
their dying moments.
"It was while making a gasoline
dive that the boat sank lower than
was intended, and in our attempt to
close the sluice the chain broke."
The case of this Japanese officer is
unique In the history of submarine
disasters.
History of the Submarine.
The first steps toward the practical
adoption of submarines in modern
fleets were taken in France. The Gym
note of 1SS6 was the earliest example.
She was about sixty feet long and
weighed about thirty tons. When sub
merged she had a speed of sir knots,
and at the surface rather moro. This
vessel was followed by the Gustave
Zedo In 1801, a vessel 148 feet in
length, weighing 205 tons, and having
a speed of eleven knots at the sur
face and eight knots under water.
Simultaneously with the movement
in France attention was directed in the
United States to the performances of
I submarines built by nolland. In 1800
I after twenty-one years' continuous-
work the Plunger was laid down from
j Holland's designs under a contract
! with tho navy department. She was
i eighty-five feet long, weighed 105 tons
and was propelled at tho surface by
steam engines, oil fuel being used in
i the liollers.
It is urged that submarine naviga
tion Is still in its Infancy, almost un
tried nnd that with patience and skill
ful management it may soon become
safer, if not more enjoyable, than sur
face navigation. Submarines aro vast
ly more dangerous to friends than to
foes, according to tho records. They
are still In tho class of scientific toys
with tho records of 187 killed, besides
many injured.
NEW CHINESE BILLS OUT.
Republican Government Issues
Ten
Dollar Treasury Notes.
New ten dollar treasury notea of the
Chung ITnw republic, with its capital
nt Nanking. Chlnn, havo been received
In this country. Tho bills contain on
their face the following In English:
"Tho Chung Haw republic prdmlses
to pay tho bearer J10 in gold on its
formation at tho state treasury or its
agents abroad. (Signed) Sun Wen.
president; Tec Olienone Hop, treasur
er." There Is also n plcttfre of the blar
ing sun with rays of light radiating
to tho four corners. Tho back of the
bills are engraved in Chinese and con
tain a picture of the republican flag.
LAST TREASURER OF
CONFEDERACY IS DEAD.
Mleajah Henry Clark Wat Confidential
Clerk to Jefferion Davis.
Micajah Henry Clark of Clnrksvllle.
Tenn., who died recently, wns the con
fidential clerk of Jefferson Davis, presi
dent of the Confederate States of
America, throughout the existence of
that government and the last treasurer
of the Confederacy.
Entering the Confederate service nt
the outbreak of the war, Mr. Clark
was with President Davis until the
cabinet dlsbnnded at Washington, On.,
nfter lleelng from the capital at Itlcli
mond. Besides performing the serv
ices of n confidential clerk to Mr. Da
vis, Mr. Clark assumed the duties of
treasurer of the Confederacy. With
coffers empty of coin and a paper cur
rency of little vulue, ho endeavored to
furnish the money to finance the shat
tered armies that endeavored to hold
the field ngalnst the Union forces.
Lnst summer the federal government
sent Galllard Hunt of the Congresslou
ul library to see Mr. Clark at his home
in Tennessee and get from him all the
data which he had concerning the Con
federacy. Mr. Clark turned over to Mr
Hunt nil the relics nnd Information he
possessed exoopt the last olllelal slgnn
turo ntllxed by Jefferson Dnvli. Tlil
signature Mr. Clurk gave to the Con
federate museum at Richmond.
Mr. Clark was born In Richmond
Sept. 4, 1830 In 1ST.5 he moved to
Clurksvillc, Tenn., and engaged in th"
oxixirtution of tobacco to England,
France, Germany, Belgium and Hoi
laud.
In ISM he married Miss Elizabeth
Kerr of Lynehbutg, Vn. At the close
. nt n'tr lin r,l 11 fll Oil In ( .1 M rk'S V 1 1 1 P
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and resumed ins Dimness.
I SHY AT MONEY TRUST PROBE.
I Tho Pujo Resolution Is Sidetracked by
Other Business.
1 Washington, Feb. i!U. The Pujo mon
' cy trust resolution is still resting on a
legislative sidetrack. Representative
Dnlzell of Pennsylvania, the ranking
Republican member of the rules com
1 mittee. directed nttention to an error in
the resolution, with the result that it
, was again shunted aside. Unless tini
I can be found for its consideration late
I today the resolution, owing to special
1 orders for tomorrow. Thursday and
Friday, must go over until Saturday.
son. An effort may re maue to nmena
lt, but a canvass of the house discloses
that a majority favors the resolution
In its present form. Efforts that have
been made to Induce the Republican in
surgents and insurgents on the Demo
cratic side to join in a movement to In
ject a lot of "whereases" in the resolu
tion reciting alleged wrongful prac
tices on tho part of the so called mon
ey trust hnve failed.
The telephone Is talkative,
The telegraph Is chatty.
But on matters Interrogative
The dlctophone Is batty.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Was there anything complimentary
written about your show?"
"Yes," replied Mr. Stormlngton
Barnes; "most of the tickets." Wash
ington Star.
I would like to waste a sonnet
To a maid with modish bonnet.
A soft, nppeallm; something that
boundless love would tell,
But 1 lack the time. Oh, curses!
I have got to pen some verses
For Perkins' Pleasant Plkery Pills
my
that
pay me twice as well.
Buffalo News.
"You say she worries herself unnec
essarily over trifling things?" said one
of two women who were speaking
about the ways of another. "Wor
ries?" wns the answer. "Why, she's
more trouble to herself than a family
of children." New York Sun.-
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