Submarine in sections designed to rise safely
A French engineer designs a two section submarine that in an accident can detach the lower water ballast compartment from the upper hull and drop its keel to rise to the surface. The system envisions a safe surface return by separating the watertight sections and venting ballast.
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Improper Latching Feared in Boat Rescue Attempt
An accident leaves the craft partly intact and afloat. Efforts aim to drop the lower section to free the crew and machinery. Metal straps secure the lower to the upper section by threaded rods operable automatically or by hand.
Submarine Ballast Tube Connects Lower and Upper Sections
A fragment describes a ballast tube linking the center lower section to the upper section of a submarine. When submerging, water fills ballast via the tube. rising uses compressed air to expel water. A indicates a mechanism for locating the sub by surfacing a float.
Farmer’s sow yields eleven pigs then twelve more
A farmer bought a sow for 40 dollars and kept her on alfalfa. She produced eleven pigs last spring, sold two litters for 414.40 dollars total, and after a summer on alfalfa and bluegrass she has twelve pigs now. Next! terre
SAILING BACKWARD FEATS IN OLD NAVAL DARING
A compilation of seafaring feats and curious maritime lore recounts backward sailing by ships like the Constitution and Dreadnought, with Captain Stewart and Captain Samuel Samuels cited for daring maneuvers. It notes a remedy claim for travelers and poultry tips, plus a poem about a Rose at Mother’s Door.
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New York Sun
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