Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 601
lunged forward. Will and I knew therewas some danger, by the look on the facesaround us. We followed their gaze, and saw the indicator hand racing around to ioo, no, 120, 135feet. By that time the engine had been started,and the man at the diving rudder-wheel broughtus up so smartly that the boat… … THE CROWDED QUARTERS OF A SUBMARINE. to flood them was carried out. The nose of oursubmarine was suddenly loaded with several tonsof water. Naturally we had gone down like ashot. We dived again, but this time under control,and we manceuvered about under water for halfan hour or more, so that the…
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