At the bottom of Long Island Sound, close to Manhattan Island, sea-exploring Dr. William Beebe last week slapped at a wayward fish, caught a clam and a starfish, without getting his trousers wet by the cold, filthy water. A new-type, little submarine demonstrated for the first time by Simon Lake, submarine pioneer, enabled Dr. Beebe to make his gesture.
The newest Lake product is 22 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, weighs 10 tons, carries a crew of two, has room for two more. Attached to the bottom are sprocketed wheels which enable the vessel to trundle over the sea bottom, under floating...
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