Show as aff roosevelt is to down in the ship new york aug 20 mu much interest was caused yesterday at the brooklyn navy yard through orders that have been received by lieutenant charles nelson in command of the submarine boat plunger the orders came from the secretary of the navy and read you are to proceed as soon as possible to oyster bay and report to the president when the orders came the boat was in dry dock being overhauled she was at once taken out and is now lying in the waterway that runs through the center of the navy yard A large force of expert engineers and mechanics is working night and day getting the little craft into tiptop shape an entire set of no wand heavily insulated electric light wires Is being put in and the gasoline engine Is undergoing a complete revamping every bolt and rivet is being subjected to a thorough and the torpedo tube Is being frequently tested it will bo five days before the plunger will be in condition to make the run to oyster bay lieutenant nelson has picked a crew of ten men from the various submarines and every man is being thoroughly drilled at ils particular post although it Is said that the president has several times expressed a desire to go down in a submarine and tho officers of the plunger are extremely to have the chief executive as their guest in a dip below the water surf aca no intimation of such a plan has been given and the men admit that they expect only to show the president bow their craft works owing to the narrow channel and shallow water it is out of the question to dive in oyster bay instead the plunge will be made outside of the sound |