Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-17 | Page 10 | Explosions on Submarines

EXPLOSIONS ON SUBMARINES New York, Jan. 15 Electric storage stor-age batteries on submarines develop hydrogen gas while they are being charged and when this is present in sufficient quantities to form a combustible com-bustible when It comes In contact with tho air there Is always danger of explosion. Tho formation of chlorine chl-orine gas occurs only when 3alt water comes In contact with batten' solution. solu-tion. Hydrogen gas explosion on submarines subma-rines have been frequent in all navies and several have occurred on American Amer-ican boats within tho last few years. None of those on American craft have been serious. The Edison battery, navy experts have learned by experience, generates nearly double the ordinary amount of hydrogen during the process of charging, charg-ing, but on discharge to the motor or while lying idle, gives off much less.