Age of Legends, of Course

No, I am pretty sure that it means that someone got pretty angry that they put money into his sub, and it didn't work, so they killed him and threw his body into the ocean. At least that is how I see it... The fish doesn't look like it could be driven. It is full of gears and other stuff: no room to sit in.

 

I don't see how you get that from the newspaper at all. It says in plain english that Hunley was expected to return two days ago and didn't.

 

Actually, it confirms it. The age of tech domination in vendigroth times ended when Arronax destroyed vendigroth and booyaa, magick dominates, then couple of thousand years later bates gets the steam engine and tech is back in town.