New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-01
Naval Intelligence.
TIE TORPEDO BOAT sTROMDOLI-HER TRIAL
TDIP-HER HISTORY.

TRIP-HER HISTORY.
Owing 10 the request OF the authorities we
have RETAINED from Publishing an ling Of The move,
mcnS OF tue StrOmbC bl the vessel - no" beyond
the reach of traitors aud tie eyes Of the curious public
It viii do no harm 20 give TIE following facts;
On Ffilay, the 9th inst. the SiTouboh made tIip
20 test her machinery and on Saturday took her de
partuie. making Ler ds0y' upon The stage OF active
operations and demonstrating the efficiency Of tli5 new
system q naval warfare Several years ago Wm. ".
". Wood, present senior ChieL gincer o. The 4. y
Navy conceived the idea OF using the submarine torpoDo
in a manner not C'icusy known. he soon elt sal!s
fed that II vonld perform The WoIk ircd Leis thah
two years ago the subject casually tfongA 70 the
notice OF Admiral Gregory. who urged upon ne Navy
Department the appointment of Bonid oi Examiners
10 inquire into tie merits OF the INVENTION Ihs ppila
CAV the subject careful examination ana reported al
is favor recommending the construction Of vessel Ia
demonstrate the idea. The Navy department conse'
quent,y ordered the construction OF what is no" the
StrOmbOii. -
First Assistant. Trgineer John L. Lacy young Off
Ger who had also been investigating torpedo warfare
selected superintcnd the construction OF thc YES
sci and her maohiacry The bull was bGil at far ia
ven the engines al Mystic and the torpedo machinery
at schenectady, NY. Mr.. Samuel H. 'cok wos select
ed 10 build the hull the Reliance Machine Co. the pro
pelling engines. Cute Brothers the torpedo Dachlner!
and benjamin d Root the torpedo engine.
THE TRIAL TIIr.
On Friday the Sronbo left the wharf about y m.
and proceeded up the Hudson, making an Average
speed OF knots per hour and steering beautifully
irom on top Of the pi.ohoGse az well az irom be.o"
decks.
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This torpedo charged with T. pounds OF powder,
and when about foot below tic water was exploded,
less than two and hal! minutes being consumed IN The
operation The water thrown up leo feet, tea fee.
| in diameter Branching OF ron the main column
were broad sheets OF water which the breeze bore back
upon the deck. The torpedo when exploded, was only
Is feet from the bow, and the shock a. felt on board
| was,s.igat.
TRIAL or THE SIXTY FOUNDER TORPEDO
II was now decided TO try torpedo placed twenty
feet below the uriacc Of the water and about The same
disfa fhs cf
taincd sixty pounds Of powder and was placed IN
position as ia The former experiment bat was exploded
by Bear1sey5 magnelicelectiO machine--a beautiful
specimen o. att The explosion at THIS time produced
different results and still interesting. The water
thirty feet deep ard the torpedo II the instant OF
explosion was ten feet from The bed Of the rvercon
sequently il was title longer before tie Tremendous
resnit made itself manifest when 10 did come II
awfully grand. black cone surmouniIng backer
column arose from the surface. anu quickly mounted
alO at least tlroescCre feet being twenty feet Ia diam
and thick with mad. The muddy jets did not leave
the column quite in the former experiment. but
the white smoke curling around he dalh center column
made novel picture ana AZ the same time one which
rejecting mind could not !c 70 be awed with. II pre-
sented in unmisiakabic evidence the which the
machine possesses 10Y harm and which, al times lying
dormant, could be reused in an ncaCusblO spnCs oil
time and let loose FOR destruction OF life and property.
Che snock Of this torpedo felt over space about
80 yards in daneer II ftedor felt If 1t did-the
bow Of the vessel about nine inches but producing DO
unpleasant sensation. Space prevents Us from going
into tho details Of the sensations experienced while wit
ssing these experiments. We are satisfied that this
vessel for destructive purposes has 10 equal in the
world no rouoad can withstand its power. II is per
cty safe 10 operate in and the nearer she approaches
enemy the safer she becomes while every foot
she approaches her victim only hastens the time of
certain destruction. The experiments beng over. the
Stromb0li and her cOnsort picket boat NO. D. steamed
back TO their stations.
DEPARTURE or THE sIEoNBoLI.
Saturday, Goth inst. the time announced Tor
her departure and by . O'Clock everything was In
readiness, save few triaing details. The crew
was selected from on board Of the Vermont. and 80
great was the desire go her manifested that al
hands aud the cook" volunteered, and earnestly On
treated to be allowed 10 on the torpedo boat
Seven men were selected and with bag and hammock
ware soon on board OF Picket boat No In charge oil
Engineer Griffin. and for Jersey city On
arriving the crew transferred TO the StrOmboh,
aud pgouIer lot Of fellows could not DO found tor miles