The New York herald., 1870-05-30

he at applied to the police and pretty soon the
whale was found out snugly hid away at Hunter d
Point. "Pet" now claimed entire ownership IN her.
the others having failed 60 recoup him for MS out
lays, while Tying seemed 90 think that he, on behalf
OF those whom he represented, had most right 70
her. Thenceforth IL was simply diamond cut
diamondr between the rival claimants; forasmuch
as Iyng would not come 10 terms and, ike Law
renee o. ga would not give up the ship, "pet" ae
enjoying MONDAY sissa s.Pev' quietly hove IN sight
that seems characteristic sncceeded In cutting out
and recapturing the "whale." pet bore away
w ns prze ier the waters OF yesey e tne ma
ter he would have
JERSEY JUSTICE.
river as far as the Piankroad bridge. At this point
he hove tor Intending to run his prize through the
AntcipSsnR h 9d trouble % % sPet ct remained near The
whale In conpany with nis brother Abe, DOTH being
as New day
board formidable crowd OF desperate looking
characters, headed by Mr.. Thomas Tyng An effort
OF "PeL' and Abe kept the would-be captors at
respectful distance and finally they hauled or and
e % Mas Say t hs canal In s6s
afndavlt before Justice kirkpatrick that certain
vessel had beeE stolen from his possession. He pro-
cured search warrant and the assistance OF q
small posse OF policemen, and repaired second
time to the place where "Pet'' was Man9uvring his
craft, On discovering who the 'thier' was the
OF the "thief," took the owner into custody. This
brought the question OF ownership fully before the
Jersey courts, and after considerable legal sQuab-
bling Tying got the worst OF the battle and Halsted
was LEFT In possession OF the "5one OF contennon.n
About this time, In the fall OF 1858, when the Irish
republic was being run on magnificent scale at the
Moffat Mansion In Union square, series OF remarka-
Bile experiments were made with the whale in the
Passaic river, IN presence OF large concourse OF
people and board Of prominent army and engineer
officers, and soon
THE FENIANs WE'RE ATTRACTED
the strange vessel The frat Of thaqa axnQrI.
ments was made under the supervision Of board
OF prominent army and engineer officers. among
Carroll Lewis. Of the French service, and Colonel
John Meehan. On board tho craft beside these gen.
together with four children OF the former, includ-
Ing courageous, intrepid Miss "Kittie," bright,
petite little girl Of fourteen. The venturesoms
U0ydDe,r3 remained below about an hour and salts
iac,Orily demonstrated her ability to move about,
up or down, forward or backwards In any direction.
A large concourse Of people witnessed the expert
ments from the shore 30 far as visible. series Of
test experiments followed, showing the certainty
with which the air required, in quantity as needed,
could be produced and purified In the vessel itself,
without any communication with the surface.
The manner OF placing torpedoes from aud by the
Of aSG ve and SIX ss as peea
Is now claimed that, with slight improvements,
she can do twice that figure. Everything was con-
cousin General n. Norris Halsted, the veteran Jer-
sey Blue; the gallant and lamenIed Colonel Tresyl-
lian General Serrell and Major Booking. A torpedo
was exploded from her bow ut depth OF seventeen
feet under water. Tie result was equally satisac.
tory to those interested a. grand to the spectators
column OF water, some thirty feet high and Of
prop0rtionate diameter was shot into the ar with
1orce that augured Ill for an unfortunate vessed that
might have been overhead The effect on the sub
merged vessel was imperceptlbe. The Fenians
thought she might be useful to them in their attack
on Canada but 1t does not appear that they took any
serious steps toward possessing themselves OF her.
After being
SUNK IN THE PAssAIc
for considerable length OF time the twhae'' was
1SieQ and hauled ashore iron manufi q.
turers wharf in Newark. Here 1t lay until quite
GENTLY when it was taken charge Of by the govern.
ment, and now lies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
utmost secrecy Is maintained by the federal authori
ties regarding its future disposition but the most
feasible sit Is sald Is that 1t Will be altered
what and despatched into southern waters, with
q view to e1ectuaiiy removing divers and
sundry distinctions from various navigable
rivers once In possession OF the rebels.
AS 1t does not appear that, Notwithstanding
all the fighting her possession that she ever
entirely passed out OF the hands OF the government
it does not seem SO remarkable that she should be
taken possession OF by her apparent rightu owner.
1t is sad that the doughty Tom Tying was out with
to Brooklyn, but nothing was seen OF him. No one
Is permitted to visit her at the Navy Yard without
inventions AMI improvements on her and to be
made, ana which he claims his own, still exer-
cses control over her. "Pet' has secured the
tenance Of Secretary Robeson and he now snaps his
fingers at those whom he calls the "ancient mari.
ners" OF the naval "rIng.n The ''whalen has cost
from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t Is thirty feet long over
ali. Is some seven ad half feet high and about the
same III BREADTH In shape II resembles an Indian
club minus the greater part OF the handle The pro-
pelling screw is covered with a strong iron guard.
It's crew numbers from i've 10 seven men, tnoIYh, as
has been shown, 1t Will carry more than twice as
many persons.
CONCLUSION.
During the rebellion the subject OF submarine yes.
sells received great deal Of attention ut the hands
OF the rebels. but most OF the experiments ended
disastrously to the submerged mariners themselves
torpedo boat, under command OF Lieu
tenant Payne, OF the Confederate Navy, con-
structed on the plan Of the ''whale,n
sunk with nine on board. All perlshed
but Payne. She was 1shed out subsequently ana q
second time capsized near Fort Sumter, and again
all hands were lost except Payne. And again
time. but with equally disastrous results. This time
the vessel remained below with nine unfortunates.
Under command Of Leutenat Dixon another rebel
naval O1lcer, q fourth expedition was fitted out.
This vessel succeeded in blowing up the United
States steamer Hddsaonic and blowing down her.
self with eight persons on board. Since the war
one Of these vessels was tried In Chilean waters
under instructions Of that government 1t sunk to
rise no more in Valparaiso harbor, with eleven per-
sons on board, all Of whom were lost Still more
recently, In fact, within few weeks. another OF
these vessels having board party OF Old "cham-
pagners,n undertook to make o dive in New York
harbor The possibility OF disaster was precluded
through the cautlou5ness or q doubling Thomas.
He safely secured the craft to the surface buoy, 80
that the plunge couid not be made. His confding
companions knew not the difference until removed
on shore and well dOsed with soda cocktails
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