The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-15
A Great Torpedo Mission.

sent abroad 10 pctSunillN ll-pN'' VIZ '"'-
pio,cmonts in torpodocs and torpedo
boats OF FOREIGN navic~. This trip will give
the oil salt an opportunity Of ioreiHh
travel. Of which lac win undoubtedly
nlallv await himself, AMI perhaps ms
t..tth mead. thc recreation of u European \
excursion. Ilcou.nt to ~ in tire torpedo Fl
boat Alarm. of his own planning. or +
course She should hc equipped with |
ulcuuiul allowance Of pole torprdo"-, FOR |
the ENGLISH Admiralty Will undoubtedly !
set aside an irou-cad for the great "un- |
dct-vH tor buster to operate against.
DAVE PonrER will then teach the British
sailors a trick or two worth know
ing. 1t 80 true the Alarm is a slow tub
aud would take u long time To 90 over
but that would give the Admiral OPP
portuuitv for study and ref, rtion, and Inc
could .nnl-papor the poles OF his torpe-
docs until they wcrc Us smooth ~ needle
just out Of the emery bag.
But why is ponrEu spared AZ this critical
inucfurc Ivy Sroou RoursoN? surely lis
prrsoucc is needed II Washington now If
ever. Ronr.oN is putting our wonderful
navy on q var footing. and how can he
disprnsc with the services Of the COM
mandcr OF our iriprcgrlhlc squadrons;
The answer is NOT hard to hud. Srcon
RourslN is ms certain to be investigated
next winter AS the snow j. to come. When
he WIS put through the same process
several wears AGO. some important wit
no..c, were absent on imperative duty
nlua., as inipcrltivc. i'm fact, n Dawes
nr,..,,t Grand mission. Now that fairnnd
s,,r,niur inotirv is inevitable. HonEsoN
is Obliged fo &c, information In REGARD to
! FOREIGN torpeloas. and no man except his
ripht h,Ver. the iiu.trious DAVE. can
r.tn,r forhim. II hchad thought of it
i'm time. me- m..ht have sent the old salt to
observe ,l,, transit of Vonp-. though Kor-
ruclon Island is not rs delightful Il winter
in,. nio,on. Landau or Paris.
Srron H,ncs,N will thus cot the AL
,ri,,l oi,f of the. way. lint Of what earthly
u..,,u. H., trin beg since GpN~r cnrc
n,to orine ,,,.. INV. b.d a constantly TO-
,rni,. fore, off army and navy officers
.t,.o,l. ,t ,;oy,~r-,.ut rxncnsp. "uspect-
INN" tho military condition Of China,
t,,,.n and o,.....,. other known power. go
.,v mot nina. of tnaul!in NrwMl>'s spirit
,,i r..,..t.on az mir forpru cor.ulntc..
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