, 1876-01-22
"COAL-TORPEDOES.r

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DAf3wATKI. Dec. .5.-Jo the Editor OF G,e
l,uiou Tiu,es. perh.ns 4 shirt ,cconnt nv opc
n.,,,, i. .aa,,.;rtoa ,r;,, ~. o.;.;,, ~,
tho cokl.torpedo, referred to in tho telegram
fra,n your pruaaian corresooudent. IN tina
T;,ua. >, ,a aa.,ar,.s 49, ,,,.ras. sa,. - us
readers,
In Nm ,;ntcr of 1ecq . c.,. co,rto,.v oh-
49,. tsa;,;.sas ~ .t.i.,s sa,s as.s ,r..,'
tne 1Ac''s1ea tot uakiuR eo"o eApeF1n7a's "lsn
Ills coal.cassln8s at lt,chmond. VA, to be used
for colfApsinE the boilers Of tho enemy's wsr
yesses aud transports, by introducing the aham
coal into tho Government cosl piles at tho W.
rious United States naval depots along the cosas
md on sho great rivera In tho Interior.
Tho experiments weso 90 successful that tho
srstom was fully adopted. and opera tipus were
Commenced shortly After tho d..s n, Tia fo,1ov.
'a..a ~,s,st ~, .,.s ,,.ss' =, 49, 49,, 'eo w.,
Ing letter. "hleh fe'' INTO ths hands Of the Fed
eral War Department, IN whose possession It
still remains
l,,cpaoyp. W.. jan. 1o 18H.-My Dr4nsco1oyxr !.
hops YOU have roce,vsd mJ let.ers wrote sou tg
10 Mobir, QUO 10 columbia. aud tao to ntsntcn,
have met with much drliy and snnoSAner s!nce
Jou 'ett. Tho eastsng4 h.se al eeen completed sone
M & aa% @ sus i II" pa.s .hIs ,
n.fs h,' H. Seida Iii IN nn,i,, uiths,,, 1"
aresstousl sclou: 20 hsys been engayed fur lis nast
two weeks III getting up b that will cover my rase
ut lcaDt it hah met Ills approsa and will 80 tulsy 10
tho senate and sarnce to the nouss u seer.t srkslon
!: provides that he secf.t5s q War sh'4 haYe lho
.n 1, :, go; "a, II, ne-t,s, ono ehnH rn., far,r
ranr nd nar: aIsn o,ro NH - h. n
es ht no 10 exceed 10 YER crnt for pubuc rronrrly
partially Or totally dostroytI alAo advance when
necessary out Of tho secre: service fund, euey to
parties engaging e. injuEo the snotqJ.
~ sooa a. :hs ~ neennsts law, Lave 10 uoaes
. s., 81 tst III ~ anintnsnt. so,, an5
1nsJa vii Ea connrIued. Your friend
T. l.. CSunTEsAr,
Col. II. L. Clark, Seventh Miuour Cavalry, Maj.eu
prtco's Headquarters, Arkan'as.
The toreeaoes we're irregular iron or stool
rns.inva three.eirbths of nm Inch ,h,ck c,cnnt
49, ,h. 49,, t,,,o ,.,,i, ,o7 r.;,,f,.a., -, .lI.. =
~ VIC eo'''no's' ".'IA We '.'','s'. " H"o" .
thEead being 1ufnca III II 10 receive tne iaso or
plug. Tho models were t2ken FROM pol yIates raj
tiocns of coal t,tchc3 st random from Min nnk
10 large as 10 frqnlto "trimm,ng" hy tho fire.
mnn icforn bang ahoyeled min TIA furn,c.
ria irtrf,or wnn ren1iersd n,nooIi, hv
rentrifupa] motiou with emerv to rc,urn
thn iii; Of nrn1onion hv rhaGur wiuio
introducing tho ciarce. The aholf being iiFIoti
nnI cIosed nitl 4 bfsss pl,lg. h was dpnod nv
u,eaus OF string into bol1It.. ui1tnro ot roai-
tnr. puiy.rizel cnal.-eIther nntlrac,to nr btu,
mtroua whirhoyar WA ten1rod In hn renrcacnt,
ri .-a,,a ANAL hua,,t,ty Of ros;n or bseswaI
tnan tnntautJy into a hjcket of 1rc,l wnter thc
resu1t hsi,,g coating OF about tbreo.uuurtsts at
an inrL m ihickucas. which gayc tho aell. yhou
Tic yurfnce.e,oss had bson ectapoI OF, the ex-
sct rosomblsuco OF Mmp OF coal-,n weight.
small anil rn,,eysj npnoarauco.
Envcrni NJ thneo wnro lroored into tho limited
| States GnYer,,meut Coal Dopot al Fortress Hon.
Of war Chepa,so aud aiso oi tho splendid ate an