, 1877-07-06
THE TORPEDO.

IAE IOhEHDOs
A nIachspo which Can DO Everything hut
speatt, and IL to Rovolutsuuize 1Varisre.
LonHon 5frnfS.
Capt. Arthur and tho officers Of tho Nas9f Tor.
pedo School At roFttmnuth celebrated yesterday
The Termination Of tho senior c0rrsa o! lnatrueton
on board the Vernon BY grand exhibition OF Inc
art Of torpedo.warfare IN Portehestcr Creek. The
experiments might he concEeclJ described ~ war tn
sport; but to those who could reid between the
lines Of the programme and could appreciate the
full significance Of tho exhibition Of tho terrible
forces which they Mftxeseed, the spectacle tn
rostchcslor Creek must hare appeared Of pro.
foundty paipsal character. Ths Programme ,,'N va
% seicnco 10 Offensive and dcfen.ire warfare Tho
power snd doeIlity. Of the Wh,tohead torpedo,
Do save s1erything hi speak wa not shown yestcsda1
but an engine equally destructive for attsck-yiz:
The ontrgses slp'osa t n.,d n r'k'ng
liz Turkish monitor in tho Danube, coneluTVelJ
aet with an object por1c.srs donblc the rendng
power Of mine explodcd below Or In close rfof.
TO .s @ s Sa oaS' sn1 % ss -
t99ppitias tor "torpe1oina'' IN cnemy would occur
either IN The night a. as to es,o :nncr, On
obscufed tic centTa. action. I'nt from what
occurred at Portsmouth # seems ancsttonab!c
those little vahps IN my eircurastanccs tbe out;
launches srs xssf1 N s ts sS.nt.1 ae o
s'sss tss TSss !sa ,hs ~
sss'y ed
sss !? va t. sa f ss
carried 4 couple of charges composed, sace Of
100 pounds Of eunpowsr aud ~ whish .ah,, wSss ,,,s
bow, Whom the tlne fof hrfng arrived.
the end Of The tpar containing the canister wa
Ton teet belov ths surface, Or What II eetua wat.
fare would 10 immcdstely under tho b'lge Of NJ
Tse va n.n o "
| on column os tho seethlng wntcr about twenty
fces IN diamster .ho. into o. the IT, followed BY
ssas asss'e, ~, dh.snse q sss! ysSis qaI:o;sd
delukcI vim water. nobl1 w!thstood tho explofop,
~ she ~. *. .Sc. = sd .G os sae
injured her machinery tn tho siiahtest degree. no
ship eould hare ,nryi.sa the s GoT. whateFeE tho
1he otoneiYo result Of band charge Of euucot-
ton, used a.a grenade. Was t n9sp exhibited: Fer
Of .hp e,gatennes alsk ~
ti'at II L tie eask was Immediately converted into
taintng ono end Of Tho fuse, which he aIes soou
he @ Ss fss. a1 bo.t ma
such circumstances fEou what befell tho cAsk.
nut pehnps tic most interesting nertes of c3psf'
tTato tbe mothod OF entering OH cntmy's liar,
bor whsre torpedocs arc known 70 bo dcpoatsd;
This ean now BE- .: ec,,an5 seetsa &c g, by s,s wha
I BE-
s1hibitod, M Gut thsy ha.o III iho same purpo.c i
vicw, which i To destroy tho cnsmy,s mtEss b,
Gshs. n asf .ss sp1 ,ea
poses Of tluatrationt anA copanted for tlie mos
Of ganswdss but + r. beliHysa thst tho C.
The method gonc.e'y adopted T. to snke sS adyap
9b Wbese ths charge ia too heavy to boat In eon.o
y T. b, .2asss ~ Il e
drtaS s1peF@sst .saG1ss 1sstermsy m eonssss ns1aS
q sa.ks, md sieetreaiiy CONTESTED w.th tno Noius
cass Tofe .a No ofa I'D bsrn .u eaned
small clnsee Of cottonw.s dfod between tho cn**s
! wleh severed tho suspender. and thc counseru1ln
,GRd o1pRfodod witn M tc1sidc noones net son}slnin
ioo.o charge q aftsen pougds q vet euncottto t
s4s ss @ sa' s q @
! tsrtnines ID tho sAma connection, twelve anna
charges Of gancoston ropEc:on.ing a. nn;ny e9un
discharged, thus demonstrating the possibiltty {
extending tbs operations over whole atcus Of diI
tusbancc. The electrical seeam pinnaee, which
controlled from dittancs. and which ae II spcl
1ectly automatic. can 10 dispatched into postslot
i Tho ship drop n,tne over the stern, and cxp!od
! tor sftos having accomplished IL fatal tntsslor
: Though the purpoae Of ennntcsmtncs "a 70 PEopAt
!. dent that .hoy could bo made equally oacctl,
o | nyntnat m cnemy's Hblpa - aRatnat IN cHeYy
j, mines. Tho only pursIy defensive experiic.
o shown during tho day was 70 explain tho ddtGn'
b / Of haFpors by Iucans Of circuit elnse1s. Fol
. mines Of 2od pounds Of powder . sash. @ ws5e tal
tic torpedo station. Thast arr Intended TO DO {,
piodcd by circuit cIo+er huoyed Immediately ov'
q Tho spot where they aro sunk. but Tor c1rsr
!. ssfa se''d 'dl.tsnea ffon se Tho m'no. 10 long !
i tho !,noy 10 loft untouched tho mine Ecnne!
into collision With It tho impact closcs the cIrcai
whcreby s'octstcal contact ia coupleted snd an O.
d P!osfon en.ncs. 4 stcan,.launah was use.l
nraaeas nS nnsaya, sd of watot vas thS .eaS ii
}; only other experiment which remains % oe mt
ti,,isru was the breaking Of M iron 'chsln hnvi
II links ons aud thrcu.eighths VI an inch thick.
j. lid nne.i,alf pounds. Tho same chain bad pr
70 viousiy .est.taI the explosive forge Ut 100 poun
OF g4npowder.. It was impossl6le 70 w,tness =
T. The inpostan part which toFpodoes Hre destined
10 bear In naval wariaru. This experiments Merc co
= Quoted BY Capt. Arthur and Coaimandet Wilson,
70 tho Vernon. and proved the Krsat success Will
10 ! has attended thclf teaching.
10 WORTHLESS WRITING INKS.
ID 10 US Editor Of Tht Tribune,
Cu,rAoo, July Ain addition 70 tito scaso
Given In to. .days TR1nus1 for discnrdlnG the uae
cnlorrd and othcr fugitive wsttIpk iukHs tAcr0