The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-25
vol. NV no. $50.
INVENTOR AND DESTROYER.
,,xtr, TTfIT MfDE TlfE wONTroR
yItNNTNG 4 MItUINA 10 SIM H.

yItNNTNG 4 MItUfNA ~ SIM H.
The completion "r '""t. '"''',nn's Torpedo
u,, A Iittic cram that ~ ~ Sail oWt 10
Meet the 0.rcntcst "t i'"n"inh. Now the
nc.,r,,lna How l. 20 he struck by ster.
rr,s-ois torpedo boat IA practically
,,tt mud i- now receiving the last touches 81
.tiu.l artisans WHO mNlo No. Tho boat was
e,,,ol "a NV days ngo. amt is made fast 10 the
,.eratthe foot Of West Ihtircnh street. very
.,alously watched by Miles S'nniish. No
Granger ia all we'd to board 3D. Nui when Capt
rri,.sln went To the pier On Friday evening
and stood silently looking ut tho strange marine
,,biclr. which WIS built pir'o by piorc as he
araurht.d the plans ia his attic workshop on
p.a,h street hc was surrounded 10y throng.
anon, whom the word uU--rl that the old
nan wa, Ericsson and tho boat his in
,en,ion II was the first timc that he
t,d aeon II in the water. and one Of the
tw o.,a- on- TINT he has taken TO look at 1t at
al Ycthis mind has for months been intcnuy
,bsorbci upon this invention. pay and night
he has sc,ietod himself in his workshop. under
lhe caves ~ his Beach street house. solved
dielcur problems relating to proiecie force
resistance " air and water explosive agencies,
floating capa .ite4. AMI. rs hs has done SO
araushlcl ,he results Il his studies and dis'ov-
eri,s ar mt the draughts To- the Delamatcr
g..,. Tb,ir ,,orr,n,r t,ot th.so
mans Land the keel. built the vessel. put in tho
machinery o., 'asionally something went wrong.
nniworl was sent to Capt Fri lesson. lie asked
for the plans. and in absolute quiet studied
hem. Ano-, always the plans vera speedily
,enthack to the workshops. the mistake pointed
out. aud everything moved smoothly again.
A. emit Ericsson quietly looked at the boat
on the -harp-pointei stern oi which is painted.
In sign.N AMI rcd letters. the name. Destroyer.
tosimrly said 10 Miles Standl-h. " 1t is lust as
,i," W., No., ri,.,.,,
leNl''Nl Ut N'"'p .'' """' NV H''SH'n
hoped o. mako l'ng before he began the e1per-
l,t ,i ,.-,,i,. ~ sci l. d, ara nov, tnh,1iad
men, a. u's :. ',.,r.r ,y,a ~ ,..sni c,nahle Of
In mo p'f yer was N'Ss'l v"pnpe "
dariiug q rough the water ~ unheard-of speed.
al - .,.,r,a.hin., III, ir.u.iads ~ modarn
M" ~ 80 :, -
nayios oven 49, as % t'urh them. from
which u ht le dis 'hargei q torpedo at
the irli tI- that wuuil ~ the in
stan, III .rt ..vi inlo with power enough
t,l... . d. f...- Uf tI., stroll 4, ehfp and in g..
siaLty III, l.r Ills involved Il long. costly,
anil r3t m /, 3. .- d ,,trrlmcn'4. urIncirnlly
Involving The lo-, ~. irl'us FORE, O. dis barge
nt1ru.,I1 uu! 81. az 81 an! -uito-t form ul
vessel from vHIru D. di-.har.r H. How long
n,rnta /. o,.ly knows I'm, efriv last winter h.,
Iai t,r,,..-,.l So fan. 10 al la .lar..s ,irr th,
y 'ai H.. uiiI-tn Iv n,..ns - ,,,,,i,r.-.
l.4
~ nearly 40 miles an hour far the first
~ feet Other eyperimcnt- proved that hy thc
us, of eDinprossed air atOrpr'i1 could bn uro-
lected through the water At such rand rate
that it, course could not be- checked. Ii would
burst a. rough torpedo trap- a. 70 shark through
shal net. and no missile from an enemy 5
ship could hit II. Can't. Ericsson decided tnore-
iore. To- use Compressed air a. the proIectie
force to discharge the torpedo. and the engine
BY which this was 10 be done WAS speedily con-
strurted. Some Of the features Of this engine
Capt Fri ,sson rs n matter Of protection KEEPS
a secret
The huilling Of tho torpedo boat followed.
Speed WAS one of tn first objects aimed at. and
as the u -troyer lay rolling in the little wave
hts OF tho river last evening it was easy 10 see
that In shape al least a. little resisting surface
IA presented 10 the water "a possible. IL Is
almost shark like in shape. at least would he
wore "A sharks back fiat. Tho low Is not So
sharply pointed as the stern. and In fnf.
huges suddenly a. one point N cRrh -ide. lhst
ns the sharks head is brQad"-i back 81 the ey :.
But the curves are scl"nt nraily Developed.
O. that the resistance OF the water even
here. Will be- cQmimrW Ne.N silEht II was
Necessary 20 build the DESTROYER aver IN Is
model, becaus' II m point near INC bows ih'
torpedo Will be dlschnrsro; ln"nt' ua.N t9 lu'
kNrn the curve i eNL.n,F s.SNt Ii.pil non
iehcatgly lensihenel and p1intri a. tho ter.
nlnNl IN ol thc Sh"th' VII ~. u " 'un.
only ne'drn pr p.r "ll .Yiu'a ,'l ! VT I'
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