The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-13

who has just returned TO ST. Petersburg. ! shall DO
slad, however, to examine all Inventions in the
'orpoao line that have atty appeared, as take
great deal OF interest in that branch OF warfare.
when ! left st. Petersburg the work was just APP
preaching completion a feet OF 100 torpedo boats
that have beer buill under my supervision. Twenty
OF them are completed and the others will soon be
finished
REPoarER-What kind oil torpedo boats are they?
Captain sEhErscHKiS--They are IS feet in length 10
feet beam and feet draught OF water. and are built
OF Steel They are fitted with $50 horse power engines
taa, can mako 500 revolutions TO the minute. The
miles can DO made Tor short distance They VIII DO
armed with two spar torpedocs projecting IRON tho
bow. Each boat viii be manned by one officer, one
engineer, two stokers and tour 10 work tho tor
podo boom There Will also DO electrician. who
win occupy position IN The pilot house tho ON
Ger, wEo win be at tho Wheel so that tho latter
give his orders when 10 fire the torpedo Tho
nee will probably DO divided into i've squadrons OF
twenty boats. have great faith IN torpedo boats for
harbor and coast defence. al would be very hard for
the best ncad 10 DO protected against tho attack
OF fleet OF twenty Of these little hornets Nineteen
might be sunk, but il gets In the is
pshcd. During my visit TO tho Centennial wac very
much pease1 with Mr. Fowlcr's boat, the Bonita, and
think, with moro powerful ongincs, she would prove
very servceaUlc model for q torpedo boat. We have
ono advantage in tho service o torpedo boat, in
our country there are plenty OF fellows 70 thcm
that, liko your heroic Cushing, are not afraid OF
death.
RkPoarAR-Havo you seen the Stevens battery?
eap'aia SEAEfScHkiN-Yes. several times. and now
that you speak OF It l may tell you In 1871 NO
were worry nearly buying It. Our Minister, Mr. Ca,a-
cazy sent over y long description OF tho Stevens
hutt a.. n
oaey 10 tho Grand Duke Constantine, and one morn
'ns ne came mo my ONCE and said:-"CaptaD, am
sos 20 sena you 70 tho United states TO buy that big
Aon'o'' answered that was ready TO so, put
"noh 'no qaesuon was raised acout the price some
Sh'oo'oo 'no peace party cohc'uced that tho money
so1 " sPsh' 70 Greater advantage Ia the advance
~ - wi ooa1 "hu Hon INDUSTRIES IN Soushcin
AasS'a nAppen"o 20 % sent on that mission
'no u'c'"ald' AM passeu consi1orao'e time 10
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nac' each wv 'ee' IONS tnat nave Deem constructed
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