The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29

\ sss0seS " NOuWuulfoW, near the nttl
village If Psmrsp". is growing in.
existence. quickly aud secretly, nm in
ferral machine which combines q sour
III the wondruus inventions Of the pss
into ooe. and which may he 6,tinei
characterized o. sea demon ar imam
mate octopus. Before il the navies q
the world are expected tn disappear a
leaves hefore the autumn bre+se. or q
the race Of giants or mailed bsrUns i
frudal ages vanished in the fash VI gus
r'w.ier Skisiing the pretty shore
of the bay the vovager sees ON tn
beach \ thing resembling both ,
double barrelled cannon and = monste
sOda- water fountain. A short dis
lance away 10 small house adioinin:
p. McGilhsn's yacht building estab
lishment. In this the marine mon
ster lies on . set 1T ways almost cum
plete,i. 1t Is built Of iron. and is q
feet 6 inches long over all. Is inche.
in diameter. and nearly four feet il
circumference at its largest m, dship
F m this r'int it tapers down to tn,
h"w. which is shaped exactly like the
sharp end Of a cigar. The stem is
very like the lighting end Of q cigal
cut Cd underneath sharp, 90 ~ to leave
an Overhang.
Divested Of technical terms, a good
idea Of this wonderful craft may be
gained by the following explanation {:
At the b,w. and screwed in is the tor
pesio. with brass cap at the end. i,
il charged with one hundred pound,
If dynamite, equal to six hundred oi
giant powder. Or enough force To whirI
into the air in fragments the largest
ship sfsmt. Or. il is said, in fact. q
whole feet. Aft Of this torpedo Is
the cylinder which contains the mo
tive power, Of gas. This is genera
ted in the queer machine ashore and
charged in the cylinder. So power
fal is il that several cylinders have
been bursted. and another If peculiar
composition 10 now being constructed.
Amidships 10 the engine. an aft Of that
is the steering apparatus. The craft
has q centre spring rudder. aft Of
which Is . twO-bladed propeller On a
hollow shaft, in which are contained
the wirrs By which the craft is man.
ned. sailed. sseered. and fought from
ashore.
While gas il the motive power. in
stead If steam. singular to say. cleo.
iricitv fr"m ashore works the valves.
starts the machinery. and dies the
steering. There are two batteries
aboari-one fnr the motive power, and
me fur the steering apparatus. All
The apparatus is in air tight compart-
menfs. except the engin. which is
funded constantly by holes through
the ship. for otherwise. 20 intense is
the cid generated BY the gas. the
engine would freeze up. In the ves-
.el. satern Is . huge reel on which
,esersl miles Of 6ne c"pper wire,
sisted wiih gutia percha. is coiled.
The wire IL attached tn the battery
,shore. and is gradually unwound ~
The vessel gnes toward its destination.
When it returns the wire is. by an
Mher process. wound on . similar
reel ON shore. In action, however.
his vessel never returns. for after des-
Toying the enemy it bl'ws itself up.
md when YOU want tn use il again
v0u have to build another one.
This singular craft has . speed Of
fifteen miles an hour. and can be dis
patched to . distance Of four miles
md return. With . greater supply
Il motive power and more wire ON the
rel this distance can b. extended.
There Is M risk tn run and no lives tn
he lost. - on other torpedo hmts.
The craft is charged ut the hongh
si,h the torpedo 1t dvu.mite. charge
e motive power being put into the
:vIinder from the gas generating ma
chine. Then she il launched from .
'et If wavs. and wires c,nneciing the
'hore battery aud reef on h,ar,i are
Then . man quietly seats
himself at the battery. and another,
'rovi.led with powerful glass. gives
him orders. The craft flats Just un
Ter the surface Ut the water. but two
Elevated and painted sighis BY dsy.
md two lights BY night. forward and
IT.. show. BY Ringing. just how the
raft is smiling. At the words Star
ward" or Port" frUm the man
within the binoculsr tn the man at the
,attery. the course Of the vessel is in y
changed. Far out of range
4 the heaviest guns. these two men
It - quietly - telegraph operator
{ his deck, and awaited the approach
{ hostile craft uncoucernedly.
'hssher BY night or day. Sailing
nysteriously along under water. the
pproach Of the sea demou IL not
;nown BY the enemyis ship before the
hip and it, occupants. with the torpeo
10 itself. are blown tn atoms.
Il is understood that Q gentleman
AIMED Hubby 10 the inventor Of this
nysteri"us craft. He i said to have
xperimented largely with torpedoes
~ the Russian Government, and to
ave l'een Connected with heavy rail
nad building operations With the
Of Egypt. A singular fea-
ure Of this go demon Is that her ma
hioc:y has striking resemblance in
III 10 parts. to . steam engine. &C.
entries. steam chests. valves, exhaust
'ipe. oil having their proper places.
md the only limit n the vessels |
areer b the smount Of motive power
nth which she 10 charged and on
'hich she depends FIR propulsion a.
Ines steamer on cosl. Great interest
xis'ed in scientific circles in regard to
'er. and it j. understood that all the
,reat Mreign powers will have repre-
entaiives at her approaching trial.