The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-27
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the pase Of Cou1noks, that toni hfek
akesmachines, Xharged with 4itr9'
geDerine, had be64, dlccverede In
erpool, must send shudders through
Great Britain. Had ten field pieces
with their ammunition, or ten Calling
guns, Or ten boxes of. repeating small
arms, been found, there might have
been no emotion of alarm at such
proofs of a'Einsrurectionary movement
secretly prepar ng for hostilit es. Such
weapons are recognized rs legitimate
and tleirs qee sup6oseS war TO nave
been begun after ia r warming: But
ttife terrible implements 'coffccafed IN
the cement barrels at Liverpool are
those. that are rssqrtea TO when ~ war
his been declared, and that work their
destruction upon unsuspea citing persons.
J Indeed, the news of this tratti in in
fernal machines might as properly
cause anx'et> on this sideo the ocean
as on the other Six of these destruct'
i've barrels were. found in one ocean
steamer and four in another. Regard
ed without reference to the interna-
otional questions involved and simply
with respect to the terrible risk which
ocean steamers run from chance con-
cussion while carrying such freight, the
subject is Ole to excite horror.
'' 1t is to be feared, also, that these dis
closures have only begun. Ten explo-
! sive machine, have been discovered in
one port, at one time; but only those
who are in the secret Gan say how many
have passed into ENGLAND sundetected,
nor how soon they ma, be put to their
work. 1t is highly probable, also, that
more than one kind OF explosive ma
chine has been prepared. The device
used in trying to blow, up Guildhall, a
few months ago, was different from the
one used in trying to blow up St.
Georges Hall. The barrels just discOv-
cred. filled with nitro -g|ycerine car
tridges, form a third device. .. H.
Now, also, it becomes clearly posi-
bic that the British war ship Doterel
was destroyed by coal torpedo. When
this suggestion was made, some weeks
ago, it was received with smile. as II
fear OF the Fenians had become ma
mia. But the American CORES pOndent
OF the London Times declares it to be
almost the accepted conc usion now
that the Doterel was SO destroyed, and
that two other British yes els took coal
torpedoes into their bunkers one Of
them being now at sea, while the other
was about 10 60 into commission when
detained BY warning message. -,
II There is no question that the coal
torpedo is a terribly dangerous device
for slaughter. Its shell is of cast iron,
so shaped as to initiate exactly big
lump of steamer coal, and then coated
with q prepared substance in such way
As to make the device beyond deteo'
ton. Inside it is filed with powder
and plugged and its work is performed
when it IS thrown into the furnace.
There is no question that, whether Of
not this device was used on the Doterel,
| the destruction OF this vessel happened
precisely as it would have happened il
blown up, with a coal torpedo; aud,
further, that all ordinary explanations
of the disaster are surrounded with OBJ
+ jections.. 1t is also known that Goa
torpedoes were invented during the
war of the rebellion; but whether The
m, sterious destruction of some of oul
Government vessels was due to them
cannot be asserted. '."t'''i'' q q
The fact must be faced that terrible
means of destruction have been iur
'nished by the ingenuity Of modern
mechan sm; and that the comparative
cheapness OF nitro -glycerine machine!
and coal torpedoes, coupled with The
faciiitiesfor concealing their, presenca
! until their work is done. makes then
the resort Of the 'desperate.AM +
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