, 1881-11-27

cbot away rt,,, f,,a,-o,cr fs inst m scawortby
snol sus Iestrses 80 49, ,e,s sos rc.,rtr or
nnd eapao'c OF performing .no ~o9k os s
IT, tse1o" the house IT Is us wen protocteu "a
any armed vessel htloat- Its dl'nehslons
wide. These Unusual proportions are To
,r,,,c hor hi,.,, -a.a - sr,oo,, n, NJ her lines
give ner osn rate OF spce iu 10 " eo 'nv ~.
are oSactly alike. Ill both directions sne can
move ahead or astcrn with cqual- facility. Tho
simple horlzontul engine of l,ooo-nnrse power
resting on Il surface condenser OF about eight
1eet sdis'lfe, tic lydraulica1y coheto'eo tuooct'
tho novel steering apparatus, and the torpedo
rs tcv rc nr,,,.,.,o, 1v urIuorca mites Of i'm
.s.,s, <,!,.s..s - sro,,,.l da,,jca n
pro'ea constrnction' "1th epec's'1 us'4eo ~
protect The machinery from Shots nred Ut the
EXPOSED portion or front Of the boat, her iu-
.en,o, usserrs win confidence Tint she Is inlc-
"s's- - "'tu ....1,s ~ roo,s ~
structlpla save Oy 3uhRcu lofpeooes VI oo0]a ~
her own kind. A frigate's luunch is larger thun
she, vet the frirute itself in contest would be
who;fv at hor ;unr,v fo; tne immense craft
"uuIs u. uo. nsfs' 80 .a','.s ~, IN o,,t
could NOT DC hanued quickly enough ~ ee' W.
Of tho way OF the little dcath-dealer NO more
than eau the po1lderous elephant escape from
the insignificant little us that terribly annoys
1t. The arulul,,eut OF tho Destroyer is q
single gun situated just above tho kcclson, n
the forward pnrt Of tho bult, md Its mtizz!e
OPENS directly into tho scu, being Protected
from the rushing in Of water when not ii use by
I, permanent valve hung by. I'M el3Uw joint to
the stem Of the vessel. aud which IS opened or
closed by piston oI,erntcu ut the nreech u lnt
gun When the xltl Is to be fired this valve Is
ruiscd, und stands out Of tho l,lth of the pro-
icctile. How, when the valve il raised Is tue
water prevented FROM rushing into tue muZzie
OF tbs gun? Is u query thai naturally arises
Ecncy by the use OF Il secti0nulIy constructed
temporary valve Of wood aud rubber Gotil;
which tightly Hts tue i1lzze any IS placed
in tho gun before the pro1ecti!c IS, anu
shattered to atOns when tho torpedo
stArts OH Its errauu Of destrncton -" ater
must rush IN wien the prD3ecti!e ieaves ,a,,i:s
rt1c cir f1n
us ht. looks at the working model CcrtnlilS IL
would but for Tie fact that us soon us tho pro-
jrctlle il fired out the gunner closes his pcrml-
neut valve and shuts or tho influx. which Gun
only be through tho gun itself. What comes in
runs out through the brcech aud drlps through
Il grating into Tho bilge telow, from which 1t il
pumped out by II steam siphou placed at tho
Side u the gun. So iur tho explanation is suts-
factory, and it is .ade toubly 50 by the expert
lnancnt valve can be closed after thu gun IS
tlrrd and but very little water shipped, though
ward the n,slzzic at the time Of the experiment
! Before the expcrit1. cnt had been 1u.de 1t was
| n common remark among those conrersnnt with
| guurcry thar such Il scne,ne as that of Cnpt.
Er;cssons could hardly be /, SUCCESS, because 1t
was in direct opposition to tho law which does
not allow uf uprojecliIe beng fired through
matter Ut one density, US n1r, into matter of
| greater density, like waser and 4 direct course
| maintained There must bt IL detection. Simply
Stated every one knows that When person. tires
| a uull from II rifle ut m angle into body Ut
| water, tho bull will ricochet. us 40 does stone
xvh.n fhruwf R11nfl IL surface. Throw Il pFD-
i..rt;te from shinhnnrd directly into tho wafer
mi ~, n,nttcr hn,r Ir, tho ait1l ut the object it
% e. s.+,c1rnIcI ~ Eir sneh nim wifi be detective
,.,tass ujinwa1rn e made fnr tl1e dntlectipn rs
a,.nr,. mo ,,,,t, has trGd to smear fish kut,wa
- nywo,-nr uSn,,iactitc sn,1lI lo fired through
-. asias ~ n"ftur. ~ corstnr,tlv md regularly
tnornSsnt, .1nnsiI.: from ,,ir To WAFER ntcurucy
an,,,L h.. 3,,tui,,e1, hut necessarily ut the cx-
non', ~ tnrcn Thn nr,irrt;in used in ClDt
.it.s:t'a ~ @ - fit,. t1. most unuruyed tor
Etitsau ,.s .. & ,,.o c;',"r shnneH nnuftd m hnth
pedo NJ" r ~ use' IE. g s. r',t.f;5n ,,I +ha ,1se
eHtf. ',ntra n;r ~ r",. nj ne ,nuzZ1,. nf tho
" tno f. li3,.d - 80 arha. rnnt Erirssnn
gun a1!enuy .ttu.Su 80, ~ t' VIM, ,,r r1hcr -,
~ set ~ n1,a NV ~ - ~, mr. chnTt,rr n,uG.
~. , s ~. ~ n M I,,+,n.- snIrs NJ rha
ni,I tuy ~ ~ ti,,1 s;,,t1v in 1he fnr. Whrn Nv
psoJec.ilc t.'ng 1 a ,at . 10 ;1s r.ar tnc rn
9ue @ g. ~ t ~ tr RE nm tt,c re,n1,orurr
JeGi.c Ji - r -. ,';a..s a7t vnln,nI. rr air
saiee ,.t ~ ,,o ~ nr,i;no,;', ;rIn Tna Iausar uuss
4oas. ~ 49,. @ ,;.,.s 49,, aus. 1,,thwnv tor tha
-"Mt.t -;,;, ,3 nt ,,, ;ns1rSs fnr If 1cc,1rocy
.siS, ~. Isnranst,,'I ria ros;srarrn n, h.
% ~. ~ Z o,S r,M1 fhs nrnt,ia,, IL smv,sl rhe
Os.. @ ~ r;o 1no NV ~ Srnrc ,s ,stnnshf.,o-
wy ~. % ~. .,,tos ~ .s,tn,a,,n,t ,-,,ynrr n
- s Sill q uf,,.r 1h;s ~. nc@,,..rv ~ ttirht
t.s,,. r,r ,,sn 1his si.rars sh.neI torneao rom
;.e ~ ,Hrnt. 7s.rts Tnn md which carries the
S. sssta " ~; ~ ~ hrase Tha MIN tsa1f hcint. If
nrsaS nS i H 10 ,,., "nHe,,"nad sn fhnr its aIr.,s
;i & ~ ;t ~ rt., ,,,incI If NM srra, ,ln,i
W. VII ~ I! a.sw t, - ~ ~ t,is"h;rra fhn fiji
tnus " utts ~. ue" .n,5 o. ~ a,,n, the 1vn,n,;,a
minute etttslusEs "ut.a =; ~ Nro'S ~, @ suo hi. ~
placeu III y cua!ntet 1ust ~ 80. .St.t -; ~ ', -
the SIZE VI pFVject1o use ~! 80 y. ~, ....