Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-02
THAT TORPEDO TUG.
Experiments With the Sub-Ma-
rine MOnster-A Death.Deal-
ing, DeVilish Invention.

| NEW YORK, August Ill. Hubble, the
| engineer that Delamater 4 Co. put in
charge OF the construction OF John p.
Hollands torpedo ram, said to-day:
"This ram is propelled by 20-horse
power Brayton motor, which can be run
with kerosene, naptha, or petroleum.
One of these motors has been put into
a launch which belongs TO friend OF
mine, and he makes ten miles an hour
all day long on less than ten gallons OF
kerosene. The machines are very pow
erful. There is one point about Hol.
lands ram that know nothing about,
his invention for purifying the air. The
verv engineer he has on board of
her is ignorant OF his secret, and he's
too shrewd to allow it to slip
out, There is no secret, however, about
his torpedo 1t is shot through tube
in the bow like ball from cartridge,
after the method invented by John FIR.
lesson. The inside OF
The Boat is Filled with Machinery.
Sne is steered by the aft rudder, by
means of lever, but the side rudders
are worked by complicated machinery.
These side or horizontal rudders enable
her to shoot up or down at any angle
in the water, and are very essential"
"HoI long can man stay under
water with her"
"About five hours would be the max
imum. The speed attainable is not
more than seven miles an hour below
the surface. 1t is very hot inside, with
all the machinery clicking about ones
ears and the steaming motors under
ones very feet; but the water inside is
cold and serves to equalize the tempera-
ture. The jacket about the man.trap
has
Two Windows Fore and Aft and Two on
Each side,
So that q man can put his head up there
when he steers AMI look right into the
very heart of the river. The glass is an
inch and half thick in this jacket, to
reSinS:tb ;n6 ;h6feyv pressure. The principle
known and thoroughly tested"
"Who paid for the boat"
"The Fenian John ]. Breslin was at
the ward every day, and watched the
work with the utmost care. l don't
know whether he paid for her or not. |
only know that he was constantly on
hand"
4 Paterson Land Lacquer and neigh
Dor of Mr.. Holland has
Made a Submarine Trip with Holland in
the Boat.
"It was on the 18th Of July" he said.
eve went fully half mile under water.
Holland made the boat do just what he
wanted il to do. There is dial on one
side that denotes the water pressure and
dputh below the surface. He can keep
a level course at any depth he desires,
and can ascend or descend at will. An.
other puaye indicates the steam pres
sure, Still another shows the
speed and direction OF the vessel
II was a hot day, bnt the air was fresh
and pure in the boat, though we were
under water for an hour. The light
that came in through the bulls.eye look
ont made everything plainly visible IN
side. We
Sailed at Depth ofSixteen Feet from the
Surface,
and could see everything in the water
for some distance. IL was a sort oi twi'
liuht. We saw the bottoms OF steam
boats and sailing vessels, beneath winch
We passed. Only once was 1t dark, and
then we ran into mud bank at the bot,
tom, that sent up cloud OF sediment
that turned the water into ink, and 1t
WIS SON n iiutes after We assembled
little that We ran ont into the clear
water The torpedoes are pushed
ont from the inside by an in
Senious arrangement, so quickly that
with six wooden dummies. only three
quarts of water got into the forward
Compartment. Trat can eaeily be
pumped out again, for the boat is
Raised and Lowered by Letting water
or pumping it out sgain. The ex-
pl1ding io,paio does no harm TO
the ram Several real torpe1oes have
ALREADY been discharged from it. 1t
could blow up any ship that floats
Holland is an Irishman, and that is
probably the cause OF the Fenian story,
But that Is all there is in it. Holland
could sell the boat as ii floats to one oil
tvo or three European governments ior
$3.50 900. His offers have come from
five comparatively small countries,
The custom house authorities are con-
sider1ng whether the vessel IS not ilaoie
to stiz Ire for being without hctnse or
name, and for carrying no llghts al
night.