New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
THE PEAOEMAKER WOULDN'T. SINK.
TRIAL OF A SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT.
GENERAL SHERMAN EXAMINES ITS lNrERIoR-rhh
YLANGEs WRONG.

YLANGES WkONt.
Military and naval officers Of high rank, scientists and
experts weltodo business who are always ANXIOUS
and ready TO invest In successful enterprises az well as
several hundred curiosity seekers, including women
and children, went up the Hudson RIVER
yesterday afternoon TO see the manpu'eii"s
of the new submarine torpedo boat. the peaeemaker
which was to display itself the surface as Wen as oy
up imaginary men-of-war
Shortly after p m, the tug Luther c. Ward, and the
steamer Friedrich De Barry left the pier at Twentetht
and the North River and up the river to point op
pose Eighty -sixthst where the submarine monster
Jay. On the tugboat were Generals William l. sherInan'
schoheld and whpple Commander Charles ONeil OF the
Navy Major Sanger Mr. Henderson of the Anchor Line;
Frederick Lovejoy Daniel Starr Paymaster Wood, John
l. Rogers and George w. Wilson and the members OF the
company which is pushing the enterprise
On reaching an old schooner 70 which the PeacenaKer
fastened the tug alongside and the military anu
naval men, experts and reporters crowded TO the sde 10
see that innocent-looking though, at some future
time perhaps, powerful destructive agent IL
lay in the water like huge shark taxing
nap in the sun, and the only thing TO destroy that
appearance the open manhole the corner OF "mcn
lay upon the wide iron, nshaped protection which
along the the outside of the mounter 10
prevent anything knocking off the helmsmans look
out and the the manhole trip into the boats
interior didn't all inviting. The hole through
which one must 60 extremely small and Its SIDES
were oily and fresh drops Of red paint made those who
had anticipated the trip look at their new fan
coats and think twice before they attempted IT, or course
all the fat men we're anxious 20 into the boat and study
its inward intricaces and all the lean would have
done so it had not been for spelling their clothes But
neither OF these difficulties brought fear TO General sher
man. He lie not feshy and although wearing handsome
broadcoth coat he said it old one and he dldnt
mind little paint and ron-rust soied It, Followed
by one Of the operators OF the boat
and gaunt body and slide into the
"monsters" stomach He remained there several min
utes and there many anxious expressions on ac-
count of his prolonged absence Finally after the I'M
had really become alarmed the door opened ana
the man who operates machinery out and little
later the gray hairs General moved themselves
through the dark and grim looking hole. He enthu-
asc in his praise Of the boat far he had seen
and told the reporters and his friends who grouped
themselves around him all about the mechanism
The tug and the steamer shortly afterward ran up
the river for few hundred yards 10 give
the Peacemaker room In which to operate There was
long wait before oosened from its fastenngs and
moved slowly and noselessy up the Before this
was DONE however the the tug passed away the
time by attacking in force the solid and liquid refresh
ments that spread he forward deck and the I'M
fortunate occupants Of the steamer amused themselves
by watching the fortunate passengers on the tug
enjoy the good things The Peacemaker wandered as aim
lessy as shark up and down and crossed and recrossed
the river now running along at fair rate OF speed
and again hardly moving through the water II kept up
this amusement a time and then returned TO the
schooner let scientific passenger ana 70 take On
more ballast Lieutenant Zalinski, whose Nautilus, a
rival sub marine boat, went to the bottom IKE stone
when he launched IL, stood on the pothou Sc OF the
and watched with critical eyes the Peace makers
manGuvres. =, -,
After taking number of heavy bars Of lead the torpedo
boat again got under way and rapidly toward the ex
cursOu boats. BY this time the shore was
lined with sight-seers, and far up on
the hill on Riverside drive dozen carriages had been
drawn up from which vantage ground their occupants
had an unobstructed OF the river. suddenly While
all fastened upon the boat disappeared from
sight Everyone drew long breath and made arrange
meus with his lungs hold To it, but II unneces
gary for hardly had the boat under the surface OF
the water eOre il reappeared again. II Kept mp that
spOrtive hsh-hke action for some time ana people De
gan 10 think that IL indulgfng IN this sport 10
show how much like a real submarine monster II was
IL dove and dove ana continued 10 dive every tne com
ing To the like cork After Keeping up these
manpuvres for ten fifteen minutes. II moved slowly
toward the old schooner again. and was tied up Tor the
The experiment was failure so far a going 70 the bot
tom of the river concerned. The explanation Of
this: At the previous Trial. some time ago. the
boat went down all right bat us posi-
ton while doing Was an 0Onque
one The desire of the inventor is to
have sink on an keel And 10 bring this about 10
dehecfive hangcs placed near the PROV 0f me
boat These with the AT the stern. destroy eel the
sinking properties which the formerly possessed ana
the boat a perfect Another exhibition viii be gwen
on Tuesday at the place this time AT p III Many
military have already expressed their intention 70 DE