New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-03
THE PRINCE FEARS NOT RAIN
ON GOOD TERMS WITH ToRPEDoEs. TOO.
HIS VISIT TO wILLETs PoINr-HE TELLS A
FEW SroBIEs-ENrERTAINED AT
DELMoNIOo',

the Brcvoort House to the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art and the Grant tomb in Riverside Park. Mr..
Greger Mr. Boin and Mr.. BOtass were ready to start
10 O'Clock but they expected that the top Of the
carriage Would be closed. The Prince remarked that
he not afraid OF little rain. and that he would
like 10 much of the city as he could during the
drive The poeness Of the escort Immediately proved
superior 30 their secret wishes, and the carriage top
was thrown open At the Museum the party met
by General di Cesnola and Mr.. story the curator who
conducted the visitors through the various galleries.
The interest Of the Prince maintained by the vari
ous specimens Of Grecan and PhOenioian antiquities
and the inscriptions upon them. The Catherine Wolfe
collection Of paintings was admired.
About o'clock the Prince started for Wlllets Point
He was accompanied By Mr.. Alorovsky the Russian
Consul Genera also by Lieutenant Smell, Of the Royal
English Navy; Mr.. Morrison and Mr.. Hamilton, VINO
were passengers on the same ship which brought the
Prince TO san Francisco from Yokohama. Mr.. Nor
risOn has been for time in Australia. while Mr..
Hamilton when he reaches England will have finished
his tour around the world. They will sail with the
Prince on the Servia saturday morning. The party
lad been made up by Everett Frazar president Of the
sims Edison Electric Torpedo Company, who de-
sirous of having the Prince this new weapon Of
defensive warfare The assistant manager OF the com
pany E. W. Frazar and director OF the company,
James W Haywood, were also present
The small party conveyed from the pier az
Ninety -second-st to wiets Point on the yacht Run
meet the in charge Of Captain Bergland, Lieu
tenants Warren Flagler and D'Armit, of the Engineer
Corps of the Army.
on the way to the Point Prince George talked freely
to Tribune reporter his favorite subject Of tor
pedoos He said:
We have about 300 t0rpedoes In the arsenal at
Praeus the port Of Athens. and have thirty seven
torpedo boats. They are all painted black, and
night when we are out tour Of evolution there Is
not light 10 be seen, and even cigar or cigarette
must not be lighted There is nothing to appear which
VIII attract the attention Of an attacking vessel
The Prince was asked If powerful search-ight
would not reveal boat even Il it painted black
and there was no light exposed, and if the boats
position were known could not a gun be quickly
brought 10 bear upon il by the enemy and blow the
torpedo vessel out Of wateri
Yes, searchIght would discover US, but at the
same time it would be turned on my boat would
fash ours upon the enemy and blind him temporarily
Then could quickly get out Of danger. think there
is difficulty in escaping the project1les of ships
battery If the commander Of a torpedo BOAT is good
seaman"
As the royal officer continued 10 talk about his pro-
fessOn his face lighted up with enthusiasm. He con-
timed Il think there is nothing 50 interesting,
citing and dangerous as the torpedo service. live
in the arsenal when I am home and often have drill
at night. 1t is very dangerous to go dashing about
the sea and avoid collisions in those expensive ships
any one Of which Will twenty-One knots
hour AS to firing torpedo there Is some danger at
tached TO that had an accident once
which might have resulted dsastrOusly to my ship as
well as those on board. We had prosposed TO fire
dummy torpedo In trials Of that kind we generally
use about LIZ atmospheres, but the officer in charge
did not put enough pressure on. When I fired the
torpedo it struck a heavy wave, which forced il back
with a rush. and would have exploded in the boat If
it had been loaded with dynamite.
I'VE use the Whitehead and Schvartzkopt torpedos
exclusively. so far have found them 10 be the
best have tested Others and have read in the
scientific papers about many which have never seen
There is one in particular have read about which Is
discharged at short range from attached 70 the
side of ship It's purpose 70 thrust the arm under
the protecting nets of ship, but would rather be
somewhere else than on boat Of that kind when The
torpedo is exploded u undoubtedly would destroy
the ship attacked, but it would also blow the torpedo
boat out Of water. l think the further away you
are when an explosion takes place the better 1t Is
for YOU The Prince has very practical mind, and
In considering various projects in the line OF his pro
fessiOn is governed much by the cost as by the
utility OF the machine vessel. He seemed 20 be
much interested in the idea represented by the sims
Edison torpedo especially since Of the Euro
pean Governments have become interested in the in
yenuon. He said that it the best he had seen
Of the kind controlled from stationary point How
ever, ! think l prefer my Whiteheads. They cost
1900 each. while the Sims Edison cost, $4,000
each. ] could make five attempts at the cost
with the Whiteheads many different ships while
YOU could only one, and that would have to be
propelled, as understand it, from shore and not ont
at sea.
I'VE had trial of the Nordfeldt submarine torpedo
boat at our navy yard but it was small failure. We
had 10 pay for It's passage Greece from England and
the boat is now living in port unused We pro
posed 70 buy it If it had proved a but tho
charge for IFS passage was large enough to build one
The Prince remarked that the advance which scien-
tifc warfare making ought to lead to the
restriction of the use OF tOrpedOes. He humOrOusly
continued l DO not think that it is fair 10 send
torpedo costing only $1,000 through the water and
ont OF sight TO blow up vessel costing S3OOOOOO.
II is not honorable warfare. but no one can tell now
what this age OF progress viii produce. ! doubt not
that very soon the photograph Will be so much i'm
proved that the spots on the will be shown 70 be
thickly populated and the sneezng Of the residents
distinctly heard. BY the way" he said. with a
twinkle in his eye that would be a great attraction
for the Worlds Fair"
lie said that it true that he greeted by n
man in Omaha who shook hands with him and said
Hello, George My name is George, too.' But
the Prince added " that not all the story. The
Insisted taking the whole party ont to dTinl
some beer with him
Al tire Point the Prince was met by Colonel Long
and his staff who conducted the party through the
electrical laboratory The II the apparatus was
familiar % the Prince, and it was not until the model
u the sim, Edison torpedo was seen that the Prince
manifested auy great interest. couple OF Duovant
torpedoes were exploded by sergeant Cassal VINO IS
Of tIc most experienced electricians az the Point
Following TINS exhibition the Prince taken 70 the
museum, and after the mammal Inspection Of
the three companies If the post was held
About O'Clock the visitor from Greece returned TO the
city aud last evening dned at Delmonico's a. the guest
Of the representative Of the Greek colony The
table laid for twentyfour The Prince sat AZ the
head Of the table, with Mrs. Theodore p Rail- al his
right and Mrs Paul Galatti at his left hand There
present Alexander Grcger, Mrs A. p. Rail-, Paul
Gaatti, Eastace p. Rail-, Nice-C0nsul Petersen, Miss
NJ. sachier Pandeu A. Fachh G. PS0mades Captain
LOmen. Mrs. l.. C0ntanSeau. Theodore T. Rail- Mrs
OlarOvsky, Consul General u Greece LOJassl l.
COntanseau, Paul Negeponte Anthony =. Rail-, Mss
Gunar T. kOtkin, &. Gunal1, 4. Menclas. ard Consul
General Oarovsky The dinner wac The most elaborate
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