New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03
INCREASING BRAZILS FLEET.
4 RUMOR THAT THE PEACEMAkER HAS
BEEN SOLD TO PEIXOTO.
RUSHING WORK on Ell CID-AN OFFER SAID TO
HAVE BEEN MADE FOE Eli MAR-THE
pp,r,~xr. az HER WAY HERE.

BRITANNIA on HER WAY HERE
Scarcely n day passes without some addition be-
ing reported to the fleet that Prcsldchl i.no'o
Of Brazil is organizing here to fght MS re"e''''
admiral Many OF the reported purchases w 'o'
take place because the owners oil 'he Ne''''' "
mand too high q price for them Inc ia'eS' ~"
chase reported is that of the submarine torpedo
boat Peacemaker. This boat was designed ana
built In 1856 by John T. Holland. and had an ofhciai
test in November of that year. AT That time IL
succeeded fairly we'll and at later tests IL uu even
better. 1t would doubtless be a formidaps "ea-
pom in n harbor.
The Peacemaker is about the size OF an ordinary
steam launch. She carries n crew OF TWO men
only as n usual thing, although four or five more
can find quarters on board for a time. The propul-
sive power is caustc soda. which In contact VIII"
water develops great heat. and by means Oh So
cret machinery turns the propeller. When on 'he
surface the boat stands only few inches above
the water The manhole by which she IL entered
IS closed with a strong plate before she goes down.
4 sfpply Of compressed air sufficient for several
hours is taken down in tanks. The object OF the
vessel IL TO slip under the enemys torpedo n"t'nS'
place an explosive Of some sort under her AMI then
steam away to fire IT. either 10y cockwork or by
an electric wire. from a safe distance.
Since lssj the Peaccmak"r has been tested agan
and again. but has never been proved reliable
enough To warrant the Government in buying her.
Her inventor MIR Holland. has recently designed
rian ard this has been warmly recommended
by a board OF Navy officers who have examined
II would bo an easy matter to load the Peace
maker on the deck Of either FL cd or britannia
and take her - Brazil At close quarters she might
do excellent work.
TIE BRITANNIA GOOD SHIP.
As reported probable in The Tribune yesterday
morning. the steamship britannia, of the North
Atlantic Steamship Company fleet. OF Boston, has
been sold to Charles r. Flint & CO.. for about
se--iDcO. She left Boston yesterday afternoon and
will arrive here some time this morning. II IL not
yet known where she will be fitted out The
Britannia was built In 1880 In Norway. and Is
steady and has high speed She runs eighteen and
a half knots with ease. She Is "a feet In length
twelve knots hour she carry coal enough
60 for 500 miles. more than the distance
armament will consist OF four torpedo tubes. two
&-pound rifles six t-poGnders. ten l-iouniefs ana
several machine guns.
I'll CID STEADY AND SAFE
I'll Ga was towcd from the Erie Basin 10 the
Morgan Iron Works at East Nin,h-s and East
River. during the morning hours yesterday. and
was tied up alongside the wharf there The large
force OF men at work her since sunday was
further increased The big circle forward for the
dynamite gan has been nearly completed ana most
OF the ports FOR the rifles are in an advanced state
fewer changes required In them than might
have been expected. The latest report ~ that FL
Howell toIedocs but no w0rk haS y"t ben none
in preparing Tor thrin \, VA" "ic' OF 'n' =.
complete the alterations contemplated. question
having arisen whethef vi cids guns would not
aggregate weight supposed 10 equal the excess
of weight possible TO be thrown upon one side
OF her deck were conc ntrated at various points
yesterday afternoon. IT was found that she was
ri RIO is advertised 10 sail to Ncw-Oreans to-
morrow. thus making II evident that she viii not
offer has been made FOR III Mar. another Of the
Morgan. Line ships. and that 1t will probably be