The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-01

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WASHINGTON. Aug. 3l.-In the next stage Of
development OF the American navy. submarine
warfare 10 likely to take prominent part. A
sub-surfaoe boat lie to be buht either OF the
Holland or the Baker model, and meanwhile
the pestroyer's gun and both the Whitehead
ana the Howell torpedoes VIII undergo series
Oh .es.s' DurinR the coming month very IN
terestinR combination trial VIII take place, In
Wnieh the gun the torpeooes. ana seVerai
competing steel nets. DESIGNED for protecting
vessels from the attacks OF torpedoes. arc all
expected TO hgure
beginning with the underwater gun. this Is
okleetlon e OF loinches caiibre. and 10 mounted
oh ieet oeiow the surface OF the water. lts shells
can carry ooo pounds OF gun cotton. but In Its
triais last year at brooklyn only dummy pro-
,eetles were used as the purpose was to find
out what its range was. and Its degree OF ac-
ouraey WITHIN that range 1t Is known from
those trials that 1t has range OF 600 feet. and
since the prolectiles then used were imperfect
IN some respects, and stronger ones have since
peen constructed this range may be exceeded.
Last year IL was tound that up to 2oo feet the
ACCURACY IN the vertical plane was good. but
oeyonu 'hat point the prolectile was apt to de-
nece upward. OUT OF twenty shots hired last
year eight proached the surface OF the water
pet"een the Zoo ana the 3oo feet nets. and
iour more between the 800 and the 400 feet
nets. rms OF course was serious draw
PACK. because oattie SHIPS armored belt ex-
.enus several ieet below the water iine and
.he purpose OF the Ericsson gun Is to strike
peio" the pei1 however. three OF the twenty
sho's went through the ooo-1eet net ana II
'his can DC aone with part oil the prolectiles'
we may larry nope that unuer improved con-
oIluetioh IL ean pe uohe WIN al.
turning 10 tne torpeooes' the excellent per-
lormahces Oh the howeii pattern. In point OF
speeu anu range nave peeh erntityinR. It's
"ooura.y mas always oeeh strohR point lts
ser'a.hty o, motion IN horizontal plane
unee.p 10 its ooIect pe'hg wei. known. ana a
result Oh the principie on when IL Is based. 1t
aIso Lemarkaoie ior the high ratio OF the
"eiSn' VI 'neeharge TO the 'otai weight OF the
Iolpeao anu its construction Is comparatively
simpie. NOW mat such great advances nave
peen naue III 'eioe'ty anu range ana also IN
uhllornis oi suomerslon IN all "hich points
was orieinasy lacking us sphere OF useful
ness Is oeyona question: AS ior the Whitehead
WIN us astonishing Veiocley' ts reputation
was ,onk aso eslapi.sneq III many countries.
81 .,iae a'e oh'y t"'nk 10 oe'ermine was
mnether the .orpeuoes thac are mace mere on
this system ior .ne navy eoniormed 10 the high
ie4uitenieh'S vi ,ne contract ihey must nave
az a'oia ee speeu y. 'hfrts -one knots per hour
uurinH .he htst 4oo yaros oi tneir rum anu
epesu VI ."eh'., hine kno.s lof 'he Secono 4oo
'"iue' Inc 'ei.iea' ue'ation hus' NOT eAceeo
WV iee. noI 'he latera' oe'iatioh ton leet on
"r ~, par. y, 'he COURSE
.ne steei nets "hien are 70 DC tested are OF
various patterns' ana the bureau OF ordnance
ihuica'eo SONS tilhe ago that American would