The evening times., 1895-11-13
BEAMED ON The CUSHING
Another Interesting Bout Between
Search Light and Torpedo Boat.
1t Was Nip and Tuck at First, But ON
Second Trial She Got within
TorpedOing Range.

Newport, R. l., Nov. 13.-The scarchlight
/ and torpedo boat had another bout last
night, in which honors were even. 1t was
! perfect night for the working of the light.
| The sky was cloudeI and all was darkness.
| The water was calm, and the air clear.
The seamen gunners, benefiting from
previous experience, were more apt in
! their manipulation of the searchilght and
because OF favorable weather conditions
and finer adjustment OF the carbons In the
light, its rays penetrated far beyond that
on previous occasions. Besides the Sea
men trained the light upon the waters of
| the bay more unlike novices, which counted
| much in their favor.
1t was 7:3O when Lieut.. Ray Smith took
the Gushing out from her dock and Lieut.
Hutchins began to direct the long finger of
light about the bay.
1t had been hoped to have a greater
power in the light by using a new dynamo
| Of the most approved build, but setting it
up was not completed In time.
The torpedo boat ran well outside and
delayed running in until those on shore at
the light became decidedly nervous, lest
she had gained an entrance to the bay and
was to make an attack upon the rear: the
nally returned seaward in the very nick of
time, Tor way out, in almost the extreme
limit OF Its beam of light, there was slight
discoioration, which to the unframed eve
would not excite attention.
Rockets were fired, and shortly the foam
winch makes about the boats bow was
plainly seen. She was bearing down under
the light under full 1b-knots speed As
she came on, the watchers grew anxiousand
watched the time excitedly, for it was
easily seen that whoever won was to do SO
by but small fraction of time,
In fact, she was barely out OF the 400
yards range when the signal was fired tell
ing that she had been under observation
for two minutes, and In three seconds after
she fired green rocket telling those ashore
that she was within torpedo range. Two
rockets had mlsfired, SO perhaps it really
was tie and not score for the torpedo
station She then turned on her heel as it
were and steamed seaward again.
The light was still trained on her and
she was in sight until she had steamed out
fully 5000 yards, nearly mile and a half,
as plotted on the boat at a signal from the
shore.
But while it was possible to folio " her out
that distance 1t would not have been possi-
BILE to pick her up, since she was SO indis-
tnct. Being lost the work Of picking her up
again was begun, and though she had turned
anu was IL was TO
pick her up with the sea rchlight, when her
exact location was known for moment
by the flaming of her stack.
THIS time, instead of taking the middle
channel she shot over under Jamestown's
rocky shore md this acted s an effective
ambush, for while those on the boat say
the light played continually upon them,
end they were presenting a broadside
to view, those on shore sa " nothing, the
color OF the boat effectuaIly concno limo
her against the shore. BY this strategy
she ran within 1,20O yards of the light
before being discovered and forty seconds
later she was within torpedoing range.
In running into the beam OF light this
time, the Cushing barely escaped plunging
her nose into barge at anchor, as the
obstruction was not seen by those blinded
by the powerful blaze until close upon the
great hulk, and disaster was only averted
by throwing the helm hard to etarboard
and the quick maDeuvering powers of the
craft when under terrific speed.