New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13

partments of the vessel inside Of the steel shell.
Marsden proposes to insert filling OF corn The MIN Of
the ordinary cornstaik and can be obtained %, IN
great quantities from any farm In the Snheo ssd
for II Is a material which heretofore mas 0eeh useu
for the bedding OF cattle and Is considered TO De IN
large degree waste product IL d,mers used
in the astounding particular that 1t has capacity
for absorbing water Of twenty times It's own ,h
Witch water is absorbed. u,,o.,oo roucn
The Secretary OF the Navy has al ,ne of this
year a special board appointed by MN me, a. ', ~
Indian Head proving gronnq ,ep IN" With the corn
cellulose and the fibre There were two dn
dams six feet high SIX r fses WITH WITH "H wood
facing and twelve-nch water compartments ua,n n
front and with IL an with ea the nth
and the other with the cocoa FIBRE ines Soi ,hs
guam sam; plaza TSe i s
dam containing the cocoa ccllu,ose with six,Insh
end sns Of the
opening seven BY nine inches ee The S.F wner to run
into the edge OF the shothole at the rate Of half
gallon a minute The next shot was sent into tho
dam ihe the So
petey through making hole seven by eight inches
e.; viii au. ss .ssns n The 81:
results Hes Of Collisions III in merchant vessels
the are sd the tests OF su a.
Tver,on. r. l.. the proving station Of the Howell
torpedo, which is the most prominent americsin
projecte OF this class. have shown a desree Of
accuracy speed and general excellence which lead
to believe that the American invention 10 .ne
best in the world. SURPRISING by actua! coHRarsoh
for similar distances and speeds tne tnsiisn
Whitehead torpedo and the Russian Schwartzkopf
The first application for patent on the Howell tor
pedo, IT appears. filed as early as mi THIS
was the first application for patent for an auto.
mobile torpedo where the motive power was gen.
Grated by big fly wheel. ~
Various other patents by Commodore john A.
Howell United States Navy for appliances 70 nis
torpedo have been issued since 1871. among wh'ch
pressure valve, by which by reason Of the density
Of the water the proectie Is retained at the desired
depth. and various other Improvements IN construc-
ton. Indeed defenceless Is the condition OF our
derive the greatest benefit from the Inventions
recorded In this division. Many Of them are, OF
course valueess, but the j. L. Lay electro magnetlc
steering torpedo. the G. H. Reynolds torpedo which
had an interference with the Lay. the J. p. Hol-
land and the Baker are mentioned by the examiner
as implements Of war which the United States could
use with certainty of good results.
On April g. 1854. most interesting patent was
granted to J. II. l.. Tuck for submarine vessel
The vessel Is a cigar-shaped affair. operated by
three men. one Of whom operates the engine, while
upper side of this vessel is watertight compart-
ment with sliding doors. by means OF which man
may let In the water. The man stationed In this
compartment wears a divers rubber suit. the air
water-tisht doors connecting this compartment with
tho interior OF the vessel closed. the other out
side door opened. and when the boat IS under the
steel hull Of the war vessel upon which the attack
attached. are fastened by the man in the rubber
suit TO the steel hull. where they remain by mag
net!c attraction. These torpedoee are connected by
wires wound drums in the torpedo boat BY
means of propeller under her keel and another In
her stern she lowers herself, and then moves away
to safe distance. when the torpedoes are exploded