San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-26

took hold of the thills, three on one
side and three on the other, and drew
the coach out of the grounds and down,
long hill into pine grove.
won't the old Goat be puzzled to
know where his coach ISL" said one fell
low, with laugh in which the others
joined.
"Old Goat" was term of affectionate
familiarity which the boys applied to
the professor behind his back, and
which really savored nothing of dis
respect.
The roguish youths INDUCED in
jokes and merriment as they tugged
the coach into a position out of which
1t would be difficult to remove it. This
they had just accomplished when, TO
their CONSERVATION, Prof. Harrison
put his head out of the coach window,
his eyes twinklipg, and said, in his
dignified, slow way:
"Well, boys, you've had the fun Of
hauling me down here, and now must
request you to haul me back again"
Smiles fed, faces grew long, and the
boys StoOd aSnaSt.
"All-right-sir," stammered one.
The professor settled back on the
cushions, resumed the book which be
had been quietly reading when the
sun" began, and the boys proceeded
to drag the coach back to the grounds.
How they worked! The hill was
never before half SO long nor half so
steep, but after almost an hour Of
putting and perspiration the job was
done.
Then Prof Harrison opened the
coach door, and, descending, said, with
marked courtesy, II thank you for my
ride; 1 hope you have enjoyed IL as
much as have"
Eyes, sir" answered one of the boys
who knew not what else to say, and
felt that some response was called for.
There the matter ended, so far as
the professor was concerned, for he
never alluded to it again. The culprits
on their part resolved never to men,
ton it, but it was too good story to
keep-Youth's Companion
TORPEDO LOST BY THE INDIANA.
Disarrangement of Mechanism During
Practice the Cause.
"Lost-From the battleship Indiana,
in the lower bay, one automobile White
head torpedo. Liberal thanks to any
one who will give information lead
ing to its recovery"
Such is an advertisement that might
t,,gn IN, hn
were the rules governing the pub
LEGATION of such losses less stringent
than they are. The torpedo was lost
from the battleship one day recently.
The power division on that day was
called for torpedo practice, and, under
supervision of Lieut.. John c. Fremont,
a new Whitehead torpedo, invoiced to
the ship at $4,000, was launched from
the port forward torpedo tube A dunn
my head was fitted In place OF the serv-
Ice head, which Is armed with detona-
tors, and an impulse charge of four
ounces OF powder sent the missile
piunging overheard.
Down the bay and some 500 ysrds dis
tant the torpedo was expected to rum.
Dub ~ ol0 4hkOu8o cokAro eA~o~
rangemcnt Of the mechanism the prop
cling machinery was not set IN mo-
don when the torpedo struck the wster.
and instead Of darting forward after
submersion. rose To the surface once,
and then slowly sank. The torpedo
was charged to pressure of 1,1oo
pounds with compressed air.
When questioned about the loss OFF,
cers of the battleship said that dill
igent search had been made for the tor
pedo, but without success. 1t was
sighted off the bell buoy one night by
the pilot of Staten Island ferry boat.
A steam launch was hurried to that To-
cality, and the search lights of the bat
tleship were used. but without sue
cess
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