The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-05


Jf the enemy The new engine o. war
ls q submarine shell intended 10 be
bred IN an entirely new way The In
yentor Of this shell. Dr. Il. b. John
stone, says that uy means OF u the
smallest tug boat may be- cholply eln-
yertod into o vessel Of destruction be-
fore which no foes feet could stand.
The doctor ls q scientific man and has
brought out this Invention as @ result
y experiments ln explosives. His IN
tontion o. % make the government o
present OF hi5 drawings and invention.
leaving 70 entirely with congress
whether or not hl8 services De rlc1s-
uIzed By any compensation. He VIII /
got SCH 10 any foreign government .
but win offer % for nothing 10 1u.> .
Ia her war with Spain. The tombstone /
she'll iB different from all others mas I.
much as % ovpirdrr not simply hy .
conclusion. hut is httod with q car. /
fridge containing a chemical which +.
goes on on touching watc- This /
point makes q ~ Infinite and unique T.
value All other torpcdoes are con
gtrucied 20 that by means % cap a. |
the end. the explosion takes place .
when the point strikes a hard sub
stance. bat should the shell fall shor,
o. its mark. even hy half foot. 81 will F.
sink useless into the water and hun
dreds Of dollars be- wasted with the
Johnstore torpedo this dlf entity %
ohviatcd and the she'll exFlodes not
only on striking a ship. but VIII be
fred Just as oflcac.ously b. simply
falling into the water. Should Il
glance on from the armor q shi?.
or be dropped within few feet % the
boat. Il viii explode the moment the
water touches the chemical Of the pc
cullar cartridge and the hundreds Of
pounds % dynamite u carries will blow
% atoms any ship afolt IN the world
to-day. All modern mon-oi-war. while
heavily armored above ihe water line.
have only a few sheets OF the p'a'c be-
/ low. hence the most vulnerable point
| d that below the edge of the water
| A shell exploding there has not only
but a few inches o. arm1r % penetrate.
but. being unable % displ-c, the huge
I bulk % the water. 20 eXpen 60 its
strength 90 uplifting the ship 90 which
point % finds the least resistance. But
the trouble 10 firing below the line De-
the detection OF tho she'll With the
whitehead torpcd0es now Co. use %
shell D. run ont by means % mlchIn-
cry. gets under the ship and ls ey-
plodcd hy an e'scr.c wire from the
home boat or a percussion cap on ltr
head. But nets now protect vCess'5
from this form OF attack Besides this
torpedo De- % great cost when one O.
lost o. means q largc sem % money
wasted. lying To- the hott0n OF thc sea
/ hut O. is impossible Dor tle 1ohns,o1s
torpedo 90 become uEolsss. Tor " 10
falls anywhere within several hundred
yards cf boat jhc effects of the oxr,l.
sion VIII reach thc yoshl On a7 1c.
curl'e aim Do taken and tao she'll iH
lust few inches from the shin DO
clr,r.d-c can bo so timed Thar % w.l'
explode CO any dgr'h desired. whrthr.
% De one inch or df,e5u fee, below ,h
water line while the COST 20 tho pres.
ent stylc ~ torpedo De- very great On.
Johus,urc can tc made o. small OK.
rcnse ard they can De fashioned Of
glass. iron or cast ste,l. and cast Int
any shape desired They are lrtcrie
io De- fred from q pneumatic Gun. an.
a tiny tug. fitted up with O cargo of
these shells could eXtermIn8te On.
7cots 90 the world. Tho rtcl'iar chem
cal which possesses the property o
exploding on touching water De- place.
70 g. ready 90 tc fired. tut 40 o,hs
times is kept in another part of th
vessel so there is no Danger 90 OF
seaman who o. handling tha shtu. tn
.heu is also intended 'o be used q
d drop from q balloon elevated above ,h
y ships OF the cnCny There Is 90 uce
IL ofa sun. for the simple fact % le't.u
l. all Irtn the water at The side % th
d foes vessel win 500 % on with On
b. same violent explosion caused in othc
b torpcdoes by striking the armor 90 On
j. ship with great force IN case OF a
/. landlnr % marine from a foreign vcr
u sci a few forts along the mouth OF IN
.e harbor woula amply protect a countr
b from inyG'lon and small shells In th
~ hands 81 the inhabitants could be cas-
y 80 as 20 make u impossible for an
r foreigner 20 set ashore IN the boat
'e Small towers placed 40 the entrance I
& our rivers and AZ such places as sand
p Hook and the Golden Gate would kce
l. cut the navles Of ENGLAND II provide
y only with a long-rargc pneumatic gu
u and a hounuiul supply OF these waite
exploding shells. The capital % M
nation Is now supposed 10 be sol
81, from any invasion Of the enemy tro
Il the fact tha' torpedoos have be,
/, sunkcn IN the bottom Of the Potent
IN river. and these can be- exploded Z
n electricity az the approach O., an q
H. yadlng Zoe. Yet these torpc toes ha'
n lain row Tor many years. and 10 Ga iu
h. possible that some might fau 90 o.
A plodc were they touched or in a m
ri mont oi danger. Alnc % forts tVcr
d. miles down ,hc river could b'os aN
a foot 90 atoms with tho tombstone I'd
I. anl uUt one ho wasted. ur. JON
.H Stone ll. offered h.r invention 90 6
rc wH cct.ns minister. SENIOR Corgll0
lv Qucsada. and ~ on, struggling ro1u
10 / DO makes usc oi me present % vll
at able to blow mp ,h, goots OF spain
,h O small expense and with q great ,
.k s'ruciion 90 the forces % Wcylcr o
g. Ingredients composing thc clrr.l
Id ore "a socsct which win De made kuo'
~ only 20 the government on lts aoe,'
lg anc, oi the she'll
81 Tho combined acc of Eve COUP
"a who recently celebrated their gold
,y wedding M Wnrrrnrfne lr nrlrlnm W