The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-16
FULTON And THE TORPEDO

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Ia Invention BY David Buahnei-BIs Sac.
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New YORK Fost' II Is not perhaps
generally remembered that the most
potent weapon OF modern warfare. the
ts...s. 4, rursiv American inven.
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ton, or tnat lts progress nae 4ts russ,
Is American haldiwork. To David
Bushnell Of Connecticut. graduate OF
~. as,,.,. ,,,a oo,,otr ~ snnsrs ana
A4ie eoiisse' n-iN - s-.-' y
miners In the continental army belongs
the distinction OF having originated the
rnt,,.orv career OF submarlne explo-
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flVeA' EAlS at.aeN Wy" -
ship Eagle, on Governors lslana' IN
ING. ushered the torpedo into history;
and although the attempt fell through,
as did in varying degree the several
others bV which author followed II, the
entering wedge was there driven home,
and tine modern movement Instituted.
For some years after Bushnelts ul-
deserved failure-for his magazines"
as he called them, were not unservlce-
able-the idea lay dormant. Then a
second American Robert Fulton, laid
boId unon n with characteristic vlgor,
~ nrsb n through lts second stage OF
devaIonment
Reing al the time resident IN France,
Iyi,ifSn asked AID Of the directory In the
TroSscutinn NJ experIments that, II sue
ressP,,I Trould deliver them and all
fSe world from BrltIsh oppression"
R,t tbe gsnient directory scorned him
for n featherbraIned knave, and not
until the advent OF the first consul with
Me els st,c horizon was help and hear
Inc Granted Then the inventor quickly
SroSTbt mi ria justification, A special
.co,,,,9jss,on appoInted by Napoleon to
SnrnIsb means and weigh results Wit
MESSED IN Brest harbor, August, 1901,
tbe TStai destruction of a large boat by
n Submorine 1torpedo" (Fuiton himself
81 No. Tho name nom the torpedo fish,
or eisctrIc rI1te1 containing only TWEEN
~ novnds N elinnoWder. The achieve
r,Sent ysaS Indisnmtabie and complete;yet
Soy Snn1e strange reason official favor
vsnISbed In he smoke. and Fulton, de-
.nsIrInC ~ further announcement, set
ort 't a.. I ,onSon and 4 new market.
'Here pitt. the premier OF the daY,co
s,dered the scheme with deep interest,
T nrsSsTtlv Sslegating committee TO
~, s,1 n In detaIi. In 1904 and again
~ 1s6s arneii,tjnns under charge OF Of
a. rSSV - ~ EngIIsh navy were sent to
~ 49, .Is af5cocv ~ the novel weapon up-
~ ~. tnV shirDjns, IN RouIoqne haven. But
W - ~ 1na,orSect UNDERSTANDING
Ow tt ~ - :,,,iasl i1yoi,,ea tine machines
VI We S,.f .ss,,,,a,t ,,srs niaced ON or
At ths alna ,,,.Saca ~ ,ho water in conse-
near tne su iitsoi vi t tbejT aynioslon
q 'ls,.ss u ~ 5.naaHs
"g 9s.,,s, ~ $50 rssIIzed the necessity OF
ulSO.l NJ H., trrv,stines as Ia, lp-
~ os,I, r,,oli down toward the
sure tL "a y, 1851 ..i,o5 ,,svssl and took
Neel o. tle t.',.oS ~ orSect that Inn
pIotllP' Tho po,,,ogne aascos Ind.
pEoNeIneHt .I IT, i,,to Sioc, ais
however, - pt ~. ~, pi,t's nninue faith
FAVOR, anu ny ~ ,,..,'Id La,,e fallen
Ine "L.OIe ~. nia M ,, " ssnsIbIe that
once more W Isv cveT snrInrs i'm
no eTeat new lns a.. 80, ,or, bnf lhal
70 pelns Iaul'iess ." i,,.a,,s 10 Inc result
us pestes t nus nc n-en,Ier In
OF patienl eAp ~ r,nr. fair tria;. TO
slste1 upon Onu nv. stomt Danish brIr.
WniGn enI ~ s ~ az oncSoraSe near Ms
tne pot LSLn.S SOr,Irv scat there dellv-
own seaoo gu T,,i,,,ss I'll,
eFl n ~ ie,t - Sctorar 1sOs. the test
On tne l't ~. " ~ S nrsSancs NJ n great
tooA Pi ss ,,.tt,.S.o, Including the eov-
croWu u Mis s.,,.,ssioners M well as.
erhnleht l..i 49,, Sg7csrs ~ HIGH
LnanS ssii ,.v. - Tbe Navol Chron.
I ,s,n aI,s 49, ~ Sct,beT il 1905. said
ieIe, uHu nue., u9'e " ,Se annoInted hour,
tnat Eu lS ." ,,a hoach with Tady
appeeLeu ~ ~ NJ, pitt and tying
~ St4'toIe, to,,I,orCiIo1 N hIs cnne.
MS pVcket Hu nun ~ ~. h,rrs a GALLEY
maze sisu 49, NC brJg and threw
darte9 out nun "a. 'n ~. rl,i1on dreN
something INTO tne Wa ~ inI,,
out ms , Hutu, VI 49, is nov line In
said: .tltteen Inln nun 10 y ny ioo,,
IN sixteen MIMI =. 'i ~ S,,,nossiIio "a
place; -. .. 70 ~. Iacor,no.
CONCEIVE "a . iuG4o ", more dreadfIIl
slnoh % = 7, wos the nost cur.
crash oL Ihatstiai' - r,odsr, times for
lous e1 l'tI nv W. ooncIudoJ thai ihe
VINO Wou l n.y. n. IT,, 600 ,,non fhe
powder W9 2 spe .D,,o IN and Ut mass
wafer WHISh 70 my SttI,r, ~ a sbJp9u
tnLouBh the s.Lo ~, o..,,i,a,,t SancIsd HE
Fulton n9turellS eA Si!t ~, ts sSnS,inr
day NAG az IasI eotie' Du o1,a ~ r,oro fatal
IRONY tElul'P I,s, ~ SvIreo,,t ~, bear-
tnan 9etea'' Eari az, -. S res,,,t ~ the
ing OF the e1nie aSo,nITosd.
Dorothea eApeIaLi ntaH, 81 thaF svAr or.
Sltt Is tne ss s,sa s,, tH ~ MAR which
isted' 70 eneOuEase : 'ii tSo Scn We" do not
they VINO eS'ia ~ s an would
want uHu M"lS ~ =, -
deprive them OF IT, .,,..o, ,ho bord-
Englana naNaI su Htts 20 ,' ti,nn os
won fruit or many nBhts' WAS tHetl &c