Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28

| ~ StSch scu9S vi the banks beneath
her Keel. Then through her shot to a
sreaO hclght an Immense fountain of
1oalning water, followed by denser col
umn thick with mud She absolutely
crumbled to picccs-dissolved. as it were.
in midair enveloped by falling spray,
| mud, water and sand
The torpedo which DESTROYED the Union
monitor Milwaukee in 1868 exploded near
I the stern, and that part of the ship sank
IN three minutes but the bow conpart-
lnents kept the fore part of the ship ailoat
Tor an hour, the situation being in this re-
/ speet the reverse of the Maine.
When the Brazilian ironclad Rio .Tanciro
was destroyed by Il torpedo in 1866, she
suddenly rose up, surrounded bya column
OF foaming water, broke in two and at
once went 10 the bottom
Appalling Record of Destruction.
/ Here is the list of the ships which have
been utterly ruined in warfare by torne-
does from the Franco China war of 1sss-5
back to the beginning Of the American
civil war:
1885, Feb 15-Frcnch sunk the Chinese
frlgate Iu Yuen by two spar torpedo
Sheipu, China.
II 1854, Aug. 23-French destroyed by
spar torpedo at Fuchau, China, the Chi
nese corvet Yung Woo.
1880, July 3-Peruyians DESTROYED the
Chilean transport Loa i'll the bay Of Callao
by means of a coast line vessel set adriIt
carrying provisions and box with 500
pounds of dynamite. This vessel was
taken alongside the Loa and exploded
while being unloaded. The captain and
some 100 men of the Loa persisted
1880, June-Chilean torpedo boats Jane
queo and GGscolda attacked three large
Peruvian guardboats III the bay of Callao.
One Peruvian boat and the Jancquc0 sunk
by the explosion of the latter's torpedo.
1878, Jan. 25-Iurkish revenue steamer
sunk at BatUm by Russian torpedo boat
armed with the Whitehead fish torpedo
1877, Oct. 10-Turkish gunboat Suna
sunk at the Russian attack on Sulina by
!, striking an electro contact mine placed by
the Russians about three-quartcrs OF a
:, mile above the Turkish defcnscs. Fifteen
officers and men killed and wounded
1877 May 6-Turkish monitor Duba
! Safe sunk by n Russian torpedo boat ut
Matchines, in the Danube.
J, 1866, Sept. 2-Paraguayans completely
{, destroyed the Brazilian ironclad war
steamer Rio .Janeiro at Currupaity, Para
} quay, by stationary torpedo.
:, 1865, May 12-United States transport
! r. L. Hamilton destroyed by submarine
mine in Mobile bay.
1865, April 14-United States gunboat
Sciota destroyed by submarine beat in
Mobile bay.
1869 April 13-United States gunboat
do y,x, nj, in,
Blakely river.
1865, April United States gunboat
Rudolph destroyed by submarine mine in
Blakely river.
1865, March 29-Unitcd States monitor
Usage destroyed by drifting torpedo in
Blakely river.
1865, March 2S-United States monitor
Milwaukee destroyed by Il submarine mine
in Blakely river.
1865, March 13-United States gunboat
Althca destroyed by submarine mine in
Blakely river.
1868, March 4-Unitcd States transport
Thornc destroyed by submarine mine i'll
, Cape Fear river
.. 1865, March United States steamer
Harvest Moon destroyed near Georgetown.
1868, Jan 15-United States monitor
Patapsco completely destroyed By a barrel
torpedo in the attack Oh Charleston, sink
, ing in a few minutes SiXty-tWo men and
officers were drowned.
1864, Dec. 9--Unitcd States steamers
Otsego and Bazcby destroyed i'll the Roa-
noke river
1864, Dec s-Jnitcd States gunboat
Narcissus destroyed by submarine mino
in Mobile bay.
1864, Nov. 27-United States transport
Greyhound destroyed by a coal" torpedo
in the James river.
1864, Oct 27-Only Union torpedo sue
cess of the civil war, CusninG's destruc-
ton OF the ram Albomarle near Plymouth
\. c., with the Wood q Lay disconncct-
ing spar torpedo
1854. AUG. 5-United States monitor
, Tecumsch sunk in Mobile bay, the ship
! disappearing almost irstantane0llsiy. Inc
captain and 70 of the crew were lost
1861, June 19-Unitcd States transport
Alice Wood destroyed by submarine mine
in St. Johns river.
1864, MAY 9-Unitcd States transport
II A. Wood destroyed by submarine mine
in St John 5 river.
1861. May 6--Unitcd States gunboat
, Commodore Jones destroyed in James NV
, er By an electric torpedo.
1864. April 15-Unitcd States armore'i
; ship PASSPORT sunk in Red river by q sub
marine mine.
1861, April United States transport
, Maple Leaf sunk by fioating torpedo IN
St Johns river Florida.
:, 1861, Feb. 17-United States 1rlga.e
Uousatonic sunk at Charleston. y SUD
: marine boat was used, and she ran mo
the hole made by her torpedo, gong GOWN
+ with the ship.
: 1868, July 22-lInited states lrohci'"A
g1,rhoat Baron Dckalb sunk in 10 NM
no. Inv submarine mine in Iazoo river.
1873 Der 12-United States ironclad
Cairo sunk in 70 minutes by stationary
tornodocs in Yazoo river. First vessel de-
y stroyed by torpedoes in the civil war Oh
!. any other war.