The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-21
LEARNED or THE TEXAS.
Continued from Page Is.

jRtaneo under other circumstances. Be
ne war was considered a serious pnssi-
xsy, eminent electricians made forecasts
q many new. strange and valuable uses
= which electricity would he put in the
MT contest between civilized nations.
Hips were To be blown up while sail
~ over mine fields unconnectcd by wires
Nh shore battery. They were even to
hetograph themselves on 4 chart In the
eafe room of an operator. who would then
sefc direct current 10 the mines through
~ water. Torpedoes were TO be pro-
tessd through the air TO drop on the deck
~ snip. and destroy IT, Electricity was
Be their propei!ing as wei! as their guild
" fosee. Now. what OF all this has been
Naa1ede What have we learned OF mines
- sorpedoesY About all that Is practi-
1 q 10 the lesson from the mines In San
ssso and Guantanamo harbors, OF which
/ - one on our deck Il n specimen, II that
/ EeMarine mines ough. to be taken up
sA Inspected at least once month 10
E@p them efficient. Otherwise. i'm trop-
~ climates a. least, nlines will be so
ssased by general foullrg and the contact
"a 70 oeergrown with barnacles that the
saose thing will be useless and harmless
=" torpedo boat has been exploded I'm
se course OF the war. and the attempts
~ vessels were so quickly frustrated by
nsc q the searchlighss that this arm
naval warfare for which so much was
se2essled. may 30 pronounced practically
asT~n or results
searehIishts Gave Valuable Aid.
Is IN the operation OF the searehiighs.
" ne Way. that electricity seems TO have
80 o. the greatest practical benefit In
ASAAasnG work. such as has principally
ssaa'ed ,5e American squadron OF Cuba
&c usefulness Of the searchisght tn guard
AaFaar sntrsnces ard sweeping the
1ssa~ snshoze waters where tssht-drsgt
sses may otherwise slip by uaotserved.
proved OF the greatest value When
~&saIa teTVcra was bottled up In Sar-
80 azrhot. the Texas and the Brooklyn.
*@e other of the feet, kept their
siisats playing on The narrow harter
1snsce every night ard X would have
an tsrrnssshllsty for the Spanish cosrs-
aer 70 sneak oas under cover of dark
a. some ~ has critics have suggested
- NJ sao&ala have ds,1e
sAe electric sFart'Atght may he put
- ~ TIE list n enc ot the naoaera Ina
rs'S1eriS shh-A have sa.ly SEa1s scai
A< N war oae og the BroekiyE's sur-
- ass oees operated by electricity iH-
q BY steam or aysssaussc acwe- as
MsFefs ef the Texas are. but We awe
- ses heard any report ss 20 whether
moisse paeer wss found 10 possess
y &aFaatases 1g not.
suhs Fired kn the OLD Way.
. striking facf Tia, the carefully
$500 fa7xe-andsrx ard ether deiscsss~
sSNssS aps'itso'ss sar improving ;hs ae~
- Of sNips dre. seesn 70 have been
ssa IN ths heSg ~ the eens3ct. ~
nave heard Ehs Sssns Of the ORE
- ssa'ea ana 1rcd IN ;hs ala-sAsh-
Wy. Aro~ thss Seoss og tAe
- sefv, fer ;as simple yeaS,u sls&t osi~
ara sot sTset wi;A yanss-fneers, NJ
VS. stsaa.gaeseY - .sstara.s< :sgs
sSa sigh'e3 ,ac FAg.3 arers 3aSr as
- % ae doae NtEh the ol&~ssyie xap.
W tA.nS AT for accuracy ot frs.
sSS IS .ae Texas errnerS sess attiT
ssss'sss TBS. - course. Is N3t Say
~ sae 'ange. fissisg - isoi rsioss use
sssazsrsat. especially fos long -Sistascs
o3i saer.sN tss1 is MAS uai hFssssSat
II 'ss santiago agszs. aor Ia tae
~ ange
. Armament, the is-lach rife has