The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Washington. July 2T-(Special)-An ex- tensive series of exI eriments and tests or submarine torpedo boats has been inau- gurated at the torpedo station at New port with the expectation on the part Of Secretary Moody and the Department of- ficials that the much disputed question of the desirability and avaiiabli.y or these craft. as far as the United States anS for m s Tbe tests wifi continue sub stantially without interruption until the latter part of October, and the observa-
 o5s y 6S made 5he ia deta They will be divided mo two sets or se- ries. the first to be made of boats sl- ready purchased by the government from the Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Company, and the second to be a con test between the Fulton. the latest i'm aTS pany and DSa the cup Protector @ the candidate presented by the Lake Company. The prize at issue will be the purchase of the better I boat by Secretary Secretary Moody under
 Unusual interest Is manifested by naval officers in the coming tests. While the boats were being constructed tr,a,s ana aer iaser exhibited more curiosity than interest and were disposed to regard the submarines as toys forced upon % the peparf,men5 ,nra 9y ygerd gen should be exhibited by them as matter of policy. Just as has been the case with every naval improvemm m mt @ from ats the intr0, on which Kaiser Wilhelm has recently set the stamp of his approval the addition or submarines & to the naval es1a6nSnment fn, sr tain old time officers. every sentimental and practical consideration being ad- vanced against tneir empioymte;nt @ ; ras,aan as an able that since the boats have come into the actual possession of the Department and the duty has Sss ,bsv upon out S inc boats, this hostility is giving. away to more friendly Spirit; and the coming trials wi be b not ITT Jns peT of the boats. but of showing what good results can be obtained.
 Inquiry at the Department shows that the recent work oi the Adder and Moe casin under direction of Lieutenant Pin ney. coupled with reports received at Cherbourk have tended to turn the cpln- ion of the officials into a more favorable channel
 Lieutenant Pinney took, out the Adder and run her for half an an 1a h9Hr at ss depth af below the surface. fired a torpedo at a range of from 300 to 700 feet making good line shot Later he tried tried, the Moo is face planted a torpedo between the flags representing the target at a distance of 1,SOo feet According to translation of an article from a French technical paper received at the Department, two French boats were recently assigned to torpedo the incoming and outgoinP French line Sl0dEitfS at ChCI ly laid off the harbor and when the smoke of the incoming steamer was sight ed on the horizon one of subm arines submerged and intercepted her, rising to the surface after technically "torpedolng" the steamer. As the incoming steamer was coming up the harbor the outgoing vessel passed her and the submarine as- signed to attack the latter suddenly rose between the two, being greeted with cheers from the passengers and crews of both steamers.
 The trials of the government vessels will have their climax in September after the joint manoeuvers. By this time 1t is be- Iieved the crews will be thoroughly pro dciant and enough men and Officers will