The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
TORPEpOES.

In prize essay torpedo toafs published in
the United States Naval Institute Proceedings y
William Laird Cloves states that the designed p,r-
pose and the legitimate duty Of the torpedo boar is
70 strike like a bolt from the blue in the most
unexpected quarters always TO be In perfect readi-
ness for a few hours Of rough. hard work. under
extreme pressure
Torpedo boats should have grea, speed and
maneuverng power In attempting to secure this
in the past. experience indicated that everything
was made too light. Neither hull boilers nor en-
gines were made sufficiently strong to withstand ad-
verse conditions Of service and They always
were meeting with accidents which required their
being put up for repairs frequently that they
were not fully available for service except for a
limited time
This II shown ia An extract from report on
British naval maneuvers. In the Brftieh naval
maneuvers Of 1885 twenty-five torpedo boats took
part That part Of the report which concerns these
boats states that about half Of these became dis
abIed on the passage from their home ports to the
scenes Of their operations. They seemed to be un-
comfortable; many collisions occurred. machinery
mishaps and breakdowns Of q disabling nature were
more than frequent, and when the order for at
tack was given but few Of the whole number
could take part.
Tremendous development and improvement has
taken place IN the torpedo boat in the Interim Of
twenty years. These boats are now built seasgoing
and are among the most effective engines Of naval
warfare. feet Of five United States torpedo
boats recently made long cruise without necessity
for repairs, beyond minor which were made by
the crews.
In The Republics Magazine for next Sunday
September IL Major Zalinski Of the United States
Army Cretired) will present a Instructive dis
cussion Of the modern torpedo boat and its uses.
The article is Illustrated by number or excellent
photographs showing these boats in action and by
drawings showing their construction and interior
makeup.
One Of the most successful well prolific
producers Of fiction to-day is the Reverend Cyrus
Townsend Brady. During the past three years his
stories have had circulation perhaps greater than
thar Of the stories Of any other writer. For next
Sundays Magazine he has written a thrilling story
OF the Old Dominion much Of its action taking place
during the Civil War. THE Repara,ion OF David
Graham is its title and IL is i'm line with the best
Of Brzdy's work.
Next to William Allen White Charles Moreau
Harger In said TO be the leading literary knight Of
Kansas He contributes to next Sundays issue
article entitled. Russians American Farms Il
10 not generally known that a large colony Of Rus
sans u settling in Kansas. where. in spite Of theft
edannishness and conservativeness they are learn
ing to become good American citizens
James r. j. Archibald Fellow Of the Royal
Geographical Society. and now war cOrrsspon-
dent IN the Orient tells all about China's Greatest
viceroy. whom he has the pleasure Of knowing In
timately. viceroy Shum is believed by many to De
destined TO he even q greater character than the
late Ii Hung Chang.
"Muhc for the Tenements." by James French
Dorance relates Whist wealthy New York must
dan has been able to accomplish in the way Of
philanthropic work among the lower classes Of the
famous East Side. His idea bids fair To spread
among settlement workers.
Marie CoreIli discourses in her trenchant fashion
upon "Accursed Eve" the article being compile
mont Of her Coward ADAM" which the reader will
Apd in todsyis issue. Next Sundays issue 10 re