The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
UNDERSEA PHONES
TO GUARD THE CITY
Inventors Plan to Save New
York From Surprise War
ship Attack.
POLICE FOR SUBMARINES

III the early morning OF OCTOBER ~ n
fleet consisting Of ten battleships. six
torpedo boat destroyers and five mine
sweepers. nndcr the cover of n fog which
the searchlights OF Fort Totten and Fort
Hamilton could not penetrate, slipped
past the big guns qua riding the entrance
o. New York harbor and captured the
city. Had a less friendly chief than
Commander Harris Lansing been the
victor tine city now might be reduced to
ashes.
The surprising part OF the coup was
that 1t was accomplished not only with
all the forts on a full war footing for
the war game. IN which they were par
ticipating by order Of the Navy Depart
ment. but also with ample warning that
the attempt TO take the city would be
made.
II see no reason why tho feat could
not be duplicated under similar condi-
tons in actual warfare" Edward +.
Chandler. an engineer and inventor, who
has devoted much study TO the subject
of coast defence, told a reporter Tor THE
StS yesterday. THE capture of New
York was through no fault of the forts
themselves or through a lack OF alert
ness on the part of the defenders. The
capture was not due to the superior
strategy Of The enemy fleet, which. how
ever. did avail itself OF every advantage
offered.
THE capiure was made possible by
peculiar weather conditions. which more
than offset the natural advantages OF
land batteries over naval artillery. On
the morning of October oS, between 1
and 3 o'clock in the morning. there was a
heavy fog. Under the curtain OF this
FOG the heet. with all lights doused en-
cept a small screened light III the stern
OF each vessel to guide It's neighbors,
DASHED under 'he nose OF the big guns
ana was OF Nortohs Ioiii before 1t was
discovered
,iter the Heet mad slIpped through
'"e lih!'eu are OF nte OF the iorts the
guns were useless II hau there been
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system Of suhnarin, r,icrnnbor.. uSi.r'
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protection agains, , surn-i.a ,t,,ck
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phone is nothing more ,h,n an und,r.
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and despi,c darkn,ss mr. N, c',r. -,
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s.archliphts no, only "a locate Tho dj,ac-
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h.. a-pproaching long before II comes
within ,ange I'm. nIso "a d.,.,r,ira 80
speed and direction and lis ,nnroxinat.
position when il comes within range so
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be seen. Mr.. Chandler psserts
Il should h, explained tina, tho OCEAN
floo~ about the harhor entrona. vuulJ
be- divided IN into saIar.s with ni.,n-
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