SUBMARINE BOATS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1422, 2 December 1886, Page 3

SUBMARINE BOATS.

Tbo Spectator , of Ort 2nd, tublishrs the fodow ->u in t r ‘o the Editor on a uhj ct which is daily exciting more m-tere-o, In the community : Sr.—l think the write' 1 of your artic’a on “ Two Electric Hosts.” "Inch appeared in your i«in) of Sep. 18th, has done English eutetp he in th« ma'tar of submarine bo its sum-- injustice. Th • Americana are behind »mi nor ahead of ns in thi« m*iter. Already from the Bear' w Shipbuilding O mpauy’s yard \r-> h ‘V - I-nnched ths-ee sol jpariue boats, ani a feurth is on the stocks, which it is expected wil drvolop a speeed of eighteen knots, and he abia t 1 stay submerged for twelve hours. The boats, are known here as “ '*>ordenfeidt ” boais, and are con stru t d from plans and augeorAioi of Mr No denfcidc and G.’Garrt, I thi ,k 'ho follow ng facts will be of ia ! orest to yo r reaoe s, ! nd show that nglish men have still ;io lack of dir ng and on:- ’, >• Garret was anxt:os to pa' ins o no. to a piactioal test, so during the blocL. de in the Greek \yafcera» he look ms boat' thither, tabmerged her, and

airtn • uu b-ntMth Lid- Mfjb-’y’rt ,■ flei, i’.i i than sa cvifally ran. the blockade ; wj hearing rf hia n.-.fo arivd by telegram from th .na Ho c »me our the Buno way. And t fancy, if copies of telegrams :>re, ke;,A a'. die -idm-rahy, one might h.i f ni■:<;! •> ns the !•'■■; o h Admiral Baying that i-r G irr.-ti n o! c me o .■•. and hi i boi.t had been ee n to uiarppear, but nothing more h-.-d been fo.oi of her Prob-ib y, at the thivi of toe do-pat-'h of t u message. iho wan 000 wh-v-o uono'math some of our m-n-ofrwat; a>w had Dr Gairo t. been ft in ntb-d he u uk‘ hr. blown any of them .p iffi t he Ind ■*• m nd to. I bellev ■ 'he c'tigtmb of D.- Gu et ’.s boat were driv .’.o be fomprcrsol tic, out electr ctylsto bo used io th m. ''rail the engines of death grow m >rn lL idi. h and terrible!—] am, S:r, etc., FbnK'.t H. Dykss St James’ Vicarage, Barrow-in-Fic ness.